The 2013 hops have arrived!

Hi Y’all,

We’re excited; a 2013 batch of hops have arrived.  The new hops include:

• Motueka


• Nelson Sauvin (did I go to grammar school with him?)


• Centennial


• Simcoe


• Amarillo

Let the brewing begin.  Tomorrow we’re going to brew our third batch of a session beer.  The beer will be a ‘session white IPA’.  I’m thirsty just thinking about it!

On another front, we’ve signed the non-disclosure agreement and letter of intent with our brewer (AKA Parade King) and with our Chief Spiritual Officer (AKA Cardinal Beer Goddess).  We’ve asked both of them to send us their bio and a picture – we’ll post it on the “About Us” page when we get their information.

We’ve done an amazing job at cleaning up the business plan since our trip to Bend.  We’ve broken down the details and Mark has hit it out of the ballpark working on the market research section.  While I always knew Louisiana was desperate for some local brew, the market research helps reinforce our mission:  Louisiana has space for some additional craft breweries that produce great craft beer!

The Cardinal Beer Goddess lives in New Orleans and her current mission is to find a space for the brewery.  May the beer goddess spirits be with her. Industrial real estate in New Orleans is expensive and it sure would be nice to find a space that is in a well-traveled area so that our beer-consuming friends will find it easy to drop in for a taste of a cold brew on their way home or out.

We went through the Pro-forma today and it looks promising.  Thanks to all of our fellow brewers that have posted great information on various websites.  We love the craft brewing community’s willingness to share.

What’s next?  We’re working on recruiting a couple of mentors.  I’ll let y’all know how that goes in a couple of weeks.

Cheers,

The Grand Mistress