After the Grand Opening of his Brewery and the launch of Sands beer in December you would understand if James “Jimmy” Sands would have taken a break and sat back and enjoyed his triumphs. But not one to be sitting down for long Jimmy hosted another night of fun at his Brewery in Grand Bahama last week.
“We had the Prime Minister here and we did the official opening, our first beer, SANDS, has been an immediate success but now we need to make sure that everyone gives us a try,” said Jimmy. “Tonight we opened the brewery to our most important sales persons, bartenders, waiters, waitresses, bar and restaurant owners.”
With great food, a live band and the occasional drop in of the catchy “Sip a Sands” jingle the open house was packed with bar and restaurant owners and bartenders from West to East end. “I love this beer” said one very excited waitress “ I tell all my customers to try it and the tourists we serve just love it too.”
The night also afforded guests the opportunity to view the brewery. Groups of twenty-five were taken on official tours with Lorenzo Johnson, the assistant Brew Master, so they could see the whole process from creation to bottling. The brewery is looking to start tours to customers in late May and will hope to have this added to the tourist sightseeing destinations as well.
“This has been a great night for us” said Francais Plakaris, Advertising and Sales Manager for Bahamas Brewery & Beverage Co. “we can make all the beer we want, package it up and promote it but it’s our guests here tonight that will make a great contribution to our success. And their overwhelming support has been tremendous.”
“We planned to have more events here and we hope to open the facility as another venue for events at some point” Plakaris added “ we feel we created a great beer which the Bahamian beer market was ready for. A beer with a definitive flair that you just want to sip all day long”.
Towards the end of the night the Brewery had one last surprise for their guests, a Harbour Boys Junkanoo rush out, which brought everyone to their feet. The team at the Brewery is not done yet. They plan to have more events and of course plan to have “Sip a Sands” parties on other islands.
Sands Starts the New Year out Right!
After the Grand Opening of his Brewery and the launch of Sands beer in December you would understand if James “Jimmy” Sands would have taken a break and sat back and enjoyed his triumphs. But not one to be sitting down for long Jimmy hosted another night of fun at his Brewery in Grand Bahama last week.
“We had the Prime Minister here and we did the official opening, our first beer, SANDS, has been an immediate success but now we need to make sure that everyone gives us a try,” said Jimmy. “Tonight we opened the brewery to our most important sales persons, bartenders, waiters, waitresses, bar and restaurant owners.”
With great food, a live band and the occasional drop in of the catchy “Sip a Sands” jingle the open house was packed with bar and restaurant owners and bartenders from West to East end. “I love this beer” said one very excited waitress “ I tell all my customers to try it and the tourists we serve just love it too.”
The night also afforded guests the opportunity to view the brewery. Groups of twenty-five were taken on official tours with Lorenzo Johnson, the assistant Brew Master, so they could see the whole process from creation to bottling. The brewery is looking to start tours to customers in late May and will hope to have this added to the tourist sightseeing destinations as well.
“This has been a great night for us” said Francais Plakaris, Advertising and Sales Manager for Bahamas Brewery & Beverage Co. “we can make all the beer we want, package it up and promote it but it’s our guests here tonight that will make a great contribution to our success. And their overwhelming support has been tremendous.”
“We planned to have more events here and we hope to open the facility as another venue for events at some point” Plakaris added “ we feel we created a great beer which the Bahamian beer market was ready for. A beer with a definitive flair that you just want to sip all day long”.
Towards the end of the night the Brewery had one last surprise for their guests, a Harbour Boys Junkanoo rush out, which brought everyone to their feet. The team at the Brewery is not done yet. They plan to have more events and of course plan to have “Sip a Sands” parties on other islands.