This last week we started build out of the Tin Dog Brewing taproom. Here is our front counter being built. The facing of the counter is going to be from our wooden brew house crates. We are going to use
Fermentation Room Construction
Last week Hammer and Hand Construction built out our fermentation room. This week my wife Lisa painted the inside of the room. My best friend Max helped me install wallboard on the outside of the walls and then Max taped
The Brewhouse
The time was right to break down the crates this week and let the stainless vessels move into their place. In the interest of wood conservation I’m hoping to reuse the wood crate parts for the bar facing. We will
Spaghetti Pipes
These last ten days have been very busy. We had a channel drain installed for our brewing area and in the fermentation room. At the same time all the plumbing was done. A waterproofing team also came by to add
TTB Approval
We received our Federal TTB approval for a Brewer’s Notice on July 11th. The US government now recognizes us as Brewers. Yea! The paperwork for the Feds was daunting but it appears that the city of Seattle permitting will be
Trip to Portland
A couple of weeks ago we made the trip down to Portland to pickup our brewhouse. All very shiny stainless steel vessels just waiting to make wort. But that has to wait…We are still waiting on the TTB. In the
Tap Room In The Works
We have an architect friend helping us design a tap room. It will be a warm,cozy spot with interesting lighting and lots of salvaged wood. We also will be painting the whole interior of our space before it fills up
Stainless Steel on Location
We have our first piece of stainless steel in our brewery location. No… its not a fermentation tank or part of the brewing system. We acquired a 3 basin stainless sink from a cupcake shop that was closing. We have
Bartending School
Today we took (and passed) the WA state mandated MAST Class 12 training for Alcohol servers. We attended the class here . The Bartending college is very near to where our brewery will be located.
Paperwork submitted
Yesterday we submitted our applications to the TTB (Feds) and to Washington Liquor Licensing for Tin Dog Brewing. Maybe one of the most official steps we’ve made towards becoming a brewery. Now we await for the inevitable questions and answers.