A friend and I are looking at the idea of opening a brew pub. My potential partner is a professional brewer that has worked in both a large microbrewery and a brewpub. I worked in restaurants for a long time before my current career and have a college education in business administration. We live in a large city that is known for being a beer town (many microbrews) and have extensive business contacts in the brewing and beer retail industry. Going forward with a plan for a business seems like the inevitable thing for us to do.
I'm nearing the point where I will start on a business plan. My thoughts are that in doing my research, who better to ask but people who have gone through this already. Knowing what equipment to buy for brewing, product to make,etc, won't be an issue. Some of the questions I have however are:
1. What specific federal permits and paperwork must be done to sell beer
2. How do we best go about identifying a location
3. Are we best off starting as a smaller microbrewery? Is there a huge difference in capital expenditures?
4. What are the capital costs for a smaller sized brew pub?
5. Would starting a small scale craft brewery using a pilot system be a good way to building a name and business as a start in the industry?
Any advice not listed in the questions asked would be appreciated also. Thanks!
I'm nearing the point where I will start on a business plan. My thoughts are that in doing my research, who better to ask but people who have gone through this already. Knowing what equipment to buy for brewing, product to make,etc, won't be an issue. Some of the questions I have however are:
1. What specific federal permits and paperwork must be done to sell beer
2. How do we best go about identifying a location
3. Are we best off starting as a smaller microbrewery? Is there a huge difference in capital expenditures?
4. What are the capital costs for a smaller sized brew pub?
5. Would starting a small scale craft brewery using a pilot system be a good way to building a name and business as a start in the industry?
Any advice not listed in the questions asked would be appreciated also. Thanks!
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