Signing a lease can be an exciting step in your dream of opening a craft brewery or expanding in your current space. However, craft brewery leases should contain certain provisions not found in standard leases for many other business ventures. Further still, other “standard provisions” may be the subject of more negotiation in the context of a craft brewery business.  During this webinar, Sam Brinker, Esq. of Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP, will highlight why a lease review by competent counsel is important when starting a craft brewery and identify the common lease provisions which can cause issues to arise during negotiation and beyond.

This webinar will include discussion of the following topics:

• Timing for build out; tenant improvement costs and allocation
• Testing
• Licensing contingencies
• Warranties
• Nuisance clauses and prohibition of animals on Premises
• Common Area Expenses
• Assignment Rights
• Personal Guaranties
• Agreed Uses – tasting rooms versus full breweries versus breweries with food service; merchandising
• Special termination rights