Another Detroit-area brewery is taking over the former Roak Brewing Co. taproom and production facility in Royal Oak.
Eastern Market Brewing Co. which also owns and runs Ferndale Project in nearby Ferndale has signed a 5-year lease for the 17,000-square-foot space at 330 East Lincoln Avenue, with plans to expand beer production and open a taproom at the location by the end of the year, under a unique brand name.
Eastern Market Brewing Co. also purchased the equipment inside the facility, which includes a 30-barrel brewhouse system, a full-size kitchen and a pizza oven, and plans to use the space to host the other ancillary businesses it created during the COVID-19 pandemic. That includes Peddler, a food and beer delivery service that launched in March 2020 just as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued a stay-home order and closed indoor dining across Michigan, and Dooped Donuts, a vegan doughnut company.