I Really Hope You Wanted to Read About Flooring Again! (And Who Wouldn't?)

Hey hey say, what say say! We've had us a week chock full o' paint fumes and progress, just like old times! We made some big strides in gettin' that wood floor of ours purtied up and ready to get walked on* and damn but it does look fine. Just take a second right now and see for yourself how good it looks:

Such majesty.

We'd like to emphatically thank Sam (Jimbo's dad) and Jim (Jimbo's uncle, who may or may not also go by Jimbo) for dedicating a significant portion of the last several weekends to helping us install this floor. Thank you for your advice, your patience, your pickup truck, your blood offerings, and your time. Without your help, these overeager brewers (versed poorly in the ways of woodworking) would have likely ended up somewhere on the other side of the building with boards nailed to their limbs (probably dehydrated).

Sam is quite proud of his new floor (and he should be). Jim, more camera shy.

We ain't got much other than that goin' on at the moment, but we've got a bunch of big ol' things lurkin' away on the horizon for the next week: our walk-in is getting installed, our kegs are arriving, our bar (or at least part of it) is getting delivered (!!!!), and our plumbing is (theoretically) getting finished! Yessir, things are really back on track after that delay** we had a little ways back. 

And as we mentioned last week, we've got an upcoming hearing at city hall to determine whether or not we can get our pouring permit (which, if you're just now joining us, will allow us to serve pints in our taproom instead of just staring wistfully at a bunch of largely-unused bar space), and we would be just thrilled to pieces if any of y'all felt like coming out to support us! The hearing is on Monday, January 25th at 6:30 PM in Everett City Hall, 2nd floor, room 29.

We've had one or two people ask questions about how this whole thing will go, and while we haven't been through this type of hearing specifically, we can make some educated guesses as to what y'all can expect if/when you come out:

• The committee will call on the two of us to stand up and they will probably ask a bunch of questions that we hadn't anticipated. This is primarily done to show everybody how bad we are at public speaking (very). 
• Next, the committee will ask if anyone attending is in favor of getting this permit approved - this is your time to shine (should you show up, of course). They'll probably just take down your name and address, but there's a possibility they'll ask why you're in favor of having this permit issued (more on this in a second). 
• You probably don't need to be an Everett resident to vote in favor of our pouring permit, but it certainly helps (we're guessing that the town is mostly interested in hearing from its own residents).
• After people speak in favor of the permit being issued, people who are opposed to it will be given a chance to say their piece. We will not have any way to respond to or address the concerns voiced by these people (but it's our experience that people's biggest worries are noise levels and parking).

So with that in mind, if you do decide (or get asked by the committee) to say a little bit about why us getting a pouring permit would be a good idea,*** it certainly wouldn't hurt to talk up the fact that we're trying to do something good for the community. We do want to be good neighbors, and we really just want to provide a comfortable place for people to drink a tasty beer or two - ideally without stepping on anyone's toes. So if you'd like to mention that craft beer drinkers tend to be a fairly orderly/responsible crowd, then that couldn't hurt. Or maybe you might want to bring up the fact that we're moving into an abandoned-looking old factory and working to make it someplace that people will want to go to (and which, incidentally, will have ample parking). Or, if you're a more pragmatic sort, you may want to mention the revenue we'll be bringing to the town. 

Those are just suggestions, of course, so feel free to disregard as you see fit. But if you do come out, make sure to say hi and/or introduce yourself, we'd love to meet you!

Okay here's one more of the floor c'mon how good does it look

*Original estimated project time: less than a week, including drying time for the finish. We're currently on week four. 
**And the one before that, which stemmed from a different production delay, and... well, it's turtles all the way down. 
***Because enjoying some pints over the course of a weekend afternoon is rarely a bad idea.