Brewery News

With all of the various delays caused by Covid 19 pandemic, we took the opportunity to “upgrade” the brew floor with an epoxy finish. It was oddly easy to do from a technical point of view, although quite an effort over the weekend. It’s results like this that you put your own sweat equity into that mean the most when you look back. The picture is coat number 1. As always I couldn’t have done this without my wife who did 50% of the work but made the weekend 100% better.

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We are continuing to make slow but steady progress towards opening later this summer. Various final inspections are taking place which are going well. It’s amazing how many regulators you have when opening a brewery and they all need paperwork. As you might imagine the pace is slower given all of the restrictions for the Covid-19 pandemic, but it’s happening. On a more fun note, our chairs for the tasting bar are here. They look great, so it’s sad that we won’t be able to use most of them for a while. We are actually looking at some alternative configurations to manage social distancing protocols. Nothing like changing business plans on the fly!

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After waiting and waiting for the weather to cooperate, we finally finished the corner sign. While we are still working to open some time this summer, it feels “official” now. There was a huge smile on my face when I drove up this morning.

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First and foremost, we wish everyone well during this troubling time. A few weeks ago we were thinking about the opening date for the brewery. It’s amazing how things have changed so quickly and now the focus is on ensuring friends and family are safe and have what they need to get through the Covid-19 crisis. On a personal level my family is fine and for that I am very grateful. The last few weeks, have felt more like months. We are still progressing with the brewery although construction is severely curtailed at the moment. I won’t predict when it will be done, but I know we will eventually get there.

 

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It’s satisfying to see things move from concept through to completion. The front of our building is starting to look like we envisioned. The guys really took this very quickly from approval by the town on our revisions to the initial design to actual construction.

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A lot has happened since the last update. The fire alarm is in, electric & plumbing fixtures are starting to get in place and we found a bargain for new windows to let some light into the hallway. Most of the painting is done and now we are focusing on the tasting room.

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What a relief! We had the new elevation for the front of the building approved earlier this week by the town. The construction is already underway to finish the front of the building. There is always a bit of nail biting every time you go in front of the planning board, but we did our homework and put in the time with the local historical committee and other key players prior to the meeting. We were so happy to get the thumbs up! Continue reading

After a brief break for the holidays, work is moving along in the brewery to get it up and running in 2020.

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We were very excited to receive our new fermenters for the brewery. Delivered on the coldest day of the year, it was a great way to end the rush as we approach Christmas.

 

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While there is still much to do, the brewery section of the building is getting more “finished” every day. Everyone is working hard as we have quite a bit of incentive. We are gearing up to get the bulk of our equipment in over the next few weeks.

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