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Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 16, 2005.
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Registration No. 333-121351
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
________________

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Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3
to
FORM SB-2

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REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
___________________

GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC.
(Name of small business issuer in its Charter)

         Delaware         

                 2082                 

    90-0158978    

(State or other jurisdiction of

(Primary Standard Industrial

(IRS Employer

incorporation or organization)

Classification Code Number)

Identification Number)

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945 West 2 nd Street
Chico, California 95928
                  (530)  894-7906 (tel) (707) 884-1229   (fax)                  
( Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of Registrant's principal executive offices
)
(Address of Principal Place of Business or Intended Principal Place of Business)

Brian Power, President
945 West 2 nd Street
Chico, California 95928
                  (530)  894-7906 (tel) (707) 884-1229   (fax)                  
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number of agent for service of process)

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          Copies to:          
Clifford L. Neuman, Esq.
Clifford L. Neuman, P.C.
1507 Pine Street, Boulder, Colorado 80302
     (303) 449-2100 (tel)   (303) 449-1045 (fax)      

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to public:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of the Registration Statement.

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.   [   ]

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    [    ]

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    [    ]

If delivery of the Prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. [   ]

Calculation of Registration Fee

 



Title of Each Class
of Securities to be
Registered




Amount to be
Registered


Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share (1)



Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price (1)




Amount of Registration Fee


Common stock, $.0001
par value:



1,000,000



$.50



$500,000



$100.00

 


               TOTAL:


 


$500,000


$100.00

 

(1)

Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457 of Regulation C.

       The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

Golden West Brewing Company, Inc.

Cross-Reference Index

 

Item No. and Heading

Location

 

In Form SB-2

in Prospectus

 

Registration Statement

 
     

1.

Forepart of the Registration Statement
and Outside Front Cover Page of Prospectus

Forepart of Registration Statement and
Outside Front Cover Page of Prospectus

     

2.

Inside Front and Outside Back Cover Pages
of Prospectus

Inside Front and Outside Back Cover
Pages of Prospectus

     

3.

Summary and Risk Factors

Prospectus Summary; Risk Factors

     

4.

Use of Proceeds

Use of Proceeds; Risk Factors

     

5.

Determination of Offering Price

The Offering

     

6.

Dilution

*

     

7.

Selling Securityholders

Selling Securityholders

     

8.

Plan of Distribution

Plan of Distribution

     

9.

Legal Proceedings

Legal Proceedings

     

10.

Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters
and Controlling Persons

Management

     

11.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

Security Ownership of Management and
Principal Stockholders

     

12.

Description of Securities

Description of Securities

     

13.

Interest of Named Experts and Counsel

Legal Matters; Experts

     

14.

Disclosure of SEC Position on Indemnification
for Securities Act Liabilities

Management - Indemnification and
Limitation on Liability of Directors

     

15.

Organization Within Last Five Years

The Company; Business -- Overview

     

16.

Description of Business

Prospectus Summary; Risk Factors; Business

ii
     

17.

Management's Discussion and Analysis or
Plan of Operation

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations; Financial Statements; Business

     

18.

Description of Property

Business

     

19.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

Certain Transactions

     

20.

Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

Market for Common Stock

     

21.

Executive Compensation

Management - Executive Compensation

     

22.

Financial Statements

Financial Statements

     

23.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

*

* Omitted from Prospectus because Item is inapplicable or answer is in the negative

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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. The Prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

Prospectus

GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC.

1,000,000 Shares of Common Stock

       We are offering up to 1,000,000 shares of the common stock of Golden West Brewing Company, Inc.

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       The offering is being conducted on a 400,000-share minimum, 1,000,000-share maximum, best efforts basis at an offering price of $.50 per share. Each investor must purchase a minimum of 1,000 shares, for a minimum investment of $500.. All proceeds from the sale of shares will be deposited into an escrow account with Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc., as escrow agent. If we are unable to sell at least 400,000 shares before the offering period ends, we will return all funds, without deduction or interest, to subscribers promptly after the end of the offering.

       The offering will remain open until all of the shares offered are sold or _______________ [90 days from the date of this Prospectus], whichever occurs sooner. We may extend the offering period for an additional 90 days, at our discretion. We may decide to cease selling efforts prior to such date if we determine that it is no longer beneficial to continue the offering.

       We plan to offer the shares through our officers and directors. We do not plan to use underwriters or pay any commissions on any sales of shares in this offering.
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       To date, there has been no public market for any of our securities, and our securities are not listed on any stock exchange or traded on the over-the-counter market. The offering price has been determined by us arbitrarily.

No commissions will be paid on sales of shares in this offering.

                                                                                   Price to Public                              Proceeds to Company

Per Share                                                   $.50                             $.50
Minimum Offering
                                            $200,000                     $200,000
Maximum Offering
                                             $500,000                    $500,000

 


Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should read the "Risk Factors" beginning on Page 7.

       Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

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The date of this Prospectus is September ___, 2005.

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Prospectus Summary

About our Company

        This summary highlights important information about our business and about the offering. Because it is a summary, it does not contain all the information you should consider before investing in our securities. Please read this entire prospectus.

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       We were formed to acquire substantially all of the business assets of Butte Creek Brewing Company, LLC, a California limited liability company. We completed the acquisition of Butte Creek on August 31, 2005. We currently are a holding company for our wholly-owned subsidiary Golden West Brewing Company, a California corporation, which was formed to complete the acquisition and since the acquisition has been operating as Butte Creek Brewing Company.

       Butte Creek has been operating as a premier regional craft brewery in Chico, California since 1996. It specializes in brewing certified organic craft beers. Our flagship brews consist of Organic Ale, Organic Porter, Organic India Pale Ale, Organic Pilsner, Mount Shasta Pale Ale, Roland's Red, Creekside Wheat, and Gold Ale. In addition, we craft seasonal brews consisting of Winter Ale, Spring Ale, Christmas Cranberry Ale and Summer Pilsner.

       In addition to brewing our own brand of products, we have recently begun contract brewing for third parties.

       We currently distribute our products in a total of 19 states, including our core market of California which is serviced through both direct sales and distributors. The majority of our distribution outside of Northern California occurs through a network of independent alcoholic beverage distributors who are licensed in their respective jurisdictions.

       Butte Creek's principal offices and brewery are located at 945 West 2 nd Street, Chico, California 95928. Its telephone number at that address is (530) 894-7906. In addition, our internet website is located at www.organicale.com.

        Unless otherwise stated, all information, including share and per share information, contained in this prospectus reflects the completed acquisition of Butte Creek.
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About The Offering

Securities offered:

           
 

Minimum

 

400,000 shares of common stock

 

Maximum

 

1,000,000 shares of common stock

           

Price to the public:

 

$.50 per share

   
           

Total Offering:

       
           
 

Minimum

 

$200,000

   
 

Maximum

 

$500,000

   
           

Shares Outstanding After Offering:

     
           
 

Minimum

 

2,220,000

   
 

Maximum

 

2,820,000

   
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Manner of sales:

Solely through our officers and directors. We do not plan to use the services of an underwriter.

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Commissions:

No commissions will be paid on sales of shares in this offering.

           

Term of offering:

The offering will begin on the date of this prospectus and will end _________________ [90 days from the date of this prospectus], unless all 1,000,000 shares of common stock are sold sooner, or unless extended for an additional period of up to 90 days.

           

Minimum investment:

Each investor in this offering must purchase a minimum of 1,000 shares, or $500.

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Escrow Arrangement:

This offering is being undertaken on a best efforts minimum of 400,000 shares and maximum of 1,000,000 shares. Within five days of our receipt of a subscription agreement accompanied by a check for the subscription amount, we will send by first class mail a written confirmation to notify the investor of the extent if any, to which such subscription has been accepted by us. The proceeds will be deposited into an escrow account with Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc., our transfer agent, as escrow agent. Once the offering is terminated, and provided at least the minimum offering of 400,000 shares have been sold, the proceeds of the offering will be released from escrow and delivered to the Company. If the offering is terminated without achieving the minimum sale of 400,000 shares, all subscriptions will be promptly returned to the investors, without deduction or interest.

           

Subscription agreements:

Investors in the offering will be required to sign a subscription agreement at the time of their investment and deliver it together with payment for their shares, to Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc., as escrow agent. All subscription payments should be made payable to the order of "Golden West Brewing Company, Inc. Escrow Account." Assuming the sale of the minimum offering of 400,000 shares investors will receive their certificates within 30 days following the termination date of this offering.

           

Participation by affiliates:

Our affiliates may not purchase shares in the minimum offering to satisfy the minimum offering requirement. Affiliates may participate after the minimum offering has been completed; however, no affiliate has made any commitment to participate. We have not placed any limitation on the number of shares an affiliate may purchase in the offering.

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Pro Forma Summary Financial Data

       The following pro forma summary financial data presents our pro forma consolidated condensed financial information as if we had completed the acquisition of Butte Creek as of and at the beginning of each period shown. The pro forma summary financial data is incomplete and should be read in conjunction with the complete financial statements of Golden West and Butte Creek contained elsewhere in this prospectus. Our pro forma historical operating information may not be indicative of our future operating results.

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Pro Forma Statement of Operations Data:

Six Months Ended
June 30,

Fiscal Year Ended
December 31,

   

     2005     

     2004     

           

   Total Revenues

 

$389,464 

 

$  664,542 

 

   Cost of Sales

 

270,924 

 

441,171 

 

   Operating expenses

 

249,012 

 

442,657 

 

   Other expense

 

(23,836)

 

(29,167)

 

   Net loss

 

(154,308)

 

(248,453)

 

   Net loss applicable to
       common stockholders


(154,308)

 


(248,453)

 

   Basic and diluted loss per
       share

 


(0.08)

 


(0.14)

 

   Shares used in computing
       basic and diluted loss per
       share

 



1,820,000 

 



1,820,000 

 
           
           

At June 30,

    2005   

Pro Forma Balance Sheet Data:

 

Unadjusted

Adjusted

   
     

Minimum (1)

Maximum (2)

   

   Working capital (deficit)

 

      $(425,705)

$(375,705)

$(75,705)

   

   Total assets

 

          966,278 

1,016,278 

1,316,278 

   

   Total Liabilities

 

          630,144 

630,144 

630,144 

   

   Stockholders' equity

 

          336,134 

386,134 

686,134 

   

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(1)      Adjusted to reflect net proceeds of $50,000 from our assumed sale in this offering of 400,000 shares at an offering price of $.50 per share.

(2)      Adjusted to reflect net proceeds of $350,000 from our assumed sale in this offering of 1,000,000 shares at an offering price of $.50 per share.

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Risk Factors

An investment in our securities is speculative and involves a high degree of risk. Please carefully consider the following risk factors, as well as the possibility of the loss of your entire investment, before deciding to invest in our securities.

Risks Related to This Offering and Our Stock

The tangible book value of our common stock after the offering will be lower than the offering price, which will result in immediate and substantial dilution for investors.

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Even if we sell all 1,000,000 shares that we are offering, investors purchasing shares of our common stock in this offering will incur immediate and substantial dilution of their investment of approximately $.42 per share, or 84% of the offering price, based upon our adjusted net tangible book value as of June 30, 2005. If we sell fewer than 1,000,000 shares, the dilution will be even greater. To the extent that currently outstanding options to purchase our common stock are exercised, there will be further dilution to investors acquiring shares of common stock.

Future issuances of our common stock could dilute current shareholders and adversely affect the market if it develops.

We have the authority to issue up to 20,000,000 shares of common stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock and to issue options and warrants to purchase shares of our common stock, without shareholder approval. These future issuances could be at values substantially below the price paid for our common stock by investors in this offering. In addition, we could issue large blocks of our common stock to fend off unwanted tender offers or hostile takeovers without further shareholder approval.

We may issue preferred stock that would have rights that are preferential to the rights of the common stock that could discourage potentially beneficial transactions to our common stockholders.

An issuance of additional shares of preferred stock could result in a class of outstanding securities that would have preferences with respect to voting rights and dividends and in liquidation over the common stock and could, upon conversion or otherwise, have all of the rights of our common stock. Our Board of Directors' authority to issue preferred stock could discourage potential takeover attempts or could delay or prevent a change in control through merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise by making these attempts more difficult or costly to achieve. The issuance of preferred stock could impair the voting, dividend and liquidation rights of common stockholders without their approval.
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There is currently no market for our common shares, and investors may be unable to sell their shares for an indefinite period of time.

There is presently no market for our common shares. There is no assurance that a liquid market for our common shares will ever develop in the United States or elsewhere, or that if such a market does develop that it will continue. Accordingly, an investment in common shares of our Company should only be considered by those investors who do not require liquidity and can afford to suffer a total loss of their investment. An investor should consult with professional advisers before making such an investment.

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Over-the-counter stocks are subject to risks of high volatility and price fluctuation.

We have not applied to have our shares listed on any stock exchange or on the NASDAQ Stock Market, and we do not plan to do so in the foreseeable future. As a result, if a trading market does develop for our common stock, of which there is no assurance, it is likely that our shares will trade on the over-the-counter market. The OTC market for securities has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations during certain periods. These broad market fluctuations and other factors, such as new product developments and trends in our Company's industry and the investment markets generally, as well as economic conditions and quarterly variations in our results of operations, may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

Trading in our securities will in all likelihood be conducted on an electronic bulletin board established for securities that do not meet NASDAQ listing requirements. As a result, investors will find it substantially more difficult to dispose of our securities. Investors may also find it difficult to obtain accurate information and quotations as to the price of, our common stock.

Our stock price may be volatile and as a result, investors could lose all or part of their investment. The value of an investment could decline due to the impact of any of the following factors upon the market price of our common stock:

* failure to meet sales and marketing goals or operating budget
* decline in demand for our common stock
* operating results failing to meet the expectations of securities analysts or investors in any quarter
* downward revisions in securities analysts' estimates or changes in general market conditions
* investor perception of our Company's industry or prospects
* general economic trends

In addition, stock markets have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations and the market prices of securities have been highly volatile. These fluctuations are often unrelated to operating performance and may adversely affect the market price of our common stock. As a result, investors may be unable to resell their shares at or above the offering price.

Fluctuations in our quarterly operating results due, in part, to the seasonal nature of our business, could adversely affect the market for our common stock.

Our Company's quarterly operating results are subject to fluctuations, and if we fail to meet the expectations of securities analysts or investors in any quarter, our share price could decline significantly. Our business is highly seasonal, with greater sales in the second and third quarters. In addition to these seasonal fluctuations, factors that may cause our operating results to vary include many of the risk factors discussed elsewhere in this prospectus, and also include:

* the nature of a significant proportion of our operating expenses, particularly personnel and facilities
* prices and suppliers of raw materials
* the effect of employee and contractor utilization rates and the time required to train and productively
* engage new employees
* changes in our pricing policies or those of our competitors

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Outstanding shares that are eligible for future sale could adversely impact a public trading market for our common stock, if a public trading market develops.

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All of the 1,820,000 common stock currently outstanding were offered and sold by us in private transactions in reliance upon an exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Accordingly, all of such shares are "restricted securities" as defined by Rule 144 ("Rule 144") under the Securities Act and cannot be resold without registration except in reliance on Rule 144 or another applicable exemption from registration. In general, under Rule 144 a person (or persons whose shares are required to be aggregated), including any affiliate of ours, who beneficially owns restricted shares for a period of at least one year is entitled to sell within any three month period shares equal in number to the greater of (i) one percent of the then outstanding shares of common stock or (ii) the average weekly trading volume of the same class of shares during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of the required notice of sale with the Commission. The seller must also comply with the notice and manner of sale requirements of Rule 144, and there must be current public information available about the Company. In addition, any person (or persons whose shares are required to be aggregated) who is not, at the time of sale, nor during the preceding three months, an affiliate of the Company, and who has beneficially owned restricted shares for at least two years, can sell such shares without regard to notice, manner of sale, public information or the volume limitations described above. Approximately 1,412,000 shares of common stock are eligible for resale under Rule 144 provided other requirements of Rule 144 are met and assuming the proposed reductions in holding period are not adopted).
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No prediction can be made as to the effect, if any, that future sales of restricted shares of common stock, or the availability of such common stock for sale, will have on the market price of the common stock prevailing from time to time. Sales of substantial amounts of such common stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales may occur, could adversely affect the then prevailing market price of the common stock.

Risks Related to Our Business

Due to our history of operating losses our auditors are uncertain that we will be able to continue as a going concern.

Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern. Due to our continuing operating losses and negative cash flows from our operations, the reports of our auditors issued in connection with our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 contained an explanatory paragraph indicating that the foregoing matters raised substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We cannot provide any assurance that we will be able to continue as a going concern.

Substantially all of our assets have been pledged as collateral to secure the repayment of loans to third parties. If we default in any of those loans, our assets would be subject to risk of forfeiture.

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Substantially all of our assets have been pledged as security to third parties, including two related parties, for the repayment of loans. If we are unable to pay any of those debts in a timely fashion or otherwise breach any of the terms of the loans or security agreements, our assets would be subject to foreclosure by the lender. Should foreclosure occur, it is likely that we would be forced to discontinue operations and our interest in the assets could be forfeited.
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We do not yet have a history of earnings, profit or return on investment and there is no assurance that we will operate profitably or provide a return on investment in the future.

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We have never been profitable, we expect to incur net losses for the foreseeable future and we may never be profitable. We incurred a pro forma consolidated net loss of $(248,453) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and a pro forma consolidated loss of $(154,308) for the six months ended June 30, 2005.

Our trademarks, including the name "Mt. Shasta Ale," and other intellectual property rights do not provide us with protection against competition. In addition, we have agreed not to seek federal trademark registration for the name "Mt. Shasta Ale," and as a result do not believe that we can successfully develop a strong trademark for that brand.
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We do not claim intellectual property rights and do not believe that patents and copyrights can protect the recipes and formulas that we use in developing and manufacturing our craft beers. While we try to protect them as trade secrets through agreements with our employees, those agreements may not provide adequate protection against use by others.

We rely heavily on developing brand recognition for our products and claim common law trademark protection for all of our brands. However, we have not and do not have plans to apply to register any of our trademarks in the foreseeable future.

By assignment, we had acquired rights to Intent to Use trademark application covering the trademark "Mount Shasta Ale." The original applicant under that ITU has been involved in litigation with a third party concerning claims of infringement with respect to the use of that mark. That litigation has been settled under an agreement that will permit us to continue to use the trademark "Mount Shasta Ale." However, in the interim, we have received notification from Shasta Beverage Company that if we pursue our trademark registration for "Mount Shasta Ale," they will oppose the application (but not our unregistered use of the mark). As a result, we have decided to withdraw our ITU application for the mark; but will continue to use the mark under a claim of common law trademark protection. However, given the foregoing history, we do not believe that we will be able to develop a strong trademark using the name "Mount Shasta Ale" and there exists serious doubt if we could successfully defend the use of the mark.

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We do not believe that intellectual property rights, including trademark and copyright laws form a basis for significant competitive advantage or protect us from intense competition.
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We could become involved in costly and disruptive litigation related to our use of trademarks for our products, which could result in adverse judgments against us.

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Subject to the uncertainties surrounding our use of the mark "Mount Shasta Ale" described above, we are not aware that any of our products or other intellectual property infringe upon the proprietary rights of third parties. However, there can be no assurance that third parties will not claim infringement by us with respect to current or future products. Furthermore, we may initiate claims or litigation against third parties for infringement of our proprietary rights, or for purposes of establishing the validity of our proprietary rights. Litigation, either as plaintiff or defendant, could cause us to incur substantial costs and divert management resources from productive tasks whether or not such litigation is resolved in our favor, which could have a material adverse effect on the business. Parties making claims against us could seek to recover substantial damages, which we may not have the resources to pay as well as injunctive or other equitable relief, which could effectively block our ability to sell or license our products.

We owe significant amounts to our creditors, including taxes to federal and state taxing authorities, a portion of which are delinquent. Taxing authorities could shut down our business and foreclose on our assets for non-payment of delinquent taxes. We will continue to need significant capital, without which our business may fail.

. At June 30, 2005, on a pro forma basis, we owed approximately $100,000 in taxes to the TTB and State of California taxing authorities and in excess of $602,691 in current liabilities to various persons, including, vendors, our officers and directors and other related parties. Of our outstanding taxes payable, approximately $84,000 are considered delinquent. The taxing authorities to whom we owe unpaid delinquent assessments could pre-emptively shut down our operations for non-payment and foreclose on our assets to collect the taxes. Such an action would likely result in a total business failure. We have targeted the payment of these taxes as our highest priority for the use of offering proceeds, which may be insufficient to pay all of the delinquency. An additional portion of the proceeds of the offering will be used to pay in part some of our creditors and it is possible that additional proceeds of this offering will be needed to pay some of those creditors since we have no other assured source of funds. We are dependent on and intend to use virtually all of the net proceeds of this offering for debt repayment and for working capital. We estimate that we will need approximately $250,000 to provide necessary working capital over the next 12 months. The proceeds received from this offering may not be sufficient to meet our working capital requirements. The proceeds from only the minimum offering would enable us to operate for only three months without additional funds. We do not have any commitments for any other funds outside this offering and there can be no assurance that additional funds will be available on acceptable terms, if at all. We do not have any agreements with our creditors, including our officers and directors, concerning payment of our liabilities and if we are unable to continue in business we would be required to pay those obligations before any payment could be made to any shareholder, including investors in this offering. Investors should be aware that there is a substantial risk that they could lose the full amount of their investment in our securities.
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If we are unable to increase our production volume, we may not be able to achieve break-even or profitable operations.

Our current production rate is approximately 4,000 barrels per year. We estimate that we will need to increase production volume to at least 6,000 barrels per year in order to achieve break-even operating results. To increase production, we will need to purchase additional brewing equipment, which will require additional working capital. There can be no assurance that the proceeds of this offering will be sufficient to enable us to increase our production capacity to reach break-even or profitable operations.

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If we are unable to expand our product distribution, we may not be able to achieve break-even operation results.

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Our direct distributions have historically been concentrated in Northern California. Our direct sales in Northern California accounted for 47.5% of 2004 sales and 37.9% of sales through June 30, 2005. We also have third-party distributor sales in Northern California, as well as in 18 other states; however, those sales are sporadic, unpredictable and difficult to manage. There is no assurance that consumers in new geographic markets will be receptive to our products. We believe that Northern California is likely to continue to be the largest market for our brands, and that regional identification may assist our competitors in other regions. Penetration into other regional markets is an important element of our growth plan, and failure to accomplish this objective will hinder the success of the expansion plan which is necessary to achieve break-even operations.
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We rely heavily upon independent distributors to market our product. Those distributors also market other alcoholic beverages, including other craft beers that are competitive with ours. As a result, distributors over whom we exercise little control can significantly influence the degree to which retailers and consumers buy our products instead of products of competitive microbreweries.

We distribute our products through a network of independent import distributors for resale to retailers such as restaurants, taverns, and bars as well as to local distributors. Accordingly, we are dependent upon these distributors to sell our beer and to assist us in creating demand for, and promoting market acceptance of our products. We also depend upon them to provide adequate service to our retail customers. There can be no assurance that our distributors will devote the resources necessary to provide effective sales and promotional support to us.

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Our most significant wholesaler, Mountain People's Warehouse, accounted for approximately 21.6% of our shipments in the year ended December 31, 2004 and 18.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2005. A retailer, Ray's is the Place, was responsible for 11% of sales in 2004 and 6.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2005. A disruption of our distributors or wholesalers' or the loss of a significant customer, or the termination by any major distributor could have a material adverse impact on our sales and results of operations.
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The distributors that we rely upon also market competing imported and domestic craft beers. Although by law distributors are independent of any brewer, a distributor can be controlled if it relies on one or two large brewers who account for the majority of its sales. We have no formal written distribution agreements with our distributors. A down-turn in the performance or loss of a single distributor can have a material adverse impact on sales and, as a result, on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Aging of inventories may result in material losses in the future.

We do not use preservatives in our products, and accordingly the packaged beer has a shelf life of approximately 120 days from the release date. Our policy is to sell product to distributors with sufficient remaining shelf life to ensure that the beer will be fresh when sold to the consumer. Product that remains unsold after 120 days is returned to us for destruction or other disposition. If and to the extent that near-term sales projections exceed actual performance and result in material excess packaged beer inventories, we may experience inventory write-downs, spoilage and associated losses.

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Our compliance with governmental regulation of environmental matters could pose additional expenses on our business.

The manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages is regulated by both federal and state authorities. We have obtained and currently maintain all required federal and state permits, licenses and bonds required to operate our brewery. In addition, our brewery is subject to regulation by the water pollution control divisions of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the State of California. Although we believe that we are in full compliance with all applicable environmental regulations, there can be no assurance that future changes in those regulations may require us to alter our method of operations or install fixtures and equipment with associated delays and increased costs.

Our waste products consist of water, spent grains, hops, glass and cardboard. Disposal of our waste, including sewer discharge from the brewery, is monitored by local governmental agencies. While we believe we currently comply with all governmental regulations, if we fail to comply with applicable standards for such disposal, fines could be levied and our business operations suspended until we achieve compliance.

Possible increases in excise taxes could adversely affect our business.

Alcoholic beverages are subject to substantial federal and state excise taxes. The federal rate of taxation increases from $7.00 per bbl. to $18.00 per bbl. for annual production in excess of 60,000 bbl. Our current production rate is 4,000 bbl per year. The State of California imposes an excise tax of $6.20 per bbl. Alcoholic beverages have in recent years been targets of attempts to increase so-called "sin taxes." If excise taxes are increased, we could have to raise prices to maintain profit margins. Historically, price increases due to additional excise taxes have not reduced unit sales, but past experience does not necessarily indicate future effects, and the actual effect is likely to depend on the amount of the increase, general economic conditions, and other factors. The occurrence of significant tax increases could require us to cut or increase our prices, which could adversely impact sales, or erode our margins.

Operating hazards related to our business could result in liability risks in excess of our insurance.

Our operations are subject to certain hazards and liability risks faced by all brewers, such as bottle flaws or potential contamination of ingredients or products by bacteria or other external agents that may be accidentally or wrongfully introduced into products or packaging. Our products are not pasteurized, irradiated or chemically treated and require careful product rotation to prevent spoilage. However, neither spoiled beer nor the bacteria introduced in the brewing process is known to be harmful to human health. We run periodic diagnostic tests on all of our products to assure that they meet our quality control guidelines and comply with federal and state regulatory requirements. While we have not experienced a serious contamination problem in our products, the occurrence of such a problem could result in a costly product recall and serious damage to our reputation for product quality. Our operations are also subject to certain injury and liability risks normally associated with the operation and possible malfunction of brewing and packaging equipment. We currently maintain general liability insurance, which includes liquor liability coverage, currently limited to $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 in the aggregate annually. While we believe these general liability insurance limits are adequate, there can be no assurance that future claims may not exceed those limits. Further, future increases in premiums could make it prohibitive for us to maintain adequate insurance. A large uninsured or underinsured damage award could force us to discontinue operations.

Shifting public attitudes toward alcohol consumption may impact revenues.

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The alcoholic beverage industry has become the subject of considerable societal and political attention in recent years due to increasing public concern over alcohol-related social problems including drunk driving, underage drinking, and health consequences from the misuse of alcohol, including alcoholism. In addition, a number of anti-alcohol groups are advocating increased governmental action on a variety of fronts unfavorable to the beer industry, including the legislation of new labeling or packaging requirements and restrictions on advertising and promotion that could adversely affect the sale of our products. If beer consumption in general were to come into disfavor among domestic consumers, or if the domestic beer industry were subjected to significant additional governmental regulations, our business could be materially adversely affected. In addition, there can be no assurance that the operations of our brewery will not become subject to increased taxation by federal or state agencies, which may materially and adversely affect our operations, revenues and potential profitability. Congress and many state legislatures are considering various proposals to impose additional excise taxes on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages, including beer. Some of the excise tax rates being considered are substantial. Restrictions on the sale and consumption of beer or increases in the retail cost of beer due to increased governmental regulations, taxes or otherwise, could materially and adversely impact sales and erode our margins.

Supply shortages could adversely affect our business.

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Shortages or increased costs of fuel, water, raw materials or power, or allocations by suppliers could restrict the operations of our brewery. We do not have any long-term contracts for our supplies, so our supply channels could be disrupted without notice.

