Spanish springs Brewery
As you may or may not know the cost to run Spanish Springs Brewery ran
well above $120,000 per year.
Brewmeister= $3,200.00 mth(Yea, go figure!)
Rent/utilities= $3,400.00 mth(This is not industrial rental property)
Raw ingredients 3,000.00 to $5,000.00 mth(Depending on light or lager and how often a fresh batch was made, also Hops and Barley farmers are now finding higher profits in growing Flex Fuel raw product making it VERY expensive to find raw product for beer.)
The Villages SOMETIMES made a small profit selling it out of 4 different venues with very little competition due to the lack of franchises(@#$&* Franchises,Bad word and bad for YOUR health). Spanish springs was an incredible marketing tool for the Villages and usually lost money and was subsidized by The Villages deep pockets.
Selling it out of ONE venue in today's market is a losing proposition.
We have the next best thing. Swamp head Brewery in Gainesville bought it, lock stock and barrel and will make the original recipes sell the beer back to us exclusive in The villages but market it around the country. The name will continue to grow helping them, us and The Villages. First batch of Spanish springs Light due by March!!!!!
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