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Braselton cotton gin coming back to life with a new crop

Couple plans to open brewpub in historic building

Entrepreneur Chip Dale outside the structure that is being renovated in Braselton, Tuesday, July 10, 2018, to build a brewpub, Braselton Brewing. - photo by David Barnes

07122018 BREWING 03.jpg — Entrepreneur Chip Dale outside the structure that is being renovated in Braselton, Tuesday, July 10, 2018, to build a brewpub, Braselton Brewing. - photo by David Barnes

Braselton’s old cotton gin is trading the classic Southern crop for a German staple: hops.Later this year, Braselton Brewing Co. will open in the community’s retired downtown cotton gin, giving new life to an early 1900s structure in the heart of the bustling community.