IS....bureaucracy! Here is a list of all the licenses and permits we hold to function as a brewery business. Local - Alcohol license with county - Alcohol license with city - Special events: must obtain special permits from jurisdiction event takes place within (city if within city limits, county if outside city limits) State - Retail license - Wholesale license - Optional food: Food Permit for each location  - State dependent: Beer tax bond AND Wine tax bond for beer over 5% - State tax licensing= Seller’s permit, Beer tax permit, Wine tax permit (Idaho), Withholding tax permit - Register Federal - Register as a Federal FDA food processing facility. Must appoint ServSafe Manager to obtain food handlers permit - Obtain EIN - Register with the Department of the Treasury Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)  Will receive a Brewer’s Notice Hiring Employees - Obtain Worker’s Comp Insurance Policy  - Report new hires to your state

Check out my brew day in this “Extreme” February weather! As someone who basically brews in the conditions because I open the bay door at least for the boiling step, you won’t see me complaining. How’s the weather where you’re at?

Some examples of the stickers, labels, and beer labels my wife and I have come up with for our brewery over the last couple years. For context, we are in a small logging town in the Idaho Panhandle and the local culture revolves around the many lakes and rivers, fishing, hunting, and the logging industry. The fishing related ones have been the most popular. Show us some of your creative marketing material or Tell us what are some of your ideas!

Some of my best friends I still have in my life as a (almost) 40 year old man were made with the help of alcohol. As as young student at University of Idaho, I was a small, meek, stoic introvert trying to find my path through the beginnings of adulthood. The party culture was still very much alive in 2004-2009 when I was there. Huge house parties happened every weekend whether it was with my fellow fish and wildlife classmates, snowboard club peeps, or random people I met freshman year in the dorms. There wasn't drugs, marijuana was usually relegated to a small group that smoked up a room or outside with eachother, and making friends was easy. It never felt unsafe or repetitive. It was fun, and it was how we bonded together. When people assume i must LOVE beer, and that's why i started my own brewery, they're wrong. I enjoy beer, I do love the taste and how it makes me feel, but the thing that I actually LOVE is the atmosphere and social bonding it creates. Try drinking a beer you love in a basement alone vs drinking a beer on a sunny day sitting riverside with a few good friends and you'll see what I mean. Recently the FDA changed their recommendations regarding alcohol for adults. They now recognize that social health is a thing that shouldnt be ignored. I also saw this clip from Scott Galloway on Mahers podcast that I found really interesting. Thoughts? https://youtu.be/BeTLZasgWS4?si=mE2hc0gIkE3UX-fB

Be Honest, how many of you would start your own brewery if given the option? Not be in charge of some else’s brewery, but real ownership?