DC Brau

Washington, DC upstart brewery DC Brau took a big step this week, as its two founding brewers quit their day jobs and started working full time for the new brewery.  The local blog We Love DC had a write-up on the pair this week, but more interesting than that post is the idea that we’re able to follow the brewery this early in the process.  On their site, they list a few milestones, culminating with the January 2011 opening.

“We’re quitting our jobs, next week,” Brandon Skall tells me. I look over at his business partner, Jeff, who smiles wryly. “From here on out, it’s all DC Brau.” Maybe it’s a crazy thing to do. Starting a business in the best of times is tough, but in this economy it’s especially risky. Still, Brandon and Jeff don’t seem worried, which inspires a certain confidence.

They’re also running a blog, which will hopefully be updated with the daily minutia of getting a brewery up and running.