Many prospective brewers just won’t want to invest in a microbrewery first up.
Its a big jump and the financial and emotional commitment can be vast.
An alternitive way to get your beer to market is to find a contract brewer who can make that novel beer you have spend many hours planning and then homebrewing it.
And to your surprise your friends and acquaintances just think it is the best tasting new thing that has come around since sliced bread.