MNB: legitimate business

Final tap handle designs, finally

Final tap handle designs, finally

Well folks, these are them. When we launch, these are the tap handles you should look for at your local bar. And if you don’t see them, you should ask about them. Let us know what you think! Note: Although these look very similar to neckties, they are not to be worn to formal events [...]

Our tap handles are almost ready!

Our tap handles are almost ready!

We recently received samples of our tap handles in the mail for us to approve before going into production from Taphandles Inc. Below are a few shots. Overall these things look great. We need to adjust the colors a little bit, but other than that they are pretty darn close. Hopefully you’ll be able to [...]

Monday Night recap:

Monday Night recap: “Legalese” edition

In what will surely go down as one of the most enjoyable Monday Nights in history, last night we reviewed our 27-page operating agreement. Yes, beer was involved. Drafty Kilt, specifically. Operating agreements are rarely sexy, and ours is no exception. However, it’s important that we take the time upfront to hammer out how our [...]

Our lawyers advise us against brewing tonight

Well… not really. But kind of. As you have probably forgotten, we’ve settled on brewing less to give us more time for the boring business stuff we need to do to work towards launch. And tonight we cash in our “boring business stuff” check to review an enthralling 27-page operating agreement, full of legalese and [...]

We have ordered tap handles. And there was much rejoicing.

Attention attention, all concerned parties. You will be both amazed and pleased to know that we have purchased 200 tap handles, which will begin production shortly. The tap handles in question will look very similar to the ones below, except they will be more 3D and probably bigger, depending on what size screen you are [...]

Getting our act together

2010, as I’m sure you all marked on your calendars 3 years ago, is the year of Monday Night’s launch. And while we are still on track to launch this year, there is also much still left to do. Until now we’ve had business planning meeting approximately “whenever we needed to.” But now that we [...]

MNB interviewed on branding a brewery by The Business of Beer

MNB interviewed on branding a brewery by The Business of Beer

John over at The Business of Beer sat down with us as part of his new The Startup Dialogues series. We talked about building a name, logo, and packaging for a new brewery. Check it out. Leave a comment. Heckle the locals.