Growler station to open in River North

SAN ANTONIO — Plans are in the works to open a craft-beer bar and growler station in the River North area in time for Fiesta.

The bar, GS1221, will take up about 1,500 square feet of interior space and another 2,000 square feet of patio space on the ground floor of the 1221 Broadway Lofts, just south of the Pearl.

The bar will have about 28 craft beers on tap and looks to open by mid-April, said Frank Pakuszewski, local commercial real-estate developer and the bar's owner and operations manager. As a growler station, the venue will serve beer to go in various vessels, such as half-gallon jugs. Wine also will be served, and Pakuszewski said he's looking to partner with a local restaurant or food truck to provide food.

Pakuszewski wouldn't name his partners in the venture but did say that plans are already underway to open a second location in San Antonio and two more in Houston.

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