MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP - For those of you beer fans out there, get your taste buds ready for a new brewery opening soon nearby.

Ellison Brewery and Spirits, located on Dawn Avenue in Meridian Township is finishing up construction and hopes to be open and pouring beer this upcoming fall.

Tom Schuem, co-owner and brewmaster of the brewery says currently, they are laying an epoxy floor for a 20 by 40 foot cold room floor where the beer will be stored as well as the hops, yeast and certain chemicals for the brewhouse.

Schuem said even though there is much more to get accomplished to open, progress is going better than expected.

"Fortunate for us things have been going really smooth, we have a good core team around us and everyone is working hard and diligently trying get this up and," he said. "A lot of great people locally people have been coming in giving us free help and labor cause they're really excited for this brewery to bring good beer to the Lansing area."

Ellison Brewery and Spirits will offer 16 beers including various IPAs, wheats, and stouts.