Fearless
Brewing Company
Frequently asked questions page
1) Do you serve hard liquor? Nope, Beer and wine only.
2) How many people does your brewpub seat? We can seat 60 people who love craft beers!
3) Is there an outdoor beer garden? My building sits on the entire footprint of the property. I have no place to locate it. But, maybe someone wants to buy the property next to me, and lease it to me? Hey, there's gotta be a way. We do have 3 tables in front of the building.
4) What makes your beer so danged awesome? It's the love baby! I have been blessed with a FIrocious God given brewing talent that MUST be expressed. We also have the magical waters from the Clackamas river to craft our beers with. Water and love!
5) Why did you get rid of the lottery? Well Sean, I fell for the sales pitch. The lottery is supposed to be the big payout. The big windfall. It ain’t true! The cut we get is so small, the work and risk we take is so large, I would rather use the space to seat more people. Frankly we could use this space! This isn’t a hard liquor juke joint or lottery deli. It just isn’t the kind of place that inspires people to dump money into lottery machines. People hang out with friends and relax here. Truthfully, I’m glad they’re gone.
6) Do you have live music? No. We have been targeted by ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers). Why they want to pick on a tiny little brewpub in tiny little Estacada, Oregon is beyond me. ASCAP is bound and determined to charge me royalties that I cannot afford if we do any music at all. There are 7 bars within 7 miles of me that do live music, Karaoke, etc. constantly and do not incur this wrath. I may entertain the idea of booking bands that do all original music, but that's it. Their zeal in examining me is bordering on legal action. If I pursue remedies to get them off me I will report it on my website. If you want to know anything else go hereà http://www.ascap.com/index.html
7) Dude, if there ain’t any lottery machines and no live music, what is there to do? Frank Frank Frank. We have TV to watch sports with your friends. We have a free book library. You can read a book or even take it with you if you like (please bring them back some day). We have a ton of the latest beer periodicals. We welcome talented people to get up and belt out their latest poem or song (piano available if you need it). We also have a pile of board games and decks of cards. Of course I always go with my a-game; Bring your best girl out for stimulating conversation and a beer. But we will never do anything that might infringe on copyright law. I know Lars Ulrich needs another swimming pool, but I am not paying for it! Are you surfing this site ASCAP? GET THE HELL OFF ME!
8) I'm a coaster collector, Will you send me some of your coasters? We don't have coasters. We will probably never make any coasters. You coaster collectors have to be the most relentless bunch I have ever seen. Please go and find some help. Have a beer! Go meet a nice girl. Start a business. You can kick this coaster thing. You just have to want it man.
9) I'm thinking of building a brewpub too. Do you have any advise? Have a lot of money. Kiss your personal life goodbye for about 5 years. You better know how to make more than beer pal. If you have to hire everything done to build your place, you ain't gunna make it! This is the hardest work I have ever done and the toughest job I ever had. But, I am happier than a human being should be allowed to be!
10) How long does it take to make beer? Most of our beers are grain to glass in 12-14 days.
11) How much beer do you make at a time? Our batches are usually about 155 gallons (5 barrels)
12) Yea, I need a keg for a party. Do you have any Bud Light? This is the time when everyone in the bar laughs uncontrollably until the idiot who asks this question finally leaves quietly in disgrace. At Fearless Brewing Company we believe that Shame, Intimidation and Ridicule are valuable teaching tools!
13) How can a bar make it in a small town without Budweiser, smoking, hard liquor, salad bar, etc.? Same answer as question 12.
14) Cans? Really? Yes, we are very committed to the can as our package. Cans save on transportation costs. Most of the bottles in your retailers’ beer cooler are not recyclable! The few bottles that can be recycled take 4 times the energy to recycle than cans do. Cans easily go out on the river, or in a backpack, or onto the golf course. Cans more closely correspond with our lifestyle and who we are here in Estacada.
15) I cook for a living. Why haven't I ever heard of a club sandwich that had a smoky BBQ flavor like yours? Hey, it's a BREWERS club. We loath convention around here. We like to mix it up. Have some fun with life man. They don't call me Captain Chaos for nothing! O'course they call me other things too but decorum prohibits repeating them here.
16) Who are "they"? I'm not sure either, but I am relatively certain that "that guy" is their leader.
17) Why don't you reserve kegs? I have promised to hold kegs for people and turned away a potential keg sale standing right in front of me, at my bar, waving cash, just to have the person who asked me to "reserve" a keg not show up. That won't happen again. The only sure thing on a keg of our beer is to come out here in person, pay for it and take it with you. Past that, there are no promises. We sell so many kegs here we just can't promise anything. Inventory can change almost completely in a couple days. If you don't buy it, someone else probably will, in about 5 minutes. It's hell to be successful!
18) “I was just reading your FAQ page and it made me shoot milk out of my nose. I prefer to shoot beer out of my nose, which of your beers would you recommend?” Actually Jeremy, I recommend the Cream Ale. I hate having a really bitter or heavy beer in my sinuses. And, the Cream Ale has a very nice balanced aroma that can linger comfortably in your nasal cavities. The Cream Ale is a light colored, light bodied beer. Very balanced. This is not a procedure one should attempt without professional help. Here at Fearless Brewing Company we are trained to assist in these matters. Hope to see you in the pub soon!
19) That’s super that you found someone to install WiFi in the pub, for beer! Hell, I'd like to convert my salary to beer, but my employer isn't on the same page. Any suggestions? Brian, The helpful folks here at Fearless Brewing Company would be pleased to convert your salary to beer. It really is the essence of what we do here. God, I love this country!
20) Wow some of the internet reviews of your place are pretty raw. I’ve never had anything close to the experience they describe. Right, Larry. And they didn’t either. Most of these “Reviews” are anonymous slander from ex-employees and our local competition. Yelp and other such sites that try to extort money from business owners let these “reviews” happen. They’ll hide bad reviews if you buy advertising. Get it? The fact is, none of these sites give an accurate reflection until they have over 100 “reviews” the first 25 are lies. I answer specific “reviews” here http://www.fearless1.com/yelpresponse.htm
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