While we attempt to use organic hops wherever possible, many forms of hops are not available organically. In the United States, only one type of hops is organically grown. All other organically-grown hops must be purchased from foreign sources, and those quantities are limited. As a result, the limited supply of organic hops limits our possible production of 100% organic microbrews. This limited supply impairs our ability to exploit our competitive advantage over non-organic microbrewers. In addition, if we experience difficulty or inability to acquire the particular hops needed for a production run, as we experienced recently, we may be forced to curtail production and lose potential revenues.

Our directors, executive officers and key employees lack significant brewing experience or experience running brewing operations.

None of our executive officers or directors has any significant experience running brewing operations or other brewing experience. We rely on the services of our general manager and brewer, each of whom is an at will employee and may voluntarily terminate his employment at any time. Should we lose the services of either of these individuals, we may not be able to retain a qualified replacement in a timely manner, which could disrupt production and sales.
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Determination Of Offering Price

       The offering price of the shares being offered hereby was arbitrarily determined by us and is not necessarily related to our assets, book value or financial condition. In determining the offering price and the number of shares to be offered, we considered such factors as our financial condition, our net tangible book value, limited operating history and general condition of the securities market. Accordingly, the offering price of the shares may not indicate the actual value of our securities.

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       There currently exists no public trading market for our common stock, and we cannot assure you that such a market will develop in the future. In the absence of an active public trading market, an investor may not be able to liquidate his investment without considerable delay, if at all. If a market does develop, the price for our securities may be highly volatile and may bear no relationship to our actual financial condition or results of operation.

       If our securities are not quoted on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board, they may be quoted in the "pink sheets" maintained by the Pink Sheets, LLC, which reports quotations by brokers or dealers making a market in particular securities. We have no agreement with any other broker or dealer to act as a market maker for our securities and there is no assurance that we will be successful in obtaining any market makers. The lack of a market maker for our securities could adversely influence the market for and price of our securities, as well as your ability to dispose of, or to obtain accurate quotations as to the price of, our securities.

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Use of Proceeds

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       The net proceeds to us from the sale of the shares after deducting offering expenses, are expected to be approximately $50,000 if the minimum number of 400,000 shares are sold at an offering price of $.50 per share, $200,000 if the median number of 700,000 shares or sold, or $350,000 if the maximum number of 1,000,000 shares are sold.

       These proceeds are intended to be utilized substantially in the dollar amounts and percentage of total proceeds set forth below.

Application of proceeds

Minimum

%

Median

%

Maximum

%

             

Repayment of debt

$50,000

100%

$150,000

75%

$200,000

57%

Working capital

$0

0%

$50,000

25%

$150,000

43%

       "Repayment of Debt." Will consist of payments of delinquent accounts payable of Butte Creek assumed in the acquisition, including payroll taxes (with interest accruing at 6%), California Employment Development Department Taxes (with interest accruing at 8%) and fees owed to the TTB and California Alcohol Beverage Control (with interest accruing at 6%) and the California Board of Equalization (with interest at 8%) and California Department of Conservation (with interest at 8%) in the aggregate amount of approximately $100,000 at June 30, 2005. Repayment of these accrued taxes will be our highest priority. Other accounts payable will be paid on a "most urgent" basis, in all likelihood to vendors and suppliers, including hops, grain and glass suppliers, the determination of which will be made at the time of payment. If all accrued taxes have otherwise been paid out of operating revenues at the conclusion of the offering, and offering proceeds are not, in the judgment of management, needed to pay vendors and suppliers, we may also repay to two of our directors, Mr. J. Andrew Moorer and Mr. John Power $25,000 in partial repayment of advances they have extended to the Company.

       "Working capital" includes costs associated with the following expenditures necessary for our ongoing operations, including:

 

-

Rent (10%)

 

-

Utilities (10%)

 

-

Employee salaries and benefits (30%)

 

-

Marketing expansion, including engaging new distributors in new territories and marketing materials (25%)

 

-

Inventory expansion (25%)

     

No amounts allocated to working capital will be paid to our officers or directors.

       In the past, we have experienced a chronic shortage of working capital. We have and will continue to adopt a policy of paying the most critical operating expenses and accounts payable to avoid an interruption of operations.

       Pending our use of the net proceeds of the offering, the funds will be invested temporarily in certificates of deposit, short-term government securities, or similar investments. Any income from these short-term investments will be used for working capital.

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       The net proceeds from this offering, together with internally generated funds and funds on hand at the time of the offering, based on historical experience, are expected to be adequate to fund our working capital needs for at least the next three months if only the minimum proceeds are received, or for the next nine months if the maximum proceeds are received. We may need to seek funds through loans or other financing arrangements in the future, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to make these arrangements in the future should the need arise.
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Dividend Policy

       We have not declared or paid cash dividends on our common stock in the preceding two fiscal years. We currently intend to retain all future earnings, if any, to fund the operation of our business, and, therefore, do not anticipate paying dividends in the foreseeable future. Our Board of Directors will determine whether any cash dividends will be declared in the future.

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Pro Forma Capitalization

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       The following table sets forth our pro forma capitalization as of June 30, 2005, giving retroactive effect to our acquisition of Butte Creek as of that date. This section should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and pro forma financial information and related notes contained elsewhere in this prospectus.

         

As of June 30, 2005

       

Unadjusted

As Adjusted (1)

         

        Minimum

Maximum

                   

Stockholders' Equity:

           
 

Common Stock, $.0001 par value,  

         
   

20,000,000 shares authorized; 1,820,000 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2005; 2,220,000 shares issued and outstanding, as adjusted, assuming the minimum number of shares are sold; 2,820,000 shares issued and outstanding, as adjusted, assuming the maximum number of shares are sold (1)

           
               
               
 

           
               
               
               
               
   




182 




222 

 




282 

 

Preferred Stock, $.0001 par value,  

       
   

5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2005.





 



   
 

Capital in excess of par value

414,818 

464,778 

 

764,718 

 

Accumulated (deficit)

   (78,866)

   (78,866)

 

   (78,866)

 

Stockholders equity

336,134 

386,134 

 

686,134 

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(1)      Does not include up to 500,000 shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company's 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.

(2)      Assumes the sale of the minimum offering of 400,000 shares of common stock for net proceeds of $50,000.

(3)      Assumes the sale of the maximum offering of 1,000,000 shares of common stock for net proceeds of $350,000.

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Dilution

       At June 30, 2005, we had a historical pro forma net tangible book value deficit of $(259,061) or $(.14) per share, based upon 1,820,000 shares of common stock outstanding. Pro forma net tangible book value per share is determined by dividing the number of outstanding shares of common stock into our pro forma net tangible book value, meaning total assets less total liabilities, and then subtracting capitalized offering costs.

       If we sell all 1,000,000 shares that we are offering, of which there is no assurance, after deducting $150,000 of estimated offering expenses and adding back $139,373 in deferred offering costs, the adjusted pro forma net tangible book value as of June 30, 2005, would have been $230,312 or $.08 per share of common stock, based upon 2,820,000 shares outstanding. This represents an immediate increase in pro forma net tangible book value of $.22 per share to current stockholders and an immediate decrease of $.42 per share to you as an investor in our offering. To the extent fewer shares are sold in the offering, the dilution to investors will be greater.

       If we sell the median of 700,000 shares, of which there is no assurance, after deducting $150,000 of estimated offering expenses and adding back $139,373 in deferred offering costs, the adjusted pro forma net tangible book value as of June 30, 2005, would have been $80,312, or $.03 per share of common stock, based upon 2,520,000 shares outstanding. This represents and immediate increase in pro forma net tangible book value of $.17 per share to current stockholders and an immediate decrease of $.47 per share to you as an investor in our offering.

       If we sell the minimum of 400,000 shares, of which there is no assurance, after deducting $150,000 of estimated offering expenses and adding back $139,373 in deferred offering costs, the adjusted pro forma net tangible book value deficit as of June 30, 2005, would have been $(69,688) or $(.03) per share of common stock, based upon 2,220,000 shares outstanding. This represents an immediate increase in pro forma net tangible book value of $.11 per share to current stockholders and an immediate decrease of $.53 per share to you as an investor in our offering.

       The following table illustrates the per share dilution, assuming (i) 400,000 shares are sold in our offering; (ii) 700,000 are sold and (iii) all 1,000,000 shares are sold:

           

Minimum

Median

Maximum

                 
 

Public offering price per share of common stock

$.50 

$.50 

$.50 

                 
   

Pro forma net book value deficit per share of common stock before offering

     
   

(.14)

(.14)

(.14)

                 
                 
   

Increase per share of common stock attributable to present stockholders

     
   

.11 

.17 

.22 

                 
   

Decrease per share of common stock attributable to new investors

     
   

.53 

.47 

.42 

           
   

Dilution per share as a percent

106%

94%

84%

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       These numbers do not include up to 500,000 shares reserved for issuance pursuant to our 2004 Equity Incentive Plan. There are currently no outstanding options or other rights to purchase shares of common stock under the Plan.

       The following table sets forth, as of August 31, 2005, the number of shares of common stock that have been purchased, or that may be purchased under outstanding options by affiliated shareholders only, assuming for this purpose that all such options have been exercised, the percentage of total consideration paid, and the average price per share paid by (i) our officers, directors, promoters, and affiliated persons (ii) all present shareholders; and (iii) investors purchasing shares in this offering.

Assuming 400,000 shares are sold:

     

Average

 

Shares Purchased

Total Consideration

Price

 

Number

Percent

Amount

Percent

Per Share

           

Affiliated shareholders 1

828,000

37.3%

$157,000

27.8%

$0.19

All present shareholders

1,820,000

82.0%

$365,000

64.6%

$0.20

New investors

    400,000

18.0%

$200,000

35.4%

$0.50

           

Total

2,220,000

100.0%

$565,000

100.0%

$0.25

Assuming 700,000 shares are sold:

     

Average

 

Shares Purchased

Total Consideration

Price

 

Number

Percent

Amount

Percent

Per Share

           

Affiliated shareholders 1

828,000

32.9%

$157,000

22.3%

$0.19

All present shareholders

1,820,000

72.2%

$365,000

51.0%

$0.20

New investors

700,000

27.8%

$350,000

49.0%

$0.50

           

Total

2,520,000

100%

$715,000

$100%

$0.28

Assuming 1,000,000 shares are sold:

     

Average

 

Shares Purchased

Total Consideration

Price

 

Number

Percent

Amount

Percent

Per Share

           

Affiliated shareholders 1

828,000

29.4%

$157,000

18.2%

$0.19

All present shareholders

1,820,000

64.5%

$365,000

42.2%

$0.20

New investors

1,000,000

35.5%

$500,000

57.8%

$0.50

           

Total

2,820,000

100.0%

$865,000

100.0%

$0.31

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Information about the Market for Our Securities

       There currently exists no public trading market for our securities. We do not intend to develop a public trading market until our offering has terminated. There can be no assurance that a public trading market will develop at that time or be sustained in the future. Without an active public trading market, you may not be able to liquidate your investment without considerable delay, if at all. If a market does develop, the price for our securities may be highly volatile and may bear no relationship to our actual financial condition or results of operations. Factors we discuss in this prospectus, including the many risks associated with an investment in us, may have a significant impact on the market price of our common stock. Also, because of the relatively low price of our common stock, many brokerage firms may not effect transactions in the common stock.

       In addition, it is likely that our common stock will be subject to rules adopted by the Commission regulating broker dealer practices in connection with transactions in "penny stocks." Those disclosure rules applicable to penny stocks require a broker dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the Commission. That disclosure document advises an investor that investment in penny stocks can be very risky and that the investor's salesperson or broker is not an impartial advisor but rather paid to sell the shares. The disclosure contains further warnings for the investor to exercise caution in connection with an investment in penny stocks, to independently investigate the security, as well as the salesperson with whom the investor is working and to understand the risky nature of an investment in this security. The broker dealer must also provide the customer with certain other information and must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written agreement to the transaction. Further, the rules require that, following the proposed transaction, the broker provide the customer with monthly account statements containing market information about the prices of the securities.

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Safe Harbor for Forward-looking Statements

In General

       This prospectus contains statements that plan for or anticipate the future. In this prospectus, forward-looking statements are generally identified by the words "anticipate," "plan," "believe," "expect," "estimate," and the like. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the following:

 

*

our product and marketing plans

     
 

*

consulting and strategic business relationships;

     
 

*

statements about our future business plans and strategies;

     
 

*

anticipated operating results and sources of future revenue;

     
 

*

our organization's growth;

     
 

*

adequacy of our financial resources;

     
 

*

development of new products and markets;

     
 

*

competitive pressures;

     
 

*

changing economic conditions;

     
 

*

expectations regarding competition from other companies; and

     
 

*

our ability to manufacture and distribute our products.

       Although we believe that any forward-looking statements we make in this prospectus are reasonable, because forward-looking statements involve future risks and uncertainties, there are factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. For example, a few of the uncertainties that could affect the accuracy of forward-looking statements, besides the specific factors identified above in the Risk Factors section of this prospectus, include:

 

*

changes in general economic and business conditions affecting the craft/microbrew industries;

     
 

*

developments that make our beers less competitive;

     
 

*

changes in our business strategies;

     
 

*

the level of demand for our products; and

       In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements made in this prospectus, particularly in view of our early stage of operations, the inclusion of this information should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that our objectives and plans will be achieved.

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       The safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to forward looking statements contained in this prospectus are not available and do not apply to us.

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Selected Pro Forma Financial Data

        We have set forth below certain selected pro forma financial data. This pro forma financial data was prepared as if our acquisition of Butte Creek had occurred as of and at the beginning of the periods shown. The information has been derived from the financial statements, pro forma financial information and notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus.

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Pro Forma Statement of Operations Data:

Six Months Ended
June 30,

Fiscal Year Ended
December 31,

   

     2005     

     2004     

           

   Total Revenues

 

$     389,464 

 

664,542 

 

   Cost of sales

 

270,924 

 

441,171 

 

   Operating expenses

 

249,012 

 

442,657 

 

   Other expense

 

(23,836)

 

(29,167)

 

   Net loss

 

(154,308)

 

(248,453)

 

   Net loss applicable to
     common stockholders


(154,308)

 


(248,453)

 

   Basic and diluted loss per
      share

 

(0.08)

 

(.14)

 

   Shares used in computing
      basic and diluted loss
      per share

 



1,820,000 

 



1,820,000 

 
           
           

At June 30,

    2005    

Pro Forma Balance Sheet Data:  

Unadjusted

Adjusted

   
     

Minimum (1)

Maximum (2)

   

   Working capital (deficit)

 

$(425,705)

$(375,705)

$(75,705)

   

   Total assets

 

966,278 

1,016,278 

1,316,278 

   

   Total Liabilities

 

630,144 

630,144 

630,144 

   

   Stockholders' equity

 

336,134 

386,134 

686,134 

   

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(1)      Adjusted to reflect net proceeds of $50,000 from our assumed sale in this offering of 400,000 shares at an offering price of $.50 per share.

(2)      Adjusted to reflect net proceeds of $350,000 from our assumed sale in this offering of 1,000,000 shares at an offering price of $.50 per share.

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION

Plan of Operations

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          Golden West Brewing Company, Inc. (the "Company" or "Golden West") was formed in December 2003 to acquire substantially all of the business assets of Butte Creek Brewing Company, LLC ("Butte Creek" or "Butte"). We are currently a holding company for our wholly-owned subsidiary Golden West Brewing Company, a California corporation, which was formed to complete the acquisition. We completed the acquisition of Butte Creek on August 31, 2005. Butte Creek has been operating as a craft brewery in Chico, California since 1996. It specializes in brewing certified organic craft beers. Upon completion of the proposed initial public offering, we hope to increase our production, increase sales and reduce our operating losses, although there is no assurance that we can achieve these goals. We have recently doubled our production capacity from 4,000 barrels per year to 8,000 barrels per year with the acquisition of two 80 barrel fermentation tanks and one 80 barrel conditioning or "brite" tank. We still face operational challenges as our sales and production levels increase. The following are the key issues and challenges facing the Company:

 

*

Production Planning . It is difficult to project future sales and as a result, we have had to delay orders or only fill partial orders. We believe our increased production capacity will help us with our production planning.

 

*

Working Capital Shortage . Our history of working capital deficiencies make it difficult to build finished inventory. We owe delinquent taxes to several Federal and State agencies. In addition, we have increased our production capacity and recently launched a new organic pilsner that will require increased levels of inventory.

 

*

Lack of Marketing Materials . We have very limited marketing budgets and are not competitive with other breweries of our size in the amount and quality of marketing materials needed to support our distribution network.

 

*

Availability of Hops . We experienced a shortage of hops in the second quarter of 2005 and had to substitute hops and purchase large amounts in anticipation of our future needs. This has further impaired our limited working capital.

 

*

Continued Operating Losses . Our history of operating losses makes it difficult to raise capital for our working capital needs.

 

*

Lack of Inventory Controls . We need to improve our control and management of our finished inventory to reduce the amount of shrinkage we have experienced due, we believe, to unsupervised employees.

This offering is critical to our future success to improve our working capital. We believe sales can be increased with increased market penetration of existing brands and the creation of new brands and products, although there can be no assurance that we increased focus on marketing will be successful. An increase in net sales and gross profits, if achieved. can reduce net losses only if other operating expenses can be managed effectively. Specifically, general, administration and marketing levels can be increased only as net sales and gross profits increase. There is no guarantee that we will be able to achieve this plan.
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          Both Golden West and Butte Creek have sustained losses from operations, and have net capital and working capital deficits which raise substantial doubts about their ability to continue as a going concern. Both companies' audited financial statements have received going concern qualifications from their Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

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          The following discussion and analysis has been prepared assuming our acquisition of Butte Creek had been completed as of the beginning of the periods shown and should be read in conjunction with the pro forma Financial Statements and Notes thereto of Golden West Brewing Company, Inc. and Butte Creek Brewing Company, LLC included herein. The discussion and analysis includes pro forma period-to-period comparisons of our financial results. Although period-to-period pro forma comparisons may be helpful in understanding our financial results, we believe that they should not be relied upon as an accurate indicator of future performance.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

          In the ordinary course of business, we have made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of results of operations and financial condition in the preparation of our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates under different assumptions and conditions. We believe that the following discussion addresses our most critical accounting policies, which are those that are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results. We constantly re-evaluate these significant factors and make adjustments where facts and circumstances dictate.

          The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the accompanying notes. The actual results could differ from those estimates. Our financial statements are based upon a number of significant estimates, the allowance for doubtful accounts, obsolescence of inventories and the estimated useful lives selected for property and equipment. Due to the uncertainties inherent in the estimation process, it is at least reasonably possible that the estimates for these items could be further revised in the near term and such revisions could be material.

Overview - Factors Affecting Results of Operations

          Sales in the craft beer industry generally reflect a degree of seasonality, with the first and fourth quarters historically being the slowest and the rest of the year typically demonstrating stronger sales. We have historically operated with little or no backlog and, therefore, our ability to predict sales for future periods is limited.

          Our sales are affected by several factors, including consumer demand, price discounting and competitive considerations. We compete in the craft brewing market as well as in the much larger specialty beer market, which encompasses producers of import beers, major national brewers that produce fuller-flavored products, and large spirit companies and national brewers that produce flavored alcohol beverages. Beyond the beer market, craft brewers also face competition from producers of wines and spirits. The craft beer segment is highly competitive due to the proliferation of small craft brewers, including contract brewers, and the large number of products offered by such brewers. Imported products from foreign brewers have enjoyed resurgence in demand since the mid-1990s. Certain national domestic brewers have also sought to appeal to this growing demand for craft beers by producing their own fuller-flavored products. In 2001 and 2002, the specialty segment saw the introduction of flavored alcohol beverages, the consumers of which, industry sources generally believe, correlate closely with the consumers of the import and craft beer products. While sales of flavored alcohol beverages were initially very strong, these growth rates slowed in 2003 and 2004. The wine and spirits market has experienced a surge in the past several years, attributable to competitive pricing, increased merchandising, and increased consumer interest in spirits. Because the number of participants and number of different products

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offered in this segment have increased significantly in the past ten years, the competition for bottled product placements and especially for draft beer placements has intensified.

          Our current production rate is approximately 4,000 barrels per year. We estimate that we will need to increase production volume to at least 6,000 barrels per year in order to achieve break-even operating results. To increase production, we will need to successfully integrate our two new 80 barrel fermentation tanks and our new 80 barrel conditioning or "brite" tank and will require additional working capital for raw materials and finished inventory. There is no assurance that we will be able to expand our capacity to a break-even level or that we can generate the sales volume to maintain it.

Operating and Financial Review and Prospects

Operating Results

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Six months ended June 30, 2005 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2004:

SALES Net sales for the first six months of 2005 increased 28.82% or $87,135 to $389,464 from $302,329 for the comparable period in 2004. The increase was due to contract brewing revenues in the second quarter, higher direct sales to retailers as we continue to improve our self-distribution channel, the continued development of our network of independent distributors and a small price increase on January 1, 2005.

COST OF GOODS SOLD Cost of goods sold for the first six months of 2005 was $270,924 or 69.56% of Net Sales as compared to $206,102 or 68.17% of Net Sales for the corresponding period of 2004 due to an increase in the cost of raw materials that was partially off-set by a price increase on January 1, 2005.

GROSS PROFIT As a result of the higher revenues as described above and the increase in cost of goods sold gross profit for the first six months of 2005 increased to $118,540 or 30.4% of net sales from $96,227 or 31.8% of net sales in the corresponding period of 2004.

OPERATING EXPENSES Total operating expenses rose $76,297 or 44% to $249,012 for the first six months of 2005 compared to $172,715 in the corresponding period of 2004. The increase was primarily due to increased sales compensation and other expenses as a result of the increased level of net sales and higher general and administrative expenses. Also in the first six months of 2005, Golden West incurred $15,876 in general and administrative expenses. Components of operating expenses were:

 

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Depreciation expense increased $4,089 to $18,141 or 29% from $14,052 for the first three months of 2005 as compared to the corresponding period of 2004. The increase was the result of additional brewing equipment that went online in 2005.

 

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Member compensation decreased $7,200 to $18,000 or 28.5% from $25,200 for the first six months of 2005 compared to the corresponding period of 2004 as one of the founding members retired in 2004 and only one member was employed by the Company in 2005.

 

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Rent expense was level at $15,900 for both the first six months of 2005 and the same period in 2004.

 

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Salesman compensation increased $11,160 or 34.6% to $43,402 for the first six months of 2005 compared to $32,242 in the comparable period in 2004. The increase was due to the increased focus on direct sales or self-distribution in 2005.

 

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Other Operating Expenses increased $68,248 or 80% for the first six months of 2005 to $153,569 from $85,321 in the prior period as a result of increased expenses related to increased operations experienced in 2005 and higher general and administrative expenses.

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OPERATING LOSS. The operating loss for the first six months of 2005 increased $53,983 or 70.5% to $130,471 from $76,488 in the corresponding period of 2004 as a result of the increase in total operating expenses exceeding the improved net sales and gross profits.

OTHER INCOME & EXPENSE Total other expense increased $10,678 or 81% to $23,836 for the first six months of 2005 compared to $13,158 for the corresponding period of 2004. The increase is primarily from a one-time accrual for an industrial accident in the second quarter, off-set by lower interest expense incurred in the first six months of 2005 compared to the corresponding period of 2004.

NET LOSS Net loss increased $64,662 or 72.0% to $154,308 for the first six months of 2005 compared to $89,646 for the corresponding period of 2004.

Year Ended December 31, 2004 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2003

SALES Net sales for the fiscal year 2004 increased $225,789 or 51.46% to $664,542 compared to $438,753 in net sales for the fiscal year 2003. The increase in net sales was result of the launch of a new product (Mount Shasta Extra Pale Ale), direct sales efforts in the region surrounding our brewery facility in Chico, California, and an improved working capital compared to fiscal 2003 when a shortage of working capital forced a temporary production shut-down in fiscal 2003.

COST OF SALES Cost of sales for the fiscal year 2004 were $441,171 or 66.4% of net sales as compared to $338,160 or 77% of net sales in fiscal year 2003 because of lower production volumes in 2003 caused by a shortage of working capital in fiscal 2003.

GROSS PROFIT As a result of the higher net sales and the improved cost of sales, gross profit for fiscal year 2004 increased 122% to $223,371 or 33.6% of net sales from $100,593 or 23% of net sales in fiscal year 2003.

OPERATING EXPENSES Total operating expenses increased $205,013 or 86% to $442,657 in fiscal year 2004 compared to $237,644 in fiscal year 2003. The overall increase was the result of increased operations in fiscal 2004, including payroll, insurance and marketing, as compared to fiscal 2003 when operations were shut down for approximately four months as a result of a working capital shortage. The increase was comprised of increased vehicle expense ($17,706), sales payroll ($36,984), insurance ($19,168), management and manufacturing payrolls ($65,231), payroll tax ($11,701) and organizational and legal expenses ($54,223).The components consisted of:

 

 

2004

2003

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Depreciation

$32,145

$29,678

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Member Compensation

$38,500

$49,400

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Rent

$31,800

$31,100

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Salesman Compensation

$67,672

$30,689

 

An increase of $36,983 or 121% as a focus on direct sales or self-distribution.

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Other

$272,540

$96,777

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

$442,657

$237,644

 

OPERATING LOSS The operating loss for the year ended December 31, 2004 was $219,286, compared to an operating loss of $137,051 for the year ended December 31, 2003, an increase in net loss of $82,235, or 60%.

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OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSE Total other income and expense for the year ended December 31, 2004 was $29,167, compared to total other expense of $30,082 for the prior year, a decrease of $915 or 3.1%. This change was due to less interest expense incurred in 2004 compared to 2003.

NET LOSS Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2004 was $248,453 compared to a net loss of $167,133 in 2003, an increase in net loss of $81,320, or 48.7% higher. This unfavorable increase in net loss was the result of higher operating expenses in 2004 as the Company focused on developing its distribution channels compared to 2003 when a shortage of working capital forced the company to temporarily curtail operations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

          We have required capital principally for the proposed purchase of Butte Creek and the funding of operating losses and working capital. To date, we have financed our capital requirements through the sale of equity and short and long-term borrowings. We expect to meet our future financing needs and working capital and capital expenditure requirements through cash on hand, borrowings and offerings of debt or equity securities, although there can be no assurance that our future financing efforts will be successful beyond this offering. The terms of future financings could be highly dilutive to investors in this offering.

          The net proceeds of the minimum offering should satisfy our working capital requirements for approximately five months; if the maximum offering is sold, the proceeds should be sufficient to satisfy our working capital needs for 12 months. We have no commitments, understandings or arrangements for any additional working capital. If this offering is not successful, or if we are unable to secure additional financing to cover our operating losses until break-even operations can be achieved, we may not be able to continue as a going concern.

          Butte Creek had $6,481 of cash and cash equivalents and Golden West and Butte Creek had a negative working capital of $(425,705) at June 30, 2005. Cash at August 31, 2005 was $2,865. Butte Creek had long-term debt of $27,453 at June 30, 2005. Golden West and Butte Creek do not have sufficient cash on hand or available credit facilities to continue operations for more than 30 days and are dependent upon the completion of this offering to provide adequate working capital to continue operations. In the interim, Golden West has raised capital through the sales of unregistered securities and advances and/or loans from its officers and directors to fund its operations to date, meet its obligations to Butte Creek under the Acquisition Agreement and to provide funds necessary for Butte Creek to maintain operations. Butte Creek has no other sources for capital other than Golden West. There are no assurances that we will be able to secure additional capital to maintain the operations of Butte Creek until the proposed initial public offering is completed.

          During the six months ended June 30, 2005, the Company's capital expenditures totaled $62,494.

Available Credit

          We have available a $25,000 credit on a credit card issued by Wells Fargo Bank, with interest at the rate of 14.25%. The card is uncollateralized and guaranteed by Tom Atmore, one of Butte Creek's managing members. We had $24,748 and $25,542 outstanding on June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.

          We have available a $15,400 line of credit on a company credit card with MBNA with interest at the rate of 27.98%. The debt on the credit card is uncollateralized but guaranteed by Tom Atmore, one of the managing members of Butte Creek. We had $12,392 and $12,748 outstanding on June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.

