Menard's must be making a brewery

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No Cabinet Bob. Just wishful thinking.

Yes it is wishful thinking but I really don't believe it's ever going to happen.

You  have to believe! Build it and they will come!

jim sutter posted:

I think a lot of you are going to get your wish. Since its been so long since Menard's last announcement of a new product it must be a brewery.

Do you think it will be on the market before Xmas

Ernie S posted:

jim sutter posted:

I think a lot of you are going to get your wish. Since its been so long since Menard's last announcement of a new product it must be a brewery.

Do you think it will be on the market before Xmas

 

 

Yes but Xmas of which year is the real question

Not yet.......as soon as I spend two months scratchbuilding one.....THEN they will!!!!

AMCDave posted:

Not yet.......as soon as I spend two months scratchbuilding one.....THEN they will!!!!

When do you plan to start?

Mike, I thought "build it and they will come" was about your train room build and me visiting when it's finished!LOL

Build it and they will come

Love that movie, bet ya I have watched it a half dozen times.

Never seen a brewery Mike. Lol 

Just baseball 

Larry

I just built my brewery so I am sure Menards will release one soon. I hope I will be able to incorporate it into this one.

Glenn,

nice job!

play trains posted:

Mike, I thought "build it and they will come" was about your train room build and me visiting when it's finished!LOL

That's the plan Play Trains! I hope to have the siding and roofing all done this weekend! That way I can call for a finial inspection!

Larry, the Brewery is in the corn fields! LOL

Glen, the way yours turned out Menards better hope they can match the quality!

Sorry. I couldn’t wait any longer any longer. Department 56 to the rescue. It’s based on the real historic brewery in St. Louis.

Department 56’s version:

The real thing:

Jim R. posted:

Sorry. I couldn’t wait any longer any longer. Department 56 to the rescue. It’s based on the real historic brewery in St. Louis.

Department 56’s version:

The real thing:

Menards please take note.  This is what a brewery should look like.  An operating 4 face clock would be over the top.

You guys are getting my hopes up again.  Jim, I sure hope you're right on this one.

You need the clock to know when it’s “Miller Time”.  

jim sutter posted:

I think a lot of you are going to get your wish. Since its been so long since Menard's last announcement of a new product it must be a brewery.

I'll drink to that. I always thought the brewery in Dubuque would make a good model.

jay jay posted:

jim sutter posted:

I think a lot of you are going to get your wish. Since its been so long since Menard's last announcement of a new product it must be a brewery.

I'll drink to that. I always thought the brewery in Dubuque would make a good model.

Another fine example of what  a brewery should look like - a building with character.

Depending on the look of it, I would be in for a brewery. Would save me from having to scratch build one. Just give it character (and brick).

"Make your next keggie a Steggie."  

Now we're rolling.  Hope Menards is taking notice!!

Will Ebbert posted:

Depending on the look of it, I would be in for a brewery. Would save me from having to scratch build one. Just give it character (and brick).

Absolutely, it must be built with bricks and not some modern steel siding.

See, I also have dreamed of the quaint, iconic brewery on the front corner of the layout...

Sort of like Glenn Taylor's rendition above (but most certainly celebrating a different brand/brew!)...

...But with a pony/keg refrigerator below the table, piped up to a functional tap on the end of the brewery...

...from which we draw a sudsy stein......

...to toast Ben Franklin's most famous mis-quotation: "Beer is proof God loves us and wants us to be Happy!"  (But, hey, he said something like that about wine........close enough!)...

...and to complement the pleasures of running our trains!

Yepper.....now THAT's a brewery for the layout!!

Lucas Gudinov

And let's not forget a couple of 1:48 trucks to deliver all that goodness to the local taverns.

Coal Cracker posted:

"Make your next keggie a Steggie."  

One of many great Victorian era brewery buildings.

Plus Steg also had a catchy jingle "Ring a ding ding... to the Stegmaier thing... in the summertime."

Now that one would make a good candidate for Menard to produce & Debuque is not that fart from Menard's base camp..  

I would buy this one

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I'm sure Menard's has seen this post. I sure hope. they produce a nice brewery for you folks. 

jim sutter posted:

 I sure hope. they produce a nice brewery for you folks. 

Or a Temperance Hall...

Rusty

There is always room for another brewery

Menards buildings are now half my layout architecture, but if they build anything close to the Stegmaier plant, I will find a way to fit it in.

Matt Makens posted:

I would buy this one

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Only if they keep the mice out of the bottles, eh?

I'm with Ben on this one. Leinenkugel's would be an excellent choice.  But then, Schlitz, Old Style, Pabst, Huber or any other beer that started out life in Wisconsin would work for me. Heck, I'd even go for Old Milwaukee.

jim sutter posted:

I think a lot of you are going to get your wish. Since its been so long since Menard's last announcement of a new product it must be a brewery.

I think they should consider hiring you (part time?) for some consulting work with selling trains. They'd move a lot more product!

Engineer-Joe posted:

jim sutter posted:

I think a lot of you are going to get your wish. Since its been so long since Menard's last announcement of a new product it must be a brewery.

I think they should consider hiring you (part time?) for some consulting work with selling trains. They'd move a lot more product!

Their ads would start with “we need money to keep the lights on”. And end with ok bye bye now

jim sutter posted:

I think a lot of you are going to get your wish. Since its been so long since Menard's last announcement of a new product it must be a brewery.

Jim: I'm glad you brought up the Brewery building ! There are several good ideas here and Maybe down the road we will see one.. It would be a little just tough  to pick out the best one.. Bob

The Shenandoah Valley Coors Plant. It is huge.

Scott Smith