My brewing fantasy...

[billpa]

Anybody ever been to Three Floyds? That's the perfect example of a brewpub that is off the beaten path. It's close to major streets, but it's in a industrial complex. You just kinda gotta know where it is in order to find it... but pretty much everybody knows where it is.

Same thing goes for Victory Brewpub. The first time you are bound to miss it. Its located in a industrial park. The building used to be part of the Pepperidge Farms plant I believe.

 

[SixFoFalcon]

Depends on your definition of a dream job. Owning a successful one making mid 6 figures a year is my dream job.

No reason why you couldn't strike out on your own after spending time working the industry under someone else's reins! I just hate to watch people succumb to "owner's syndrome" (as Anthony Bourdain puts it).

 

[olllllo]

Here come the barrels, 1 2 3.
It's all part of my fantasy.
I love to see the Beer
And I love to see the Ales.
Served by hottie bar chicks,
And ringin' up the sales.....yea

Here come the haters, one by one.
olllllo's callin' but you're having fun.
You find a warehouse with free utilities.
The devil's in the details, but you've got him on his knees.

It's all part of my brewery fantasy.
It's all part of my brewery dream.
It's all part of my brewery fantasy.
It's all part of my brewery dream.

Put out the tappers, one and all,
And let the feelin'get down to your soul.
The beer is so good, you can feel the IBUs
Reaching for the maltiness in each and every brew.

It's all part of my brewery fantasy.
It's all part of my brewery dream.
It's all part of my brewery fantasy.
It's all part of my brewery dream.

 

[eriktlupus]

ROTFLMAO

 

[SpamDog]

you could just be open to the pubilc a few days a week... like thurs-saturday.. brew every week on sunday... kinda like a religious expirence.. and you would have a new/diffrent beer to offer every thurdsay when you opend.. have 6 or 7 batches going a week or so apart..
Then Monday -wed you could work on distributing to other stores for selling.. sounds like a good plan... if you wanted to come to VT I could help... have to get Jester's lady to be a waitress.. I know a bunch of the liquor control guys so we can get the proper licences taken care of... Wish I had the time and start up capitol.. I could be all over it

SpamDog

 

[Sir Humpsalot]

you could just be open to the pubilc a few days a week... like thurs-saturday.. brew every week on sunday... kinda like a religious expirence.. and you would have a new/diffrent beer to offer every thurdsay when you opend.. have 6 or 7 batches going a week or so apart..
Then Monday -wed you could work on distributing to other stores for selling.. sounds like a good plan... if you wanted to come to VT I could help... have to get Jester's lady to be a waitress.. I know a bunch of the liquor control guys so we can get the proper licences taken care of... Wish I had the time and start up capitol.. I could be all over it

SpamDog

Exactly... there's a LOT of legal issues there. Also a lot of startup issues. Seems to me that the "for-profit brewclub" model is pretty appealing. You get to brew- something you would do for free. You get to charge money for it- something that is kinda tricky to do. And you get to hold down a "real" job in case things don't work out. What's not to get excited about?

 

[Sir Humpsalot]

you could just be open to the pubilc a few days a week... like thurs-saturday.. brew every week on sunday... kinda like a religious expirence.. and you would have a new/diffrent beer to offer every thurdsay when you opend.. have 6 or 7 batches going a week or so apart..
Then Monday -wed you could work on distributing to other stores for selling.. sounds like a good plan... if you wanted to come to VT I could help... have to get Jester's lady to be a waitress.. I know a bunch of the liquor control guys so we can get the proper licences taken care of... Wish I had the time and start up capitol.. I could be all over it

SpamDog

Well, I have the law degree... charters, bylaws, incorporation, etc, wouldn't be too tough for me. Get everybody a fair shake. Then get somebody who knows who to talk to... get somebody who knows how to brew commercially... get a few knuckleheads who think this is a good idea... and just make sure the state's laws aren't too restrictive... it would be a manageable thing...

 

[Matt Foley]

Here ya go Squirrels. I am a lawyer as well. We could set up a law practice with a brewery in the back (with a steady supply of DUI clients . . . its called vertical marketing). I seem to have plenty of time screwing around on this message board during the workday so I could simply brew beer instead. In fact I could probably dicate most of my work while brewing so it is feasible that we could have law clients paying us by the hour while we brew. This is really coming together!

 

[Llarian]

I believe you also need a Federal BATF license of some sort for commercial alcohol production, although I don't know if there's a lower limit on its being required.

-D

 

[Desert_Sky]

(with a steady supply of DUI clients . . . its called vertical marketing).

lol

now thats just plain wrong

 

[Speranza]

I like the idea but you are lacking the most important thing, Scantily Clad serving women.