Local beer store merges retail with new brewery to expand business

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ROANOKE (WSLS 10) - As breweries continue to be a big trend around the Star City, one local store is expanding business by merging retail and a new brewery inside its facility. Barrel Chest in Roanoke used to be just a wine and beer store, selling many brands, but not their own.

Now the store is brewing beer in a two-barrel system, which brews 60 gallons of beer. So far, customers are loving the wide variety of flavors and choices.

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"They started opening breweries, but then they're just breweries. This actually carries a lot of brands of beer, wine, and brews beer. Excites me, for the simple fact that there's such a variety and then somebody is hand crafting it. It's super," says customer, Michael Klimczak of Barrel Chest.

Store managers hope to brew small batches, and to continually focus on experimentation.