It takes a lot to start a brewery. We tried to cover some of it in these posts, but there is just so much. If you cannot find an answer about starting up here, contact us and ask!
Happy Brewery Expanding Day! This weeks new beers: Tanks-A-Lot We would not be expanding if it wasn’t for all of your support! Thank you all so much! To celebrate we made one beast of an easy drinking beer. Roastyness up front is followed by a smooth transition to a slightly …
Our new tap handles came in! Up until now, we have been using some tap handles that we made by hand. These worked fine, but are not as pretty nor as durable as the ones ordered. The ones we made started turning from white to a yellowish color and you …
We got our letter of approval from TABC! Federal – Check State – Check City – Check This letter means we can start making beer! TABC was by far the best of the three levels to work with. Everyone there seems honest and helpful. They did more then we ever …
When we talked to TABC around the start of the year they told us to come back once we completed the federal TTB approval. So we waited until we were closer to approval to set up a meeting. Our first meeting was about licensing. We explained our plans and they …
We talked to the city of Corpus Christi before filing for any alcohol licensing to make sure that the location was appropriate. They confirmed that the location was in the correct zoning. If we do not make any permanent changes to the building, then the inspections from the previous tenant …
Federal approval through the TTB was approved on January 14 which took a total of 3 days shy of 3 months to be accepted. A few hiccups along the way but nothing major. We took the lease out in our personal name and did not have the brewery name anywhere. …
The TTB application is the main federal permit a brewery needs in order to open. They seemed to ask everything! They asked if we had committed any felony multiple times in different wording, they asked for height, weight, hair color, eye color, fathers name, mothers maiden name, everywhere you have …
Due to the government shutdown we are not able to file for our brewers permit. So we are paying rent and waiting for this insanity to end. When will it end?! Walk in Coolers The good news is we found a walk in cooler at a price we can afford. …