For dog and beer lovers, exciting progress is underway — Dingo Dog Brewing Company has announced they are one step closer to opening a taproom in Carrboro.
In the summer of 2017, the nonprofit company raised $30,881 with hopes to gather more proceeds for local no-kill animal shelters and increase their clientele by opening a taproom.
Tim Schwarzauer, founder of Dingo Dog, said he was thrilled by the reaction they received when they launched the Kickstarter last April.
“Our Kickstarter went extremely well, we were completely overwhelmed with the amount of support we received and we were able to meet our stretch goal, so now we are also a fully-licensed winery,” he said. “We have already started making our first rounds of ciders and we now have a blackberry cider on tap, as well as others.”
In a Facebook statement made by Dingo Dog, backers of the cause were thanked for their contributions.
“We are incredibly humbled by all of the support we have been shown — over 245 backers and counting,” the statement said. “Thanks to your generosity, we will be able to open the Dingo Dog taproom and begin in full our mission to save the lives of shelter pets, one beer at a time.”
The money would be used to purchase and personalize a space in Carrboro, Schwarzauer said.
“We are hoping to open the taproom this Fall, but due to construction it may be pushed back a tiny bit,” he said. “We have signed a letter of intent on the space in downtown Carrboro, and now we are just trying to work through the details so we can start the build-out.”
According to Schwarzeur, the taproom will be a place to socialize with dogs and friends.
