Buckbean closing

Originally posted by iowaherkeye

Originally posted by keanex
Looking at the ratings of Buckbean it doesn’t seem they produce anything worthwhile either, so it’s funny to see people attack the ones that canned before them.

I didn’t mind their schwarzbier.

Originally posted by Drake

Originally posted by iowaherkeye

Originally posted by keanex
Looking at the ratings of Buckbean it doesn’t seem they produce anything worthwhile either, so it’s funny to see people attack the ones that canned before them.

I didn’t mind their schwarzbier.

+1 Good stuff.

Originally posted by StefanSD

Originally posted by erway

Originally posted by StefanSD
Anyone know how much it costs to set up a canning line? Perhaps they took on too much debt relative to income.

Depends on what kind of equipment you buy, but for them the costs were as follows;

Canning line: $100k
First run of cans: $30k

For 2 years, my brewery space at GABF was right next to his. I just hope the guy doesn’t lose his house.

Wow, thanks, I’ve wondered what that might cost. Considering you can set up a basic bottling system for under 1/10 of that this is a heavy cost on top of a lot of other necessary expenses.

I hope the brewer perseveres and finds a way to carry on.

sucks to see ’em go. beers weren’t amazing or anything, but they must have invested a ton of time and money into it