Building Brewery

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Today we signed the lease to a modest 850 sq ft space at the front of a business park. We are located between a bartending school and a deli, so we have several factors in our favor for awareness and

This week I’m searching for possible locations for the Brewery and taproom. So far there are several promising leads. Once the location is nailed down then on to the actual buildout. Eric

Hi! First Post….. I’m wandering thru the legal paper maze that surrounds starting a brewery. I know the end is reachable because others have gone before me. I’m also in search of a location to house the brewery operation and