Just some thoughts for late on a Thursday....
Back in 1996, when I moved to the town I live in now - the brewpub fad was still happening, even if it was slowing down. And I thought then how great it would be to open a place of my own. Hey, I have brewed beer, and I love good food and the camaraderie of a pub atmosphere! I had done plenty of "Market Research" in hoisting pints from the "big island" of Scotland to the Big Island of Hawaii!
Through the eight-plus years I've lived here, that dream of starting a restaurant with good food, a cool atmosphere, and (most of all) great beer, has resurfaced from time to time. I know it's a pipe dream - one of many crazy schemes that zing through my skull every day. I don't know anything about the restaurant business, I don't have that kind of cash, and I simply don't have time!
But as I blog about beer, particularly here in Central New York, and as I write about the Cazenovia Area for the Cazenovia Pilot and Syracuse.com (especially Cazenovia's restaurant scene), I can't help thinking that there is an opportunity here.
So am I crazy? Does anyone open brewpubs any more? Do brewpubs actually make money if they're run well? Is anyone besides me still drinking beer in this Atkins-crazed world? I know this idea isn't going away, and I'd hate to be thinking about it for another 20 years and regret never having done it!
Posted by jimj at February 25, 2005 12:15 AM | TrackBack