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Notes Payable

           At June 30, 2005, Butte Creek had notes payable in the aggregate amount of $54,273, of which $46,578 was considered current. A note payable to the Tri County Economic Development Corporation, with an approximate outstanding balance of $32,174 at June 30, 2005 accrues interest at 9% per annum, is due in September 2006, and another note payable to the same entity, with an outstanding balance of approximately $3,865 accrues interest at the rate of 11.5%, is due in October 2005. The notes are secured by the assets of Butte Creek and real estate pledged by Tom Atmore, managing member of Butte Creek. Subsequent to June 30, 2005, these notes were paid off with the proceeds of new loans in the aggregate amount of $125,000 from three parties, two of whom, entities controlled by John Power and Brian Power, are related parties. The new loans are also secured by the assets of Butte Creek. Notes to related parties in the approximate amount of $18,200 accrue interest at the rate of 8% per annum and were due December 2004. Of this amount, approximately $1,100 is payable to Roland Allen, a prior brewmaster and managing member of Butte Creek; approximately $8,100 is payable to Bruce Detweiller, a managing member of Butte Creek, and $10,100 is payable to Richard Atmore, Jr., a member of Butte Creek and the brother of Tom Atmore, a managing member. We have pledged substantially all of our assets to secure some of the notes. Should we default in the payment of these secured notes, the collateral could be subject to forfeiture.

Management Fees Payable

          Butte Creek's Operating Agreement provided certain guarantees to the managers for management fees during the first five years of existence. Portions of these guarantees were not paid during the five year period and portions of these guarantees were deferred for the first two years of the five year period. According to the Operating Agreement, interest at 8% per annum was to be accrued on the deferred portion of the management fees. Also, an original employee accepted a reduced salary while employed and agreed to defer the payment of the reduced salary amount until such time as the managers received their management fees. As of June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the total amount of unpaid management fees and salaries was $232,522 and $230,468, respectively, including accrued interest of $32,861 and $30,807 on the deferred portion as of each date, respectively. Interest expense related to the management fees payable for the six months ended June30, 2005 was $2.054, and $4,107 each for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003.

          Under the terms of the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, Butte Creek's liabilities for accrued management fees and salaries were not assumed by us in the transaction, but rather remained in Butte Creek.

Delinquent Payables

          At June30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 we had outstanding payroll tax liabilities of $48,230 and $20,041, respectively. Of these amounts $33,350 and $10,352 are considered delinquent.

          At June30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 we had outstanding rent obligations on our operating facility of $17,950 and $17,950, respectively. We have entered into a verbal forbearance agreement with our landlord whereby the landlord will not proceed with collection actions to enforce its rights under the lease as long as we pay current rent and 8% interest on the outstanding rent obligation timely.

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          California Redemption Value (CRV) is a tax collected on all package sales to retailers, processed through the California Department of Conservation and refunded through the State's recycling program. The United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms ("BATF"), now the TTB, and various state agencies collect excise taxes often referred to as "alcohol taxes" with the amount based on the volume of beer sold. At June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, we had taxes payable to federal and state taxing authorities of $102,887 and $53,788, respectively. Of these amounts, $83,757 and $42,862 are considered delinquent. The detail of those taxes payable is as follows:

December 31, 2004

June 30, 2005

Tax Agency

Due

Delinquent

Due

Delinquent

Internal Revenue Service

$16,853

$9,439

$37,958

$26,120

CA Employment Development Department

$3,188

$2,102

$10,272

$7,420

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

$18,043

$17,325

$30,570

$28,430

CA Board of Equalization

$3,854

$2,961

$7,045

$5,647

CA Department of Conservation

$11,850

$11,035

$17,042

$16,140

$53,788

$42,862

$102,887

$83,757

          These delinquent payables have been assumed by us in connection with our acquisition of Butte Creek as the continuation of regulatory compliance is material to our ability to continue as a going concern. Continued operations could be severely impaired should the TTB or any other governmental agency seek to collect any of the delinquent payables before we are able to pay them.
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Overview of Product Distribution

          Our products are available for sale directly to consumers in draft and bottles at restaurants, bars and liquor stores, as well as in bottles at supermarkets, warehouse clubs and convenience stores. Like substantially all craft brewers, our products are delivered to these retail outlets through a network of local distributors whose principal business is the distribution of beer and, in some cases, other alcoholic beverages, and who traditionally have local distribution relationships with one or more national beer brand.

          Sales in the craft beer industry generally reflect a degree of seasonality, with the first and fourth quarters historically being the slowest and the rest of the year typically demonstrating stronger sales. We have historically operated with little or no backlog and, therefore, our ability to predict sales for future periods is limited.

Certain Considerations: Issues and Uncertainties

          We do not provide forecasts of future financial performance or sales volume, although this prospectus contains certain other types of forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Those risks and uncertainties are discussed more fully in the section of this prospectus titled "Risk Factors." While we are optimistic about our long-term prospects, the following issues and uncertainties, among others, should be considered in evaluating its business prospects and any forward-looking statements.

          In light of uncertain contingencies relating to our acquisition of Butte Creek, we anticipate that a material impairment charge is reasonably likely to occur in the future, resulting in a material impact on our financial statements and results of operations. Should the acquisition not be consummated, the value and recoverability of our investment in Butte Creek is uncertain. Should the acquisition be consummated, we will be required to determine if a valuation allowance with respect to our investment in Butte Creek will be required. Based upon the financial history of Butte Creek, it appears to us that a valuation allowance is reasonably likely.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

           There were various accounting standards and interpretations issued during 2004 and 2003, none of which are expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position, operations or cash flows.

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Business

Background and Overview

        Golden West Brewing Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation, was formed and organized on December 23, 2003, for the purpose of acquiring the business and assets of Butte Creek Brewing Company, LLC, a California limited liability company.

        Butte Creek Brewing Company, LLC was formed on October 4, 1995 and since that time has been operating a microbrewery in Chico, California. Butte Creek specializes in brewing certified organic craft beers, meaning that at least 95% of the final product has been derived from organic ingredients.

       To acquire Butte Creek, we formed and organized a company on November 19, 2003 under the name Golden West Brewing Company, a California corporation. That company became our wholly-owned subsidiary after we were formed and organized.

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       Effective October 8, 2004, we executed a definitive Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement to acquire Butte Creek. Under the terms of the Acquisition Agreement, on August 31, 2005, having obtained all necessary regulatory approvals, we completed the purchase of substantially all of the business assets of Butte Creek. In consideration of the Butte Creek assets, we paid:

 

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the sum of $350,000 in cash all of which has already been advanced;

     
 

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the assumption of designated in trade and accounts payable in the approximate amount of $300,000; and

     
 

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issue to Butte Creek an aggregate of up to 200,000 shares of our common stock. Those shares were issued pursuant to a Subscription Agreement executed by Butte Creek in which it makes representations to the effect that it acquired the shares for investment purposes and not with the view to subsequent resale or redistribution. The shares are restricted as to resale and issued in reliance upon the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The shares may not be distributed to the members of Butte Creek unless pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, the existence of which must be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Company.

    In anticipation that he would be participating as a founder and promoter of Golden West in connection with its acquisition of Butte Creek, prior to his formation and organization of Golden West, John C. Power caused to be filed an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and Application of Intent to Use for the trademark "Mount Shasta Ale" and purchased the domain name www.ales.com. In addition, Mr. Power made advances to Butte Creek in the amount of $59,500 through an entity controlled by him, Nova Redwood LLC. The domain name of www.ales.com was acquired by another company controlled by Mr. Power, Alta California Broadcasting, Inc., and the intent to use trademark application was submitted in the name of a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alta California, Four Rivers Broadcasting, Inc. In October 2004, those assets were then used by Alta California Broadcasting to redeem some of its outstanding equity interests from certain investors, on the condition that those investors assign those assets to Golden West in consideration of an equity investment in Golden West.

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The U.S. Beer Industry

        According to publications of the Association of Brewers ( Beertown , August, 2005), in 2004 the total beer sales in the United States consisted of approximately 206 million barrels (each barrel consisting of 31 U.S. gallons). Of those total sales approximately 24 million barrels, or 11.6%, consisted of sales of imports in the United States. Of the remaining 180 million barrels, more than 85% of sales were dominated by the four largest brewing companies:

 

Anheuser Busch

51%

 

Coors

11%

 

Miller Brewing Company

19%

 

Pabst

4%

Craft brewers represented the remaining approximate 3.2% of total U.S. sales, or 6.59 million barrels of craft beer.
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Beer Styles

       While the beers from the major American brewers are brewed to high quality standards, they are relatively neutral in flavor. They are brewed with less hops and malt than traditional European or craft-brewed beers, creating a less bitter, lighter bodied flavor. In addition, these beers are usually brewed with a high percentage of rice, corn or corn syrup, which further dilutes the flavor and body of the beers. Traditional lager beers use 100% malted barley in the mash (with the exception of specialty wheat beers), which ensures a robust, full-bodied character. The major U.S. brewers have been successful in creating products that appeal to a wide consumer base and have spent heavily to advertise and promote their products. As a result, they have achieved a dominant position in the market for their mass-produced beers. The older regional brewers traditionally produced beers similar in style to the products of major breweries, but several have benefited from the recent boom in specialty, craft-brewed beers as both contract producers and marketers of their own products. Imported beers have long been viewed by the beer-drinking public as being more flavorful and "authentic" than the standard American beers. Although this has not always been the case, the high price and foreign origin of the imported beers created a niche category of "specialty" beers. In recent years, craft-brewed beers have further expanded the "specialty" beer market, and have increased in sales and visibility.

       The vast majority of existing craft/microbrewed products in the U.S. are ales. According to a survey published in THE NEW BREWER published by the Brewers Association at www.beertown.org, the five most popular beer styles produced in brewpubs are all ales, and among the 130 responding craft/microbrewers, only the fourth most popular style (European Pilsner) is a lager. The cost of building and operating a lager brewery is substantially greater than that for an ale brewery.

       The following terms are helpful in understanding our business and industry:

               Craft Brewing : Beers produced by microbreweries, regional specialty breweries, brewpubs and contract brewers. The common appeal of these beers is a more robust flavor than the standard domestic beers, and an image based on traditional, European beer styles.

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               Microbrewery : Originally used to refer to a small brewery producing less than 10,000 barrels a year, which packages and distributes its beers for sale off site. The cut-off volume has since been increased to 15,000 barrels a year. The new breweries that were founded in the late 1970s and early 1980s were the first to be called microbreweries.

               Regional Specialty Brewery : A term used to describe those breweries which were founded as microbreweries, but have since outgrown the category, having a capacity to brew between 15,000 and 2,000,000 barrels per year. A new category was needed to distinguish these breweries from the older, established regional breweries. Examples of regional specialty breweries are: Sierra Nevada (Chico, California), Anchor Brewing (San Francisco, California), Rockies Brewing (Boulder, Colorado) and Abita Brewing (Abita Springs, Louisiana).

               Brewpub : A brewery that sells its beers exclusively or primarily at its own bar or restaurant. Since the market is restricted to one outlet, brewpubs tend to be quite small (typically in the 500 to 2,000 barrel range). Examples of brewpubs are Zip City (New York, New York), Crescent City Brewhouse (New Orleans, Louisiana), Wynkoop (Denver, Colorado) and Commonwealth (Boston, Massachusetts).

               Contract Brewer : A company that does not have its own brewery but rather markets beer produced "under contract" by an existing (usually regional) brewery. Examples of contract brewers are Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams brand beers), Pete's Brewing Company and Neuweiler.

               Hard Cider : A fermented apple cider with an alcohol content between 7 and 14 percent.

               Draft Cider : A fermented apple cider with an alcohol content of less than 7 percent.

Development of Craft-Brewing Industry

       Fritz Maytag bought and revived the failing Anchor Brewery in San Francisco in 1965 and is considered the grandfather of the microbrewing movement. However, it wasn't until the late 1970s and early 1980s that the first new microbreweries opened in the U.S., such as New Albion, Redhook, Yakima Brewing & Malting and Sierra Nevada on the West Coast and Newman Brewing Co. (Albany, New York) on the East Coast. By 1983, there were 11 operating microbreweries in the U.S., which were defined as breweries producing less than 10,000 barrels per year (although all were much smaller in 1983). At least one of these (Buffalo Bill's Brewery, Hayward, California) was a brewpub. In the early to mid 1980s, the first contract brewers appeared.

       What all of the craft-brewed beers have in common is an appeal based on traditional, highly flavored European beer styles. They have benefited from their contrast with the products of the major brewers, which are much lighter in body and flavor. We believe they also were helped by an increasing concern by consumers about how alcoholic beverages fit into a healthy, active, contemporary lifestyle. Like fine wines, we believe that consumers view craft-brewed beers as beverages of moderation.

Craft Beer Industry Segment

        Craft beers are characterized by their full-flavor and are usually produced along traditional European brewing styles. The majority of craft beers are ales, although some are malt lagers. Wheat beers and fruit flavoured ales and lagers have enjoyed recent popularity among craft beer consumers.

       The craft beer category consists of:

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Contract brews - any style brew produced by one brewer for sale under the label of someone else who does not have a brewery or whose brewery does not have sufficient capacity.

     
 

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Regional craft brews - "hand-crafted" brews, primarily ales, sold under the label of the brewery that produced it.

     
 

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Microbrews - "hand-crafted" brews, primarily ales, sold under the label of the brewery that produced it, if the capacity of the brewery does not exceed 15,000 bbl. per year.

     
 

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Large brewer craft-style brews - a brand brewed by a national brewer which may only imitate the style of a craft beer. These craft-style brews are often sold under the label of a brewery that does not exist or the label of a brewpub with no bottling capacity. The term "phantom brewery" is sometimes used to describe such brands.

     
 

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Brewpub brews - "hand-crafted" brews produced for sale and consumption at the brewery, which is normally connected with a restaurant/saloon. Brewpub brews are not normally sold for off-site consumption in significant quantities.

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In 2004, U.S. craft beer industry annual retail sales reached 6.59 million barrels, having a total retail value of $3.5 billion. That 2004 production volume was divided into the following categories:

   

Volume

Percent

 

Regional specialty breweries

4.4 million barrels

66.8%

 

Contract breweries

865,000 barrels

13.1%

 

Microbreweries

733,000 barrels

11.1%

 

Brewpubs

635,000 barrels

9.6%

See Beertown, www.beertown.org

       According to Beertown , a trade publication, as of August 2005, there were a total of 1,334 total craft breweries operating in the United States, consisting of:

 

57 Regional specialty breweries

   
 

350 Microbreweries

   
 

927 Brewpubs

   
 

21 Large breweries

   

Business Strategy

        Our business objective is to become recognized as the premier organic craft brewer in the United States. It is our objective to produce the finest quality organic craft beers and to market them strategically in niche markets to capitalize on our dedication to the use of organic ingredients, which we consider to be our principal differentiator and competitive advantage.

        Our business strategy includes the following key objectives:

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Further develop our existing facility and position as a leading organic ale producer;

 

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Develop new brands utilizing the existing facility;

 

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Produce on a contract basis for other craft brewers, where capacity permits; and

 

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Expand regional self-distribution and minimize reliance upon local wholesale distributors.

 

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Expand our production capacity to at least 6,000 bbl per year.

Products

        Butte Creek produces a variety of distinctive craft beers ranging in color from light to dark. Four of our beers are certified organic: Organic Ale, Organic Pilsner, Organic Porter and Organic India Pale Ale. In making these three products, we adhere strictly to the National Organic Program of the United States Department of Agriculture pursuant to which our beers are certified as organic by independent accredited certifiers. All of our beer is made from four traditional ingredients: water, hops, yeast and malted barley. Each beer exhibits unique properties of color, richness, bitterness and aroma, creating a special signature for each beer. In order to maintain full flavor, our beer is not pasteurized or homogenized. We never use adjuncts in substitute for all grain.

       We currently produce the following principal brands, each with its own distinctive combination of flavor, color and clarity:

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Organic Ale

An amber ale made with certified organic hops and barley, brewers yeast and water.

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Organic Porter

A porter with a full bodied malty flavor balanced with a crisp hop bitterness.

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Organic India Pale Ale

A full-flavored traditional India Pale Ale.

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Organic Pilsner

A European-style pilsner that is brewed with German malt and Czech hops to make it a light bodied, clean, straw-colored beer with a refreshing crisp finish.

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Mount Shasta Pale Ale

A full-flavored pale ale.

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Roland's Red

A full-flavored rendition of a traditional English ale, using imported roasted malts from Belgium.

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Creekside Wheat

A crisp refreshing version of a German hefeweizen, brewed with a little less wheat and a little more hops than the average wheat beer.

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Winter Ale/Spring Ale (seasonal)

Our Winter Ale is a full-bodied, chestnut brown ale. Our Spring Ale is a crisp amber.

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Christmas Cranberry Ale (seasonal)

A pleasant Christmas Ale with a hint of cranberry fruitiness. This ale is available in December and January.

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Summer Pilsner (seasonal)

Our Summer Pilsner captures the flavour of a fresh European pilsner using German and Czech hops and a blend of the finest Belgian and American barleys. It is available July-September.

For the year ended December 31, 2004 and the six months ended June 30, 2005, sales of Organic Ale, Porter and India Pale Ale represented 56.9% and 67.2% of our total sales, respectively, including contract brewed organic beer. During 2004, 78.7.4% of sales were cases, 17% were kegs and 4.3% contract brewed, compared to sales during the first six months of 2005 being comprised of 76.4% cases, 14.1% kegs and 9.5% contract brewed.
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       In addition to our current craft brews, we are constantly developing new products in order to be responsive to changing customer tastes. We believe that our continued success will be affected by our ability to be innovative and attentive to consumer desires while maintaining consistently high product quality.

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Brewing Operations

The Brewing Process

        Beer is produced from four main ingredients: malt, hops, yeast and water. Malt, the main ingredient of beer, is produced when barley is moistened, allowed to germinate and then dried. The malted barley is then crushed and mixed with hot water and strained, producing a clear amber liquid called "wort". Wort is boiled in the brew kettle and hops are added which add bitterness and variety to the brew. The mixture is then strained and placed in a fermentation vessel where yeast is added and the beer is allowed to ferment. During fermentation, yeast metabolizes the sugars in the wort and produces alcohol and carbon dioxide.

       Upon completion of fermentation, the beer is then transferred to aging tanks where the flavor is developed and matured. The brewing process, from the conversion of raw materials to the serving of beer, is typically completed in 14 to 28 days, depending on the type of beer being brewed. The production schedule for all of our ale products requires a fourteen (14) day cycle. Our lager products requires a twenty-eight (28) day cycle, from brewing through filtration and packaging. The production cycle includes the following steps:

       *       Day 1. Mashing. Weighed amounts of milled, malted barley, a cereal grain that provides the body and color to the beer, are mixed and steeped with hot water in a Mash Tun. This serves to extract fermentable and non-fermentable sugars, thus creating a mash. At the end of the mashing process, the sweet, fermentable liquid from the mash, called wort, is run off through screened plates and then transferred into the brew kettle. While the wort is running off, the grain is sprayed with hot water again, a process called "sparing". (This is a process similar to making coffee.)

                Once the wort run off is completed, the spent grains are given to local farmers for cattle feed or to local mushroom growers.

       *       Day 1. Brewing. When the sweet liquid wort transfer is completed, we start the boil, then add fresh hops that provide bitterness and aroma, thus creating the balance and flavor of our beer.

       *       Day 1. Clarification. After approximately an hour and one half of boiling, the wort and the spent hops are transferred into a whirlpool. A centrifugal force is created inside the vessel during whirlpooling. This force separates the malt proteins and the spent hops from the wort.

       *       Day 1. Cooling. The wort is pumped from the whirlpool through a heat exchanger which rapidly cools the wort. The cool wort is transferred into a fermenter.

       *       Day 1. Inoculation. Pure culture lager yeast or ale yeast is added to the wort in the fermenter and the tank is closed up.

       *       Days 2-7. Fermentation. Within three to five days, the yeast has metabolized and utilized the sugars from the wort, creating alcohol and carbon dioxide. Our ales are made with a top fermenting ale strain that actually floats to the top of the fermenter. Our lagers are made with a bottom fermenting lager strain that settles during fermentation.

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                When the yeast completely settles it is collected from the tank and used in the next lager or ale brew cycle.

       *       Days 5-27. Cooling and Conditioning. At the end of the fermentation cycle, our beer is cooled from its fermentation temperature (between 65-70-F for ales and 58-55-F for lagers) to 32- Fahrenheit. Beer flavors mature during this stage. Our beer is then stored for seven to fourteen days. Isinglass finings are added to aid in the clarification process.

       *       Day 14. Filtration for Ales. While under pressure, the beer is transferred through cellulose sheets in a Filter Press in order to remove protein haze and yeast while stabilizing and clarifying the beer. The beer is transferred from the Filter Press into a Serving Tank which is counter pressured, for service directly to draft taps at each bar.

       *       Day 28. Filtration for Pilsners. Our pilsner beer remains in the Cellar Tank for an additional fourteen days of fermentation. It is then processed in the same manner as our ale.

Our Brewing Facility

        Our Chico, California brewery currently produces approximately 4,000 barrels of craft beer per year. Without adding additional fermentation tanks, our current capacity is 8,000 barrels a year

       We package our craft beers in bottles and kegs which are clearly marked with freshness dates. This is to ensure that our products are consumed at the height of their flavor. Bottled products utilize the latest technology in bottle crowns that prevent oxygen from causing deterioration of the beer's fresh taste. Our beer is naturally carbonated and pasteurized to ensure the customers enjoy the full fresh flavour. The shelf life of our bottled beer is 120 days and the shelf life of our keg beer is 90 days.

Ingredients and Raw Materials

    In order to be certified as organic under the National Organic Program of the USDA, our craft beers must have no more than 5% non-organic ingredients in the finished product. We use only the finest, all natural and certified organic ingredients available to brew our products whenever possible.

       There are many different varieties of hops which are used in the production of beers. The selection of particular varieties of hops influences the bitterness and aroma of the finished product. The selection of hops in any particular recipe contributes to the final signature of the microbrew.

        Not all hops are available organically-grown. In fact, in the United States, only one type of hops is organically grown; and all other organically-grown hops must be purchased from international sources, primarily New Zealand.

        For microbrews whose recipes call for hops that are not available organically, those products can still be manufactured and marketed as "organic," since hops comprise less than 5% of the finished product. Nevertheless, there is intense competition for organically-grown hops, and quantities are limited.

        Our Organic Ale is the only product that is 100% organic, including organic hops. Our Organic India Pale Ale and Organic Porter use non-organic hops but are nevertheless marketed as organic microbrews. Our principal competitors in the organic microbrew market: Wolavers and Eel River Brewing Company, use non-organic hops. Our principal hops suppliers are Hopunion, Fresh Hops and Certified Foods.

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       We currently obtain our malted barley (grain) from two sources: Breiss supplies our organic barley and Great Western Malting our non-organic barley. We do not have any supply contracts with any of our vendors to meet our grain or hop requirements. As a result, any interruption in our supply of grain or hops could result in a curtailment of our production and loss sales.

       We have multiple competitive sources for packing materials, such as bottles, labels, six-pack carriers, crowns and shipping cases, as well as kegs. However, California Glass Company of Oakland, CA is currently the only company offering reasonable bottle pricing for Butte Creek's current production level. Purchases of bottles, six-pack carriers and case boxes from California Glass Company amount to over 40% of the total purchases from all unaffiliated vendors. We have no affiliated vendors.

Sales and Distribution

        We market and sell our craft beers through a combination of company marketing personnel and wholesale distributors. We currently distribute our products in a total of 19 states including our core market of California which is serviced through both direct sales and distributors. We plan to expand distribution into four additional states: New York, Texas, North Carolina and Montana. During 2004 and the first six months of 2005, our direct sales in Northern California accounted for 47.5% and 37.9% of total sales, respectively.

       In each state where our beer is distributed, we must satisfy the state's regulatory requirements for beer sales. Those requirements generally consist of completing an application and paying a distribution fee. Some states also impose product quality standards which must be met as a condition to distribution. We have not experienced any difficulties in obtaining approvals to distribute in states where we have sought that approval.

       Wholesale distributors sell our products to supermarkets, warehouse stores, liquor stores, taverns and bars, restaurants and convenience stores. Most of our brands are also available on draft' and these are delivered directly to retail outlets. Our independent distributors also distribute a variety of other alcoholic beverages, including other craft beers, import beers and national beer brands. We rely on our distributors not only to provide product sales and deliveries but also to maintain retail shelf space and to oversee timely rotation of inventory. Favorable consumer demand for microbrewed products and higher profit margins are the two primary factors that contribute to strong interest from distributors in handling our regional microbrewed products. Our success is dependent upon our ability to maintain and develop our third party distributor, bar and restaurant accounts.

We have written distribution agreements with all of our wholesale distributors; however, the agreements are all terminable upon written notice and provide no reliable assurance of future performance.

       Sales are distributed widely over our customer base with only two large customers comprising a significant portion of sales. For the year ending December 31, 2004 and six months ended June 30, 2005, Mountain People's Warehouse (MPW) was responsible for 21.6% and 18.2% of Butte Creek's sales, respectively. For the same periods, Ray's is the Place, Inc. was responsible for 11% and 6.8% of sales, respectively.

Marketing

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        Our marketing efforts are focused on bars, restaurants, grocery stores and retailers of premium beer products in order to obtain shelf and tap space. This is accomplished by intensive one-on-one contact to familiarize our customers thoroughly with our products and our commitment to service. The microbrewers' market is not for the masses but rather it is focused on customers searching for a flavor that is superior and in some cases unique.

       We have designed slogans, logos and trade names for use in radio, television and printing advertising. To create additional name recognition and customer identification, we plan to sell T-shirts, sweatshirts and other merchandise featuring our name and logo. Distributors and package store locations are provided with point-of-purchase cards, banners, static stickers and shelf channels.

       Sales of beer in general are seasonal in nature and are at their highest level in the second and third calendar quarters and at their lowest in the first and fourth calendar quarters. This seasonality has historically had a significant impact on our operations on a quarter to quarter basis.

Dependence on Major Customers

       During 2004 and for the first six months of 2005, wholesale distributors were responsible for 52.5% and _62.1% of our sales, respectively. Three distributors accounted for 25.4% of our sales in 2004 and two distributors accounted for 22.1% of our sales for the six months ending June 30, 2005. We have no commitments or agreements from any of our distributors or customers. The loss of a major distributor or customer could severely impair our sales for a significant period of time.

Trademarks and Intellectual Property

    We consider all of our beer recipes to be trade secrets which we protect by confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements.

       We claim common law trademark protection to all of our trademarks, words and design. However, we have not applied for any federal or state registrations of those trademarks.

       On September 29, 2002, Four Rivers Broadcasting, Inc. filed a trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") for Mount Shasta Ale based on its intent to use the proposed mark. Four Rivers Broadcasting, Inc. is a subsidiary of Alta California Broadcasting, Inc., an affiliate of John C. Power, our Director. Alta California Broadcasting, Inc. also registered the domain name www.ales.com. In 2004, Four Rivers Broadcasting and Alta California Broadcasting assigned their interests in the trademark, and domain name, respectively, to an investor group in consideration of the redemption of an equity interest in Alta California Broadcasting. The investors in turn assigned those intellectual property rights to the Company in exchange for shares of Company common stock. Documents governing the assignments have been executed but the formal assignments have not been formally registered in the respective registration offices controlling these intellectual property rights.

    Four Rivers Broadcasting was involved in trademark infringement litigation with a third party over the use of that trademark. In that litigation, both Four Rivers and the third party claimed a prior right to use the trademark and that the other is infringing on their intellectual property rights. That litigation has now been resolved under the terms of an agreement in which to the other party has agreed that we may use the trademark "Mount Shasta Ale." However, because we have been advised by Shasta Beverage Company that they would oppose the application if we pursued it (but not our unregistered use of the mark), we have decided to withdraw our trademark application pending with the USPTO, and rather will rely upon common law trademark principles to protect our use of   the mark.

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     In addition to the domain name www.ales.com, we have registered the domain name www.organicale.com and www.buttecreek.com. Both domain addresses link to the same website. We believe that our domain name plays an important role in expanding the awareness of our products on the Internet.

       Notwithstanding our efforts to develop and protect our intellectual property rights, trademark protection and the uncertainty surrounding the legal protections of domain names, may be unenforceable or limited. As a result, we may not be able to maintain our current trademarks or domain name if they are subject to challenge. We believe that any successful challenge to our use of a trademark or our domain name could have a material adverse impact upon our business, financial condition and future operations.

