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A grand new Goat

Rick Bonino

UPDATED SATURDAY 4/30

(Photo by Terry Nichols)

After a Friday night grand-opening party that was bursting at the seams, Iron Goat does it all over again today starting at 11.

A line started snaking onto the sidewalk outside the brewery's new downtown home at Second and Adams not long after the festivities kicked off at 4 p.m. The taproom eventually reached capacity, with people only being admitted after others left.

To handle the overflow, the Goat opened up its patio-in-progress, in the alley on the west side of the building, for the first time since moving into the new space three weeks ago.   

Friday also marked the debut of the in-house kitchen, which served a limited menu – charcuterie plate, Caesar salad, two pita sandwiches (sausage and chickpea) and a handful of pizzas – alongside offerings from the 3 Ninjas food truck.

“The kitchen staff is excited to get out there and share some of what they’ve been creating,” co-owner Heather Brandt said.

The Couple of Chefs truck will be on hand today. Live music starts at 2:30 with Nick Grow, with Dead Serious Lovers, Summer in Siberia and Fun Ladies also on the schedule.

Along with the regular lineup, Friday's beer offerings included the return of the lemon gose collaboration with Everybody’s Brewing as well as Manito Triple IPA, Irish Kate imperial red and barrel-aged Cap'n Kidd Scotch ale and Goatnik imperial stout, plus a couple of guest taps.

The Goat still is catching up with production after a temporary hiatus during the move, with beer selling faster in the taproom than anticipated.

"It’s been exceeding expectations in terms of traffic by far,” Brandt said.  “A lot of existing customers have been coming back, which is great, and a lot of new faces have been coming in.”

Rotating local ciders have been added to the tap list, and a license to serve wine is on the way any day now.