
- 224 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
In 1993, Tony Magee, who had foundered at every job he'd ever had, decided to become the founder of a brewery. So You Want to Start a Brewery? is the thrilling first-person account of his gut-wrenching challenges and unexpected successes.
Based in Petaluma, California, the Lagunitas Brewing Company makes craft beer that is simple and flavorful and defies categorization. The same could be said for this book. Equal parts memoir, narrative, and business storyāwith liberal dashes of pop culture and local colorāthis honest yet hilarious account of a one-of-a-kind, made-in-America journey just happens to culminate with the success of one of the nation's most popular craft beer brands. In twenty years, Lagunitas has grown from a shoestring operation to be the fifth largestāand the fastest growingācraft brewer in the United States. First published in a limited edition two years ago by a tiny California press, So You Want to Start a Brewery? has here been revised and updated to include Lagunitas's establishment of a new brewery in Chicago, set to open in 2014. So You Want to Start a Brewery? is unglamorous and full of entertaining digressions, but it's never afraid to mess with the nuts and bolts. This is a must-read for all who have considered starting their own businessāor have sweated blood working to get one on its feet. Told in the vibrant voice of Tony Mageeāthe man closest to the processāthis blow-by-blow chronicle will introduce beer drinkers and entrepreneurs to the reality of starting a craft brewery from the ground up.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Fauxword
- Introduction
- 1 The First Days
- 2 The Tyranny of Fast Growth
- 3 But What Kind of Beer ⦠?
- 4 Creative Funding
- 5 Dramas and Debacles
- 6 Tried and Tested
- 7 The Birth of a Brand
- 8 The Arrival of Our IPA
- 9 Flavors and Labels
- 10 Down with Dogma
- 11 The Experimental Recipes
- 12 The Brewery
- 13 Moving to Petaluma
- 14 Moving Again
- 15 A Word about Brewers
- 16 The ST. Patrickās Day Massacre
- 17 The Beer Sanctuary
- 18 Current Life on Planet Lagunitas
- Afterword
- Epilogue