Hi Y’all,
We’re still in Anchorage churning the business plan. We had our first snow today which is quite late for Anchorage; in general there is snow on the ground by Halloween. So have you been wondering what we’ve been up to? Well, it doesn’t take a whole lot to figure us out – it’s the business plan.
Mark continues to pull together the market research and I’ve been doing my best to refine the numbers. Thus far, we’ve spoken with our banker, two lawyers and have interviewed several marketing people and brewmasters. We’ve learned a lot. For starters there are a lot of talented people in the brewing world. If you build it, they will come. Second, the legalize is a bitch. Third, we’re closer than ever.
Mark talked to our banker last week and the banker thinks we won’t have an issue getting a loan. Great news. Now we need to figure out if we are going to lease or own the property. For those of you who know me know that I am a firm believer of leveraging in order to own real estate. What never loses value in New Orleans? Real estate – even after Hurricane Katrina real estate prices continued to rise. So now we need to search high and low for that perfect location.
Brewhouses – man there are a bunch of options out there. We’re headed to Seattle for Thanksgiving and that will be our opportunity to check out the brewhouse manufactures. I’ve printed a map, if all goes well, we’ll try and hit at least one brewery per day…
Ok, I guess I’ve rambled on enough. What do we need help on? I’ll tell you, figuring out the number of kegs per tap handle account is a challenge. If any of you probrewers are out there reading this, I sure could use some help.
Cheers for now,
Karen
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