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Just read this entire thread. Awesome work man! I wish you the best!
So, you've had your first tasting does that mean you are you fully approved for your retail tastings? I'm still waiting to hear that you're adding onto your building to make room for your big equipment in storage to keep up with demand.
I have never heard that commercial breweries can't give away beer. In fact, I know of several in the area that routinely give it away at tours, tastings, parties, etc.. Perhaps there's a state law in Ohio that prohibits it? Definitely no such law in North Carolina.
I give sample bottles away as a way to get business.
Even if I only charge $.10, it's still a charge.I also have to list beer that is used for employee use.
You charge that price of $.10 they'll come hell i'll come from the bay area, Alameda.
Now that sucks, this should be considered as spillage or normal with the business. The winery in Alameda we know the owner that has sold the business, before this we would stop by with their workers when they had their afternoon break. This would be 4-5 bottles of wine for all coffee or smoke break, wrote off as spillage or broken bottles. A rather loose but told a nornal thing in the wine business. I was thinking the Feds would want every bottle accounted for tax purposes.
I give sample bottles away as a way to get business.
Even if I only charge $.10, it's still a charge.
You charge that price of $.10 they'll come hell i'll come from the bay area, Alameda.
Now that sucks, this should be considered as spillage or normal with the business. The winery in Alameda we know the owner that has sold the business, before this we would stop by with their workers when they had their afternoon break. This would be 4-5 bottles of wine for all coffee or smoke break, wrote off as spillage or broken bottles. A rather loose but told a nornal thing in the wine business. I was thinking the Feds would want every bottle accounted for tax purposes.
I don't charge $.10 but I could. I was at a BevMo awhile back and the Sierra Nevada rep was there giving tasters of some of their beers and he charged $.25 each because he had to. Can't give away tasters publicly.
The wine lobby is much stronger and older than the beer lobby. Winers get away with a lot more than brew people can. None of the health codes that I had to go through to open the shop applied to my brother's wine tasting.
They do want every beer bottle/keg accounted for because they want the tax revenue.
Here's a couple of pics of the shop.
Not much has changed but this is a shot from across the street.
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This shows where I'll be in relation to my brother who will be to the left of the picture and another person selling almond rocka will be at the end.
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Your CA Type 23 License allows you to give samples out for free on the brewery premises, like a tasting room and you can provide samples to people who hold liquor licenses for the purpose of resale (ie. bar owners, etc). Beyond that, though, the only time giving beer to an actual consumer is permitted is at festivals, etc. and that's generally only because the attendees have paid an admission fee.
After sending them the $3 check. They'll wait six months to tell you that they applied a check processing fee of $5 to your $3 check, so they have been awaiting your additional payment before processing your application.
Hoss, great thread. Any updated pics of the brewery?
I was talking to a wine master friend today that works for a large winery in Livermore Calif. he's also a home brewer and knows how the Feds look down on bier breweries as second class people vs wineries. Wineries go to the top of the list with applications to serve alcohol. Rather sad wine snobs vs bier brewers, the tensions there.
WOOHOO!!! My state license is now active.
Now I need to decorate and get open for business.
congratulations man, get with it!
WOOHOO!!! My state license is now active.
Now I need to decorate and get open for business.
WOOHOO!!! My state license is now active.
Now I need to decorate and get open for business.
Here's a couple of pics of the shop.
Not much has changed but this is a shot from across the street.
View attachment 13809
This shows where I'll be in relation to my brother who will be to the left of the picture and another person selling almond rocka will be at the end.
View attachment 13810
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