The whole concept of "**** the law, just do it!" is nonsense.
Why are you going to sell your beer to? What bars are going to buy from you? You obviously aren't getting a distributor. Who are you marketing to? You going to run a speakeasy in your basement? What happens the first time there's a fight and the cops get called?
Reading Cape's experience, if you ever decide to go legit and you've been caught... it ain't going to happen. You'll never go legit, that's the first thing they're checking is for those types of crimes.
What if you're successful and want to expand? Where are you getting your capital from? You sure aren't getting a bank loan or an SBA loan, you're looking to borrow money from Big Vinnie.
How are you going to market your illegal enterprise?
Incidentally, did you happen to notice the brother homebrewer in Alabama who's got $20k in legal bills for... HOMEbrewing? You think they aren't going to be even worse if you're selling without a license? Now, we're talking FEDERAL charges, I'm sure those are a blast! 'Cause, you know... pretty sure that not paying taxes is the kind of crime that people DO go to jail for.
Why are you going to sell your beer to? What bars are going to buy from you? You obviously aren't getting a distributor. Who are you marketing to? You going to run a speakeasy in your basement? What happens the first time there's a fight and the cops get called?
Reading Cape's experience, if you ever decide to go legit and you've been caught... it ain't going to happen. You'll never go legit, that's the first thing they're checking is for those types of crimes.
What if you're successful and want to expand? Where are you getting your capital from? You sure aren't getting a bank loan or an SBA loan, you're looking to borrow money from Big Vinnie.
How are you going to market your illegal enterprise?
Incidentally, did you happen to notice the brother homebrewer in Alabama who's got $20k in legal bills for... HOMEbrewing? You think they aren't going to be even worse if you're selling without a license? Now, we're talking FEDERAL charges, I'm sure those are a blast! 'Cause, you know... pretty sure that not paying taxes is the kind of crime that people DO go to jail for.