Well hello, there! I'm sure our "die-hard fans" are eager for us to "spill the beans" on that "big news" that landed "earlier this week," so I'll cut with the shuck and jive and get on with the newsin'!
Clink!
Most importantly, of course: this past Monday we had the hearing for our pouring permit and we! Got! Approved! The hearing was a roller coaster of emotion, but everything ended up working out the way we wanted it to (we think), so that's cause for celebration! And - just as importantly - we'd like to say a big Thank You Very Much to those of you who came out in support of our silly little brewery: we do very much appreciate it (also, we're sorry that you had to miss the part where we showcased how bad we are at public speaking - we weren't really sure what was going on either, if that's any condolence). But anyway, now that the City of Everett has approved our pouring permit, that means we can serve pints as soon as we open,* right? R... right?
Hahaha no, of course not! Why would anything ever be that straightforward?** The positive outcome for this hearing just means that the paperwork can be forwarded to the ABCC (the state alcohol board). This generally takes six weeks, so long as everything was done right the first time and they don't lose any of our paperwork (unlikely). So we'll just keep pluggin' away at tryin' to open up as soon as we can, and hopefully the Powers That Be will expedite the heck out of that permit and allow us to serve some friggin' beer!
Speaking of pluggin' away at gettin' this place all spiffed up and ready to go: thanks to the generous help of Jimbo's parents, we made some big progress on our buildout this weekend! However, for reasons we don't really need to get into right now, we can't show you any in-progress photos. So instead, enjoy this picture of our kegs all purtied up!***
Why yes this was our first time using stickers
And lastly, on a bit of a less positive note (since it wouldn't be Bone Up if we went two whole weeks without unexpected production delays), we've had some unexpected production delays. For starters, our plumbing is still waiting to be done due to some unfortunate circumstances that have befallen our plumber,**** and that needs to be done before we can finish our wiring (so if you are or if you know a good, reasonably priced electrician in the area, let us know!). And on top of that, it's looking like we'll probably need to install yet another new HVAC system, but we're a little light on details at the moment. Suffice to say, it will (almost definitely) be time consuming, and it'll (very definitely) be expensive, so that's something to look forward to! So join us next week, when we're sure to find out that we were wrong about everything we heard this past week! Except for the production delays, those are a definite.
*Whenever that ends up being (hopefully soon! We're getting closer!).
**In this case, "straightforward" means that we filled out a fifteen page application with five hundred pages of supplemental paperwork, plus several ads in the newspaper, two separate sets of registered mail sent to all of our neighbors, and a hearing or two. We might be stretching the definition of the word a bit.
***And by "purtied up" we obviously mean "with stickers on them."
****He got in a car crash two days after he finished recovering from the flu.
**In this case, "straightforward" means that we filled out a fifteen page application with five hundred pages of supplemental paperwork, plus several ads in the newspaper, two separate sets of registered mail sent to all of our neighbors, and a hearing or two. We might be stretching the definition of the word a bit.
***And by "purtied up" we obviously mean "with stickers on them."
****He got in a car crash two days after he finished recovering from the flu.
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