Lawrence Brewers Guild

Article in today's ljw:

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2007/apr/0 ... city_local

Read the comments...Interesting to say the least! Glad to see them taking the opportunity to better them selves. Past that I'd say the original almost always is the best in any expansion, if not it's there fault for not keeping up the same as always or being out done by the next. I'll be glad to have one closer but will always look as Lawrence as the Holy Grail of brew pubs in KS! As to talk about expansion to MO I doubt it as they could have done this at any point I think...It's the KS laws that have change not fed or MO? Just my .02?

I talked to one of the managers yesterday and she said that the Urinal World made up the story. The only expansion Free State is looking at is to someday open a packaging facility and not another brewpub.

That would be on hell of a story to make up...Then again I don't recall any quotes. Guess the picture could have just been a stock photo they had from another time. Seems real enough.

It could have just been a missunderstanding. As the law is written now, brew must be bottled at the manufacture site, and you may only have one brewing location. If the new law passes it will allow maufactures with micro brewers or farm winery licenses to have multiple mnufacturing facilities. This would allow FSB to open a new manufacturing facility for brewing/bottling, or a new brewpub.

Greenblood wrote:It could have just been a missunderstanding. As the law is written now, brew must be bottled at the manufacture site, and you may only have one brewing location. If the new law passes it will allow maufactures with micro brewers or farm winery licenses to have multiple mnufacturing facilities. This would allow FSB to open a new manufacturing facility for brewing/bottling, or a new brewpub.

This seems more logical. It also seems that they already have the space to start bottling which they have always wanted to do. Ive seen their bottling line, they should be able to crank em out as long as it doesnt break down all the time!!

Blktre wrote:

Greenblood wrote:It could have just been a missunderstanding. As the law is written now, brew must be bottled at the manufacture site, and you may only have one brewing location. If the new law passes it will allow maufactures with micro brewers or farm winery licenses to have multiple mnufacturing facilities. This would allow FSB to open a new manufacturing facility for brewing/bottling, or a new brewpub.

This seems more logical. It also seems that they already have the space to start bottling which they have always wanted to do. Ive seen their bottling line, they should be able to crank em out as long as it doesnt break down all the time!!

I seen their brewing space. Got no idea where they would put a bottling line. Maybe they could close the Beer Hall!

From what i understand, its in an adjacent building. The bottling line is in their storage space.

NO! I have been involved in several interviews where the final print isn't exactly what was said, at least by me or those I heard give testimony. When the fabrications are printed they bait the interviewies to rebut, adding to the story. Who cares if the story sells??? BTW, we have beer in Lawrence! Ya!!!
PO'D by irresponsible journalism.

So what do you realy think Chuck?

Sebilius vetoed the bill, but there is still hope.

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2007/apr/1 ... change_ok/