The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) just released the fifth full-length video in its “Travels with Tony” series. This 2-minute and 58-second presentation brings Tony Bouquot, MBMA general manager, to two craft breweries in Texas that use metal building systems. Together, Meanwhile Brewing Company in Austin and the Vista Brewing in
Driftwood features two metal buildings housing their breweries and tasting areas. The video is available on MBMA’s YouTube channel, @MBMAMedia.
“Craft brewers need open space with a high degree of flexibility,” says Bouquot of his visit to Central Texas. “These two breweries get that in cost-effective metal buildings. But they also get the ability to create exteriors that use local accents such as limestone and wood siding that draw visitors in and give off the unique atmosphere of each location.”
Meanwhile Brewing Company, located on the southeast side of Austin, has a 1,347-m2 (14,500-sf) brewing facility and a 316-m2 (3,400-sf) taproom. The exterior façade of both buildings has Texas limestone as well as metal panels that have the high-tech industrial vibe that Austin is known for. In Driftwood, Vista Brewing also has two metal buildings, a 465 m2 (5,000-sf) brewery adjacent to a 232 m2 (2,500-sf) tasting room. These buildings include wood siding and dark brown metal panels for more of a rustic feel that fits into the
Texas Hill Country southwest of Austin.
“Both breweries are unique and want to highlight what makes them special in their own way,” adds Bouquot, “And metal buildings allow them to get what they want.”
Previous videos in this series include a visit to Starshine Texas, an events facility in Houston, Texas; a look at Bay Manufacturing’s headquarters and manufacturing buildings in Green Bay, Wisc.; a tour of the Hardesty Center for Dance Education in Tulsa, Okla., which showed off the Tulsa Ballet’s home; a visit to the USA BMX headquarters and track, also in Tulsa; and a short visit to a metal building manufacturer in New Zealand. In addition to “Travels with Tony,” there are more than 30 videos available for free viewing at
MBMA’s YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/@MBMAMEDIA.
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