HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A local brewery plans to open a second location this weekend in the Kansas City area.

Brothers John and Pippin Williamson, who own and operate Sandhills Brewing, planned on building two breweries from day one. The brothers wanted a brewery in Hutchinson, where Pippin lives, and one in the Kansas City area, where John lives.

The new brewery will be in Mission, Kansas, at 5612 Johnson Drive, right in the heart of their downtown.

“It will be open this Thursday and Friday and will then be open every weekend after that,” Pippin Williamson said.

This second location will be their testing ground and predominantly offer draft-only beer. However, they will also bring in specialty, barrel-aged beers from Hutchinson for enjoyment on-site and available to go from time-to-time. The brothers have larger warehouse space in Hutchinson so they can make some beer and store it until needed.

The Hutchinson location is at 111 W. 2nd. The brewery is located in the back of the building with Sunflower Yoga.

Williamson says the Hutch facility is a very low-key place for having a beer with about 45 seats. This is where patrons can come in and sample the beer in stock. Generally, they have eight different beers on tap.