One of the biggest challenges potential brewery owners face is finding a location. I’ve had some students take as long as five years before the right location shows up. As I’m sure you are aware - because mostly we are talking about brewpubs, not large packaging breweries - I mainly push acquiring an existing restaurant to start off with. This one thing saves so much money and time, it’s almost like getting a free pass. You really can’t go wrong.
Always love Tom's pieces and life experience examples. We have used many of his suggestions in our brewpub start-up! Keep it coming Tom!!!!