BUILDING A CABIN
When you have a dream, you do anything and everything to bring that dream to reality. This is Cabin's step-by-step account of building a brewery in Alberta. Get to know Cabin's founders as they share the insights, the lessons, the highs and the lows of chasing their dream.
“There is so much that needs to be done - and it has to start now - to make our society one that is free from racial hatred and discrimination…”
“With hindsight being 20/20, we learned some lessons that we wish we knew in advance. Here are some tips to help you as you try to locate the perfect property to build your brewery...”
“If you want to start a brewery, you probably should have started writing your business plan a year ago. It’s never too late though; start now, and be prepared to update it often.”
“For all that – the blood, the sweat and the stinging toxic tears from paint falling into my eyes when I forgot to put my goggles back on my face - we wouldn’t have it any other way.”
“The idea of a physical cabin is merely a metaphor. In our case it’s a brewery and getaway in the heart of a booming part of town with a heart and soul that burns warm like the coals in a potbelly stove…”
“As we sat around the dining table during that first meeting and looked each other in the eye, we knew there was a spark. We could see the future, and we were nervously excited…”
“A lot goes into starting a brewery, more than we could ever have thought. We knew it was going to be hard work, but man… It’s definitely not all pints and parties…”
“When you arrive at the cabin, and your feet meet the grass, something inside yields to those blades, the moisture, the soil beneath them…”
“There’s a saying that you can have the right space, in the right location, at the right price - but you can’t have all three at the same time. How true that is…”