Buyers lining up for Lakeport brewery

A Calgary brother and sister who want to make beer in Hamilton don't expect an easy fight with Labatt over the Lakeport plant.

Ravinder and Manjit Minhas, owners of Minhas Creek Brewing Company, want to take over the Burlington Street plant and make beer for the Ontario market.

They've taken their interest public, but city officials say there are other players making quiet inquiries about the facility, too.

Ravinder Minhas is in Hamilton today to meet with city and Hamilton Port Authority officials and the plant's union to talk about a potential deal. He says he expects to be able to employ all 143 Lakeport workers.

Any deal will require Labatt's co-operation. That doesn't seem to be forthcoming.