{"id":34292,"date":"2020-01-09T16:12:50","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T21:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=34292"},"modified":"2020-01-10T15:21:44","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T20:21:44","slug":"walt-whitman-brewpub-and-cafe-opens-in-the-former-saratogian-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2020\/01\/walt-whitman-brewpub-and-cafe-opens-in-the-former-saratogian-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Walt &amp; Whitman Brewpub and Cafe Opens In The Former Saratogian Building"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_34293\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34293\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-34293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/01\/waltwitman-hc-1024x734.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/01\/waltwitman-hc-1024x734.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/01\/waltwitman-hc-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/01\/waltwitman-hc-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/01\/waltwitman-hc.jpg 1518w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Walt &amp; Whitman staff: chef Brandon Schatko, rear, and, from left, owner Will Crager, cafe manager Ellen Reidy, operations manager Shawna Jenks and brewery director Keegan Dombrowsky.<br \/>\u00a92020 Saratoga Photographer.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">By Andrea Palmer<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Coffee, beer, food and ambiance. Those are the primary offerings of the new brewhouse located at 20 Lake Ave. in downtown Saratoga Springs, the former Saratogian newspaper building.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI like to say that at the center of our mission and our culture is the experience,\u201d said Will Crager, co-owner of Walt &amp; Whitman and its brewing company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"> \u201cThat involves everything you see and hear when you walk into<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>our space. The music, the art on the wall, the lighting, the furniture, that\u2019s really what drives our space. We are about innovation and creative design.\u201d<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">There is an upstairs cafe, Walt\u2019s, which opened for business on Dec. 16. The brewpub, Whitman\u2019s, located in the downstairs section, opened on Dec. 19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Beer is brewed on-site using a 10-barrel system, manned by professional brewers Keegan Dombrowsky and Nick Meyer. Both men moved to the area from Connecticut to be part of the Walt &amp; Whitman project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201c We\u2019re really excited to have them up here and on board, and to join the local beer scene. They\u2019ve really done a great job with this first go-round of beers,\u201d said Crager.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">On tap is beers from Walt &amp; Whitman, as well as beers from other local and east coast brewers. There is a select cocktail and wine list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe collaborated with Bad Seed Cider Co., and have that cider in house,\u201d said Crager.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">He is working with Ceremony Coffee Roasters out of<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Annapolis, Md.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThey serve a quality product, sustainably sourced and fair trade. They use cutting-edge coffee brewing equipment called the Modbar System. It\u2019s not a regular commercial coffee machine that you might see at a coffee shop. It creates a very consistent coffee product for our guests, and we\u2019ve gotten great feedback on it so far,\u201d said Crager.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Walt\u2019s Cafe offers a select breakfast and light lunch menu in addition to baked goods made on the premises.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The historic 20,000-square-foot building includes a two-tier patio. Plans for expansion into that area are already under way for this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cAs we went through the process (with the building), we had our bumps in the road. The most important thing to us was to restore and hold onto the integrity of the building &#8230; We did our best to leave everything exposed. It came out great,\u201d said Crager.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe\u2019re the place where someone would want to come and spend their entire day,\u201d said Crager. \u201cCoffee in the morning, hang out and do some work, then maybe get a beer later on. We\u2019re hoping to become a true member of the community here.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The business website is waltandwhitmanbrewing.com.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Andrea Palmer Coffee, beer, food and ambiance. 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