Sweetwater Brewing opens new Fort Collins taproom

FORT COLLINS — Six months after Atlanta craft beer maker Sweetwater Brewing Co. LLC announced its expansion into Colorado, the brewery’s tap room and production facility at 1020 E. Lincoln Ave. is open for business. 

The space had previously been occupied by Red Truck Brewing Co., which Sweetwater acquired in July. 

Laird Mulderink, vice president of operations in Colorado for Sweetwater, said the entire 10,000-square-foot taproom was remodeled and the production capacity was expanded to allow the facility to brew up to 80,000 barrels of beer per year. 

The brewery is also building an outdoor beer garden, for which…