Delays 
Delays...we've had a few.... 

We expected some, to be sure. We didn't expect them to happen in the planning stages. The bad news is that these have likely set our opening date back from Fall 2022 to Spring 2023. There's simply nothing we could do to avoid that, unfortunately. Man, the planning that has to go into putting together a puzzle like this is enormous. That said....

Progress 
The unforeseen obstacles did give us time to get all our other ducks in a row: city permitting is complete; construction contract is ready; brewing equipment is about to be loaded onto the boat. And, yes, the laying of pipes and pouring of floors is about to begin. So next time you come by for a sneak peek over at CanalSide Plaza, you'll likely actually see some action happening.

Plans 
What did we say about planning pauses? Just because one area got held up doesn't mean you can't still be plotting. As some of you may have seen, we went back to Germany and Austria for Oktoberfest...and for the Drinktec Conference...where we gathered and refined more ideas. We hope and trust that all this hard work means we may be able to celebrate with you all. As in with a Richtfest party before our official opening....

What's a Richtfest? 
Basically it's a "roof-raising" celebration. So, when the construction has begun and the main roof beams raised -- or the first beers brewed (and all the licenses issued) -- Germans will celebrate. What we hope, therefore, is that despite the delays, we will be celebrating a Richtfest sooner rather than later.

Stay tuned for details, and thanks again for checking in. If you want to receive notifications about our further progress, you can text PROST to 85100. We will keep the lines of communication open from now on, so we look forward to talking with -- and seeing -- you soon.

Prost, Columbi-Ja!