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A multi-million dollar expansion means more brews in Cincinnati.MadTree Brewing Company announced Wednesday it will move to a new location to keep up with demand.Watch this storyThat's not all: it expects to create new jobs too.The owners of MadTree said they'll be transforming the old RockTenn property into their new $18 million location, not only investing in their business, but also the community."It's excitement, we've been working on this plan for about a year now, and I'm extremely excited to finally be able to share it with everybody," said co-founder Kenny McNutt.Owners said there will be an expanded taproom, a new café and 10,000 square foot beer garden. There will also be a new 100-barrel brewhouse.The brewery will quadruple production of beers and have far more taps in the taproom."Right now, we have 17, 18 taps, we'll have 64 at the new place," said co-founder Mike Stuart. "It'll be 32 that are inside, 32 that are outside."The owners of this three-year-old brewing business said demand just keeps growing."We're up against the wall for production," McNutt said.McNutt said the company is carrying over 50 jobs from their old location and expect to create 40 new positions in the next three years."Ohio state average for brewery positions is about $42,000 annually, so very good paying jobs," said McNutt. "We'll bring 34 manufacturing jobs out of those 50 on day one."Breweries are big business in Ohio, especially in the southeastern part.Cincinnati was recently ranked 10th on the list of "Best Cities for Beer Drinkers" by SmartAsset.com.The Brewers Association said in 2014 that breweries in Ohio generated more than $2 billion and accounted for more than 14,000 jobs."We'll do a lot of work to it, new roof, you name it," said McNutt.MadTree owners can't wait to get started creating new brews there, each with a taste of the Queen City.The owners hope to have the new location open by the end of the year.They said their current location will stay open through the transition and likely beyond in some way.With the new location, owners said they hope to expand their footprint across the region.