Construction has been moving right along at the Newburgh Brewing Company. Here are some of my favorite highlights of what has been accomplished in the past few weeks. The bar for the tasting room on the 4th floor has been delivered. According to their fan page, it arrived in “3 billion pieces” and will be over 30 feet long.
I really can’t wait to see the whole bar put together, it’s going to look amazing.
Another brilliant project going on at the brewery is the reuse of materials. Here we have an example one of the tables that will be used in the tasting room/bar made from original floor joists and metal plates from the building. One down, 13 more to go!
Back the beer. Two weeks ago 246 barrels were delivered with Newburgh insignia. There will be no doubt where this beer came from! Newburgh baby!
And, last but not least, here’s the update on the elevator shaft. It is really coming together! If you like these updates check out the Newburgh Brewery Facebook fan page or their Youtube Channel for humorous videos.
The original owners of the Newburgh Paper Box Factory, Bill and Meg Monell visited the Newburgh Brewery. Paul Halayko, president of the Brewery, shared a very heartwarming story about his meeting with the Monell’s and the history they have with the building:
“Last week while helping to unload a flatbed truck, the foreman on our job-site, Lou, came outside and said: “Paul, there is a lovely woman upstairs who said her husband used to own the Newburgh Paper Box Company, and would be delighted to meet you.” I abandoned the unloading operation, and sprinted upstairs, and that is how I met Meg Monell. Meg proceeded to tell me that her husband, Bill, used to run the Newburgh Paper Box Company, along with his two brothers. His father had founded the company, and then Bill and his brothers had taken over shortly after the company was founded. Of course, I eagerly asked if Meg and Bill would like to have lunch and meet the rest of the team, and Meg was happy to oblige. We love the history of our building, and getting to meet two people who played an integral role in that history is a dream come true. We met Meg and Bill on Tuesday afternoon at Billy Joe’s on the Newburgh waterfront. What ensued was a wonderful hour rich in the history of Newburgh, as Meg and Bill both shared amazing stories about both the Newburgh Paper Box Company, and the whole of Newburgh. Bill’s father came to open the Newburgh Paper Box Company in 1910, and shortly after graduating Syracuse University in 1930, Bill came to work there. Bill was primarily in sales, and he secured such accounts as Dixon Pencils, and local Newburgh hat manufacturers (they made the boxes for both). At it’s peak, the company employed over 100 people. Newburgh Paper Box closed it’s doors in 1980. Bill will be celebrating his 102nd birthday this year!
After lunch, we drove up to our new home, and Bill and Meg were delighted to take a picture in front of the old “Newburgh Paper Box” sign. As we are so proud of our building, we are leaving that sign up – in fact, we have plans to paint “Newburgh Brewing Company” in the same exact style, right next to our main entrance.
Bill and Meg are lovely and warm people, and we are proud to now count them as friends of Newburgh Brewing Company.”
(from l. to r.) Rick Basso, Christina Basso, Chris Basso, Bill Monell, Meg Monell, Paul Halayko, and Charlie Benedetti – outside of Billy Joe’s Ribworks
Nice updates at the Newburgh Brewery these past few weeks. Parking spots have been painted, which will hopefully attract many visitors to the brewery and Liberty Street area. Part of the second floor has been cut out to accommodate tanks that are two stories tall. And, there was a special delivery. Although, their facebook page doesn’t say quite yet what it is.
New pavement is going up along Colden Street in front of the Newburgh Brewery. It will make an attractive façade, and a better visual environment for all that walk along this street as well. Check out more photos on their facebook fan page.
The Newburgh Brewing Company suddenly seems 100 times more real seeing their sign painted in it all it’s glory. Now everyone riding up and down the Hudson River will know there is a brewing company in Newburgh! When you look at old photos of Newburgh’s waterfront you can see signage like this all over the place. It’s nice to see a little bit of it come back. For more photos check out their Facebook Fan Page.
The bulldozer and sledgehammer are out at the Newburgh Brewing company on Colden Street. Major work is being done to the side walk and interior tasting room, entrance and brewery. For more pictures take a look at their facebook page. Things are already looking different from a few months ago.
There are two projected openings. The first opening will be the brewery itself which will allow the production of the actual beer. It should be up and running by late December. The second opening will be for the tasting room that should be debuting late February early March depending on how licensing goes with the NYSLA. This project is moving fast and it’s going to be a great addition to the Heights/Waterfront area.
Construction has been moving right along at the Newburgh Brewing Company. Here are some of my favorite highlights of what has been accomplished in the past few weeks. The bar for the tasting room on the 4th floor has been delivered. According to their fan page, it arrived in “3 billion pieces” and will be over 30 feet long.
I really can’t wait to see the whole bar put together, it’s going to look amazing.
Another brilliant project going on at the brewery is the reuse of materials. Here we have an example one of the tables that will be used in the tasting room/bar made from original floor joists and metal plates from the building. One down, 13 more to go!
Back the beer. Two weeks ago 246 barrels were delivered with Newburgh insignia. There will be no doubt where this beer came from! Newburgh baby!
And, last but not least, here’s the update on the elevator shaft. It is really coming together! If you like these updates check out the Newburgh Brewery Facebook fan page or their Youtube Channel for humorous videos.
The original owners of the Newburgh Paper Box Factory, Bill and Meg Monell visited the 
