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With the on-going economic climate largely stagnant, constant distribution issues, changing consumer tastes and cost movements I have to assume that many commercial micro and even craft brewers are effectively operating at a conservative capacity with output.
Meaning most firms are nowhere near maximum capacity with output of a single or even multiple beers. There are exceptions to be sure: Brewery Ommegang in Upstate NY, from my conversations is almost tapped out with production capacity.
Are there an on-going (even if informal) polls taken or even recent surveys that measure where smaller brewers stand with current production vs. what could be considered optimum production?
It somewhat ties into another question but are most start up brewers today procuring equipment capable of producing just a nominal percentage more then their projected growth in a few years? (e.g., forecast output is 2,000 bbl first year and to grow to sales of 3,000 bbl; so equipment making up to 4,000 bbl is desired)
Or is the fixed cost of equipment such a high cost that buying equipment to produce 9,000 bbl (just for illustration) is relatively no more then the same as it would be for the 4,000 bbl cited?
Meaning most firms are nowhere near maximum capacity with output of a single or even multiple beers. There are exceptions to be sure: Brewery Ommegang in Upstate NY, from my conversations is almost tapped out with production capacity.
Are there an on-going (even if informal) polls taken or even recent surveys that measure where smaller brewers stand with current production vs. what could be considered optimum production?
It somewhat ties into another question but are most start up brewers today procuring equipment capable of producing just a nominal percentage more then their projected growth in a few years? (e.g., forecast output is 2,000 bbl first year and to grow to sales of 3,000 bbl; so equipment making up to 4,000 bbl is desired)
Or is the fixed cost of equipment such a high cost that buying equipment to produce 9,000 bbl (just for illustration) is relatively no more then the same as it would be for the 4,000 bbl cited?
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