Towaki Brewing Company, formerly Guardian Brewing Company of Saugatuck, Mich., is renovating a 7,700-square-foot building at 1650 W. Bloomfield Road for a planned opening by the end of the year.
Owners Kim Collins and Katie Bishop are graduates of Indiana University.
“We are grateful to have found a home for our brewery in Bloomington,” Collins said in a press release. “Katie and I both got our degrees at Indiana University and worked here many years. It feels great to be back and connecting with the community and friends again.”
The space will feature a camping and outdoor theme, blended with eclectic music memorabilia and a spotlight on women’s sports.
The brewery is named after a location at IU’s Bradford Woods called “Towaki Beach,” the first location for Camp Fire Girls in southern Indiana.
“It was only fitting to name the brewery after a place that is personally meaningful to us,” Collins said. “Katie and I worked at Bradford Woods and have graduate degrees in Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Adventure. We plan to bring all our favorite things together in a space that offers award winning beer and provides uniquely fun programming as well.”
