How do I start my own brewpub?

Question

I want to oneday start my own mircobrewery and pub. I know how to brew pretty good beer, and I have a little backround in knowing how to please the customer. I just need to know where to start.

Answer 1

You know how to brew 'pretty good beer' and you want to start a brewpub? Why don't you take the million dollars it would take to open a brewpub and toss it out the window. It would save you a lot of time.

I know brewers who brew excellent beer--and I'm talking commercial brewers--who couldn't keep a brewpub going. There's more to it than brewing 'pretty good beer.' There's the restaurant and the bar amnd all the legal crap with running a business.

If you're interested, find a local brewpub and ask to apprentice with the brewer for a few months. You'll learn how to brew styles of beer that you may not even like, how to brew when you don't feel like it and how to become a plumber/electrician/bartender/negotiator and janitor all at once.

Answer 2

Couldnt have said it better myself.I brew great beer and everyone says Man! you gotta open your own brew pub.All ya gotta do is save about a million bucks or two,and then sell 10 dollar cheeseburgers.Keep plenty of miller lite on hand.