Beer buzz: The island’s largest brewery is about to get even larger.
Galveston Island Brewing, 8423 Stewart Road, plans construction of a 4,400-square-foot facility that will triple its 4,000-barrel-a-year production. The existing facility is about 1,000 square feet.
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