MIDDLEBORO — Brewing beer is an exercise in patience: It takes about three weeks to ferment into a drinkable beverage.

During those three weeks, brewers can think and overthink about whether they put the right mixture of ingredients, enough wheat, or the ideal kind of hops.

“The thing with beer, it’s a lot like cooking, but we have to wait for the beer to ferment,” said Mike Pasalacqua, owner of Harper Lane Brewery, 16 Wareham St. “So it takes about three weeks until you actually know the final product and the taste of it.”

For Pasalacqua, opening his own brewery required plenty of patience, too. Harper Lane Brewery is slated to open in August.

Pasalacqua planned to expand his brewing business in 2020, right before the pandemic began. In a business sense, he counts himself lucky that he did not make too much progress before the world shut down.

While glad he avoided opening Harper Lane during the pandemic, Pasalacqua, who also has worked as an auto body mechanic for 22 years, has felt more than ready to move into full-time brewing for years.

“I’ve been working two jobs for five years,” Pasalacqua said. “I have two daughters, a family, and it’s been a very busy life. So it’s going to be nice to focus on one job when we open this taproom.”

Pasalacqua started brewing his own beer about a decade ago in five-gallon batches on a stovetop. His friend had a home brewery and Pasalacqua thought he made good beer, so he gave it a shot, too.

“I really liked the process, so I started growing into 10-gallon batches in the garage, then into 20-gallon batches,” Pasalacqua said. “From that point, I knew I wanted to take this to another level.”

At that point, Pasalacqua moved the operation out of his garage and into space he rented from another brewery. He reached his brewing capacity in that space three years ago when he initially wanted to expand.

Pasalacqua enjoys tweaking recipes and trying new flavors. Current Harper Lane beers include a classic ale called Willis Hill, a ginger-flavored beer called Betty, an imperial stout beer aged in bourbon barrels for three months, and Winey Willy, Willis Hill beer aged in a Napa Valley wine barrel for four months.

Harper Lane beers are currently served at restaurants and bars including Baldie’s Craft Pizzeria in Lakeville, Charred Oak Tavern in Middleboro, Central Cafe in Middleboro, and Boston Tavern in Middleboro.

“You take a lot of good notes” when tasting different batches, Pasalacqua said. “Little minor tweaks can really change a beer a lot. And there’s so many different ingredients you can use nowadays that there’s so many flavors to experiment with.”

With carpenters and plumbers working hard on the project, Pasalacqua is making his dream a reality.

“It’s great to finally build this thing,” Pasalacqua said.

Harper Lane will host an outdoor beer garden with its next-door neighbor, The Local Eatery, on Friday, June 30 from 3 to 9 p.m. at 16 Wareham St.