Local brewery expands, adds tasting room

Infamous Brewing Company, located in Hudson Bend, opened in March 2013 and expanded its facility on the first day of 2014 by an additional 1,200 square feet, co-founder Zachary Perry said.

The expansion grew the brewing facility to approximately 3,500 square feet and allowed for the addition of a tasting room, which will be open to the public in mid-January and offer some exclusive tastings, Perry said.

Perry said the additional space also allowed the company to add fermenter capacity and will keep the brewery rooted in Hudson Bend.

"The additional space has allowed ourselves a longer stay here," he said. "I think at the rate we were growing we might have outgrown our original space in the near future."

Perry said the brewery has grown to have offerings in nearly 100 Austin locations and more recently in Austin homes.

"We just started canning some of our own beer," he said. "The Hijack Cream Ale is now available in cans, and we hope to start canning our [India Pale Ales] in the coming months."

Perry said the brewery has experienced plenty of ups and downs during its nine-month existence but is hoping to look for more help in the form of volunteers to operate the tasting room.

4602 Weletka Drive, Stes. 200–300, 512-487-8789, www.infamousbrewing.com