Borderland IPA, the 42 North flagship beer, has become a leading India pale ale in the region since 2015. The brewery has since expanded offerings in its taproom, other drinking establishments and retailers across the region. Now it looks to expand the brand across upstate New York.

A new 6,600-square-foot addition to the original 11,000-square-foot brewing company stretches up to 36 feet high. It includes space for up to seven tanks to store more beer, as well as a canning line alongside the brewhouse. A new 800-square-foot cooler boosts cold storage capacity tenfold.

Most other Western New York breweries the size of 42 North rent a canning line – the same one other regional craft beer makers use, including the employees who run it – which can create distribution delays in a region that now has nearly 40 breweries.

Combined, the new upgrades cost $1.2 million, Cimperman said.

They will allow 42 North – which will brew about 3,000 barrels of beer this year – to boost production to 4,000 next year, he said. That amounts to almost 1 million pints of beer.

“We still have a 20-barrel system, which is a good-sized system,” Cimperman said, “but with the expansion we can now add fermenters and brite tanks to produce 15,000 barrels a year.”