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The maker of Spotted Cow, Moon Man and dozens of other craft beers may no longer limit itself to just brewing.

New Glarus Brewing Co. is working on a plan to build a distillery.

Dan Carey, co-founder and brewmaster of the company that is nearing production of 200,000 barrels of beer a year, said they are still in the development phase of the project, haven’t determined where the facility would be built and that distilling is likely a year away. Carey confirmed the project Wednesday after the company posted a help wanted ad on its website in search of a “distiller/brewer” to support the goal of “crafting world class beer & spirits.”

“Distilling is a natural extension of brewing because you have to brew before you still, so for us it’s an interesting and creative expression,” Carey said. “It’s going to take some time to figure out all of the idiosyncrasies of the new business. We need to decide what we’re going to do, where we’re going to do it and what we’re going to make ... while we’re doing all of the other things we’re doing.”