Competition

    As of August 2005, there were a total of 1,334 craft breweries that included 927 brew pubs, 350 microbreweries, 57 regional breweries and 20 large breweries. For the six months of 2005, 36 brew pubs and two microbreweries closed. But 18 brew pubs and eight microbreweries opened.

       We compete with other craft brewers on the basis of product quality and freshness, packaging design, distribution, marketing support and regional identification. The beer industry in general and the craft brewing segment in particular is highly competitive and we experience stiff competition and expect that competition to increase in the future. Our products compete with products from large and small domestic and foreign breweries and from and increasing number of regional specialty breweries, microbreweries, brew pubs and contract brewers. Many of these competing breweries, including some existing microbreweries, have significantly greater financial, production, distribution and marketing resources than ours.

       In the organic microbrew market, our principal competitors are Wolavers and Eel River Brewing Company. As both are privately held, there is little information available concerning their relative financial strength and resources. Both Wolavers and Eel River produce a variety of organic beers, all of which use non-organic hops, as previously discussed. However, we believe that Wolavers has broader distribution and greater market penetration than either we or Eel River enjoy.

       In addition, we contract microbrew for Bison Brewing Company, of Berkeley, California. One of the beers that we make for Bison is marketed as organic, although it too uses non-organic hops. Bison Brewing has a California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control license at our facility as part of this contract brewing arrangement. Bison represented 4.3% of gross revenues in 2004, and approximately 9.5% of revenues in the first six months of 2005. We cannot predict the extent to which Bison production will contribute to our overall revenues in the future.
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Governmental Regulation

       The Company's United States operations are subject to licensing by both state and federal governments, as well as to regulation by a variety of state and local governments and agencies. The Company is licensed to manufacture and sell beer by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control in California. A federal permit from the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms ("BATF") allows the Company to manufacture fermented malt beverages. To keep these licenses and permits in force, the Company

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 must pay annual fees and submit timely production reports and excise tax returns. Prompt notice of any changes in the operations, ownership, management or company structure must also be made to these regulatory agencies. BATF must also approve all product labels, which must include and alcohol use warning. These agencies require that individuals owning equity securities in the aggregate of 10% or more in the Company be investigated as to their suitability. The Company's production operations must also comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administrations' workplace safety and worker health regulations and comparable state laws. Management believes that the Company is presently in compliance with the aforementioned laws and regulations.

       In the United States, taxation of alcohol has increased significantly in recent years. Currently, the federal tax rate is $7.00 per bbl. For up to 60,000 bbl. per year and $18.00 per bbl. For over 60,000 bbl. The California tax rate is $6.20 per bbl. Federal and state excise taxes on alcoholic beverages are subject to change. It is possible that excise taxes will be increased in the future by both the federal government and State of California. In addition, increased excise taxes on alcoholic beverages have in the past been considered in connection with various governmental budget balancing or funding proposals. Any such increased in excise taxes, if enacted, could adversely affect our business. We believe that we currently have all licenses, permits and approvals necessary for our current operations. However, existing permits or licenses could be revoked if we were to fail to comply with the terms of such permits or licenses, and additional permits or licenses could in the future be required for our existing or expanded operations. If licenses, permits or approvals necessary for our brewery were unavailable or unduly delayed, or if any such permits or licenses were revoked, our ability to conduct our business could be substantially and adversely affected.

       Various federal and state labor laws govern our relationship with our employees, including minimum wage requirements, overtime, working conditions and immigration requirements. Significant additional government-imposed increased in minimum wages, paid leaves of absence and mandated health benefits, or increased tax reporting and tax payment requirements for employees could have an adverse effect on our results of operations.

Research and Development

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       During the last two fiscal years, except for $928 expended in the year ended December 31, 2004 for hops rhizomes, and since then we have not expended any working capital on product research and development.
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Compliance with Environmental Laws

       We are subject to various federal, state and local environmental laws which regulate the use, storage, handling and disposal of various substances.

       Our waste products consist of water, spent grains, hops, glass and cardboard. We have instituted a recycling program for our/ office paper, newspapers, magazines, glass and cardboard at minimal cost to us. We sell or give away our spent grain to local cattle ranchers. We have not purchased any special equipment and do not incur any identifiable fees in connection with our environmental compliance.

       The Chico facility is subject to various federal, state and local environmental laws which regulate use, storage and disposal of various materials. The Company pays approximately $190 per month towards sewer fees for liquid waste. The sewer discharge from the brewery is monitored and is within the standards set by the Butte County Sewer Department.

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       Various states in which the Company sells its products in the U.S., including California, have adopted certain restrictive packaging laws and regulations for beverages that require deposits on packages. The Company continues to do business in these states, and such laws have not had a significant effect on the Company's sales. The adoption of similar legislation by Congress or a substantial number of states or additional local jurisdictions might require the Company to incur significant capital expenditures to comply.

Employees and Consultants

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       As of August 31, 2005, we had a total of nine employees, five of whom were full time and four of whom were part time. The full time employees include Tom Atmore, general manager, Larry Berlin, master brewer, and two sales persons and one brewing support. Our part time employees are involved in brewing support and sales.

       In addition, we utilize the services of two independent contractors, one in marketing and sales and the other who performs accounting services.

       Given adequate capital, we would like to hire additional marketing and sales personnel.

Facilities

       Our executive offices and main brewery are located at 945 West 2 nd Street, Chico, California. The entire building consists of approximately 8,280 square feet, of which 1,000 square feet is used for executive offices, 4,600 square feet for our brewery and 3,000 square feet for bottling and shipping. The property is an industrial building which we lease from a former Butte Creek member with less than a one percent membership interest. The lease has a term of five years, expiring in 2010, and provides for monthly rental of $3,312 per month. We believe that our ability to occupy the present facility under the existing lease is secure and that the facilities are adequate for the foreseeable future.
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Legal Proceedings

       There are no material legal proceedings in which either we or any of our affiliates are involved which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or future operations.

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Management

Directors, executive officers and key employees

       Our executive officers, key employees and directors and their respective ages and positions are set forth below:

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Name                     

 

 Age 

 

Position                                                              

         

John C. Power (1)

 

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Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Director

         

Brian Power (1)

 

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Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

         

J. Andrew Moorer

 

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Secretary, Chief Financial Officer and Director

         

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(1)    John C. Power and Brian Power are brothers.

John C. Power , age 43, has been a director of Golden West since its inception in December 2003 and Chief Financial Officer since March 2005. He was President (since September 1992) and Director (since September 1989) of Redwood MicroCap Fund, Inc., a registered closed-end investment company regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, until March 2005. In addition, he serves as Vice President of TriPower Resources, Inc., an oil and gas exploration company, (since December 1993), President and Director of Alta California Broadcasting, Inc. which operates local market radio stations, (since May 1994), President and Director of Four Rivers Broadcasting, Inc., also a radio broadcaster, (since May 1997), Managing Member of Nova Redwood, LLC, which held undeveloped real property which has now been sold, (since November 1999), Managing Member of Wyoming Resorts, LLC, which owns and operates an historic hotel in Thermopolis, Wyoming, (since June 1997), Managing Member of Montana Resorts, LLC, which is a holding company for Yellowstone Gateway Resorts, LLC, (from May 2002), Managing Member of Yellowstone Gateway Resorts, LLC, which owns and operates the Gallatin Gateway Inn, (from May 2002) and co-Managing Member of Napa Canyon, LLC, which owns undeveloped real estate in Napa, California, (since September 2001). On November 16, 2004, Yellowstone Gateway Resorts, LLC filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in response to an adverse arbitration award in favor of a former employee. He served as Director of Redwood Energy, Ltd. from 1994 to 2004, President and Director of Redwood Broadcasting, Inc. from December 1994 to June 1998, President and Director of Power Surge, Inc., which was involved in radio broadcasting from December 1996 to June 1998. He also serves as President of Power Curve, Inc., a private investment company, (since 1986), Managing Member of Sea Ranch Lodge and Village, LLC, which owns and operates the Sea Ranch Lodge in Sonoma County, California, (since December 1997), Managing Member of Best of Sea Ranch, LLC, which owns a 50% interest in Sea Ranch Escapes which is involved in home rentals at the Sea Ranch (since December 2004) and co-Managing Member of Napa Partners, LLC, which is a real estate holding company (since November 1999). He also served as Managing Member of Sea Ranch California, LLC from December 1997 to June 2004. Mr. Power attended Occidental College and University of California at Davis.

       On June 1, 1998, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued an Order instituting proceedings alleging, among other things, that John C. Power, one of our directors, violated Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10(b)(5)

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promulgated thereunder by participating in a manipulation through his personal account of the public trading market for the stock of Premier Concepts, Inc., from approximately June 1994 through December 1994. On March 9, 2001, an Initial Decision was issued in which it was determined that Mr. Power had engaged in the conduct alleged. The only sanction imposed was an Order requiring him to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations or future violations of Section 10(b) if the Exchange Act, and Rule 10(b)(5) promulgated thereunder. On March 29, 2001, Mr. Power petitioned the Commission for review of the initial decision. The petition was granted on April 10, 2001. On June 1, 2004, the Commission denied the Petition. On August 2, 2004, Mr. Power filed a Notice of Appeal of the Commission's denial to the United States Circuit Court for the District of Columbia. The matter is still pending.

Brian Power, age 39, has been CEO, President and Director of Golden West since its inception in December 2003. He has been President and Director from February 1997 to the present of Lone Oak Vineyards, Inc., a California real estate investment company. From October 1998 to present, he has been founder and managing member of Spirit of Adventure, LLC, formed to develop deep ocean exploration technologies and design and build high technology-based manned submersibles. From February 2002 to present, he has been founder and managing member of West Indies Investments, LLC, a company that sponsors tourist excursions in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the British West Indies. He has been Director of Snuba, Inc. from 1996 to present, a licensor of and manufacturer of patented dive apparatus. From September 1996 to April 2002, he was a Director of Combined Penny Stock Fund, Inc., a registered closed-end investment management company regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940; and from May 2000 to December 2001, served as managing member of Binghampton Meadows, LLC, a single purpose real estate development entity located in Solano County, California. Mr. Power attended Solano Community College and the University of California at Davis.

J. Andrew Moorer, age 43, has been Secretary, Chief Financial Officer and Director of Golden West since December 2004. From 2003 to present he has been Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of Black Mountain Holdings, Inc, a holding company that owns an interest in a steel fabrication business. From 1998 to 2003, he was Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer and Director of Guardian Technologies International, Inc., a publicly-traded holding company. He was Chief Financial Officer of Redwood MicroCap Fund from 1994 until 1998. Mr. Moorer began his career as a Certified Public Accountant in the Audit and Emerging Business Services Group of the international accounting firm of PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Since leaving public accounting in l987, Mr. Moorer has held various positions in finance with increasing levels of responsibility, including the position of Chief Financial Officer for several firms. Mr. Moorer received his formal education at Loyola College of Maryland.
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       Except as indicated above, during the last five years none of our directors or officers have:

 

a.

had any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;

     
 

b.

been convicted in a criminal proceeding or subject to a pending criminal proceeding;

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c.

been subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities; or

     
 

d.

been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action, the Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated.

       Our executive officers are elected annually at the annual meeting of our Board of Directors held after each annual meeting of shareholders. Our directors are elected annually at the annual meeting of our shareholders. Each director and executive officer will hold office until his successor is duly elected and qualified, until his resignation or until he shall be removed in the manner provided by our by-laws.

       We currently do not have standing audit, compensation or nominating committees of the Board of Directors. We plan to form audit, compensation and nominating committees when it is necessary to do so to comply with federal securities laws or to meet listing requirements of a stock exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market.

       Except for the filial relationship between John C. Power and Brian Power, no other family relationship exists among our directors. There do not exist any arrangements or understandings between any director and any other person pursuant to which any director was elected as such.

2004 Equity Incentive Plan

       On December 10, 2004, we adopted our 2004 Equity Incentive Plan for our officers, directors and other employees, plus outside consultants and advisors. Under the Equity Incentive Plan, our employees, outside consultants and advisors may receive awards of non-qualified options and incentive options, stock appreciation rights or shares of stock. As required by Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the aggregate fair market value of our common stock underlying incentive stock options granted to an employee exercisable for the first time in any calendar year may not exceed $100,000. The foregoing limitation does not apply to non-qualified options. The exercise price of an incentive option may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the shares of our common stock on the date of grant. The same limitation does not apply to non-qualified options. An option is not transferable, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. If the employment of an optionee terminates for any reason, (other than for cause, or by reason of death, disability or retirement), the optionee may exercise his options within a 90-day period following such termination to the extent he was entitled to exercise such options at the date of termination. A maximum of 500,000 shares of our common stock are subject to the Equity Incentive Plan. As of the date of this prospectus, no options, stock appreciation rights or bonus stock have been granted under the Equity Incentive Plan. The purpose of the Equity Incentive Plan is to provide employees, including our officers and employee directors, and non-employee consultants and advisors, with an increased incentive to make significant and extraordinary contributions to our long-term performance and growth, to join their interests with the interests of our shareholders, and to facilitate attracting and retaining employees of exceptional ability.

       The Equity Incentive Plan may be administered by the Board or in the Board's sole discretion by the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee as may be specified by the Board to perform the functions and duties of the Committee under the Equity Incentive Plan. Subject to the provisions of the Equity Incentive Plan, the Committee and the Board shall determine, from those eligible to be participants in the Equity Incentive Plan, the persons to be granted stock options, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock, the amount of stock or rights to be optioned or granted to each such person, and the terms and conditions of any stock option, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock.

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Director Compensation

       Under our Equity Incentive Plan, each of our directors and officers is eligible to receive options to purchase shares of our common stock. To date, no option grant has been made to any director. We plan to make annual grants to directors in the future, but the basis of such grants has not yet been established.

Executive Compensation

       The following table and discussions summarize all plan and non-plan compensation earned by or paid to our chief executive officer for our last two completed fiscal years. No other executive officer received total annual salary and bonus of at least $100,000 during those periods.

TABLE 1

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

         

Long Term Compensation

 

Annual Compensation

Awards

Payouts



Name and
Principal
Position





Year




Salary
($)




Bonus
($)

Other
Annual
Compen-
sation
($)


Restricted
Stock
Award(s)
($)




Options/
SARs(#)



LTIP
Payouts
($)



All Other
Compensa-
tion ($)

Brian Power, CEO

2004

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

 

2003

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

               

Thomas Atmore, Managing Member, Butte Creek

2004
2003

$42,000
$36,000

-0-
-0-

-0-
-0-

-0-
-0-

-0-
-0-

-0-
-0-

-0-
-0-

No executive officer will receive perquisites and other personal benefits which, in the aggregate, exceed the lesser of either $50,000 or 10% of the total of annual salary and bonus paid during the fiscal year.

The following table summarizes information related to grants of stock options (whether or not in tandem with SARs) and freestanding SARs made during the last completed fiscal year to each of the named executive officers specified below:

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TABLE 2

OPTIONS/SAR GRANTS IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR
(INDIVIDUAL GRANTS)




Name


Number of Securities Underlying Options/SARs Granted

% of Total Options/SARs Granted to Employees 
in Fiscal Year



Exercise or Base 
Price ($/Sh)




Expiration Date

Brian Power

-0-

0%

   

Thomas Atmore

-0-

0%

   

The following table sets forth certain information concerning the number and value of unexercised options held by each of the Named Executive Officers at December 31, 2004.

TABLE 3

AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003 AND OPTION VALUES

 

Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options at
December 31, 2004


Value of Unexercised in the Money Options at December 31, 2004
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Exercisable

Unexercisable

Exercisable

Unexercisable

Brian Power

-0-

-0-

$-0-

$-0-

Thomas Atmore

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

1.

Options are in the money if the market value of the shares covered thereby is greater than the option exercise price. Based on the estimated fair market value of the common stock at December 31, 2004, of $.25 per share, less the exercise price.

Employment and Consultation Agreements

       We do not have any written employment agreements with any of our executive officers of key employees, nor do we have or maintain key man life insurance on any of our employees.

       We have two consulting agreements with persons who perform services as independent contractors.

       Accounting services are performed by Ben Kirby in consideration of a monthly fee. This arrangement is terminable at will.

       Scott Burchell is our full time sales agent in consideration of a monthly fee. This arrangement is also terminable at will.

Limitation On Directors' Liability; Indemnification

       Our certificate of incorporation limits the liability of a director for monetary damages for his conduct as a director, except for:

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Any breach of the duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders,

     
 

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Acts or omissions not in good faith or that involved intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law,

     
 

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Dividends or other distributions of corporate assets from which the director derives an improper personal benefit.

     
 

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Liability under federal securities law

       The effect of these provisions is to eliminate our right and the right of our stockholders (through stockholder's derivative suits on our behalf) to recover monetary damages against a director for breach of his fiduciary duty of care as a director, except for the acts described above. These provisions do not limit or eliminate our right or the right of a stockholder to seek non-monetary relief, such as an injunction or rescission, in the event of a breach of a director's duty of care.

       Our certificate of incorporation also provides that we shall indemnify, to the full extent permitted by Delaware law, any of our directors, officers, employees or agents who are made, or threatened to be made, a party to a proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was one of our directors, officers, employees or agents. The indemnification is against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements, and reasonable expenses incurred by the person in connection with the proceeding if certain standards are met. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons in accordance with these provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

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Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

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Effective December 31, 2003, we issued 400,000 shares valued at $60,000 to five investors in exchange for certain assets the investors had acquired from the Alta Group. Those investors consisted of Webquest, Inc., an entity controlled by Gina Garcia-Shaw, Donald E. Fruh, Hangar Development Group, LLC, an entity controlled by John Overturf, Jr., Triumph Capital, Inc., an entity controlled by Dorothy Calandrella and Rockies Fund, Inc., whose board of directors consists of Clifford C. Thygesen, Charles Powell and Stephen Calandrella. Dorothy Calandrella is the mother of Stephen Calandrella. The certificates evidencing the shares have not yet been issued.
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           The assets acquired had been sold by Alta California Broadcasting, Inc. and its affiliates Nova Redwood, LLC and Four Rivers Broadcasting, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the "Alta group"). John C. Power, an officer, director and founder of the Company, is also an officer and director of all three entities that comprise the Alta Group.

           Alta California Broadcasting, Inc. had acquired the domain name www.ales.com. On September 29, 2002, Four Rivers Broadcasting, Inc. filed a trademark application number 78169062 with the Unites States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") for Mount Shasta Ale™ based on its intent to use the proposed mark. In 2003, Nova Redwood, LLC had advanced $59,500 to Butte Creek Brewing Company, LLC as part of a planned acquisition. In October 2003, the Alta Group decided to not pursue the acquisition of Butte Creek and sold the domain name www.ales.com, all rights to the Federal Trademark application for Mount Shasta Ale™ and the advances to Butte Creek for $60,000 to a group of five investors who vended the assets into the Company as founding shareholders. These investors are not affiliates of the Company.

           On December 1, 2003, John C. Power purchased a delivery vehicle (2003 Ford Van) for the purposes of assisting Butte Creek Brewing Company, LLC ("Butte Creek") maintain and expand its self-distribution capabilities. The vehicle is 100% utilized by Butte Creek as a delivery vehicle. The purchase price of the vehicle was $22,920.70 and was financed for 60 months with Ford Credit at an annual percentage rate of 5.99%. The payments on the vehicle are paid by the Company and are recorded as advances to Butte Creek under the asset purchase agreement. The liability to Ford Credit is in the name of John C. Power and is therefore not recorded as a liability on these financial statements. There are no written agreements between the Company and Butte Creek memorializing this transaction.

           In July 2004, John C. Power purchased a delivery vehicle (2004 Ford Van) for the purpose of assisting Butte Creek maintain and expand its self-distribution capabilities. The vehicle is 100% utilized by Butte Creek as a delivery vehicle. The purchase price was $26,155.91 and was financed for 60 months with Ford Credit at an annual percentage rate of 0.90%. The payments on the vehicle are paid by the Company and are recorded as advances to Butte Creek under the Asset Purchase Agreement. The liability to Ford Credit is the name of the officer and director of the Company and is therefore not recorded as a liability on the Company's financial statements. There are no written agreements between the Company and Butte Creek memorializing this transaction.

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In 2003, John C. Power guaranteed a $25,000 line of credit for Butte Creek with one of its suppliers, California Glass Company. No compensation has been paid by either the Company or Butte Creek for the guarantee. Thomas Atmore has guaranteed the Butte Creek lines of credit with MBNA and Wells Fargo.

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           In 2004, we purchased certain hops rhizomes for research and development purposes. The rhizomes were planted on the property of Brian Power. The rhizomes were expensed as research and development expense in 2004. The value of the personal real property used by the directors to farm the hops was an insignificant portion of their property.

        On September 28, 2002, Butte Creek, under the terms of its existing facility lease, exercised an option to purchase the brewery land and building for $208,009, including expense of sale. Butte Creek then sold the building and additional improvements for $400,000 to one of its members with less than a one percent (1%) membership interest. This resulted in a net capital gain of $98,007. Butte Creek then entered into a lease agreement with that former member for an initial term of five years.

       In December 2004, John Power purchased an additional 48,000 shares of common stock in consideration of $12,000.

       In January 2005, John Power, one of our directors and principal shareholders, converted $22,500 in outstanding advances owed to him into 90,000 shares of common stock, and Clifford Neuman, legal counsel to the Company, converted $7,500 in outstanding and unpaid fees for legal services into 30,000 shares of common stock. The shares were "restricted securities" under Rule 144 of the Securities Act.

       At December 31, 2004 and June 30, 2005, we had advances payable to J. Andrew Moorer, a director, of $8,750 and $8,750, respectively. In addition, at December 31, 2004 and June 30, 2005, we had advances payable to John Power, a director, and related entities of $35,158 and $121,243, respectively. At June 30, 2005, we also had additional advances payable of $3,500 to Lone Oak Vineyards LLC, an affiliate of Brian Power, a director . The advances payable to Messrs. Moorer, John Power and Lone Oak Vineyards are uncollateralized, are due on demand and do not bear interest.

       Between March and September 2005, we borrowed a total of $125,000 from three lenders: $50,000 from Power Curve, Inc. (a company controlled by John Power); $50,000 from Lone Oak Vineyards, Inc. (a company controlled by Brian Power); and $25,000 from Tiffany Grace, an unaffiliated party. The loans were used to payoff Butte Creek's loans to Tri County Economic Development Corporation and purchase additional equipment. The loans, which were documented in September 2005, accrue interest at the rate of 9% per annum, are payable in monthly payments of principal and interest based upon a five year amortization, and are due in full between March and September 2008. The loans are secured by a security interest covering all of our tangible and intangible assets.
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Security Ownership of Management and Principal Stockholders

       The following table sets forth information with respect to beneficial ownership of our common stock by:

 

*

each person who beneficially owns more than 5% of the common stock;

 

*

each of our executive officers named in the Management section;

 

*

each of our Directors; and

 

*

all executive officers and Directors as a group.

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The table shows the number of shares owned as of August 31, 2005 and the percentage of outstanding common stock owned as of August 31, 2005. Each person has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares shown, except as noted.
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Percent of Class (2)



Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)

Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership (2)



Before Offering(3)

After Offering (Minimum)
(4)(5)

After Offering (Maximum)
(4)(6)

         

Allan W. Williams
21071 43A Avenue
Langley, British Columbia
CANADA V3A 8K4

160,000

9.9%

7.2%

5.7%

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John C. Power
Post Office Box 114
Sea Ranch, CA 95497
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498,000

30.1%

22.0%

17.3%

         

Clifford L. Neuman
1507 Pine Street
Boulder, CO 80302

130,000

8.0%

5.9%

4.6%

         

J. Andrew Moorer
Post Office Box 3618
Carefree, AZ 85377

130,000

8.0%

5.9%

4.6%

Kevin Houtz
3000 Chestnut Avenue
Suite 343D
Baltimore, Maryland 21211

140,000

8.6%

6.3%

5.0%

Brian Power

0

0

0

0

         

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Butte Creek Brewing Company, LLC
945 West 2 nd Street
Chico, California (7)
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200,000

11%

9.0%

7.1%

         

All officers and directors as a group (three persons)


628,000


38.1%


27.8%


21.9%

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(1)

Unless otherwise stated, address is 945 West 2 nd Street, Chico, California 95928.

   

(2)

Under SEC Rules, we include in the number of shares owned by each person the number of shares issuable under outstanding options or warrants if those options or warrants are exercisable within 60 days of the date of this prospectus. In calculating percentage ownership, we calculate the ownership of each person who owns exercisable options by adding (i) the number of exercisable options for that person only to (ii) the number of total shares outstanding and dividing that result into (iii) the total number of shares and exercisable options owned by that person.

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(3)

Shares and percentages beneficially owned are based upon 1,820,000 shares outstanding on August 31, 2005.

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(4)

Assumes shareholder did not purchase any shares in the offering.

   

(5)

Assumes 2,220,000 shares outstanding.

   

(6)

Assumes 2,820,000 shares outstanding.

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(7)

Voting and investment power is exercised by the sole manager of Butte Creek, who is Thomas Atmore.

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The Offering

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       We are offering on a best efforts basis up to 1,000,000 shares of our common stock on a 400,000 minimum, all-or-none, 1,000,000 share maximum basis at an offering price of $.50 per share. The terms of the offering are as follows:

 

*

We are offering the shares to the public through our officers and directors, and will rely primarily on the efforts of John Power, one of our directors. No sales commission will be paid to our officers and directors. We do not presently intend to use the services of any broker-dealer or investment banking firm in the offering.

     
 

*

Until we have sold at least 400,000 shares of common stock, we will not accept subscriptions for any shares. None of our officers, directors or promoters will purchase shares in the offering in order to achieve the minimum offering amount. All proceeds of the offering will be deposited in an escrow account with Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc., our transfer agent. If we are unable to sell at least 400,000 shares before the offering ends, we will return all funds, without deduction or interest, to subscribers promptly following the end of the offering.

     
 

*

We have the right to completely or partially accept or reject any subscription for shares offered in this offering, for any reason or for no reason. The offering will remain open until the earlier of all of the shares are sold or 90 days from the date of this prospectus, which may be extended by us, in our discretion, for an additional 90 days. We may decide to cease selling efforts at any time prior to such date if our Board of Directors determines that there is a better use of funds and management time than the continuation of this offering.

     
 

*

If this offering is not oversubscribed, within a reasonable time after effectiveness, we plan to accept all subscriptions as soon as reasonably practicable. If this offering is oversubscribed or appears likely to be oversubscribed within a reasonable time after effectiveness, we plan to allocate the shares among subscribers in our sole discretion.

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       We will reimburse our officers and directors for expenses incurred in connection with the offer and sale of shares in this offering. All of our officers and directors except John Power are relying on Rule 3a4-1 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 as a "safe harbor" from registration as a broker-dealer in connection with the offer and sales of the shares. In order to rely on such "safe harbor" provisions provided by Rule 3a4-1, an officer or director must be in compliance with all of the following:

 

-

He must not be subject to a statutory disqualification;

     
 

-

He must not be compensated in connection with such selling participation by payment of commission or other payments based either directly or indirectly on such transactions;

     
 

-

He must not be an associated person of a broker-dealer;

     
 

-

He must restrict participation to transactions involving offers and sale of the shares;

     
 

-

He must perform substantial duties for us after the close of the offering not connected with transactions in securities, and not have been associated with a broker or dealer for the preceding 12 months, and not participate in selling an offering of securities for any issuer more than once every 12 months; and

     
 

-

He must restrict participation to written communications or responses to inquiries of potential purchasers.

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We believe that each of our officers and directors qualifies to rely upon the foregoing safe harbor, except for John Power, who would be deemed to be subject to a statutory disqualification as a result of the regulatory matter discussed more fully in this prospectus under the heading "Management - Directors and Officers." Our officers and directors have no current plans to purchase shares in the offering.

       How to Invest in the Offering

       Prior to effectiveness, no one may purchase any shares in this offering. Following the effectiveness of this offering, in order to purchase shares in this offering, an investor must:

 

*

Execute and deliver to us a subscription agreement that will provided by us to investors.

     
 

*

Deliver the subscription agreement to us at the same time that you deliver payment of the subscription amount for your shares. All payments should be made payable to the order of "Golden West Brewing Company, Inc. Escrow Account."

