The internationally recognised Boundary Brewing, a cooperative brewery with more than 1,500 members, has already secured more than £60,000 in investment from its community since launching the fundraising drive less than three weeks ago.  Today, Boundary Brewing is announcing that the chance to invest in the new Taproom will close on April 6th so work can begin on creating the new space at the brewery on Belfast’s Newtownards Road. 
Boundary Brewing’s aim is to raise £150,000 to help fit out its new Taproom, but thanks to the support of its community and an additional £55,000 in capital, the brewery has just £35,000 left to achieve its target. Matthew Dick is the co-founder of Boundary Brewing, starting the business eight years ago through an initial crowdfunding drive that raised £100,000 from 400+ members in just eight days, which was then a crowdfunding record. Several years later, Boundary Brewing offered more shares to its growing community of fans, raising a further £160,000 and attracting hundreds of new members to its cooperative business.
Matthew said: “Once again, we’ve been blown away by the support from our community. To raise £60,000 in a few short weeks is an incredible endorsement from our members and we’re over the moon with the response. Our plan is to get the Taproom ready for launch this summer and to do that, work needs to begin shortly on the fitout. In order to make this happen, we’re closing our Community Share Raise on April 6th so we can get cracking. If you’d like to play a role in bringing Northern Ireland’s first ever Taproom to life then this is your last chance. Get involved and support us today!
The community shares start at £100 per share and come with a wide range of benefits including an 18% discount on Boundary beer from the company’s shop and 10% off all Boundary beer from all their other venues. The Community Share Raise will also give investors 20% of their investment back as a gift voucher for Boundary beer in all the brewery’s venues. The Community Share Raise will close on April 6th, and shares can be purchased until that date here.
Boundary Brewing’s new Taproom, the first of its kind in Northern Ireland, will be a community hub, providing a meeting place for sports clubs, running clubs, book groups, community organisations and more. The Taproom will offer the freshest and cheapest Boundary beer available anywhere, along with some beer from other world class breweries.The Taproom will also feature an amazing wine list and a carefully curated selection of local spirits. Drinks can be enjoyed at the Taproom and will be available to take away. The Taproom will also have a partnership with Flout Pizza, offering visitors food options to enjoy at the brewery.
Pete Thompson from Flout added: “The Boundary Brewing Taproom will be a welcome and much-loved addition to Belfast not only for beer lovers, but for the community as a whole. Everyone at Flout is pleased to support Matthew and the Boundary Brewing team on this Community Share Raise and we’re looking forward to serving our delicious pizza to the Taproom’s visitors later this year.” 

Further information on the Community Share Raise, along with a detailed Q&A on investing, is available here.