Business

Vegan cafe opening in Sanctuary Brewing Co.

By Bill Moss, Published: June 19, 2019

Garlik Vegan and Sanctuary Brewing are partnerng to open Inconceivable Cafe!, an all new cafe bringing a delicious lineup of food to pair with Sanctuary’s award-winning craft brews.

The cafe will be located inside of Sanctuary Brewing’s tasting room on First Avenue East, and will feature some of Garlik Vegan’s most popular dishes as well as some fun and exciting new pub food-style items including a variety of Impossible Burgers, tasty sandwiches, and yummy appetizers and shared plates, the brewery and cafe said in a news release.

Garlik Vegan will be closing its Horse Shoe at the end of July, with the new cafe loosely slated to open sometime in August.

“While we’re sad to see our time at Garlik’s standalone location come to an end, we believe that this partnership with Sanctuary is the best way we can offer our food to the public,” said Christine Kozlik, owner and proprietor of Garlik Vegan.

“We love each other like family, and we’re all trying to create a cruelty-free environment with amazing vegan food that will be sure to satisfy everyone that comes in to dine with us.”

“Christine brings so much expertise and professionalism to her kitchen, and she makes some of the best vegan food out there,” Sanctuary co-owner . “We are so thrilled to be joining our teams, and we know that together we will create something beautiful for our community.”

Sanctuary Brewing Company, located in the heart of downtown Hendersonville, is known for it's amazing craft beers and unabashed dedication to human and non-human advocacy. Each night, the brewery serves up a rotating list of award winning handcrafted beers of all styles and imaginings.

Additionally Sanctuary Brewing Company has raised thousands of dollars for charitable causes since its opening in 2015. They offer a monthly community day (Help4Hendo) where they give out free haircuts and a hot meal, and they have a Kindness Wall just outside the main entrance that is stocked with essentials bags for the local population in need.

Recently featured in Our State, AAA and Paste magazines, Sanctuary has garnered the attention of big names like comedian Ricky Gervais, racecar driver Leilani Munter, and filmmaker Kip Anderson.