     
 

*

Deliver a signed subscription agreement and payment of the subscription amount to Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc. as follows:

     

Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc.
3200 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 430
Denver, CO 80209

Attention: Carylyn K. Bell

     
 

*

Following the effectiveness of this offering, an investor can request a paper copy of the subscription agreement and prospectus by calling us, writing to us, or e-mailing us at the number and address listed in this prospectus.

       We intend to deliver to investors certificates for their shares within 30 days of accepting their subscription agreements.

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Description of Securities

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       We are authorized to issue up to 20,000,000 shares of $.0001 par value common stock and 5,000,000 shares of $.0001 par value preferred stock. As of August 31, 2005, 1,820,000 shares of common stock and no shares of preferred stock were issued and outstanding, and there were approximately 14 shareholders of record.
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Common Stock

       Each holder of common stock is entitled to one vote for each share held of record. There is no right to cumulative voting of shares for the election of directors. The shares of common stock are not entitled to pre-emptive rights and are not subject to redemption or assessment. Each share of common stock is entitled to share ratably in distributions to shareholders and to receive ratably such dividends as may be declared by our Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor. Upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of common stock are entitled to receive, pro-rata, our assets which are legally available for distribution to shareholders.

Preferred Stock

       We are authorized to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of $.0001 par value preferred stock. Our preferred stock can be issued in one or more series as may be determined from time-to-time by our Board of Directors. In establishing a series our Board of Directors shall give to it a distinctive designation so as to distinguish it from the shares of all other series and classes, shall fix the number of shares in such series, and the preferences, rights and restrictions thereof. All shares of any one series shall be alike in every particular. Our Board of Directors has the authority, without shareholder approval, to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of any series of preferred stock including, without limitation:

 

*

the rate of distribution,

     
 

*

the price at and the terms and conditions on which shares shall be redeemed,

     
 

*

the amount payable upon shares for distributions of any kind,

     
 

*

sinking fund provisions for the redemption of shares,

     
 

*

the terms and conditions on which shares may be converted if the shares of any series are issued with the privilege of conversion, and

     
 

*

voting rights except as limited by law.

       We could authorize the issuance of additional series of preferred stock which would grant to holders preferred rights to our assets upon liquidation, the right to receive dividend coupons before dividends would be declared to common shareholders, and the right to the redemption of such shares, together with a premium, prior to the redemption to common stock. Our common shareholders have no redemption rights. In addition, our Board could issue large blocks of voting stock to fend off unwanted tender offers or hostile takeovers without further shareholder approval.

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Anti-takeover Effects of Certain Provisions of Our Certificate of Incorporation and Delaware Law

        We are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, an anti-takeover law. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a "business combination" with an "interested stockholder" for a period of three years following the date the person became an interested stockholder, unless (with certain exceptions) the "business combination" or the transaction in which the person became an "interested stockholder" is approved in a prescribed manner. Generally, a "business combination" includes a merger, asset or stock sale, or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. Generally, an "interested stockholder" is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns (or within three years prior to the determination of interested stockholder status, did own) 15% or more of the corporation's voting stock. The existence of this provision would be expected to have an anti-takeover effect with respect to transactions not approved in advance by the board of directors, including discouraging takeover attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for the shares of common stock held by stockholders.

Transfer Agent, Warrant Agent and Registrar

       The transfer agent and registrar for our common and preferred stock is Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc., 3200 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 430, Denver, CO 80209.

Reports to Shareholders

       We intend to furnish annual reports to shareholders that will include audited financial statements reported on by our independent certified public accountants. In addition, we will issue unaudited quarterly or other interim reports to shareholders, as we deem appropriate.

Shares Eligible For Future Sale

       Prior to the offering, there has been no public market for our common stock. If a public trading market develops, of which there can be no assurance, future sales of substantial amounts of common stock in the public market could adversely affect prevailing market prices.

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       Upon completion of the offering, we will have between 2,220,000 and 2,820,000 shares of common stock outstanding, depending on how many shares are sold in the offering. All 1,820,000 shares which were outstanding prior to this offering are "restricted securities" under the Securities Act and may not be resold except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including Rule 144. All of the shares sold in this offering will be freely tradable without restriction under the Securities Act, except for any shares owned by our officers, directors, and major shareholders, which will be subject to certain resale limitations of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act. Officers and directors who own in the aggregate a total of 618,000 shares have agreed with us not to sell, transfer, assign, or make any other disposition of any shares owned by them for a period of six months after the date of this prospectus.
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Legal Matters

       The validity of the issuance of the common stock offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Clifford L. Neuman, P.C. of Boulder, Colorado. Mr. Neuman is the beneficial owner of 130,000 shares of common stock of the Company.

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Experts

       Our financial statements and those of Butte Creek as of and for the year ended December 31, 2004 have been included herein in reliance on the reports of Schumacher & Associates, Inc., independent public accountants, appearing elsewhere herein, given upon the authority of that firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

Additional Information

       We file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You may read and copy any document we file at the Commission's Public Reference Rooms, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Please call the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the Public Reference Rooms. You can also obtain copies of our Commission filings by going to the Commission's Website at http://www.sec.gov.

       We have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement on Form SB-2 to register the shares of our common stock and common stock warrants to be sold by the Selling Securityholders and issued pursuant to the exercise of the warrants. This Prospectus is part of that Registration Statement and, as permitted by the Commission's rules, does not contain all of the information set forth in the Registration Statement. For further information about us or our common stock, you may refer to the Registration Statement and to the exhibits filed as part of the Registration Statement. You can review a copy of the Registration Statement and its exhibits at the public reference rooms maintained by the Commission and on the Commission's Website as described above.

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GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

BUTTE CREEK BREWING COMPANY, LLC

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AND

PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

F-1

 

GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC.

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

PAGE

   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

F-3

   

Consolidated Balance Sheets - June 30, 2005 (unaudited) and December 31, 2004

F-4

   

Consolidated Statements of Operations - For the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 and the period from December 23, 2003 to June 30, 2005 (unaudited)


F-5

   

Consolidated Statements of Operations - For the period from December 23, 2003 (inception) through December 31, 2003, the year ended December 31, 2004, and the period from December 23, 2003 through December 31, 2004



F-6

   

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity - For the period from December 23, 2003 (inception) through December 31, 2004, and for the six months ended June 30, 2005 (unaudited)



F-7

   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - For the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 and the period from December 23, 2003 to June 30, 2005 (unaudited)


F-8

   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - For the period from December 23, 2003 (inception) through December 31, 2003, the year ended December 31, 2004, and the period from December 23, 2003 through December 31, 2004



F-9

   

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

F-10

F-2

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT

REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors
Golden West Brewing Company, Inc.
(a Development Stage Company)

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Golden West Brewing Company, Inc. (a development stage company), as of December 31, 2004, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the period from December 23, 2003 (inception) to December 31, 2003, the year ended December 31, 2004, and the period from December 23, 2003 to December 31, 2004. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States of America). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Golden West Brewing Company, Inc. (a development stage company) as of December 31, 2004, and the results of its operations and cash flows for the period from December 23, 2003 (inception) to December 31, 2003, the year ended December 31, 2004, and the period from December 23, 2003 to December 31, 2004, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As described in Note 1, the Company has sustained losses from operations, and has net capital and working capital deficits which raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

SCHUMACHER & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Denver, Colorado
May 18, 2005

F-3

GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

ASSETS

 

As of June 30, 2005
(unaudited)

 


As of
December 31, 2004

Current Assets :

     

     Cash and cash equivalents

$              - 

 

$              - 

     Deposits

        1,000 

 

                - 

               Total current assets

      1,000 

 

                - 

       

Other Assets :

     

     Investment in Butte Creek

    473,256 

 

350,000 

     Intangibles

2,325 

 

1,990 

     Deferred offering costs

139,373 

 

69,847 

     Other assets

           324 

 

           324 

               Total other assets

    615,278 

 

    422,161 

Total Assets

$  616,278 

$  422,161 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current Liabilities :

     

     Current maturities on long term debt (Note 2)

$     4,240 

 

$             - 

     Checks written in excess of funds available

6,855 

 

2,196 

     Accounts payable

105,798 

 

104,047 

     Advances payable, related parties

     183,493 

 

43,908 

     Advance payable

       10,000 

 

               - 

               Total current liabilities

310,386 

 

150,151 

Long Term Debt (Note 2)

      19,758 

 

               - 

       

Total Liabilities

    330,144 

 

   150,151 

       

Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 1,2,3,4,8 and 9)

     
       

Stockholders' EQUITY

     

     Preferred stock, $.0001 par value, 5,000,000 shares
          authorized, none issued and outstanding


 


      Common Stock, $.0001 par value, 20,000,000 shares
      authorized, 1,500,000 and 1,620,000 shares issued and
      outstanding at December 31, 2004 and June 30, 2005,
      respectively




162 

 




150 

     Additional paid-in capital

364,838 

 

     334,850 

     Accumulated (Deficit) during development stage

      (78,866)

 

    (62,990)

       

Total Stockholders' EQUITY

     286,134 

 

      272,010

       

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' EQUITY

$  616,278 

 

$    422,161

See accompanying notes to these financial statements.

F-4

GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)

 

For the Six Months Ended
June 30 ,

For the period from
December 23, 2003 (inception) to
June 30, 2005

 

2005

 

2004

         

Revenues

$              - 

 

$             - 

$               - 

         

Operating Expenses:

       

     Organizational expenses

 

7,515 

     Legal & accounting

8,977 

 

56,000 

     Research & development

 

928 

928 

     Selling, general and administrative

         6,899 

 

              956 

       14,423 

          Total operating expenses

       15,876 

 

           1,884 

       78,866 

         

Net (Loss)

$(   15,876)

 

$        (1,884)

$   (78,866)

         

Net (Loss) Per Share

$         (.01)

 

$               nil

$        (.06)

         

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding

   1,560,000 

 

       700,000 

 1,393,129 

         
         

See accompanying notes to these financial statements.

F-5

GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS



For the year ended
December 31,2004


For the period
from December 23, 2003 (inception) through
December 31, 2003

For the period
from December 23, 2003 (inception) through
December 31, 2004

       

Revenues

$              - 

$               - 

$              - 

       

Operating Expenses:

     

     Organizational expenses

7,198 

317 

7,515

     Legal and accounting

47,025 

47,025

     Research and development

928 

928

     Selling, general and administrative

         7,392 

           130  

         7,522

          Total operating expenses

      62,543 

           447 

       62,990

       

Net (Loss)

$  (62,543)

$       (447)

$  (62,990)

       

Net (Loss) Per Share

$        (.06)

$            nil

$        (.07)

       

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding

 1,001,388 

   433,333 

    924,691 

       
       

 

See accompanying notes to these financial statements.

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GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
FROM DECEMBER 23, 2003 (INCEPTION) THROUGH
DECEMBER 31, 2004
(THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 31, 2005 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2005 IS UNAUDITED)

 

 




Preferred Stock




Common Stock



Additional
Paid-In

Accumulated (Deficit) During Development

 

 

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

Capital

Stage

Totals

Balance, inception

$          - 

-

$           - 

$             -

$             - 

$            - 

               

Stock issued for assets at $0.15




400,000


40 


59,960



60,000 

               

Stock issued for cash at $0.25




300,000


30 


74,970



75,000 

               

Net (loss)

          - 

            - 

             -

            - 

               -

        (447)

       (447)

               

Balance, December 31,
     2003


          - 


            - 


700,000


70 


134,930


(447)


134,553 

               

Stock issued for cash at $0.25




800,000


80 


199,920



200,000 

               

Net (loss)

          - 

           - 

            -

            - 

               -

    (62,543)

  (62,543)

               

Balance, December 31, 2004


         - 


          - 


1,500,000


     150 


 334,850


(62,990)


  272,010 

               

Stock issued for conversion of liabilities at $0.25







120,000



12 



29,988

 



30,000 

               

Net (Loss)

          - 

          - 

          - 

          - 

                -

    (15,876)

  (15,876)

               

Balance, June 30, 2005
(Unaudited)


         - 


$          - 


1,620,000


$     162 


$  364,838


$(  78,866)


$286,134 

 

See accompanying notes to these financial statements.

F-7

GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

 


For the
Six Months
Ended June 30,           2005         


For the
Six Months
Ended June 30 ,        2004       


For the Period 
from December 23, 2003 (inception) through June 30,           2005          

Cash Flows from Operating Activities :

     

     Net loss

$        (15,876)

$        (1,884)

$    (78,866)

     Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in
          operating activities:


   

     Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

     

          (Increase) in:

     

               Other assets

(1,335) 

(251)

(3,649)

          Increase (decrease) in:

     

               Accounts payable and advances payable

11,751

115,798 

               Accounts payable, related party

        169,585 

            7,357 

    213,493 

          Net cash provided by operating activities

        164,125 

            5,222 

    246,776 

       

Cash Flows from Investing Activities :

     

     Advances to Butte Creek

       (123,256)

       (121,886)

    (413,256)

          Net cash (used in) investing activities

       (123,256)

       (121,886)

    (413,256)

       

Cash Flows from Financing Activities :

     

     Proceeds from issuance of stock

121,750 

275,000 

     Deferred offering costs

(69,526)

(5,000)

(139,373)

     Checks written in excess of funds available

4,659 

6,855 

      Proceeds (repayments) from notes payable, net

         23,998 

                   - 

       23,998 

          Net cash provided by financing activities

        (40,869)

       116,750 

     166,480 

       

Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents

86 

Cash and Cash Equivalents , beginning of period

                    - 

                   - 

               - 

Cash and Cash Equivalents , end of period

$                  - 

$               86 

$             - 

Supplemental Schedule of Cash Flow Information :

     

     Cash paid for interest

$                  - 

$                 - 

$             - 

     Cash paid for income tax

$                  - 

$                 - 

$             - 

Issuance of stock for conversion of liabilities

$ 30,000

$                 - 

$   30,000 

June 30, 2004 numbers not updated yet.

See accompanying notes to these financial statements.

F-8

 

GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 



For the year ended December 31, 2004

For the period from
December 23, 2003
(inception) through
December 31, 2003

For the period from December 23, 2003 (inception) through December 31, 2004

Cash Flows from Operating Activities :

     

     Net loss

$      (62,543)

$         (447)

$      (62,990)

     Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in
          operating activities:

     

     Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

     

          (Increase) in:

     

               Other assets

(1,144)

(670)

(1,814)

          Increase in:

     

               Checks written in excess of funds available

2,196 

2,196 

               Accounts payable

104,047 

1,582 

105,629 

               Accounts payable, related party

        42,326 

                 - 

        42,326 

          Net cash provided by operating activities

        84,882 

            465 

        85,347 

       

Cash Flows from Investing Activities :

     

     Advances to Butte Creek

     (215,035)

      (75,465)

     (290,500)

          Net cash (used in) investing activities

     (215,035)

      (75,465)

     (290,500)

       

Cash Flows from Financing Activities :

     

     Proceeds from issuance of stock

200,000 

75,000 

275,000 

     Deferred offering costs

       (69,847)

                - 

       (69,847)

          Net cash provided by financing activities

       130,153 

        75,000

      205,153 

       

Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents , beginning of period

                    - 

                - 

                  - 

Cash and Cash Equivalents , end of period

$                  - 

$              - 

$                - 

Supplemental Schedule of Cash Flow Information :

     

     Cash paid for interest

$                  - 

$              - 

$                - 

      Cash paid for income tax

$                  - 

$              - 

$                - 

      Issuance of stock for assets

$                  - 

$    60,000 

$      60,000 

 

See accompanying notes to these financial statements.

F-9

 

GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND DECEMBER 31, 2003
(References to June 30, 2005 and 2004 are unaudited)

1.       Nature of Business and Significant Accounting Policies:

This summary of significant accounting policies of Golden West Brewing Company, Inc. (the "Company") is presented to assist in understanding the Company's financial statements. The financial statements and notes are representations of the Company's management who is responsible for their integrity and objectivity. These accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America and have been consistently applied in preparation of the financial statements. The Company has selected December 31 as its year end.

Description of Business - Golden West Brewing Company, Inc. (the "Company") a Delaware Corporation and its wholly-owned California subsidiary Golden West Brewing Company ("GWB-CA") are development stage companies formed in December 2003 for the purpose of acquiring Butte Creek Brewing Company, LLC ("Butte Creek").

The Company issued 400,000 shares valued at $60,000 to five investors in exchange for certain assets. The assets consisted of advances to Butte Creek of $59,500, a trademark application number 78169062 with the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") for Mount Shasta Ale™ valued at $335 and a domain name www.ales.com valued at $165.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the companies listed above for the year ended December 31, 2004, the period from December 23, 2003 (inception) through December 31, 2004 and the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004. All inter-company account balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

Income Recognition - The Company is a development stage company and has generated no revenues.

Accounting Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the accompanying notes. The actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company's financial statements are based upon a number of significant estimates including the allowance for doubtful accounts. Due to the uncertainties inherent in the estimation process, it is at least reasonably possible that the estimates for these items could be further revised in the near term and such revisions could be material.

Financial Instruments - The Company discloses fair value information about financial instruments when it is practicable to estimate that value. The carrying value of the Company's cash, cash equivalents, and accounts payable approximate their estimated fair values due to their short-term maturities.

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Concentrations of Credit Risk - Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents and advances. At December 31, 2004 and June 30, 2005, the Company had no amounts of cash or cash equivalents in financial institutions in excess of amounts insured by agencies of the U.S. Government.

Valuation of Long-Lived Assets - The Company evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets to be held and used whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The carrying value of a long-lived asset is considered impaired when the projected undiscounted future cash flows are less than its carrying value. The Company measures impairment based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair market value. Fair market value is determined primarily using the projected cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved. Losses on long-lived assets to be disposed of are determined in a similar manner, except that fair market values are reduced for the cost to dispose.

Income Taxes - The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and the amounts at which they are carried in the financial statements, the effect of net operating losses, based upon the enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

Intangibles - Intangibles consist of receipts, trade names, trademarks and other intangibles. Amounts are amortized using the straight-line method over 20 years, which is the estimated useful life of the intangibles. Assets determined to have indefinite lives are no longer amortized in accordance with SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangibles," but are tested for impairment on an annual basis.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements - There were various accounting standards and interpretations issued during 2004 and 2003, none of which are expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position, operations or cash flows.

Interim Financial Statements - The balance sheet as of June 30, 2005 and the statements of operations and statements of cash flows for the six month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 and the period from December 23, 2003 (inception) through June 30, 2005, and the statement of changes in stockholders' deficit for the six months ended June 30, 2005 have been prepared by the Company without audit. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to fairly present the financial position, results of operations, cash flows and changes in stockholders' deficit for all periods presented have been made.

Development Stage Enterprise - Based upon the Company's business plan, it is a development stage enterprise since planned principal operations have not yet commenced. Accordingly, the Company presents its financial statements in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America that apply in establishing operating enterprises. As a development stage enterprise, the Company discloses the deficit accumulated during the development stage and the cumulative statements of operations and cash flows from inception to the current balance sheet date.

Per Share Information - Per share information is computed by dividing the net income or loss by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period.

Cash and Cash Equivalents - The Company considers cash and cash equivalents to consist of cash on hand and demand deposits in banks with an initial maturity of 90 days or less.

Risks and Uncertainties - The Company is subject to substantial business risks and uncertainties inherent in starting a new business. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to generate sufficient revenues or obtain sufficient funds necessary for launching a new business venture.

Basis of Presentation - Going Concern - Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America contemplates the continuation of the Company as a going concern. However, the Company has sustained losses from operations, and has net capital and working capital deficits and no business operations, which raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.

In view of these matters, realization of certain of the assets in the accompanying balance sheet is dependent upon continued operations of the Company, which in turn is dependent upon the Company's ability to meet its financial requirements, raise additional capital, and the success of its future operations.

Investments - During the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 and the six months ended June 30, 2005, the Company advanced $215,035, $134,965, and $123,256, respectively, to Butte Creek Brewing Company, LLC as part of the Asset Purchase Agreement that was completed on August 31, 2005.

2.      Advances and Notes Payable:

The Company has advances payable to related parties in the amounts of $43,908 as of December 31, 2004 and $183,493 as of June 30, 2005. The advances are uncollateralized, due on demand and do not bear interest.

The Company obtained a $25,000 loan from an unrelated individual in March 2005. The Company is making monthly payments of $519 based on a 60-month amortization, including interest at a rate of 9% with a balloon maturity in March 2008. The note is uncollateralized as of June 30, 2005 but was subsequently collateralized by the assets of Butte Creek. As of June 30, 2005, the note had current maturities of $4,240 and a long-term maturity of $19,758.

3       Related Party Transactions:

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(a)      The Company issued 400,000 shares valued at $60,000 to five investors in exchange for certain assets the investors had acquired from the Alta Group (see below).

The assets acquired had been sold by Alta California Broadcasting, Inc. and its affiliates Nova Redwood, LLC and Four Rivers Broadcasting, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the "Alta group"). John C. Power, an officer, director and founder of the Company, is also a former officer and director of all three entities that comprise the Alta group.

Alta California Broadcasting, Inc. had acquired the domain name www.ales.com. On September 29, 2002, Four Rivers Broadcasting, Inc. filed a trademark application number 78169062 with the Unites States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") for Mount Shasta Ale™ based on its intent to use the proposed mark. In 2003, Nova Redwood, LLC had advanced $59,500 to Butte Creek Brewing Company, LLC as part of a planned acquisition. In October 2003, the Alta Group decided to not pursue the acquisition of Butte Creek and sold the domain name www.ales.com, all rights to the Federal Trademark application for Mount Shasta Ale™ and the advances to Butte Creek for $60,000 to a group of five investors who became founding shareholders of the Company.

(b)      On December 1, 2003, an officer and director of the Company purchased a delivery vehicle (2003 Ford Van) for the purposes of assisting Butte Creek Brewing Company, LLC ("Butte Creek") maintain and expand its self-distribution capabilities. The vehicle is 100% utilized by Butte Creek as a delivery vehicle. The purchase price of the vehicle was $22,920.70 and was financed for 60 months with Ford Credit at an annual percentage rate of 5.99%. The payments on the vehicle are paid by the Company and are recorded as advances to Butte Creek under the asset purchase agreement. The liability to Ford Credit is in the name of the officer and director of Golden West Brewing company, Inc. and is therefore not recorded as a liability on these financial statements. There are no written agreements between the Company and Butte Creek memorializing this transaction. The balance owing as of June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 was $16,832 and $18,886, respectively.

(c)      In July 2004, an officer and director of the Company purchased a delivery vehicle (2004 Ford Van) for the purpose of assisting Butte Creek maintain and expand its self-distribution capabilities. The vehicle is 100% utilized by Butte Creek as a delivery vehicle. The purchase price was $26,155.91 and was financed for 60 months with Ford Credit at an annual percentage rate of 0.90%. The payments on the vehicle are paid by the Company and are recorded as advances to Butte Creek under the asset purchase agreement. The liability to Ford Credit is the name of the officer and director of the Company and is therefore not recorded as a liability on these financial statements. There are no written agreements between the Company and Butte Creek memorializing this transaction. The balance owing as of June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 was $21,895 and $24,454, respectively.

(d)      In 2003, an officer and director of the Company guaranteed a $25,000 line of credit for Butte Creek with one of its key suppliers. No compensation has been paid by either the Company or Butte Creek for the guarantee.

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(e)      In 2004, the Company purchased certain hops rhizomes for research and development purposes. The rhizomes were planted on the property of a former director of the Company. The rhizomes were expensed as research and development expense in 2004. The value of the personal real property used by the former director to farm the hops was an insignificant portion of his property.

(f)      The Company has advances payable to a related party in the amounts of $43,908 as of December 31, 2004 and $183,493 as of June 30, 2005. The advances are uncollateralized, are due on demand and do not bear interest.

(g)      In January 2005, John Power converted $22,500 in outstanding advances to the Company into 90,000 shares of common stock.

(h) Between March and September 2005, the Company borrowed a total of $125,000 from three lenders: $50,000 from Power Curve, Inc. (a company controlled by John Power); $50,000 from Lone Oak Vineyards, Inc. (a company controlled by Brian Power); and $25,000 from Tiffany Grace, an unaffiliated party. The loans were used to payoff Butte Creek's loans to Tri County Economic Development Corporation and purchase additional equipment. The loans, which were documented in September 2005, accrue interest at the rate of 9% per annum, are payable in monthly payments of principal and interest based upon a five year amortization, and are due in full between March and September 2008. The loans are secured by a security interest covering all of our tangible and intangible assets.

4.        Contingent Liabilities:

On September 29, 2002, Four Rivers Broadcasting, Inc. filed a trademark application number 78169062 with the Unites States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") for Mount Shasta Ale™ based on its intent to use the proposed mark. All rights to the mark were assigned to certain founding shareholders of the Company and subsequently the Company.

The mark was initially approved for publication by the USPTO. However, the owner of a different federally registered trademark has opposed our registration of this mark. In addition, Four Rivers entered into litigation with a third-party regarding the mark. The Company is liable for certain legal fees incurred by Four Rivers regarding this litigation. The Company incurred approximately $52,760 in legal fees relating to this litigation. Subsequent to June 30, 2005, the Company entered into a settlement agreement whereby the Company agreed to not pursue federal registration of the trademark, but will continue to use the mark under non-exclusive rights.

The Company has given verbal authority to Butte Creek to market Mt. Shasta Extra Pale Ale. No licensing agreement has been negotiated or executed.

Effective July 1, 2005, the Company entered into a five year lease for office and warehouse space in Chico, California for Butte Creek. The lease provides for monthly rents of $3,312 and expires in 2010.

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5.      Deferred Offering Costs :

As of June 30, 2005, the Company had incurred $139,373 related to a proposed public offering of its securities. The Company has carried the $139,373 as deferred offering costs in its financial statements. If the offering is successful, these costs will be charged against the proceeds.

6.      Common Stock :

At inception, the Company issued 400,000 shares of its common stock at $0.15 per share for assets valued at $60,000. During the period ended December 31, 2003, the Company issued 300,000 shares of its common stock at $0.25 per share for cash of $75,000.

During the period ended December 31, 2004, the Company issued 800,000 shares of its common stock at $0.25 per share for cash of $200,000.

Subsequent to December 31, 2004, the Company issued 90,000 shares of its common stock at $0.25 per share for conversion of advances payable of $22,500, and 30,000 shares of common stock in conversion of outstanding indebtedness in the amount of $7,500.

In connection with the business combination with Butte Creek on August 31, 2005, the Company issued 200,000 shares of common stock to Butte Creek.

7.      Income Taxes:

The Company has an estimated net operating loss carry forward of approximately $63,000 and $72,000 at December 31, 2004 and June 30, 2005, respectively, to offset future taxable income. The net operating loss carry forward, if not used, will expire in various years through 2025, and may be restricted if there is a change in ownership. No deferred income taxes have been recorded because of the uncertainty of future taxable income to be offset.

Significant components of the Company's net deferred income tax asset are as follows:

 

June 30,
2005

June 30,
2004

December 31, 2004

December 31, 2003

         
         

Net operating losses carry forward

$ 14,600 

$       431 

$  11,700 

$         100 

Deferred income tax allowance

  (14,600)

        (431)

   (11,700)

          (100)

Net deferred income tax asset

$           - 

$            - 

$            - 

$              - 

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The reconciliation of income tax (benefit) computed at the federal statutory rate to income tax expense (benefit) for all periods presented is as follows:

 

Tax (benefit) at Federal statutory rate

 

(15.00)%

 

State tax (benefit) net of Federal benefit

 

(3.50)   

 

Valuation allowance

 

18.50    

 

Tax provision (benefit)

 

       -    

8.      Investment:

During the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 the Company advanced $215,035 and $134,965, respectively, representing a $350,000 purchase price to an entity with whom the Company has entered into an Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement. See Notes 1 and 9. During the six months ended June 30, 2005, the Company advanced an additional $123,256 to this entity. These advances are prepayments on the purchase of assets and are uncollateralized. Subsequent to June 30, 2005, the business combination was completed.

9.      Agreements :

On October 8, 2004, the Company executed a definitive Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement with Butte Creek. Under the terms of the Acquisition Agreement, the Company planned to purchase substantially all of the business assets of Butte Creek. In consideration of the Butte Creek assets, the Company agreed to pay:

 

*

the sum of $350,000 in cash, all of which has been advanced as of December 31, 2004;

     
 

*

the assumption by Golden West of not more than $300,000 in trade and accounts payable of Butte Creek (subsequently revised to approximately $300,000); and

     
 

*

the issuance of no more than 200,000 shares of the Company's common stock to Butte Creek, subject to a working capital adjustment.

