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SAHomeBrew
I am very much in the works of starting a brew pub. My concerns are these:
1. On a recent trip to nashville I stopped in at Blackstone, The crowd was very festive and the place was busy. Beer outsold mixed drinks about 8 to 1... but to me the beer was bland at best, very common taste, nothing distinctive, but was selling?
2. I am looking at two locations in my home town of San Antonio, rent at one is $3000 quiet area, but very supportive to the idea. Location 2 is on the Riverwalk and almost $10000 in rent. On the Riverwalk, I will get business just because of where I am, but I am hoping for a local place, not touristy.
3. Number 2 stems from number 1, I already have my styles of beer planned, taste tested to as many people as I could, and results are VERY positive. But I am basing a very big expense (about $50k for equip. just to start) on the taste buds of my friends.
To sum it up, I was very disappointed in a place that is a brewpub making very generic tasting beer. This could be just the area of the country I was in (Nashville) compared to where I live. A couple of the patrons there said the same thing, but they were there... I also understand about not "scaring" peolple with strong taste and such. (I do plan on having "mainstream" tasting beer)
To me, a brewpub should have it's own taste, not a taste like Budwieser, and Miller. Blackstones Pale Ale tasted like a dark Miller Lite. They have won many awards for their beers, and I was suprised by the taste.
Just curious to opinions out there.
Thanks
Brewpub Hopeful
1. On a recent trip to nashville I stopped in at Blackstone, The crowd was very festive and the place was busy. Beer outsold mixed drinks about 8 to 1... but to me the beer was bland at best, very common taste, nothing distinctive, but was selling?
2. I am looking at two locations in my home town of San Antonio, rent at one is $3000 quiet area, but very supportive to the idea. Location 2 is on the Riverwalk and almost $10000 in rent. On the Riverwalk, I will get business just because of where I am, but I am hoping for a local place, not touristy.
3. Number 2 stems from number 1, I already have my styles of beer planned, taste tested to as many people as I could, and results are VERY positive. But I am basing a very big expense (about $50k for equip. just to start) on the taste buds of my friends.
To sum it up, I was very disappointed in a place that is a brewpub making very generic tasting beer. This could be just the area of the country I was in (Nashville) compared to where I live. A couple of the patrons there said the same thing, but they were there... I also understand about not "scaring" peolple with strong taste and such. (I do plan on having "mainstream" tasting beer)
To me, a brewpub should have it's own taste, not a taste like Budwieser, and Miller. Blackstones Pale Ale tasted like a dark Miller Lite. They have won many awards for their beers, and I was suprised by the taste.
Just curious to opinions out there.
Thanks
Brewpub Hopeful