Bringing issues up with the brewer you work for

Are they less passionate? Or are they simply not knowledgeable or experienced enough and unwilling to accept that?

Although, I guess you're right, if they were that passionate they'd have the drive to get more educated and fix their problems.

 

I believe that the 25 events limit is still on, but there's a caveat about whether or not it's an "event" in whether or not it was advertised. Also, no one seems to be checking on this stuff, or they're doing it quietly. I haven't heard about anyone getting in trouble lately.

 

Is the brewery listed here on BA? The reviews of the beers could be a good independent source of feedback.

 

Sounds like a business that was destined for failure from the beginning. Batches that need to be dumped should be very rare, but they need to be accounted for in the business plan. Breweries should start with a minimum of 6 months operating expenses ready to go and assume no income for a proper safety net. Brew good beer after that and it’s really not that difficult. If you don’t have the money, don’t open unless you’re prepared to lose it.

 

The problem here is the likelihood of an ego... if the taproom staff goes to the owner/brewer and says “you need to do ______ to fix ______ problem” I can’t imagine that will go over well with most people.

 

This is just begging for a brewery make over show...

 

Yeah- to transform it from a brewery I'd never set foot in for one reason, to a brewery I'd never set foot in for another .

 

What size is the brew system?

 

Ouch. Like watching kitchen nightmares. Couple puts all their money in, gets overwhelmed,quality goes down along with their business and blames something or someone else for their problems. What are the online reviews saying. Do they read them.

 

What you're seeing in the brewer seems to be a not unusual thing when an amateur brewer with only self-education and feedback from polite friends thinks he/she is qualified to brew professionally. Sometimes they even take their beers to festivals without realizing they've got flawed stuff on offer.

 

Especially if the guy is stressed and already overloaded and has no clue why.

 

Not if they bring out that Jake Tapper guy...

He's fixing marriages now on cable... what kind of spouse goes "honey/sweetie, I know we're having problems, lets get this bar fixing blowhard to try and help us work things out"

 

Approach is key. Might be better to say something like - You might want to look at ________. I think there may be a problem there. I think I might have a solution if you are interested etc.