Norselord
Well-Known Member
Thought some more about this, and these are the factors I would consider if I were to look for a place to open a microbrewery:
- state corporate income tax
- state personal income tax
- state laws pertaining to manufacture/distribution/sale of beer
- cost of living index
- accessiblity to raw materials
--- cost of grain (is it grown in-state)
--- cost of hops (is it grown in-state)
--- cost and quality of water
- consumer base
--- proximity to urban centers
--- proximity to key demographic
--- average disposal income of region
--- beer IQ of region
- competitive environment
I would find the indices that correspond to the above and work out a scoring system, and identify a major tri-state area and then whittle down from there.
- state corporate income tax
- state personal income tax
- state laws pertaining to manufacture/distribution/sale of beer
- cost of living index
- accessiblity to raw materials
--- cost of grain (is it grown in-state)
--- cost of hops (is it grown in-state)
--- cost and quality of water
- consumer base
--- proximity to urban centers
--- proximity to key demographic
--- average disposal income of region
--- beer IQ of region
- competitive environment
I would find the indices that correspond to the above and work out a scoring system, and identify a major tri-state area and then whittle down from there.