In accordance with an Amendment to the Acquisition Agreement, closing occurred August 31, 2005.

10.        Equity Incentive Plan:

On December 10, 2004, we adopted our 2004 Equity Incentive Plan for our officers, directors and other employees, plus outside consultants and advisors. Under the Equity Incentive Plan, our employees, outside consultants and advisors may receive awards of non-qualified options and incentive options, stock appreciation rights or shares of stock. A maximum of 500,000 shares of our common stock are subject to the Equity Incentive Plan. No stock appreciation rights, options or bonus stock have been granted under the Equity Incentive Plan.

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The Equity Incentive Plan may be administered by the Board or in the Board's sole discretion by the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee as may be specified by the Board to perform the functions and duties of the Committee under the Equity Incentive Plan. Subject to the provisions of the Equity Incentive Plan, the Committee and the Board shall determine, from those eligible to be participants in the Equity Incentive Plan, the persons to be granted stock options, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock, the amount of stock or rights to be optioned or granted to each such person, and the terms and conditions of any stock option, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock.

11.        Subsequent Events:

Subsequent to June 30, 2005, the Company received advances totalling $86,879 from affiliated parties to fund its ongoing operations and obligations.

On August 31, 2005, the Company completed its acquisition of Butte Creek Brewing. See Note 9.

Between March and September 2005, the Company borrowed a total of $125,000 from three lenders: $50,000 from Power Curve, Inc. (a company controlled by John Power); $50,000 from Lone Oak Vineyards, Inc. (a company controlled by Brian Power); and $25,000 from Tiffany Grace, an unaffiliated party. The loans were used to payoff Butte Creek's loans to Tri County Economic Development Corporation and purchase additional equipment. The loans, which were documented in September 2005, accrue interest at the rate of 9% per annum, are payable in monthly payments of principal and interest based upon a five year amortization, and are due in full between March and September 2008. The loans are secured by a security interest covering all of our tangible and intangible assets.

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BUTTE CREEK BREWING COMPANY, LLC

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

PAGE

   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

F-19

   

Balance Sheets - June 30, 2005 (unaudited) and December 31, 2004

F-20

   

Statements of Operations - For the six months ended June 30, 2005 (unaudited) and June 30, 2004 (unaudited)

F-21

   

Statements of Operations - For the Years Ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

F-22

   

Statements of Members' Deficit - For the six months ended June 30, 2005 (unaudited) and the Years Ended December 31, 2004 and 2003


F-23

   

Statements of Cash Flows - For the six months ended June 30, 2005 (unaudited) and June 30, 2004 (unaudited)


F-24

   

Statements of Cash Flows - For the Years Ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

F-25

   

Notes to Financial Statements

F-26

F-18

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and Members
Butte Creek Brewing Company, LLC
Chico, California

We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Butte Creek Brewing Company, LLC as of December 31, 2004 and the related statements of operations, members' deficit, and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States of America). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Butte Creek Brewing Company, LLC as of December 31, 2004, and the results of their operations, changes in members' deficit and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As described in Note 1, the Company has sustained losses from operations, is delinquent on certain payables, and has net capital and working capital deficits that raise substantial doubts about its ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

SCHUMACHER & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Denver, Colorado
March 17, 2005

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BUTTE CREEK BREWING COMPANY, LLC
BALANCE SHEETS

ASSETS

 

June 30, 2005
(unaudited)

 


December 31, 2004

Current Assets :

     

     Cash and cash equivalents

$     6,481 

 

$      6,180 

     Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
          accounts of $659


99,843 

 


59,839 

     Inventory

65,696 

 

91,347 

     Prepaid Expenses

        3,966 

 

        3,003 

               Total current assets

   175,986 

 

   160,369 

Other Assets :

     

     Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

193,773 

 

149,420 

     Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization

       1,663 

 

       1,865 

               Total other assets

   195,436 

 

   151,285 

Total Assets

$ 371,422 

$ 311,654 

 

LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS' (DEFICIT)

Current Liabilities :

     

     Accounts payable

$ 85,375 

 

$ 93,562 

     Accrued expenses

192,439 

 

94,698 

     Lines of credit payable

37,140 

 

38,290 

     Management fees payable

232,522 

 

230,468 

     Advances payable

473,256 

 

350,000 

     Notes payable - other, current portion

     28,344 

 

     30,316 

     Notes payable - related party, current portion

     18,234 

 

     21,009 

               Total current liabilities

1,067,310 

 

858,343 

       

Long-Term Liabilities:

     

     Notes payable - other, net of current portion

7,695 

 

      18,462 

       

Total Liabilities

1,075,005 

 

876,805 

Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 1,4-10)

Members' (Deficit)

  (703,583)

 

  (565,151)

Total Liabilities and Members' (Deficit)

$ 371,422 

 

$ 311,654 

See accompanying notes to these financial statements.

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BUTTE CREEK BREWING COMPANY, LLC
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004

 

2005
(unaudited)

2004
(unaudited)

 
     
     

Revenues

$  389,464 

$     302,329 

     

Cost of Sales

   270,924 

       206,102 

     

Gross Profit

   118,540 

         96,227 

     

Operating Expenses:

   

     Depreciation

18,141 

14,052 

     Member compensation

18,000 

25,200 

     Rent

15,900 

15,900 

     Salesman compensation

43,402 

32,242 

     Other

   137,693 

       83,437 

          Total operating expenses

   233,136 

     170,831 

     

Operating (Loss)

  (114,596)

     (74,604)

     

Other Income (Expense):

   

     Other income (expense)

(13,000)

1,756 

     Interest (expense)

    (10,836)

     (14,914)

          Total other (expense)

    (23,836)

     (13,158)

     

Net (Loss)

$(138,432)

$ (87,762)

     

See accompanying notes to these financial statements.

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BUTTE CREEK BREWING COMPANY, LLC
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Years Ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

     
   

2004

 

2003

         

Revenues

 

$  664,542 

 

$   438,753 

         

Cost of Sales

 

   441,171 

 

     338,160 

         

Gross Profit

 

   223,371  

 

     100,593  

         

Operating Expenses:

       

     Depreciation

 

32,145 

 

29,678 

     Member compensation

 

38,500 

 

49,400 

     Rent

 

31,800 

 

31,100 

     Salesman compensation

 

67,672 

 

30,689 

     Other

 

    209,997 

 

      96,330 

          Total operating expenses

 

    380,114  

 

    237,197  

         

Operating (Loss)

 

   (156,743)

 

   (136,604)

         

Other Income (Expense):

       

     Interest (expense)

 

(30,923)

 

(30,082)

     Gain on sale of building

 

       1,756 

 

               - 

          Total other income(expense)

 

    (29,167)

 

    (30,082)

         

Net (Loss)

 

$(185,910)

 

$ (166,686)

See accompanying notes to these financial statements.

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BUTTE CREEK BREWING COMPANY, LLC .
STATEMENTS OF MEMBERS' (DEFICIT)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND 2003
AND FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2005

     

 

 

 

 

         

Members' (Deficit), January 1, 2003

       

$   (212,555)

           

Net loss

       

     (166,686 )

           

Members' (Deficit), December 31, 2003

       

$  (379,241)

           

Net loss

       

    (185,910)

           

Members' (Deficit), December 31, 2004

       

$  (565,151)

           

Net loss

       

    (138,432)

           

Members' (Deficit), June 30, 2005 (unaudited)

$  (703,583)

 

See accompanying notes to these financial statements.

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BUTTE CREEK BREWING COMPANY, LLC
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2005 AND 2004

2005

2004

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

Cash Flows from Operating Activities :

     Net (loss)

$    (138,432)

$    (87,762)

     Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in
          operating activities:

     Depreciation

18,141 

14,052 

     Amortization of intangibles

672 

566 

     Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

          (Increase) decrease in:

               Accounts receivable

(40,004)

(23,690)

               Inventory

25,651 

15,539 

               Prepaid expenses and other

(1,433)

(1,277)

          Increase (decrease) in:

               Accounts payable

21,102 

(6,769)

               Accrued expenses and other

        69,356 

        17,716 

          Net cash (used in) operating activities

      (44,947)

      (71,625)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities :

     Purchase of property and equipment

      (62,494)

      (13,736)

          Net cash (used in) investing activities

      (62,494)

      (13,736)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities :

     Proceeds from advances

123,256 

121,886 

     Payment on notes payable

      (15,514)

      (44,400)

          Net cash provided by financing activities

     107,742 

       77,486 

Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents

301 

(7,875)

Cash and Cash Equivalents , beginning of period

        6,180  

       21,200  

Cash and Cash Equivalents , end of period

$      6,481 

$     13,325 

Supplemental Schedule of Cash Flow Information :

     Cash paid for interest

$    10,836 

$     14,914 

See accompanying notes to these financial statements.

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BUTTE CREEK BREWING COMPANY, LLC
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND 2003

2004

2003

Cash Flows from Operating Activities :

     Net (loss)

$   (185,910)

$  (166,686)

     Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

     Depreciation

32,145 

29,678 

     Amortization of intangibles

1,222 

1,698 

     Allowance for bad debt expense

1,280 

     Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

          (Increase) decrease in:

               Accounts receivable

(21,456)

20,155 

               Inventory

(2,156)

(21,910)

               Prepaid expenses and other

(4,280)

(1,924)

          Increase (decrease) in:

               Accounts payable

11,635  

8,594 

               Accrued expenses and other

        26,471 

        38,256 

          Net cash (used in) operating activities

      (142,329)

      (90,859)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities :

     Purchase of property and equipment

      (20,788)

     (11,281)

          Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

      (20,788)

      (11,281)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities :

     Proceeds from advances

215,035 

134,965 

     Proceeds from issuance of notes payable

27,938 

     Payment on notes payable

      (66,940)

      (44,635)

          Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     148,095 

     118,268 

Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents

(15,022)

16,128 

Cash and Cash Equivalents , beginning of period

      21,202 

          5,074 

Cash and Cash Equivalents , end of period

$      6,180 

$      21,202 

Supplemental Schedule of Cash Flow Information :

     Cash paid for interest

$      30,923 

$      30,082 

See accompanying notes to these financial statements.

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BUTTE CREEK BREWING COMPANY, LLC

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND 2003
(REFERENCES TO SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2005 AND 2004 ARE UNAUDITED)

1.       Nature of Business and Significant Accounting Policies :

This summary of significant accounting policies of Butte Creek Brewing Company, LLC (Company) is presented to assist in understanding the Company's financial statements. The financial statements and notes are representations of the Company's management who is responsible for their integrity and objectivity. These accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America and have been consistently applied in preparation of the financial statements.

Nature of Operations - Butte Creek Brewing Company, LLC ("Company") is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of California in October 1995. The Company is a manufacturer of craft beers, specializing in organic beers. The Company's primary market for its products are customers interested in the rapidly growing arena of organic products. Most of the Company's products are distributed in the western region of the United States with some distribution to several midwestern and eastern states.

Basis of Presentation - The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern. However, the Company has sustained losses from operations, is delinquent on certain payables and has net capital and working capital deficits that raise substantial doubts about its ability to continue as a going concern.

In view of these matters, realization of certain of the assets in the accompanying balance sheet is dependent upon continued operations of the Company, which in turn is dependent upon the Company's ability to meet its financial requirements, raise additional capital, and the success of its future operations.

Management has taken and will continue to take steps to improve its liquidity by reducing costs, seeking additional financing and raising additional capital.

Revenue Recognition - The Company recognizes revenue from brewing operations when products are sold and delivered.

Accounting Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the accompanying notes. The actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company's financial 

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statements are based upon a number of significant estimates, the allowance for doubtful accounts, obsolescence of inventories and the estimated useful lives selected for property and equipment. Due to the uncertainties inherent in the estimation process, it is at least reasonably possible that the estimates for these items could be further revised in the near term and such revisions could be material.

Financial Instruments - The estimated fair value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their carrying amounts in the financial statements due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

Based on the borrowing rates currently available to the Company for loans with similar terms and average maturities, the fair value of long-term debt approximates its carrying value.

Concentrations - Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of temporary cash investments and cash equivalents, and trade accounts receivable. As of June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the Company had no amounts of cash or cash equivalents in financial institutions in excess of amounts insured by agencies of the U.S. Government. Trade receivables are from customers in one geographic location, principally Northern California, USA. The Company does not require collateral for its trade accounts receivable.

Major Customers - A significant portion of the Company's revenues are generated in Northern California. Sales to unaffiliated customers which represent 10% or more of the Company's sales for the six months ended June 30, 2005, and the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 were as follows (as a percentage of sales):

Customer

6/30/05

 

2004

 

2003

           

A

15%

 

14%

 

18%

B

-

 

11%

 

-

Purchases from unaffiliated vendors which represent 10% or more of the Company's purchases for the six months ended June 30, 2005, and the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 were as follows (as a percentage of cost of sales):

Vendor

6/30/05

 

2004

 

2003

           

A

34%

 

31%

 

48%

B

10%

 

-

 

14%

Cash Equivalents - For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments with original maturities of six months or less to be cash equivalents.

Property and Equipment - Property and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated over their estimated useful lives. The Company uses the declining-balance method of depreciation.

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A summary of the estimated useful lives follows:

Machinery and equipment

 

15 years

Kegs and related equipment

 

7 years

Transportation equipment

 

5 years

Furniture and fixtures

 

7-10 years

Expenditures for maintenance and repairs which do not materially extend the useful lives of property and equipment are charged to earnings. When property or equipment is sold or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts with the resulting gain or loss reflected in earnings.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets - The Company performs an assessment for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a long-lived asset may not be recoverable. If the net carrying value exceeds estimated undiscounted future net cash flows, then impairment is recognized to reduce the carrying value to the estimated fair value.

Income Taxes - The Company is a Limited Liability Company (LLC) and has elected to file using Internal Revenue Service Form 1065 as a partnership, whereby all taxable income or losses flow through to the benefit of its members, and therefore no income tax provision has been included in the financial statements.

Comprehensive Loss - Comprehensive loss is defined to include all changes in members capital except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Comprehensive loss was the same as net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 and for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003.

Inventories - Inventories are carried at the lower-of -average cost or market.

Advertising - Advertising costs are expensed as incurred, and were $7,669 and $3,293 for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, and $2,480 and $3,779 for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

Accounts Receivable - Accounts receivable are carried at estimated net realizable value. The Company has established an allowance for doubtful accounts based on factors pertaining to the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends and other information. Delinquent accounts are written off when it is determined that the amounts are uncollectible. The Company had an allowance for doubtful accounts of $659 at December 31, 2004.

Intangibles - Intangibles consist of logos, labels and artwork. Amounts are amortized using the straight-line method over five years, which is the estimated useful life of the intangibles.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements - There were various accounting standards and interpretations issued during 2005 and 2004, none of which are expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position, operations or cash flows.

Interim Financial Statements - The balance sheet as of June 30, 2005 and the statements of operations and statements of cash flows for the three month periods ended June 30, 2005 and June 30, 2004 and the statement of changes in member's deficit for the six months ended June 30, 2005 have been prepared by the Company without audit. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to fairly present the financial position, results of operations, cash flows and changes in member's deficit for all periods presented have been made.

Members' Interest - No computation of Net Loss Per Unit is reported in the financial statements because the Company's Operating Agreement calls for the issuance of Members' Interests as a percentage based on 100% instead of issuing individual Members' Units. Therefore, no per unit (loss) data is reported.

Other - The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.

            The Company consists of one reportable business segment.

            All of the Company's assets are located in the United States of America.

2.      Inventories :

Inventories consisted of the following at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004:

   

2005

2004

 

Raw materials

$   23,627

$   42,344

 

Work-in-process

8,231

5,565

 

Finished goods

24,810

37,520

 

Merchandise

       9,027

       5,918

   

$   65,696

$   91,347

3.      Property and Equipment :

Property and equipment consisted of the following at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004:

 

2005

2004

Machinery and equipment

$   438,231

$  382,955

Kegs and related equipment

79,320

79,320

Leasehold Improvements

4,283

-

Transportation equipment

11,541

8,606

Furniture and fixtures

         4,237

       4,237

 

537,612

475,118

Accumulated depreciation

     343,839

   325,698

 

$  193,773

$  149,420

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Depreciation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 was $18,141, $32,145 and $29,678, respectively.

4.      Lines of Credit :

The Company has available a $25,000 line of credit, with interest at the rate of 14.25%. The note is uncollateralized but guaranteed by a related party. The Company had $24,748 and $25,542 outstanding on June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.

The Company has available a $15,400 line of credit with interest at the rate of 27.98%. The note is uncollateralized but guaranteed by a related party. The Company had $12,392 and $12,748 outstanding on June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.

5.      Notes Payable:

   

2005

2004

       
 

Note to a financial corporation, payable in monthly installments of $1,906, including interest at the rate of 9%, maturing September 2006, collateralized by substantially all the assets of the Company and pledged assets of a related party.





$32,174





38,711

       
 

Note to a financial corporation, payable in monthly installments of $1,106, including interest at the rate of 11.5%, maturing October 2005, collateralized by substantially all the assets of the Company.




3,865




10,067

       
 

Note to a related party, payable in monthly installments of $555, with no interest, maturing May 2005, collateralized by selected equipment.



-0-



2,775

       
 

Note to a related party, payable in monthly installments of $300, including interest at the rate of 8%, maturing December 2004. The note is uncollateralized.




8,136




8,136

       
 

Note to a related party, payable in monthly installments of $500, exclusive of interest at the rate of 8%, maturing December 2004. The note is uncollateralized.




     10,098




    10,098

   

54,273

69,787

       
 

Less Current Maturities

     46,578

  51,325

   

$   7,695

$18,462

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Maturities of notes payable and long-term debt are as follows:

 

Year Ending December 31, 2006

 

$  18,462

6.      Management Fees Payable :

The Company's Operating Agreement provided certain guarantees to the managers for management fees during the first five years of existence. Portions of these guarantees were not paid during the five year period and portions of these guarantees were deferred for the first two years of the five year period. According to the Operating Agreement, interest at 8% per annum was to be accrued on the deferred portion of the management fees. Also, an original employee accepted a reduced salary while employed and agreed to defer the payment of the reduced salary amount until such time as the managers received their management fees. As of June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the total amount of unpaid management fees and salaries was $232,522 and $230,468, respectively, including accrued interest on the deferred portion of $32,861 and $30,807 as of June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2003, respectively. Interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2005 was $2,054 and $4,107 each for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003.

7.      Delinquent Payables :

At June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 the Company had outstanding payroll tax liabilities of $48,230 and $20,041, respectively. Of these amounts $33,350 and $10,352 are considered delinquent.

At June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 the Company had outstanding rent obligations on its operating facility of $17,950 and $17,950, respectively. The Company and its landlord have entered into an agreement whereby the landlord will not proceed with collection actions to enforce its rights under the lease as long as the Company pays current rent and 8% interest on the outstanding rent obligation timely.

California Redemption Value (CRV) is collected on all package sales to retailers, processed through the California Department of Conservation and refunded through the State's recycling program. The United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms ("BATF") and various state agencies collect excise taxes often referred to as "alcohol taxes" with the amount based on the volume of beer sold. At June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the Company had CRV and excise taxes payable of $54,657 and $33,747, respectively. Of these amounts, $50,217 and $31,321 are considered delinquent.

8.      Related Party Transactions :

In addition to related party transactions disclosed elsewhere in the notes to the financial statements, the Company is a party to the following related party transaction.

On September 28, 2002, the Company, under the terms of its existing facility lease, exercised an option to purchase the brewery land and building for $208,009, including expense of sale. The Company then sold the building for $400,000 to a member with less than 1% ownership. This resulted in a net capital gain of $98,007. The Company then entered into a lease agreement with the member for an initial period of five years.

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Future minimum lease payments under this agreement are as follows:

 

Year Ending December 31, 2005

31,800

 

2006

31,800

 

Six months ending September 30, 2007

     16,500

   

$80,100

On July 1, 2007, the Company has the option to extend the term of the lease for an additional five year term upon the same terms and conditions, except for rent, which shall be subject to negotiation.

9.      Contingencies :

Pursuant to the Company's Operating Agreement, during the Company's sixth year of existence and thereafter, the managers are entitled to receive fair and equitable compensation for their services as guaranteed salary. Such compensation was to be set after consultation with the management advisory committee and written notice to the Company's members. The compensation became binding unless members representing at least 40% of the non-manager interests objected within 30 days of receipt of the compensation notices. Any dispute would be resolved by binding arbitration under the Rules of the American Arbitration Association in California. Although the managers received compensation, said compensation during the years in question was significantly below market and believed by management to not represent fair and equitable compensation for services rendered (2004 - $50,400, 2003 - $49,400 and 2002 - $53,600). In light of the reduced compensation, no notices were delivered to the members. Although members were not notified, the Operating Agreement provides no specific recourse to the members for non-notification and therefore, a contingency exists with respect to this matter, the ultimate resolution of which cannot presently be determined.

10.     Subsequent Events :

Effective October 6, 2004, the Company executed a definitive Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement with Golden West Brewing Company, Inc., a California corporation ("Golden West"). Under the terms of the Acquisition Agreement, Golden West planned to purchase substantially all of the business assets of the Company. In consideration of these assets, Golden West agreed to the following consideration:

 

*

the payment of $350,000 in cash (all of which was advanced by December 31, 2004)

     
 

*

the assumption by Golden West of not more than $300,000 in liabilities of the Company (subsequently revised to approximately $300,000); and

     
 

*

the issuance of an aggregate of 200,000 shares of common stock of Golden West to be held in escrow and adjusted for any excessive working capital deficiencies as of the effective date.

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In accordance with an Amendment to the Acquisition Agreement, closing occurred August 31, 2005.

Effective July 1, 2005, Golden West Brewing Company, Inc. entered into a five year lease for the office and warehouse space for the Company. The lease replaces the previous lease discussed in Note 8, provides for monthly rents of $3,312 and expires in 2010.

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Index to Pro Forma Financial Statements

GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC. (GOLDEN)

BUTTE CREEK BREWING COMPANY, LLC (BUTTE)

Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Pro Forma Financial Statements:

         
   

Balance Sheet

 

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Statements of Operations

F-37 & 38

         
   

Notes to Pro Forma Financial Statements

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GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC. (GOLDEN)

BUTTE CREEK BREWING COMPANY, LLC (BUTTE)

PROFORMA BALANCE SHEET

(Unaudited)

GOLDEN

BUTTE

Adjustments

June 30, 2005

June 30, 2005

DR

CR

Combined

ASSETS

Current Assets:

Cash

$ -

$ 6,481

$ -

$ -

$ 6,481

Accounts receivable

-

99,843

99,843

Inventory

-

65,696

-

-

65,696

Other

  1,000

3,966

 -

4,966

Total Current Assets

1,000

175,986

-

-

176,986

Property and equipment, net of

accumulated depreciation

-

193,773

-

-

193,773

Goodwill in Butte Creek

426,834

426,834

Intangibles received in acquisition of Butte

25,000

25,000

Investment in Butte Creek

473,256

473,256

-

Deferred offering costs

139,373

-

139,373

Intangibles

2,325

1,663

-

-

3,988

Other assets

324

-

-

-

324

TOTAL ASSETS

$616,278

$ 371,422

$ 451,834

$473,256

$ 966,278

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GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC. (GOLDEN)

BUTTE CREEK BREWING COMPANY, LLC (BUTTE)

PROFORMA BALANCE SHEET

(Unaudited)

GOLDEN

BUTTE

Adjustments

June 30, 2005

June 30, 2005

DR

CR

Combined

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT)

Liabilities:

Current Liabilities:

Accounts payable and accrued

$     122,653 

$     277,814 

(1)

$   69,227 

$             -

$  331,240 

expenses

Notes and advances payable,

183,493 

473,256 

(1)

473,256 

-

183,493 

related parties

Lines of credit payable

37,140 

-

37,140 

Management fees payable

232,522 

(1)

232,522 

-

related parties

Notes payable, other, current

4,240 

28,344 

-

32,584  

Notes payable, related party, current

                   

         18,234 

              - 

               -

      18,234 

Total Current Liabilities

     310,386 

    1,067,310 

  775,005 

               -

602,691 

Note payable, net of current portion

       19,758 

          7,695 

                

               -

27,453 

Total Liabilities

     330,144 

   1,075,005 

  775,005 

               -

    630,144 

Stockholders' (Deficit):

Preferred stock

-

-

Common stock

162 

(2)

20

182 

Additional paid-in capital

364,838 

(2)

49,980

414,818 

Members' (deficit)

    (703,583)

(1)

301,749

(2)

401,834

(Deficit) accumulated during

(78,866)

(78,866)

development stage

                 

                   

               

                

                  

Total Stockholders' /Members' (Deficit)

   286,134 

    (703,583)

               

   753,583

     336,134 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND

STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT)

$ 616,278 

$    371,422 

$775,005 

$ 753,583

$   966,278 

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GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC. (GOLDEN)

BUTTE CREEK BREWING COMPANY, LLC (BUTTE)

PROFORMA STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Year ended December 31, 2004

(Unaudited)

Pro Forma Adjustments

GOLDEN

BUTTE

DR

CR

Combined

Revenue

$               - 

$       664,542 

$                -

$              -

$     664,542 

Cost of Sales

                 - 

         441,171 

                   

       441,171 

Gross Profit

223,371 

223,371 

Operating Expenses

       62,543 

         380,114 

                    

                 

       442,657 

Net Operating (Loss)

(62,543)

(156,743)

(219,286)

Other (expense)

                 - 

          (29,167)

                    

                 

       (29,167)

Net (Loss)

$    (62,543)

$     (185,910)

$                - 

$             -

$   (248,453)

Net (Loss) per common share

$        (0.14)

Shares outstanding after business combination

  1,820,000 

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GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC. (GOLDEN)

BUTTE CREEK BREWING COMPANY, LLC (BUTTE)

PROFORMA STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Six Months Ended June 30, 2005

(Unaudited)

Pro Forma Adjustments

GOLDEN

BUTTE

DR

CR

Combined

Revenue

$                    - 

$       389,464 

$               - 

$               - 

$       389,464 

Cost of Sales

                       

         270,924 

                   

                   

         270,924 

Gross Profit

                       

         118,540 

                   

                   

         118,540 

Operating Expenses

            15,876 

         233,136 

                   

                   

         249,012 

Net Operating (Loss)

(15,876)

(114,596)

(130,472)

Other (expense)

                       

          (23,836)

                   

                   

          (23,836)

Net (Loss)

$       (15,876)

$      (138,432)

$               - 

$               - 

$      (154,308)

Net (Loss) per common share

$            (0.08)

Shares outstanding after business combination

     1,820,000 

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GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC. (GOLDEN)
BUTTE CREEK BREWING COMPANY, LLC (BUTTE)

NOTES TO PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

(1) General

On October 6, 2004, GOLDEN and BUTTE entered into an Asset Sale and Purchase Agreement whereby GOLDEN would buy the assets of BUTTE in exchange for $350,000 cash, payment of $300,000 assumed liabilities by GOLDEN, and 200,000 shares of common stock of GOLDEN. The business combination was completed on August 31, 2005. As of June 30, 2005, GOLDEN had advanced $350,000 of the purchase price plus an additional $123,256 to BUTTE. This business combination between GOLDEN and BUTTE will be accounted for as a purchase of BUTTE by GOLDEN under the purchase method of accounting in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, Business Combinations. Under the purchase method of accounting, the total purchase price, including transaction costs, is allocated to the net tangible and intangible assets acquired by GOLDEN in connection with the transaction, based on their fair values as of the completion of the transaction. In accordance with FAS 142 the Company will evaluate its carrying value of goodwill and other intangible assets to determine if there is any impairment in the carrying values. It is anticipated that intangible assets consisting of trademarks will be amortized over five years, the expected life of the trademarks. The unaudited pro forma condensed financial statements reflect the preliminary purchase price allocation based on GOLDEN's estimate of the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The preliminary purchase price allocation is subject to the finalization of the valuation of intangible assets, other assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

(2) Pro Forma Information

The pro forma financial statements give effect to the acquisition of BUTTE by GOLDEN as if the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of the respective periods. Certain related party payables were cancelled by the various related parties and accounted for as additional paid-in capital. The pro forma information is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have occurred if the transaction had been consummated at the beginning of the respective periods, or the financial position if the transaction had been consummated on June 30, 2005, nor is it necessarily indicative of future operating results or financial position.

