Joeywhat
Well-Known Member
A question for the commercial brewers out there, big and small. Is it easier to start a brewery that only serves on premise in a brewpub format, or to only sell your brew to stores and distributers in bottles/cans/kegs?
I've been thinking about going commercial in a while (a long while...) and I've been thinking about which method is the easiest to do. I figure I'll probably have to keep a day job for the most part unless it gets going big...on the one hand I like the idea of a brewpub where everything is drunk on premise, on the other I would think selling to stores directly would be a little more forgiving and laid back.
Also what sort of proft is needed just to break even after paying the government their share and buying all the equipment? Is it possible to be a 'weekend brewer' that can legally sell to the public? Or is it really a full time job?
I've been thinking about going commercial in a while (a long while...) and I've been thinking about which method is the easiest to do. I figure I'll probably have to keep a day job for the most part unless it gets going big...on the one hand I like the idea of a brewpub where everything is drunk on premise, on the other I would think selling to stores directly would be a little more forgiving and laid back.
Also what sort of proft is needed just to break even after paying the government their share and buying all the equipment? Is it possible to be a 'weekend brewer' that can legally sell to the public? Or is it really a full time job?