Recently, we picked up a backbar cooler off of Craigslist. Since we had to rent a truck to move it to the brewery, we took the occasion to move other things we might need soon, including my table saw and kegerator. First things first, we enjoyed an inaugural beer. This is "Here Be Dragons" our New England-style IPA. We're finally done with demolition. The good news is that we're left with pretty much a blank slate. The bad news is that we're left with pretty much a blank slat

It wouldn't be quite right to say we're starting with a blank canvas. But we do have a lot of flexibility right now in laying out how the brewery's taproom will work and its finish details. That flexibility is kind of locking us up right now. Unfortunately, we don't have the luxury of time on our side. We'll finish up the last of the demolition today and will have our general contractor and an HVAC technician onsite in just about 48 hours. In the meantime, we've got to get pe

Now that we've finally got keys to the brewery, it's time to accelerate getting it in shape. As mentioned last time, the taproom was quite dark and closed in. Among other things, we intend to raise the ceiling, remove the office and cooler that encroached on the taproom and build a brand new bar. On Saturday, I set off to start demolition. First, I stopped in across the street from the brewery at Texas Pit BBQ to grab lunch to go. As I'd been sharing our intent to launch a br