(3) Pro Forma Adjustments

The pro forma adjustments are based upon information and assumptions available at the time of the filing of this Form SB-2 and result in a preliminary allocation of the purchase price based on estimates of the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The unaudited pro forma condensed financial statements do not reflect synergies expected form the combination of the two entities. The unaudited pro forma condensed financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto should be read in conjunction with and are qualified by the historical financial statements and notes thereto of GOLDEN and BUTTE included herewith.

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We cannot assure you that GOLDEN will not incur charges in excess of those included in the pro forma total consideration related to the transactions, or that management will be successful in its efforts to integrate the operations of the companies.

(1)

This entry gives effect to the elimination of liabilities not being assumed by GOLDEN.

     
 

(2)

This entry gives effect to the elimination of intercompany equity accounts and the issuance of the 200,000 shares of common stock.

F-40

 

You should rely only on the information contained in this document or that we have referred you to. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different. This Prospectus is not an offer to sell common stock and is not soliciting an offer to buy common stock in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

Golden West Brewing Company, Inc.

1,000,000 Shares of Common Stock

__________________, 2005

                                                                                                                                                                          

Until ______ 2005 (90 days after the date of this prospectus), all dealers effecting transactions in the shares offered by this prospectus - whether or not participating in the offering - may be required to deliver a copy of this prospectus. Dealers may also be required to deliver a copy of this prospectus when acting as underwriters and for their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

   
 

Page

 

Prospectus Summary

2

 

Risk Factors

7

 

Use of Proceeds

15

 

Dividend Policy

17

____________________________

Capitalization

18

 

Certain Market Information

21

Prospectus

Forward-Looking Statements

22

____________________________

Selected Financial Data

24

 

Management Discussion

25

 

Business

32

 

Management

44

_______ ___, 2005

Certain Transactions

50

 

Principal Stockholders

52

 

Description of Securities

56

 

Legal Matters

57

 

Experts

58

 

Additional Information

58

 

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Part II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 24.     Indemnification of Directors and Officers

       The only statute, charter provision, by-law, contract, or other arrangement under which any controlling person, director or officers of the Registrant is insured or indemnified in any manner against any liability which he may incur in his capacity as such, is as follows:

       a.       The Company's Certificate of Incorporation permit and its By-laws require the Company to indemnify officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware Business Corporation Law (DBCA). The Company has also entered into agreements to indemnify its directors and executive officers to provide the maximum indemnification permitted by Delaware law. These agreements, among other provisions, provide indemnification for certain expenses (including attorney fees), judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred in any action or proceeding, including any action by or in the right of the Company.

       Article XIII of the Company's By-laws permits the Company to indemnify its directors, officers, employees and agent to the maximum extent permitted by the DBCA. Section 317 of the DBCA provides that a corporation has the power to indemnify and hold harmless a director, officer, employer, or agent of the corporation who is or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, against all expense, liability and loss actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such a proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in the best interest of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that the conduct was unlawful. If it is determined that the conduct of such person meets these standards, such person may be indemnified for expenses incurred and amounts paid in such proceeding if actually and reasonably in connection therewith.

       If such a proceeding is brought by or on behalf of the corporation (i.e., a derivative suit), such person may be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred if such person acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in the best interest of the corporation and its stockholders. There can be no indemnification with respect to any matter as to which such person is adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite such adjudication but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court shall deem proper.

       Where any such person is successful in any such proceeding, such person is entitled to be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her. In all other cases (unless order by a court), indemnification is made by the corporation upon determination by it that indemnification of such person is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard or conduct.

       A corporation may advance expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking to repay any amount so advanced if it is ultimately determined that the person is not eligible for indemnification.

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       The indemnification rights provided in Section 317 of the DBCA are not exclusive of additional rights to indemnification for breach of duty to the corporation and its stockholders to the extent additional rights are authorized in the corporation = s articles of incorporation and are not exclusive of any other rights to indemnification under any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, with as to action in his or her office and as to action in another capacity which holding such office.

*     *     *

          b.      Article VII, Section 1 of Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation provide that the corporation may indemnify each director, officer, and any employee or agent of the corporation, his heirs, executors and administrators, against expenses reasonably incurred or any amounts paid by him in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which he may be made a party by reason of his being or having been a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation to the extent permitted by the law as recited above in subparagraph (a).

          c.      Article VII, Section 2 of Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation provides, in part:

                    No director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty by such a director as a director. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, a director shall be liable to the extent provided by applicable law (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the GCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which such director derived an improper personal benefit. No amendment to or repeal of this Section 2 of Article VII shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment or repeal.

Item 25.     Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

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       The estimated expenses of the offering, all of which are to be borne by the Company, are as follows:

 

SEC Filing Fee

 

$        100

 

Printing Expenses

 

2,500

 

Accounting Fees and Expenses

 

70,000

 

Legal Fees and Expenses

 

72,500

 

Blue Sky Fees and Expenses

 

2,500

 

Registrar and Transfer Agent Fee

 

500

 

Miscellaneous

 

      1,900

       
 

Total

 

$ 150,000

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Item 26.     Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

          1.           In December 2003, we sold to seven non-affiliated investors and one affiliated investor an aggregate of 700,000 shares of common stock in consideration of $135,000, consisting of $75,000 in cash and property valued at $60,000. The investors were John Power, Paul Selice, Allan Williams, Donald Fruh, Triumph Capital, Inc. Webquest, Inc., Hangar Development

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Group, LLC and Rockies Fund, Inc. Each investor executed a subscription agreement attesting that he/she/it qualified as an "accredited investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, or had such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that their were capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment. The securities, which were taken for investment purposes and were subject to appropriate transfer restrictions and restrictive legend, were issued without registration under the Securities Act in reliance upon the exemption set forth in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.

          2.           In June 2004, we issued to four investors an aggregate of 487,000 shares for total consideration of $121,750. The investors were Patrick Radford, John Power, Clifford Neuman and J. Andrew Moorer. Each investor executed a subscription agreement attesting that he/she/it qualified as an "accredited investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, or had such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that their were capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment. The securities, which were taken for investment purposes and were subject to appropriate transfer restrictions and restrictive legend, were issued without registration under the Securities Act in reliance upon the exemption set forth in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.

          3.          In September 2004, we issued to three investors an aggregate of 225,000 shares of common stock in consideration of $46,250. The investors were John Power, Kevin Houtz and Westmoreland, LLC. Each investor executed a subscription agreement attesting that he/she/it qualified as an "accredited investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, or had such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that their were capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment. The securities, which were taken for investment purposes and were subject to appropriate transfer restrictions and restrictive legend, were issued without registration under the Securities Act in reliance upon the exemption set forth in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.

          4.          In December 2004, we issued to two investors an aggregate of 88,000 shares of common stock in consideration of $22,000. The investors were John Power and Michael Stafford. Each investor executed a subscription agreement attesting that he/she/it qualified as an "accredited investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, or had such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that their were capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment. The securities, which were taken for investment purposes and were subject to appropriate transfer restrictions and restrictive legend, were issued without registration under the Securities Act in reliance upon the exemption set forth in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.

         5.         In January 2005, we issued to two investors an aggregate of 120,000 shares of common stock in consideration of $22,500 in cash and services valued at $7,500. The investors were John Power and Clifford Neuman, who accepted shares for legal services rendered to the Company. Each investor executed a subscription agreement attesting that he/she/it qualified as an "accredited investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, or had such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that their were capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment. The securities, which were taken for investment purposes and were subject to appropriate transfer restrictions and restrictive legend, were issued without registration under the Securities Act in reliance upon the exemption set forth in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.

<R>
         6.         Effective August 31, 2005, we issued to Butte Creek Brewing Company, LLC an aggregate of 200,000 shares of common stock in partial consideration of the assets of Butte Creek. Butte Creek executed a subscription agreement acknowledging that it was capable of evaluating the merits and risks of accepting the shares as partial consideration under the Asset

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Purchase and Sale Agreement. The securities, which were taken for investment purposes and were subject to appropriate transfer restrictions and restrictive legend, were issued without registration under the Securities Act in reliance upon the exemption set forth in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
</R>

Item 27.      Exhibits

       a.    The following Exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K:

Exhibit No.

Title

<R>     

**

2.1

Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement dated October 8, 2004

*

2.2

Amendment No. 1 to Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement

*

3.1

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

*

3.2

By-Laws

*

4.1

2004 Equity Incentive Plan

*

4.2

Form of Subscription Agreement

*

4.3

Specimen common stock certificate

*

5.1

Opinion of Clifford L. Neuman, P.C.

*

10.1

Lease Agreement

*

10.2

Form of Escrow Agreement

*

10.3

Amended Trademark Assignment

**

10.4

Lock-up Letter for Brian Power

**

10.5

Lock-up Letter for John C. Power

**

Lock-up Letter for J. Andrew Moorer

**

10.7

Amended Fund Escrow Agreement

**

10.8

Lease Agreement with Golden West Brewing Company

**

10.9

Security Agreement in favor of Power Curve, Inc., Lone Oak Vineyards, Inc. and Tiffany Grace.

**

10.10

Promissory Note dated September 9, 2005, Tiffany Grace, Holder

**

10.11

Promissory Note dated September 9, 2005, Lone Oak Vineyards, Inc., Holder

**

10.12

Promissory Note dated September 9, 2005, Power Curve, Inc., Holder

**

10.13

Assignment and Assumption dated August 31, 2005 between Butte Creek Brewing Company, LLC, Golden West Brewing Company and Golden West Brewing Company, Inc.

*

21.0

List of Subsidiaries

*

23.1

Consent of Clifford L. Neuman, P.C. (incorporated into Exhibit 5.1)

**

23.2

Consent of Schumacher & Associates, Inc.

</R>

_________________

*

Previously filed

**

Filed herewith

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Item 28.     Undertakings

       The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

<R>

       
 

1.

To file, during any period in which it offers or sells securities, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to:

       
   

(i)

Include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act");

       
   

(ii)

Reflect in the prospectus any facts or events which, individually or together, represent a fundamental change in the information in the registration statement;

       
   

(iii)

Include any additional or changed material information on the plan of distribution.

       
 

2.

That, for determining liability under the Securities Act, to treat each post-effective amendment as a new registration statement of the securities offered, and the offering of the securities at that time to be the initial bona fide offering.

       
 

3.

To file a post-effective amendment to remove from registration any of the securities that remain unsold at the end of the offering.

</R>

       Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be available to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

       In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred and paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered hereby, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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SIGNATURES

<R>
       In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form SB-2 and authorized this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, in the city of Vacaville, California, on the 16 th day of September, 2005.

 

GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC. ,

 

a Delaware corporation

   
 

By:   /s/ Brian Power                          

 

      Brian Power, President

  POWER OF ATTORNEY

       Each of the undersigned officers and directors of Golden West Brewing Company, Inc., hereby constitutes and appoints Brian Power, President and Director of the Company, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign his name to any and all amendments to this Registration Statement on Form SB-2, including post-effective amendments and other related documents, and to cause the same to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys, or either of them individually, full power and authority to do and perform any act and thing necessary and proper to be done in the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if personally present, and the undersigned for himself hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

       In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities with Golden West Brewing Company, Inc. and on the dates indicated.

Signature

Title

Date

     
     

/s/ John C. Power                
John C. Power

Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Director

September 16, 2005

     
     
     

/s/ Brian Power                     
Brian Power

Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

September 16, 2005

     
     

/s/ J. Andrew Moorer            
J. Andrew Moorer

Secretary, and Director

September 16, 2005

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ASSET PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

Dated as of

October 8, 2004

between

BUTTE CREEK BREWING COMPANY, LLC,

GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC.

and its wholly-owned subsidiary,

GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1:     GENERAL DEFINITIONS

-1-

 

1.1

Best Knowledge.

-1-

 

1.2

Effective Date.

-1-

 

1.3

Governmental Authority.

-1-

 

1.4

Governmental Requirement.

-1-

 

1.5

Legal Requirements

-2-

 

1.6

Person.

-2-

 

1.7

Section

-2-

 

1.8

Taxes.

-2-

SECTION 2:

PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS

-2-

 

2.1

Description of Assets

-2-

 

2.2

Excluded Assets.

-3-

 

2.3

Loaned Equipment

-3-

 

2.4

Allocation of Purchase Price

-3-

 

2.5

Assumption of Liabilities

-3-

 

2.6

Labor Matters

-4-

 

2.7

Fraudulent Transfers

-4-

 

2.8

Business Lease.

-4-

 

2.9

Brewery Operations

-4-

 

2.10

Seller's Financial Condition

-4-

 

2.11

Taxes

-5-

SECTION 3.     PURCHASE PRICE

-5-

 

3.1

 

-5-

 

3.2

 

-5-

 

3.3

 

-5-

SECTION 4:     CLOSING

-6-

 

4.1

General Procedure.

-6-

 

4.2

Time and Place.

-6-

 

4.3

Effective Date of Closing.

-6-

 

4.4

Covenants Regarding Closing.

-6-

 

4.5

Conditions to Obligation of Buyer.

-6-

 

4.6

Conditions to Obligation of Seller.

-8-

 

4.7

Specific Items to be Delivered at the Closing.

-8-

SECTION 5:      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

-9-

 

5.1

Organization and Standing.

-9-

 

5.2

Subsidiaries, etc.

-9-

 

5.3

Qualification

-9-

 

5.4

Company Authority.

-10-

 

5.5

Financial Statements

-10-

 

5.6

No Defaults

-10-

 

5.7

Financial Information

-10-

 

5.8

Taxes.

-11-

 

5.9

No Actions, Proceedings, etc.

-11-

 

5.10

Post Balance Sheet Changes.

-11-

 

5.11

No Breaches.

-12-

 

5.12

Condition of the Company's Assets.

-12-

 

5.13

Inventory.

-12-

 

5.14

Company Acts and Proceedings.

-12-

 

5.15

Registered Rights and Proprietary Information.

-12-

 

5.16

Changes in Suppliers and Customers.

-13-

 

5.17

No Liens or Encumbrances.

-13-

 

5.18

Employee Matters.

-13-

 

5.19

Legal Proceedings and Compliance with Law.

-14-

 

5.20

Contract Schedules.

-14-

 

5.21

Labor Matters.

-15-

 

5.22

Insurance.

-15-

 

5.23

Environmental.

-15-

 

5.24

Obligations and Liabilities.

-17-

 

5.25

Representations and Warranties.

-17-

SECTION 6:     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

-17-

 

6.1

Organization and Standing.

-17-

 

6.2

Corporate Acts and Proceedings.

-17-

 

6.3

Defaults; Consents.

-17-

SECTION 7:      COVENANTS OF SELLER

-18-

 

7.1

Preservation of Business.

-18-

 

7.2

Ordinary Course.

-18-

 

7.3

Access to Books and Records, Premises, etc.

-18-

 

7.4

Compensation

-18-

 

7.5

Taxes and Other Liabilities.

-18-

 

7.6

Negative Covenants.

-19-

 

7.7

Additional Covenants.

-19-

 

7.8

No Solicitation.

-20-

SECTION 8:        TERMINATION  

-20-

 

8.1

Termination.

-20-

 

8.2

Effect of Termination.

-21-

SECTION 9:        INDEMNIFICATION

-21-

 

9.1

Indemnification Covenants of Seller.

-21-

 

9.2

Indemnification Covenants of Buyer.

-21-

 

9.3

Limitation on Claims and Liability.

-22-

 

9.4

Method of Asserting Claims.

-22-

 

9.5

Survival.

-23-

SECTION 10:    CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND RELATED MATTERS

-23-

 

10.1

-23-

 

10.2

-24-

SECTION 11:    EXPENSES

-24-

 

11.1

-24-

 

11.2

-24-

SECTION 12:    MISCELLANEOUS

-24

 

12.1

Attorneys' fees

-24-

 

12.2

Incorporation by Reference.

-25-

 

12.3

Parties in Interest.

-25-

 

12.4

Amendments and Waivers

-25-

 

12.5

Waiver.

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12.6

Governing Law - Construction.

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12.7

Limitation of Actions.

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12.8

Notices.

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12.9

Fax/Counterparts.

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12.10

Captions

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12.11

Severability.

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12.12

Jurisdiction and Venue.

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12.13

Good Faith Cooperation and Additional Documents.

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12.14

Assignment.

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12.15

Entire Agreement - Amendment.

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12.16

Authority to Sign

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12.17

Execution of Documents

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12.18

Time.

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ASSET PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

          THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into effective this 8 th day of October, 2004, by GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC. , a Delaware corporation ("Golden West"), together with its wholly-owned subsidiary, GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, a California corporation ("Golden West Sub") (Golden West and Golden West Sub shall collectively be referred to as "Buyer") and BUTTE CREEK BREWING COMPANY, LLC, a California limited liability company, ("Seller").

WITNESSETH

          WHEREAS , Seller is the owner of certain tangible and intangible properties and assets used in connection with the operation of a microbrewery located in Chico, California (the "Business"); and

          WHEREAS , Buyer desires to purchase and Seller desires to sell the assets used in connection with such Business effective as of January 1, 2005 (the "Effective Date"), subject to the terms and conditions hereinbelow set forth.

          NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants, agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy whereof is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

SECTION 1.: GENERAL DEFINITIONS

           For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:

          1.1          Best Knowledge . "Best Knowledge" shall mean both what a Person knew as well as what the Person should have known had the Person exercised reasonable diligence. When used with respect to a Person other than a natural person, the term "Best Knowledge" shall include matters that are known to the current directors and executive officers of the Person.

           1.2          Effective Date. "Effective Date" shall mean January 1, 2005.

           1.3          Governmental Authority. "Governmental Authority" shall mean any and all foreign, federal, state or local governments, governmental institutions, public authorities and governmental entities of any nature whatsoever, and any subdivisions or instrumentalities thereof, including, but not limited to, departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, courts, administrations and panels, and any division or instrumentalities thereof, whether permanent or ad hoc and whether now or hereafter constituted or existing.

           1.4          Governmental Requirement. "Governmental Requirement" shall mean any and all laws (including, but not limited to, applicable common law principles), statutes, ordinances, codes, rules regulations, interpretations, guidelines, directions, orders, judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees, decisions or similar items or pronouncements, promulgated, issued, passed or set forth by any Governmental Authority.

           1.5          Legal Requirements. "Legal Requirements" means applicable common law and any statute, ordinance, code or other laws, rule, regulation, order, technical or other standard, requirement, judgment, or procedure enacted, adopted, promulgated, applied or followed by any Governmental Authority, including, without limitation, any order, decree, award, verdict, findings of fact, conclusions of law, decision or judgment, whether or not final or appealable, of any court, arbitrator, arbitration board or administrative agency.

          1.6          Person. "Person" shall mean any natural person, any Governmental Authority and any entity the separate existence of which is recognized by any Governmental Authority or Governmental Requirement, including, but not limited to, corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, joint stock companies, trusts, estates, companies and associations, whether organized for profit or otherwise.

          1.7          Section. Unless otherwise stated herein, the term "Section" when used in this Agreement shall refer to the Sections of this Agreement.

          1.8          Taxes. "Tax" and "Taxes" shall mean any and all income, excise, franchise or other taxes and all other charges or fees imposed or collected by any Governmental Authority or pursuant to any Governmental Requirement, and shall also include any and all penalties, interest, deficiencies, assessments and other charges with respect thereto.

SECTION 2: PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS

          On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of Seller and Buyer contained in this Agreement:

          2.1          Description of Assets. Buyer agrees to acquire from Seller and Seller agrees to transfer to Buyer, as of the Effective Date, all of the properties and assets, both tangible and intangible, owned by Seller and used by it in connection with the operation of the Business (collectively, the "Assets"), including without limitation, the following:

                     (a)           All inventory of the Business of every nature whatsoever;

                     (b)           Seller's furniture, fixtures, office machinery and equipment and other tangible property used in the operation of the Business, including, without limitation, all vehicles, bottles, kegs, racks, all computer systems, hardware and software, and telephone systems;

                     (c)           All mailing, client and customer lists used in the conduct and operation of the Business;

                     (d)           All leasehold improvements and fixtures located at 945 West 2 nd Street, Chico, California 95928 (the "Premises");

                    (e)           All contracts and licenses used in the conduct of the Business and assumed by the Buyer pursuant to Section 2.5, including, without limitation, contracts and licenses with vendors and suppliers, if any;

                     (f)           All of Seller's development assets used in the conduct of the Business, including, without limitation, sales, marketing, advertising and promotional materials, catalogs, brochures, mailers, and other sales, advertising and promotional materials and rights associated therewith;

                     (g)           The Lease covering the Premises, together with all right, title and interest in the security deposit held by Landlord thereunder unless Buyer negotiates a new lease covering the Premises;

                     (h)           All intangible assets used in the conduct of the Business including, without limitation, any and all software, domain names, marketing scripts, copyrights, trademarks and trade names, including all registrations thereof and all licenses and permits used in the conduct of the brewery operations, including BATF, state and local permits;

                     (i)           All goodwill associated with the Business; and

                     (j)           The telephone numbers of the Business, including, without limitation, all "800" numbers used in the conduct of the Business.

                     (k)           All cash, certificates of deposit, negotiable instruments, notes, deposits, prepaid accounts, accounts receivable and contract rights.

          2.2          Excluded Assets. The following assets owned by Seller and used in the conduct of the Business shall not be included in the Assets to be purchased by Buyer from Seller on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 4.2 below):

                     (a)           All business, tax and accounting records of Seller;

          2.3          Loaned Equipment. Seller and Buyer acknowledge that the items of equipment located on the Premises listed on Exhibit 2.3 hereto and used in the conduct of the Business are not owned by Seller. The foregoing items of equipment have been supplied to the Seller by the vendor whose product or products are used by the equipment. Buyer acknowledges that it is receiving from Seller no right or interest with respect to such loaned equipment and Seller's ability to continue to possess and use such equipment in the conduct of the Business following Closing Date is subject to Buyer obtaining the agreement of each respective vendor lending same.

          2.4          Allocation of Purchase Price. The Purchase Price as defined in Section 3 hereof shall be allocated among the Assets purchased as set forth on Exhibit 2.4. The allocation shall be binding on the parties in accordance with Section 1060 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for all purposes, including without limitation, the appropriate tax treatment to be accorded to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

          2.5          Assumption of Liabilities. At Closing, Buyer will assume and agree to pay those liabilities of Seller incurred in the ordinary course of business and listed on Exhibit 2.5 hereto (the "Assumed Liabilities"). In no event shall the Assumed Liabilities exceed the sum of $300,000. Except for the Assumed Liabilities Buyer will acquire the Assets free and clear of all claims, liens or liabilities of Seller and shall have no obligation to pay or otherwise discharge any obligation or liability of Seller incurred in connection with its operation of the Business or otherwise; and Seller agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Buyer with respect to any claim, damage or liability for such obligations. From and after the Closing Date, Buyer shall be solely and exclusively liable for all costs, expenses, liabilities or obligations incurred in connection with the operation of the Business; and Buyer agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Seller with respect to any such claim, damage or liability for such obligations.

          2.6          Labor Matters . It is expressly understood and agreed that Buyer is not assuming any union contracts, pension liabilities, workmen's compensation commitments, employment contracts or employee obligations of Seller up to the Effective Date, and all such matters shall be and remain Seller's sole responsibility and obligation. Buyer shall be solely responsible for any and all employee obligations of Buyer incurred in connection with the operation of the Business on or after the Effective Date.

          2.7          Fraudulent Transfers. The parties acknowledge that the statutes of the State of California governing fraudulent transfers as currently in effect may apply to the transactions provided for in this Agreement. Seller agrees to fully comply with the requirements of any and all fraudulent transfer statutes applicable to the transactions provided for herein. Seller agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Buyer from any obligation or liability to the creditors of Seller, as well as any other claims, demands or obligations based upon any failure by Seller to comply with the provisions of this Section 2.7.

          2.8          Business Lease. The Premises are occupied by Seller under a certain real estate lease agreement, dated May 2002 (the "Lease") with Rob Knoll as Landlord. The Lease will either be assigned to and assumed by Buyer, with the consent of Landlord, pursuant to an Assignment in form and upon terms satisfactory to Seller, Buyer and the Landlord, or Buyer shall negotiate a new lease on terms acceptable to Buyer.

          2.9          Brewery Operations. Beginning on the Effective Date and continuing thereafter until such time as the Buyer obtains the approval of the BATF and the approval of other governmental agencies necessary to permit Buyer to begin operations as a brewery, Seller agrees to undertake on behalf of Buyer all brewery operations of the Business at the Premises. Such brewing shall include, without limitation, brewing, racking, kegging, bottling, storing, selling to dealers, maintaining required records and timely submitting of all tax returns and operating reports to the BATF and other applicable governmental agencies, and any other operations necessary to maintain the functions of the brewery. In consideration for undertaking those brewery operations, Buyer agrees to reimburse Seller all Seller's out-of-pocket costs and expenses, which shall be invoiced to Buyer on a monthly basis and paid within 30 days of invoice. Buyer agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Seller, its officers, managers, members, agents, employees, successors and assigns, from any debt, obligation, liability, claim, cause of action or damage arising out of or incurred in connection with Seller's brewery operations undertaken on behalf of Buyer pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.10. At such time as Buyer becomes permitted by the BATF to operate as a brewery, Seller agrees to transfer and assign to Buyer all of Seller's right, title and interest in and to its Surety Bond issued to and held by the BATF; and Seller agrees to execute and deliver to the BATF such documents of assignment as may be necessary to transfer to Buyer ownership and rights under the Surety Bond.

          2.10          Seller's Financial Condition. As of the Effective Date, Seller shall have a working capital ratio of not less than .69 and a net working capital deficit (current assets, including inventory, receivables and cash, less current liabilities) of not less than $(65,000) exclusive of the current portion of long-term debt (the "Working Capital Requirement"). If Seller's working capital as of the Effective Date is less than the Working Capital Requirement (unless such deficiency is the result of extraordinary changes or expenses received by the Seller with the consent of the Buyer), the purchase price to be paid by Buyer to Seller for the Assets set forth in Section 3 hereof shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis. The purchase price adjustment shall be effected through a Holdback Escrow Agreement provided for in Section 3.3 of this Agreement.

          2.11          Taxes. Provided that the parties agree on the purchase price allocation pursuant to Section 2.4, Buyer shall be solely responsible for and shall timely pay any and all taxes imposed by reason of the sale or conveyance of the Assets to Buyer, other than taxes imposed upon or measured by Seller's income. Any personal property taxes on the Assets shall be prorated between the parties as of the Closing Date, and Buyer shall reimburse Seller for any prepaid personal property taxes on the Assets as of such Closing Date.

SECTION 3: PURCHASE PRICE

           3.1          The Purchase Price for the Assets (the "Purchase Price") shall consist of the following:

                     (a)           The sum of $350,000 in cash;

                     (b)           Buyer's payment of the Assumed Liabilities; and

                     (c)           An aggregate of 200,000 shares of common stock of Buyer (the "Consideration Shares"), subject to the Holdback Escrow Agreement provided for herein.

           3.2           The entire Purchase Price to be paid by Buyer to Seller for the Assets shall be paid as follows:

                     (a)           The sum of $288,186.06 has heretofore been paid by Buyer to Seller, and Seller hereby acknowledges receipt thereof.

                     (b)           The balance of $61,813.94 shall be payable by Buyer to Seller in four equal monthly installments of $15,453.48 each, the installments payable on or before September 30, October 31, November 30 and December 31, 2004, respectively.

                     (c)           The Assumed Liabilities shall be paid by Buyer in the ordinary course of business.

                     (d)           The Consideration Shares shall be issued and delivered under the Holdback Escrow Agreement provided for in Section 3.3 of this Agreement.

           3.3           At closing, Buyer shall withhold and deposit into escrow under a Holdback Escrow Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 3.3 hereto, all of the Consideration Shares issuable to Seller hereunder to secure any obligation or liability of Seller under this Agreement, including Seller's obligation with respect to the Working Capital Requirement. In the event of any claim for indemnification by Buyer against Seller under this Agreement, or in the event Seller fails to satisfy the Working Capital Requirement under this Agreement, a number of the Consideration Shares having a Market Value equal to the amount of the indemnity claim or the amount of working capital deficiency of Seller as of the Effective Date shall be returned to Buyer and cancelled. For the purposes of the Holdback Escrow Agreement, the Consideration Shares shall be deemed to have a fair Market Value of $.25 per share.

