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New women-owned brewery set to open in Bloomington by end of year

Towaki Brewing Company Website

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.”

Clayton Baumgarth is a multimedia journalist for Indiana Public Media. He gathers stories from the rural areas surrounding Bloomington. Clayton was born and raised in central Missouri, and graduated college with a degree in Multimedia Production/Journalism from Drury University.