Brewery location – not so easy to find

So finding a location for the brewery has not been as easy as I had thought. I thought we would look at places, and find one that met our needs in a few weeks. I was so wrong. What I found was that although there are spaces available, not so many of them are a good fit for a brewery. Some of the places that our realtor brought us to were so wacky. He also kept asking us if we would look at New Hampshire. IDK how many times we had to explain that NH beer laws are so wacky that it is not an option for us.

However, we think we may have one that with a some tweaking may work for us. It is here in our town which we really really wanted. It is within walking distance to the house, and it is down town but in the back so we don’t have to pay for the retail space. I just remembered we need to check to make sure the zoning is what we need. We were told that it should be, but have not checked ourselves. Yikes, I am so glad I remembered this. Let’s keep our fingers crossed


As you can see the potential location does need some serious work, but the landlord wants us in there as much as we hope to be in there, and with that combination I think we can make it work. It is going to be hard, and I don’t believe he has ever been a landlord/properly manager before, so he has some things to learn.

We met with the contractor last week who has helped another small brewery before so he understands what our needs are, and should have a proposal to us any day. It was actually due tomorrow, but we were already told he was not going to make that date. LOL got to love contractors. But if his numbers are reasonable we will be really psyched.

It is kind of nerve wracking to think that we still don’t have a place, but that is not stopping me from moving forward with the rest of things. My thought is that all things will work out, hopefully in this location, but if not it will be somewhere else.

Tomorrow we meet with the lawyer to get us “officially” on the beer books. That too was a bit of a project, but more in the sense that I wanted to find a lawyer who spoke English as well as Legalise. Some lawyers are just too smart for their own good. But that is a story for another day.

Anticipated Beer Lineup

Gnomad - Belgian

This beer is a pale golden ale which is high in carbonation and relatively dry in finish. It features a complex malt presence due to the use of several varieties of barley as well as oats and sugar. A special blend of yeast strains provides a mix of earthy, spicy and fruit aromas and flavors. Amarillo hops are used to balance out the beer and provide a nice citrus finish. This beer is refreshing, complex and well-balanced.

Munich Mild

The Munich Mild features a strong malt presence courtesy of a Munich Malt base. It is deep brown, toasty, bready and extremely malty. Malts from England and Germany combine with English hops and yeast to form a unique hybrid style. This is a low-alcohol session beer perfect for a fall afternoon.

Uncle Bob Bitter

The bitter is floral and smooth on the palette with a toasty malt to balance it out. The bitter uses floor malted English barley and a variety of British hops. Inspired by the rich, flavorful ales of British pubs this beer maintains a perfect balance of flavor and drinkability. It is below 5% ABV and lightly carbonated.

Funk (need a name)

This beer is definitely earthy and funky. It utilizes several strains of yeast, including brettanomyces. This tart beer finishes dry and effervescent with earthy hop tones. Over time this beer will change and the character of the wild yeast will begin to add more complex and funky flavors. We will allow nature to take its course with this beer and it may take longer to ferment, end up more or less sour depending on season, or be barrel aged. This will be our most adventurous and wild brew.

We don’t really have a name for this one – Originally we called it Hoptimus Pryme, but we know we can’t get the rights to that. So we will have to update you when we have a name.

Our hoppiest beer features an aromatic nose followed by a spicy finish courtesy of rye malt. This rye pale ale uses hops throughout the brewing process for a great balance of bitterness, flavor and aroma. A complex malt base helps to support the hop character and provide balance. This beer is dangerously drinkable!



Overall, I believe these beers should finish fairly dry with little residual sugar. I’m also very interested in preserving the malt flavor, which I think gets lost in a lot of beers, especially IPAs. The balance between all ingredients is really what it’s all about.