New Microbrewery Planning To Open In Downtown South LyonNew Microbrewery Planning To Open In Downtown South Lyon

2/5/14 - A new brewery may be moving into the downtown South Lyon area this spring. Owners Darlene Dunlap and Jeff Robinson are planning to open the Third Monk Brewing Company at the intersection of Lafayette and Liberty. The South Lyon Herald reports the two are currently working on getting their microbrewery license from the state and approval from the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. They plan to open sometime in the spring and start producing between 138 and 340 barrels of craft micro-brews annually. They anticipate hiring three employees initially, but say that could grow to as many as 12 as they expand. The business model for Third Monk will include offering beverages to patrons, who could bring in food from surrounding restaurants, as well as delivering beer to customers. South Lyon’s existing microbrewery, the Witch’s Hat, recently announced an upcoming expansion. Robinson says he hopes to work with Witch’s Hat to offer a range of local beers, and that he hopes to make brews as good as those Witch’s Hat currently produces. (TD)