klyph
Well-Known Member
How much reserve do you have on hand?
The state is taking its sweet time approving my new license so I won't be starting until I have approval from them.
I agree with the economics of this. I have 5 interested parties ready to taste my brew to see if they want to carry it in their establishments. I don't mind waiting, it gives the beer longer to age.
How much reserve do you have on hand?
Like a fine wine Hoss things will get better hang in there bro as 2010 has to be a better year for all. Once past the paperwork it sounds like your in business, best of luck with 2010 with your grand opening. BTW, any more snow in your area lately?
Got a call yesterday from the poshest restaurant in town inviting me to an official beer tasting. About 140 invited guests will be there and she has myself, Sierra Nevada, New Belgium and one or two more beers slated to be there. If it goes well then they will want to sell my beer. Not only that but the guests are usually upper crust local business types which may further increase my sales.
It should be interesting to see how I stack up against Sierra Nevada and New Belgium. I figure the big guys will bring in either something new or their most popular, or both. I should counter that with something different like a Hazelnut Brown Ale I just kegged and a mild Raspberry Wheat then I could go higher with a Scottish Wee Heavy and a Brown Ale. What do you all think?
Is there any chance you could private label a beer for the restaurant?
I have a question. What kind of yeast (dry, liquid) do you use and how much? If liquid do you make 5 gallon starters or something?
Some place have regulations that state you have to serve food if you are serving alcohol..
Some place have regulations that state you have to serve food if you are serving alcohol..
Some place have regulations that state you have to serve food if you are serving alcohol..
Hang in there Hoss.
It's a sad reality that one clown can hang up the entire process.
Probably a neo-Prohibitionist!
Of all the horror stories that I have heard about the feds, they ended up being the easiest/nicest to work with, and it's the local guys that can be a pain.
A little antidote while you're waiting:
After the homeland security act was inacted, we came under the watch of the FDA for the first time. They sent an agent out to our place (note that up until that date I had not yet seen a TTB agent after 7 years in business). But the FDA guy was apologetic from the moment he walked through our doorway, "I have no idea why they sent me to such a small facility. I just go where they tell me to."
The guy was extremely nice and soon disclosed that he was a home brewer, to which I told him that I'm a home brewer too. Suddenly we had a common cord and hit it off quite well from the start.
I found it important to have a few obvious hits. Looks good for them if they find something. They write you up, you correct it, everyone is happy.
So these inspections have just been for the tasting room, correct? How about your brewery itself. Do they have to inspect that?
California? Hungry for money? But why? Oh... crap, that is right. $20B budget deficit.
One of my FAs last week who lives in Cali said that she STILL has not recieved her tax refund from 2008?
Hope they get what they want, so you can get what you want Hoss.
Perhaps Ahnold should legalize weed and leave us little guys alone.
I hear it is the largest cash crop in CA...
This is the crappy side of too much spending, the only people that pay for it are the people working and trying to eek out a living man. They need to throw you a bone, you are trying to do something, you are trying to pay taxes.
The guy at the Health dept. told me that the Beer people need to get a better lobbyist. The Wine lobbyists have made it so none of the same rules apply to them.
I used to work with radioactive materials and expected the inspectors to be tough but some of these things they require just to sell beer is beyond that.
I think they do have good lobbyists...that is the large brewers and distributors. Their interests are protected quite well.
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