Any Brewers’ on here that sell brew?

[Finchie40]

My brother and best friend are trying to start up a brewery business, we been brewing some really good stuff and getting a lot of great feedback from customers that have drank our stuff , We are starting from the bottom and trying to work our way up , the only set back is getting a liquor license that cost grands to obtain in my state. So we are mainly selling beer from my residence and putting all the profit right back into our business we are starting to pick up well with clientele. Any brewers’ on here that can help with how you got your business going?

[Agape93]

I don't sell, I have some mead fermenting in my closet, but us my first attempt

[yusufonay]

We are in this business, it really sucks and before we started we thought we would have a lot of money and now we are in a lot of debt. We have never taken money from anyone and try to do it ourselves, it is very difficult, don't get upset.

[Finchie40]

Yea , nothing is reasonable anymore , it all comes down to money , why we are starting small and slow , we mainly turned my garage and shed into our own brewery and serving beer from there , trying to not put ourselves in the hole , , we started growing our own hops 5 years ago so we are saving money there , but permits and licenses is the only set back we are facing , , any profit we make goes right back into the brewery to keep growing , we been trying to market ourselves to save money as well , So it’s definitely been a journey so far , we aren’t giving up what so ever because we are having so much fun doing it , and keeping our fingers crossed that we achieve in the long run

[NathanDavis]

get a loan...

don't go selling alcohol without a license

get a loan, get a license

[Finchie40]

Yea we have a permit to sell off property and we can sell at farmers markets and festivals as well, but we can’t distribute until we get a liquor license , which costs an arm and a leg

[NathanDavis]

then get a loan... for an arm and a leg

sell a full body... then pay off the lean