Two new breweries will open in the heart of Strasburg, population 6,500, in just a couple of months.
They’ll fill different niches, the two owners said. The larger of the two, Box Office Brewery, should comfortably seat more than 200 patrons, and the other, Siblings’ Rivalry Brewery, will appeal to smaller crowds.
Tom Price, who owns the Box Office Brewery, said he wants to preserve the building’s history as the site of the old Strand Theatre at 177 E. King St.
Price detailed a few of his strategies to blend the old with the new: he’ll decorate the walls with Strand Theatre movie posters he discovered in the structure’s insulation; he’s putting a vertical sign outside the storefront, which historically said “THEATRE,” and will now say “BREWERY;” and the far end of the main floor will be painted black, with a catwalk up high and a huge curtain hanging from the ceiling, staying true to the building’s theater roots.
