joshehayes

Navenjohnson, Thanks for the updates. I was aware of some of the new legislation in MN, but the liquor related issues seemed to get sliced and diced so many times I wasn't sure where everything landed. Hoping for good things during the next legislation session - including off-sale.

Buying the wort or beer would be possible and makes sense. I know there are distilleries teaming up with breweries, just wasn't sure how the relationship worked. Thanks to this forum I recently made some local connections with a distillery who operates in the manner. I'll report back when I learn more from them if others have questions. The space I am investigating would have separate entrances, tap room for them, tasting room for me, listed as separate businesses, separate rent, etc. We would just be next door to each other in the same building. In MN it is my understanding that with his liquor license he could not sell my product (only beer) and MN doesn't allow on or off sale in distillery tap rooms. So I would be strictly distributing to those who have the proper license to sell spirits (on or off sale) until laws change. Thanks everyone.

Somewhat related question. I have a strong relationship with a small batch brewery and am looking at starting a DSP next to it as a separate business. Same building, separated by a wall, separate entrance, they have a tap room and I would eventually want my own tasting room (in MN we can only taste as of today so a tasting room is lower on my priority). My understanding is this can be done, however the reason for this location would be to share in the brewers knowledge and equipment. As 2 separate business', can I "rent" his equipment to make the mash in the brewery and then distill it at my location being that it would literally be 20 feet away? Assume everything was accounted for? They would be a vendor of mine. I would buy the grain and other ingredients and store on my side. Can this work? or too many tangled webs? Thanks.