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After almost a year of searching for a location in Waxhaw, The Dreamweaver’s Brewery has just signed a lease to move into the building at 115 East North Main Street, the former home of the Waxhaw fire department. Founder Neil Gimon has lived in Waxhaw for the past 13 years.

“This area is a bedroom community of Charlotte,” said Gimon. “There are fantastic breweries in Charlotte, but after driving for 40 minutes to get home, do you really want to drive another 40 minutes back north, then back to home?”

Gimon has been planning the brewery for the last three years. The building will afford him the ability to open the brewery in downtown Waxhaw, as he had hoped. He is working with Deutsche Beverage Technology in Charlotte to procure a 10-barrel brewery.

On that system, Gimon will craft a variety of beers. He has 16 “tried and true” recipes that he plans to scale up and experiment with. He also plans to offer several core beers, including a “Booty Brew” that will raise funds and awareness for the 24 Hours of Booty bicycle ride in Charlotte (Gimon just recently beat prostate cancer).

And yes, the brewery is named after the song. Says Gimon: “When I first started brewing, I was joking with a friend that thanks to the high alcohol content, he would have interesting dreams that night. And he looked at me and asked if I was then the Dream Weaver, and the name stuck. That was the first name for my first beer.”