Brewer's Notice

We received our Brewer's Notice yesterday! It was not as painful as we thought it would be. We have heard the stories of needing to have your brewing system up and in place so that the TTB could come out and inspect it prior to receiving the Notice. During the TTB interview, I mentioned that I thought that they would have to inspect, like I had previously heard. The woman stated that they no longer operate like that. The interview was basically just a reiteration of what we had filled out on the packet, it lasted about 30 minutes. We then discussed our layout, which was not the current layout we had designed. I immediately emailed her the current layout without the partitioned walls. We had proposed only a curb around the brewing area, much like Patrick has at The Bruery. She then stated that they are requiring new breweries to partition the operation from the public. With that discussion along with a somewhat similar discussion with the Health Department, we decided to do away with the curb and construct a 10' wall with the top 6' being of a plexiglass material so the public can still see into the brewing area.

Next up approval and receipt of our ABC license, which we hope happens soon!