Copper Cellar | 11 posed to work and who understands the quality and the science of beer.” GROWING FORWARD The groundbreaking on a Smoky Mountain Brewery in Bristol, Va. – a transaction which originated when the owners of a to-be-constructed Cabela’s sporting goods store ate at a Calhoun’s and ultimately struck a deal with Chase to join the commercial development – was planned for this month, with the restaurant expected to open early in 2015. A second brewery and a Calhoun’s will follow, marking the organization’s longest stretch from its home city. Still, in spite of the expansion of territory, world domination is not on the agenda. “It’s a stretch for us to go that far out of the comfort zone, but we feel we have a good team in place and we’ll be successful doing that,” Fricks says. “But I don’t see any time in the near future that you’ll see us popping up on every corner.
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