A BEER entrepreneur from Crewe is eyeing up UK domination after revealing plans to open up another store as part of a new franchise venture.

BeerDock in Crewe opened its doors in Nantwich Road, Crewe, in June 2013 specialising in Craft Beers and Artisan Ales produced locally, regionally and internationally.

In its short time BeerDock has been awarded an innovation award from South Cheshire CAMRA, as well as being recognised by South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce winning the best start up business in South Cheshire.

And owner Samuel McGarrigle has grandiose plans of having a BeerDock in every town and city, and revealed that discussions are well underway to expand the business using the franchising model.

“We’ve have a franchise tab on our website since we opened, and we’ve met and spoken with around 15-20 people about with having a BeerDock franchise, and we recently had a five-page article in a national Food Franchise magazine.

“We’ve had some great responses from people and are currently moving forward with one or two individuals in the UK regarding a franchise, but Nottingham will be our first to open.”

Since it opened, BeerDock has grown from its initial selection of around 100 beers to having 600 beers and ciders in stock at any time, the largest selection in the area.

BeerDock has now sold more than 2,000 different types of beers and sells more than 1,000 bottles a week.

Currently Sam is working on launching BeerDock’s first franchise in Sherwood, Nottingham.

Nottingham is a place that’s close to Sam’s heart, as he studied at Nottingham Trent University.

Sam said: “I was working at a pub just 10 minutes walk from where the new shop will be before I started BeerDock and have a great knowledge of the beer circles already in Nottingham.

“When Os Morgan (The Franchisee) first got in contact with us I knew instantly it would work.”

Building work has begun and the store is set to open in April 2015.

Sam said he is also looking at opening a store in Nantwich and The Potteries when the right premises are found.