Tepeyolot Cerveceria

Tepeyolot will be a 7-barrel brewpub located in Jacksonville, Florida, Duval County. Since all of our beer will be sold in house we will serve beer out of serving tanks located in our cooler, as well as half-barrel kegs (15.5 gallons) and 1/6 barrel kegs (5 gallons). The use of serving tanks will decrease labor in the brewery because of their larger size and the kegs will allow us to rotate our tap list regularly. In our taproom pints will make up 75% of our sales, followed by 22% in food and 3% in merchandise. Our concept of opening a hyper-local brewery is influenced by the fact that all beer will be sold in house and mainly serving the local market. This business plan avoids competition normally encountered in distribution, eliminating the need for contracting with a distributor, losing markup and quality control of our product. We will avoid pursuing a distribution license until our product demand has exceeded output and we have established a plan and funding for a production facility. The emphasis for the production facility would be a large location with low overhead.

• Equipment: $101,000
• Renovations: $87,000
• Mainvest Compensation: $12,000

Luis Melgarejo
Owner
Six years ago I discovered craft beer; I started with beer from large craft breweries like Samuel Adams, New Belgium and Sierra Nevada. Then I tasted as many different styles of beer as possible. Soon after, I learned about the craft beer community and homebrewing. At this point everything snowballed, I wanted to learn more, do more, and brew more. I began dreaming of starting my own brewery which fueled my passion for the beer industry. From here my journey began. I started working at Hoggetowne Ale Works, a homebrew store, and Stubbies and Steins, a local craft beer restaurant. In addition, I began working at Tall Paul’s, a small nano-brewery. At this point I was working 50-70 hours each week, but the time flew by. Each job was teaching me different aspects of the industry, as well as furthering my knowledge.After a couple of years, I realized if I wanted to own a brewery I would need to work in one. The craft beer industry was just starting to develop where I lived, so my wife and I decided to move to “Beer City”, Asheville, NC. I was extremely fortunate getting a job with Land of the Sky Mobile Canning, which gave me access into multiple craft breweries. This job took me to over twenty breweries I could experience firsthand. Here I learned a lot from the owners and each brewery we would service. With my experience in canning, I was able to get a job with Wicked Weed. This was the highlight of my career, working at an established, fast-growing brewery. While working at Wicked Weed I primarily operated the packaging line while also gaining firsthand experience in brewing various batches, as well as cellar work. The knowledge, connections and experience I gained far out-weighs any homebrewing experience. About a year into working with Wicked Weed the company sold to AB Inbev. I continue to communicate and get advice from the owners on how they created such a successful brewpub and brand in only three years.Over the past six years I have gained an exorbitant amount of knowledge. While working full time I took the Siebel Concise Course in Brewing Technology. This course gave me insight into the professional, large scale side of brewing. During my time in the beer industry I realized how important local homebrewers are to craft beer and the benefits of working directly with a distributor. Being able to travel and work at various different breweries and look at their set-ups allowed me to learn the benefits and downfalls with each design. Finally, I was able to experience quick growth first hand with a developing brewery and learning from knowledgeable coworkers with years of experience.

If you invest $100, the business agrees to share a portion of their revenue until you have been repaid $170. They will owe you this amount by 1/1/2026, regardless of revenue.