{"id":1131,"date":"2013-04-12T19:21:13","date_gmt":"2013-04-12T19:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willibrew.com\/?p=1131"},"modified":"2019-10-29T11:07:23","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T15:07:23","slug":"cheers-to-22-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willimanticbrewingcompany.com\/willibrew-backup\/uncategorized\/cheers-to-22-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheers to 22!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>It was April 1991 when Cindy and David Wollner opened the Main Street Caf\u00e9\u2019 at 900 Main street Willimantic in the somewhat historic former Capitol Theater building.<\/h1>\n<p>We had a very simple vision: to provide good food, flavorful coffees, and 16 flavors of gourmet ice creams and frozen yogurt. We operated 6 days a week serving breakfast, lunch, and early dinner.<\/p>\n<p>It was our hope to renovate and restore the beauty of the old theater as a brewpub and cinema but it was not to be. Fate would have it that the space at 877 Main street would become available \u00a0and we would make our first move across the street and open as a full service Craft Beer restaurant. We served all American beers like those brewed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sierranevada.com\/\">Sierra Nevada<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonbeer.com\/phoenix.zhtml?c=69432&amp;p=irol-overview\">Boston Beer Company<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harpoonbrewery.com\/\">Harpoon<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shipyard.com\/verify.php?return=\/\">Shipyard<\/a>. Plus we offered local favorites such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newenglandbrewing.com\/\">New England Brewing<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newenglandbrewing.com\/\">New Haven Brewing &#8211;\u00a0 <\/a>many others too. We served lunch and dinner with lots of interesting menu items and especially our killer hot OY Vey wings. \u00a0\u00a0We still attempted to build a brewery in that beautiful place but once again the cards were not in our hand, so off we went.<\/p>\n<p>Two wonderful local business folks acquired 967 Main street on Valentines Day 1996 and we were fortunate to lease the building and help them renovate the impressive historic Post Office structure. It took nearly 11 months &#8217;til we were able to finally open our doors with the help of many volunteers and excellent tradespeople on February 8<sup>th<\/sup> 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Here we are, 22 years later operating one of the most beautiful brewpubs around!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>It\u2019s not just the building, it\u2019s not just the food, it\u2019s not just the beer, it\u2019s not just the employees, it\u2019s not just the community, it\u2019s not just the patrons that makes us beautiful.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>It is the sum of all the pieces of this puzzle we call Willibrew or Main Street Caf\u00e9.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>We are <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">your<\/span> brewpub!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please come \u00a0visit us and enjoy a piece of Willimantic history, \u00a0and thank you all for keeping the beers flowing!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cheers to 22 years!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was April 1991 when Cindy and David Wollner opened the Main Street Caf\u00e9\u2019 at 900 Main street Willimantic in the somewhat historic former Capitol Theater building. 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