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Castleburg Brewery & Taproom, a small craft brewery that opened in Richmond in 2016, is planning an expansion that will almost double its space and triple its seating.

The brewery, which has won awards for several of its beers, has leased additional space adjacent to its 2,700-square-foot brewery and taproom at 1626 Ownby Lane in Richmond.

“We fill this place regularly, and I don’t have enough seats,” said Karl Homburg, the founder, head brewer and majority owner of Castleburg.

The expansion, which Homburg hopes to complete early in 2018, will add 2,000 square feet to the taproom, enabling the brewery to increase its seating from 50 to about 150, while also providing more space for the live music it hosts on Friday and Saturday nights.

The brewery currently makes 10 different beers, including Castleburg Cream Ale, which won a first place award at this year’s Virginia Craft Beer Cup, and other award-winners such as its Rustication Red Ale and Murder Hole Mango Double IPA.

Homburg, a Richmond-area resident since 1989, said he got into brewing about eight years ago when his girlfriend Rhonda bought him a home brewing kit. “I just started on the kitchen stove,” he said.