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The search led Vyenielo and his friends to an 1880s carriage house at the corner of Howard Street and Western Avenue \u2014 only a few doors down from his childhood home. In later years, the space housed a tractor dealership and, most recently, a t-shirt print shop and ballet studio. The partners gutted the building and restored it to its original character.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe exposed those beautiful bones,\u201d Vyenielo said, \u201cand when we saw the old wooden beams on the ceiling it was just so cool.\u201d<\/p>\n
Temporarily operating at one-third of the building\u2019s 200-guest capacity (Vyenielo expects to be running at full steam as of Memorial Day weekend), the taproom is open from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sundays. Within the next couple of months, once permits are fully approved, Crooked Goat plans to open for daily business.<\/p>\n
Like the Sebastopol location, Petaluma\u2019s Crooked Goat is family- and dog-friendly, with a comfortable neighborhood vibe. The taproom is spacious and open, with bar seating and long tables up front, and a large living room-style lounge area at the back. While Crooked Goat does not have outdoor seating, wall-sized rollup garage doors give the space an airy feel.<\/p>\n
Crooked Goat features 18 beers on tap \u2014 brewed at the Sebastopol location \u2014 plus hard seltzer, zero-proof kombucha and artisan root beer. The brewery specializes in West Coast IPAs, and also offers a wide range of rotating brews from sours to lagers to fruit ales.<\/p>\n
Food trucks provide beer-friendly noshing options, and in a few months, once interior renovations are completed, Acme Burger will begin delivering orders to Crooked Goat patrons from its new digs just across the parking lot.<\/p>\n
If all goes well with the Petaluma taproom, Vyenielo might just get to quit his day job as a tile contractor and become a full-time Crooked Goat proprietor.<\/p>\n
\u201cI’ve been doing tile for almost 40 years now and it’s not nearly as fun as hanging out at the brewery,\u201d he said. \u201cEverybody that comes in has a smile on their face, and they\u2019ve got a smile when they walk out.\u201d<\/p>\n