1 million — pounds of rebar in the cellar deck alone
500,000 — minimum number of barrels of beer brewed annually in Asheville at full capacity
42,264 — number of pints brewed per batch on a 200hl system
5,000 – yards of concrete poured on the site in 2014
350 — number of piles driven to stabilize the ground
350 — approximate number of people working on site daily from spring-fall 2015
150 — approximate number of people working on site daily in January 2015
45 — approximate number of workers New Belgium will hire in Asheville in 2015
30 — number of fermentation and bright tanks the cellar deck is ready to receive
20 — approximate number of workers who will be hired annually through full build out
9 — silos in the malt silo building that hold between 50 and 100 metric tons
6 — number of bright beer tanks in the cellar
3 — beer styles initially brewed in Asheville
1 — new East Coast home
*Numbers courtesy of New Belgium Brewing
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