Thanks to Salt Lake City!

In these times of stimulus packages, massive bailouts, job programs and plenty of talk, I can tell you where the local action is: Salt Lake City’s Office of Economic Development. Government that works, you had better believe it! These people really help local business with many aspects of getting a new business started in their town.

In our previous aquaculture business – some 10 plus years ago – SLC Economic Development provided us with an equipment loan for product line expansion, creating long-term jobs and helping us grow our business. This time, the Office of Economic Development has provided Epic Brewing with a clear understanding of City requirements for our start-up, as well as financing to jumpstart job creation and to remodel an old eyesore on State Street. Salt Lake City has something that works well, creates jobs, and improves the city for all. Many thanks to: Bob Farrington, Mike Akerlow, Bob Gore and the Loan Committee for their support and assistance.

It Takes More Than Stainless

A chiller, the grain mill, the boiler and the retail refrigerator…base stucco with color coat likely to go on the building today.

More Sleek and Sexy Stainless

Kevin went out to Oregon this week to inspect the JVNW brew house and cellar items. Looks good, Kevin says it is beautiful in person. I am getting excited about those tanks giving off the new shine on State Street next month.

Proof of Life in Stainless Steel

JVNW (OR, USA) sent us some photos today of our tanks being finished up. Too bad we didn’t get more photos of the brew house tanks, somewhere here you can see a part of one of them… some shots of the fermentation vessels, 10 barrel and 20 barrel tanks.

A Few Progress Photos...

Wednesday the 20th, the crane helping with the shear walls.

Today, Mark and Peter checking out the trench drain placement in the main brew house area. The windows are coming later this week.

Cold Beer

Today I went to visit and pay for our new walk-in, glass front cooler. It arrived to the supplier’s warehouse without any damage to the panels and doors. Can’t wait until Mark assembles it in place, beautiful with all its cooling and beer friendly lighting. What a sight to see, when it is finally filled with wonderful beer, cold “heavy” Epic beer.

2010 Starting Out Right

So… the City decided to give me a birthday present and it was a good one. We received approval for our building permit on December 30th! Our pal and GC, Mark, wasted no time getting busy. I took this picture on January 5th, and sorry to all those hoping that Epic could deliver Utah’s first drive thru, it just couldn’t happen for so many reasons…

The front of the building was lopped off so we can make an extension to the west and increase the ceiling height to allow for the brand spanking new brew house and some of the fermentation tanks right up front. The storefront glass that graced the front previously will not be taking up space in a landfill since it will be reused in another local business.