SECTION 4: CLOSING

          4.1          General Procedure. At the closing of the sale and purchase of the Assets (the "Closing"), each party shall deliver such documents, instruments and materials as may be reasonably required in order to effectuate the intent and provisions of this Agreement, and all such documents, instruments and materials shall be satisfactory in form and substance to counsel for the other parties.

          4.2          Time and Place. The Closing shall take place on January 2, 2005 or on such later date and at such place and in such manner as the Buyer and Seller may agree, following the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions precedent set forth in Sections 4.5 and 4.6 (the "Closing Date").

          4.3          Effective Date of Closing. Notwithstanding the actual time and place of Closing, the parties stipulate and agree that the Effective Date of the sale and purchase of the Assets shall be January 1, 2005.

          4.4          Covenants Regarding Closing. Buyer and Seller hereby covenant and agree that they shall use reasonable efforts to (a) cause each of their respective Exhibits to be prepared and exchanged with the other party, and its legal counsel, within ten (10) business days following the execution of this Agreement, except to the extent the express terms of this Agreement provide for a different time period for such delivery to be accomplished, (b) cause all of their respective representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, and Exhibits hereto, to be true on and as of the Closing, (c) cause all of their respective obligations that are to be fulfilled on or prior to the Closing to be so fulfilled, (d) cause all conditions to the Closing set forth in this Agreement to be satisfied on or prior to the Closing, and (e) deliver to each other at the Closing the certificates, updated lists, notices, consents, authorizations, approvals, agreements, transfer documents, receipts and amendments contemplated hereby (with such additions or exceptions to such items as are necessary to make the statements set forth in such items accurate and acceptable, provided that if any such additions or exceptions cause any of the conditions to a party's obligations hereunder as set forth hereinbelow not to be fulfilled, such additions and exceptions shall in no way limit the rights of the other party hereunder to terminate this Agreement or refuse to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby).

          4.5          Conditions to Obligation of Buyer. The obligation of Buyer to complete the purchase of the Assets on the Closing Date on the terms set forth in this Agreement is, at the option of Buyer, subject to the satisfaction or waiver by Buyer of each of the following conditions:

                     (a)           Accuracy of Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties made by Seller in this Agreement shall be correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on the Closing Date.

                     (b)           Compliance with Covenants . All covenants which Seller is required to perform or comply with on or before the Closing Date shall have been fully complied with or performed in all material respects.

                     (c)           Company Approval . The members of the Seller shall have approved and ratified, if necessary, this Agreement and shall, if necessary, have authorized the appropriate officers of the Seller to execute the same and fully perform its terms.

                     (d)           Consents and Approvals . To the extent that any material lease, mortgage, deed of trust, contract or agreement to which Seller is a party shall require the consent of any person to the purchase and sale of the Assets or any other transaction provided for herein, such consent shall have been obtained; provided, however, that the Seller shall not make, as a condition for the obtaining of any such consent, any agreements or undertakings not approved in writing by Buyer to the extent that such condition otherwise has an effect on Buyer.

                     (e)           No Governmental Actions . No action or proceeding before any Governmental Authority shall have been instituted or threatened to restrain or prohibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the Buyer and Seller shall have delivered to each other certificates dated as of the Closing and executed by such parties, stating that to their Best Knowledge, no such items exist. No Governmental Authority shall have taken any other action as a result of which the management of Seller, in its sole discretion, reasonably deems it inadvisable to proceed with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

                     (f)           Other Documents . Seller shall have delivered or caused to be delivered all other documents, agreements, resolutions, certificates or declarations as Buyer or its attorneys may have reasonably requested.

                     (g)           Business Lease . Buyer shall have obtained an assignment of the Lease or a new Lease covering the Premises upon terms satisfactory to Buyer.

                     (h)           Regulatory Approvals . To the extent necessary to consummate the purchase and sale of the Assets, Buyer shall have obtained all necessary regulatory approvals including, without limitation, the approval of the BATF and the approval of other state and local authorities, and shall otherwise have obtained all licenses and permits necessary to conduct the operations of the Business, including operations as a brewery and the sale and distribution of malt beverages.

                     (i)           Equipment Leases . Buyer shall have obtained assignments of leases or new equipment leases or other arrangements covering the equipment currently being used by the Business and described in Section 2.3 above.

                     (j)           No Adverse Information . The investigations with respect to the Business and the Assets performed by Buyer's professional advisors and other representatives shall not have revealed any information concerning the Business or the Assets that has not been made known to the Buyer, in writing prior to the date of this Agreement and that, in the opinion of such party and its advisors, materially and adversely affects the Business or the Assets or the viability of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement.

                     (k)           Liens . Seller shall have delivered to Buyer a reasonably current lien and judgment search from the State of Colorado and Boulder County confirming the absence of any judicial liens, security interests, tax liens and similar such liens affecting the Assets. Each and every lien or encumbrance of any nature, if any, relating to the Assets shall have been terminated and released, and proof thereof delivered to the other.

                     (l)           Financial Statements . Prior to Closing, Seller shall have delivered to Buyer its unaudited financial statements containing balance sheets as of June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, together with statements of operations for the six month period ending June 30, 2004 and years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, and which financial statements shall be in all respects satisfactory to Buyer and its legal counsel.

          4.5          Conditions to Obligation of Seller . The obligations of Seller to complete the sale of the Assets on the Closing Date on the terms set forth in this Agreement is, at the option of Seller subject to the satisfaction or waiver by Seller of each of the following conditions:

                     (a)           Corporate Approvals . The members of Seller, by majority vote, as well as Buyer shall each have approved and ratified this Agreement and shall have authorized the appropriate parties to execute same and fully perform its terms.

                     (b)           Consents and Approvals . To the extent that any material lease, mortgage, deed of trust, contract or agreement to which Seller is a party shall require the consent of any person to the purchase and sale of Assets or any other transaction provided for herein, such consent shall have been obtained; provided, however, that Seller shall not make, as a condition for the obtaining of any such consent, any agreements or undertakings not approved in writing by Buyer to the extent that such condition otherwise has an effect on the Seller or Buyer.

                     (c)           Business Lease . Seller shall have obtained an assumption of the Lease or a new Lease covering the Premises upon terms satisfactory to Seller.

                     (d)            No Governmental Actions . No action or proceeding before any Governmental Authority shall have been instituted or threatened to restrain or prohibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and Buyer and Seller shall have delivered to each other certificates dated as of the Closing and executed by such parties, stating that to their Best Knowledge, no such items exist. No Governmental Authority shall have taken any other action as a result of which the Member, in its sole discretion, reasonably deems it inadvisable to proceed with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

                     (e)           Compliance with Covenants . All covenants that Buyer is required to perform or comply with on or before the Closing Date shall have been fully complied with or performed in all material respects.

           4.6          Specific Items to be Delivered at the Closing. The parties shall deliver the following items to the appropriate party at the Closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

                     (a)           To be delivered by Seller (in duplicate original):

                               (i)           Bills of Sale, assignments and other documents of conveyance transferring to Buyer the Assets with general warranty of title;

                               (ii)           Copy of corporate resolutions authorizing the execution of this Agreement, and the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

                               (iii)           A certificate of the Member stating that the representations and warranties of Seller set forth in this Agreement are true and correct. Said certificate shall further verify and affirm that all consents or waivers, if any, which may be necessary to execute and deliver this Agreement have been obtained and are in full force and effect;

                               (iv)           Assignment of Trademarks/Servicemarks and Registrations thereof;

                               (v)           Assignment and Assumption Agreement (covering the Lease) if Lease is to be assigned;

                               (vi)           Assignment and Assumption Agreement (covering all other contracts assumed by Buyer hereunder); and

                     (b)           To be delivered by Buyer (in duplicate original):

                               (i)           Cash or certified funds payable to Seller in an amount to reimburse Seller for prepaid personal property taxes, if any, paid by Seller with respect to the Assets for the period after the Effective Date;

                               (ii)           The Consideration Shares, subject to the Holdback Escrow Agreement;

                               (iii)           Copy of corporate resolution certified by Buyer's Secretary authorizing the execution of this Agreement and the consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

                               (iv)           Assignment and Assumption Agreement (covering the Lease); and

                               (v)           Assignment and Assumption Agreement (covering all other contracts assumed by Buyer hereunder including the Assumed Liabilities).

SECTION 5.   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

          As a material inducement to Buyer to enter into this Agreement and with the understanding and expectation that Buyer will be relying thereon in consummating the purchase of the Assets contemplated hereunder, Seller hereby represents and warrants as follows:

          5.1          Organization and Standing. Seller (hereafter the "Company" for the purposes of this Section 5) is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of California and has all requisite power and authority to own its assets and properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

          5.2          Subsidiaries, etc. The Company does not have any direct or indirect ownership interest in any corporation, partnership, joint venture, association or other business enterprise.

          5.3          Qualification . The Company is qualified to engage in business in California. There is no other jurisdiction wherein the character of the properties presently owned by the Company or the nature of the activities presently conducted by the Company makes necessary the qualification, licensing or domestication of the Company as a foreign entity.

          5.4          Company Authority . Except as set forth on Exhibit 5.4 hereto, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby nor compliance by the Company with any of the provisions hereof will:

                     (a)           conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of its Articles of Organization or Operating Agreement;

                     (b)           result in a default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, or acceleration) under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which either Company is a party, or by which any of the Assets may be bound except for such default (or right of termination, cancellation, or acceleration) as to which requisite waivers or consents shall either have been obtained by the Company prior to the Closing Date or the obtaining of which shall have been waived by the Buyer; or

                     (c)           violate any order, writ, injunction, decree or, to the Company's Best Knowledge, any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its properties or assets. No consent or approval by any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby.

          5.5          Financial Statements .

                     (a)           Unaudited financial statements of the Company containing balance sheets as of June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, and statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 are attached to this Agreement as Exhibit 5.5;

                     (b)           Such financial statements, together with and subject to the disclosures and notes thereto, (i) are in accordance with the books and records of the Company; (ii) present fairly and accurately the financial condition of the Company as of the dates of the balance sheets; (iii) present fairly and accurately the results of operations for the periods covered by such statements; (iv) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis; and (v) include all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial condition of the Company, and of the results of operations of the Company for the periods covered by such statements.

                     (c)           As of the date hereof, and as of Closing, the Company does not have any liabilities or payables (absolute or contingent, known or unknown) except for liabilities or payables set forth on the Company's financial statements or otherwise disclosed in writing to Buyer.

          5.6          No Defaults . Except as set forth on the attached Exhibit 5.6, each of the leases, contracts, agreements and insurance policies to which the Company is a party is in full force and effect as of the date hereof with no material defaults existing thereunder.

          5.7          Financial Information . In connection with the investigations undertaken by Buyer, the Company has furnished certain financial information and data including, without limitation, tax and accounting records, financial records, statements, worksheets and other information requested by the Buyer. The Company represents and warrants that any and all such information furnished in connection with the conduct of such investigations shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects and shall not contain any material misstatements nor any material omissions of fact or information respecting the financial condition or results of operations of the Business for the respective periods covered by the information.

          5.8          Taxes . Except as set forth in Exhibit 5.8:

                     (a)           The Company has filed (or has obtained extensions for filing) all income, excise, sales, corporate franchise, property, payroll and other tax returns or reports required to be filed by it, as of the date hereof by the United States of America, any state or other political subdivision thereof or any foreign country and has paid all Taxes or assessments relating to the time periods covered by such returns or reports;

                     (b)           The Company has paid all tax liabilities imposed or assessed by any Governmental Authority for all periods prior to the Closing Date for which such taxes have become due and payable and has received no notice from any such Governmental Authority of any deficiency or delinquency with respect to such obligation. The Company is not currently undergoing any audit conducted by any taxing authority and have received no notice of audit covering any prior period for which taxes have been paid or are or will be due and payable prior to the Closing Date. There are no present disputes as to taxes of any nature payable by the Company.

          5.9          No Actions, Proceedings, etc. Except as listed on the attached Exhibit 5.9, there is no action or proceeding (whether or not purportedly on behalf of the Company) pending or, to the Best Knowledge of the Company, threatened by or against the Company which might result in any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, of the Business or the Assets. No order, writ or injunction or decree has been issued by, or requested of any court or governmental agency which does or may result in any material adverse change in the Assets or in the financial condition or the Business. Except for liabilities referred to in attached Exhibit 5.9, the Company is not liable for damages to any employee or former employee as a result of any violation of any state, federal or foreign laws directly or indirectly relating to such employee or former employee.

          5.10          Post Balance Sheet Changes . Except as set forth on the attached Exhibit 5.10, since the date of the latest financial statements through the date of this Agreement, the Company has not (a) issued, bought, redeemed or entered into any agreements, commitments or obligations to sell, buy or redeem any membership interests of the Company; (b) incurred any obligation or liability (absolute or contingent), other than current liabilities incurred, and obligations under contracts entered into, in the ordinary course of business; (c) discharged or satisfied any lien or encumbrance or paid any obligation or liability (absolute or contingent), other than current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business; (d) mortgaged, pledged or subjected to lien charges, or other encumbrance any of the Assets, other than the lien of current or real property taxes not yet due and payable; (e) waived any rights of substantial value, whether or not in the ordinary course of business; (f) suffered any damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, materially and adversely affecting the Assets or the Business; (g) made or suffered any amendment or termination of any material contract or any agreement which adversely affects the Business; (h) received notice or had knowledge of any labor trouble other than routine grievance matters, none of which is material; (i) increased the salaries or other compensation of any of its officers or employees or made any increase in other benefits to which employees may be entitled, other than employee salary increases made in the ordinary course of business or reflected on Exhibit 5.10 attached hereto; (j) sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of any of its assets, other than in the ordinary course of business; (k) declared or made any distribution or payments to any of its members, officers or employees, other than wages and salaries made to employees in the ordinary course of business; (l) revalued any of the Assets; or (m) entered into any transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

          5.11          No Breaches . The Company is not in violation of, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not result in any material breach of, any of the terms or conditions of any mortgage, bond, indenture, agreement, contract, license or other instrument or obligation to which the Company is a party or by which the Assets are bound; nor will the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby cause the Company to violate any statute, regulation, judgment, writ, injunction or decree of any court, to the Company's Best Knowledge, threatened or entered in a proceeding or action in which the Company is, was or may be bound or to which the Assets are subject.

          5.12          Condition of the Company's Assets . Except as set forth on Exhibit 5.12, the Assets are currently in good and usable condition and there are no defects or other conditions which, in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect the operation or values of the Assets. Except as disclosed on the attached Exhibit 5.12, no third party (including any officer or employee of the Company) has any proprietary interest in any know-how or other intangible assets used by the Company in the conduct of the Business.          

          5.13          Inventory . Except as set forth on Exhibit 5.13, all of Seller's inventory is in good condition and usable or salable in the ordinary course of business of the Company, without discounts other than normal trade discounts regularly offered by the Company, for prompt payment or quantity purchase.

          5.14          Company Acts and Proceedings . This Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action on behalf of the Company, has been duly executed and delivered by authorized officers of the Company, and is a valid and binding Agreement on the part of the Company that is enforceable against the Company and the Member in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and to judicial limitations on the enforcement of the remedy of specific performance and other equitable remedies.

          5.15          Registered Rights and Proprietary Information .

                     (a)           Exhibit 5.15 hereto contains a true and complete list of all service marks, trademark and service mark registrations and applications, copyright, copyright registrations and applications, grants of licenses and rights to the Company with respect to the foregoing, both domestic and foreign, claimed by the Company or used by the Company in the conduct of the business including, without limitation, the name "Butte Creek Brewing Company" (collectively herein, "Registered Rights"). Exhibit 5.15 hereto also contains a true and complete list of all and every trade secret, know-how, process, formula, discovery, development, research, design, technique, customer and supplier list, contracts, product development plans, product development concepts, author contracts, marketing and purchasing strategy, invention, and any other matter required for, incident to, or related to the conduct of the Business (hereafter collectively the "Proprietary Information"). Except as described in Exhibit 5.15 hereto, the Company is not obligated or under any liability whatever to make any payments by way of royalties, fees or otherwise to any owner or licensor of, or other claimant to, any Registered Right or Proprietary Information with respect to the use thereof in the conduct of the Business.

                     (b)           Except as described in Exhibit 5.15 hereto, to the Company's Best Knowledge after reasonable inquiry, the Company owns and has the unrestricted right to use the Registered Rights and Proprietary Information required for or incident to the conduct of the Business free and clear of any right, title, interest, equity or claim of others. Except as described in Exhibit 5.15 hereto, the Company has taken all necessary steps (including without limitation entering into appropriate confidentiality, assignment of rights and non-competition agreements with all officers, employees and consultants of the Company and others with access to or knowledge of the Proprietary Information) to safeguard and maintain the secrecy and confidentiality of, and its proprietary rights in, the Proprietary Information and all related documentation and intellectual property rights therein necessary for the conduct of the Business.

                     (c)           Except as described in Exhibit 5.15 hereto, the Company has not sold, transferred, assigned, licensed or subjected to any right, lien, encumbrance or claim of others, any Proprietary Information, including without limitation any Registered Right, or any interest therein, related to or required for the conduct of the Business. Exhibit 5.15 contains a true and complete list and description of all licenses of Proprietary Information granted to the Company by others or to others by the Company. Except as described in Exhibit 5.15 hereto, to the Best Knowledge of the Company, there are no claims or demands of any person pertaining to, or any proceedings that are pending or threatened, which challenge the rights of the Company in respect of any Proprietary Information used in the conduct of the Business.

                     (d)           Except as described in Exhibit 5.15 hereto, the Company owns and on the Closing Date shall own, have, and hold, exclusively all right, title and interest in the Registered Rights, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, restrictions, claims and equities of any kind whatsoever, has and shall have the exclusive right to use, sell, license or dispose of, and has and shall have the exclusive right to bring action for the infringement of the Registered Rights and the Proprietary Information. To the Best Knowledge of the Company, the marketing, promotion, distribution or sale by the Company of any products or services subject to the Registered Rights in the conduct of the Business or making use of Proprietary Information in the conduct of the Business shall not constitute an infringement, misappropriation or violation of any other party's patent, copyright, trademark, service mark or other proprietary rights or a violation of any license or agreement by the Company. Except as described in Exhibit 5.15 hereto, to the Best Knowledge of the Company no facts or circumstances exist that could result in the invalidation of any of the Registered Rights.

          5.16          Changes in Suppliers and Customers . Except as disclosed on Exhibit 5.16, the Company is not aware of any fact which indicates that any of the suppliers supplying products, services, components or materials to the Business intends to cease selling such products or providing such services to the Business nor is the Company aware of any fact which indicates that any major customer of the Business intends to terminate its business relations with the Company.

          5.17          No Liens or Encumbrances . The Company has good and marketable title to all of the Assets employed in the operations of the Business, free of any mortgages, security interests, pledges, easements or encumbrances of any kind whatsoever.

          5.18          Employee Matters . The Company has terminated the employment of all employees of the Business. Except as specifically described on Exhibit 5.18, the Company has no employee benefit plans (including, but not limited to, pension plans and health or welfare plans), arrangements or understandings, whether formal or informal. The Company does not now and has never contributed to a "multi-employer plan" as defined in Section 400(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA"). The Company has complied with all applicable provisions of ERISA and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and neither the Company nor any trustee, administrator, fiduciary, agent or employee thereof has at any time been involved in a transaction that would constitute a "prohibited transaction" within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA as to any covered plan of the Company. The Company is not a party to any collective bargaining or other union agreement. The Company has not, within the past five (5) years, had or been threatened with, any union activities, work stoppages or other labor trouble with respect to its employees which had or might have had a material adverse effect on the Business or the Assets.

          5.19          Legal Proceedings and Compliance with Law . Except as set forth in Exhibit 5.19, there is no legal, administrative, arbitration or other proceeding or governmental investigation pending or, to the Best Knowledge of the Company, threatened (including those relating to the health, safety, employment of labor, or protection of the environment) pertaining to the Company which might result in the aggregate in money damages payable by the Company in excess of insurance coverage or which might result in a permanent injunction against the Company. Except as set forth in Exhibit 5.19, the Company has substantially complied with, and is not in default in any respect under any laws, ordinances, requirements, regulations, or orders applicable to the Business, the violation of which might materially and adversely affect it. Except as set forth in such Exhibit, the Company is not a party to any agreement or instrument, nor is it subject to any charter or other corporate restriction or any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree, rule, regulation, code or ordinance which materially and adversely affects the Business or the Assets.

          5.20          Contract Schedules . Attached as Exhibit 5.20 hereto is an accurate list and summary description of the following:

                     (a)           All contracts, leases, agreements, covenants, licenses, instruments or commitments of the Company pertaining to the Business calling for the payment of $5,000 or more or which is otherwise material to the Business, including, without limitation, the following:

                               (i)           Executory contracts for the sale of products by the Business;

                               (ii)           Executory contracts for the purchase, sale or lease of any assets for the Business;

                               (iii)           Management or consulting contracts for the Business;

                               (iv)           Patent, trademark and copyright applications, registrations or licenses, and know-how, intellectual property and trade secret agreements or other licenses of the Business;

                               (v)           Note agreements, loan and security agreements, indentures, financing statements and the like relating to the Business, other than those entered into and executed in the ordinary course of business;

                               (vi)           Any other contracts of the Business entered into outside of the ordinary course of business.

                     (b)           There are no labor contracts, employment agreements and collective bargaining agreements related to the Company.

                     (c)           All instruments evidencing any liens or security interest encumbering any of the Assets.

                     (d)           There are no obligations of the Company under any profit sharing, pension, stock option, severance pay, retirement, bonus, deferred compensation, group life and health insurance or other employee benefit plans, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any nature whatsoever, whether or not legally binding, and there are no agreements with any present or former officer or member of the Company save and except for those obligations set forth this Agreement.

                     (e)           Any and all documents, instruments and other writings not listed in any other schedule hereto which are material to the operation of the Business.

          Except as set forth in Exhibit 5.20, all of such contracts, agreements, leases, licenses, plans, arrangements and commitments and all other such items set forth above are valid, binding and in full force and effect in accordance with their terms and conditions, and there is no existing default thereunder or breach thereof by the Company, or by any party to such contracts, or any conditions which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, might constitute such a default by the Company or by any other party to the contracts.

          5.21          Labor Matters . There are no strikes, slowdowns, stoppages, organizational efforts, discrimination charges or other labor disputes pending or, to the Best Knowledge of Member, threatened against the Company.

          5.22          Insurance . The Company maintains in full force and effect insurance coverage on the Assets in such amounts and against such risks and losses as set forth in Exhibit 5.22.

          5.23          Environmental . Except as disclosed on Exhibit 5.23, and except for normal office and consumer products utilized in the ordinary course of business, the conduct and operation of the Business have not and do not:

                     (a)           Involve or require the storage, disposal, generation, manufacture, refinement, transportation, production or treatment of Hazardous Substances (as defined below);

                     (b)           Resulted in any spill, discharge, leak, emission, injection, escape, dumping, or release of any kind onto the Premises, or into the environment surrounding the Premises, of any Hazardous Substances; or

                     (c)           Involve or require the treatment, collection, storage or disposal of any refuse or objectionable wastes so as to require a permit or approval from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, or otherwise subject to the regulation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency or any state regulatory agency.

                    The Company represents and warrants that:

                     (a)           to the Best Knowledge of the Company, the real property (or the subsurface soil and the ground water thereunder) leased by the Company under the Lease (the "Property") does not contain any Hazardous Substance or have underneath it any underground fuel or liquid storage tanks;

                     (b)           to the Best Knowledge of the Company, there has been no generation, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Substance on or beneath the Property during the term of the Lease;

                     (c)           The Company is not aware of any pending or threatened litigation or proceedings before any court or administrative agency in which any person alleges, or threatens to allege, the presence, release, threat of release, placement on or in the Property, or the generation, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal at the Property, of any Hazardous Substance;

                     (d)           The Company has not received any notice and has no knowledge that any Governmental Authority or any employee or agent thereof has determined or alleged, or is investigating the possibility, that there is or has been any presence, release, threat of release, placement on or in the Property, or any generation, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal at the Property, of any Hazardous Substance;

                     (e)           To the Company's Best Knowledge, there have been no communications or agreements with any Governmental Authority or agency (federal, state or local) or any private person or entity (including, without limitation, any prior owner of the Property and any present or former occupant or tenant of the Property) relating in any way to the presence, release, threat of release, placement on or in the Property, or any generation, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal at the Property, of any Hazardous Substance. The Company further agrees and covenants that it will not store or deposit on, otherwise release or bring onto or beneath, the Property any Hazardous Substance prior to the Closing Date; and

                     (f)           There is no litigation, proceeding, citizen's suit or governmental or other investigation pending, or, to the Company's Best Knowledge, threatened, against the Company, and the Company knows of no facts or circumstances which might give rise to any future litigation, proceeding, citizen's suit or governmental or other investigation, which relate to the Company's compliance with environmental laws, regulations, rules, guidelines and ordinances.

          For purposes of this Section 5.23, "Hazardous Substance" shall mean and include (1) a hazardous substance as defined in 42 U.S.C. Section 9601(14), the Regulations at 40 C.F.R. Part 302, (2) any substance regulated under the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (including without limitation any extremely hazardous substances listed at 40 C.F.R. Part 355 and any toxic chemical listed at 40 C.F.R. Part 372), (3) hazardous wastes and hazardous substances as specified under any Colorado state or local Governmental Requirement governing water pollution, groundwater protection, air pollution, solid wastes, hazardous wastes, spills and other releases of toxic or hazardous substances, transportation of hazardous substances, materials and wastes and occupational or employee health and safety, and (4) any other material, gas or substance known to be toxic or hazardous (including, without limitation, any radioactive substance, methane gas, volatile hydrocarbon, industrial solvent, and asbestos) or which could cause a material detriment to, or materially impair the beneficial use of the Property, or constitute a material health, safety or environmental risk to any person exposed thereto or in contact therewith. For purposes of this Section 5.23, "Hazardous Substance" shall not mean and shall not include the following, to the extent used normally and required for everyday uses or normal housekeeping or maintenance: (A) fuel oil and natural gas for heating, (B) lubricating, cleaning, coolant and other compounds customarily used in building maintenance, (C) materials routinely used in the day-to-day operations of an office, such as copier toner, (D) consumer products, (E) material reasonably necessary and customarily used in construction and repair of an office project, and (F) fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides commonly used for routine office landscaping.

          5.24          Obligations and Liabilities . All of the Assets to be transferred and conveyed to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement shall, on the Closing Date, be free and clear of any claim, lien, encumbrance or any liability of the Company of whatsoever kind or description. Except as provided in this Agreement, under no circumstance shall Buyer be liable or obligated to pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any indebtedness, liability or obligation of the Company, whether incurred in connection with the operation of the Business or otherwise; and the Company, for itself, successors and assigns, agrees to indemnity and hold harmless Buyer, its successors and assigns, from any such liability or obligation.

          5.25          Representation and Warranties . The representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall be true on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Closing Date. Such representations and warranties shall survive the Closing Date and shall remain operative in full force and effect for the period of time set forth in Section 12.6 hereof regardless of any investigation at any time made by or on behalf of Buyer and shall not be deemed merged in any document or instruction so executed and/or delivered by Buyer or the Company.

SECTION 6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

          6.1          Organization and Standing. Golden West is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own its assets and properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

          6.2          Corporate Acts and Proceedings. This Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on behalf of Buyer, has been duly executed and delivered by authorized officers of Buyer, and is a valid and binding Agreement on the part of Buyer that is enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and to judicial limitations on the enforcement of the remedy of specific performance and other equitable remedies.

          6.3          Defaults; Consents . Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby nor compliance by Buyer with any of the provisions hereof will (a) conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; (b) result in a default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, or acceleration) under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which Buyer is a party, except for such default (or right of termination, cancellation, or acceleration) as to which requisite waivers or consents shall either have been obtained by Buyer prior to the Closing Date or the obtaining of which shall have been waived by Seller; or (c) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree or, to Buyer's Best Knowledge, any statute, rule or regulation applicable to Buyer. No consent or approval by any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution and delivery by Buyer of this Agreement or the consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby.

SECTION 7. COVENANTS OF SELLER

          7.1          Preservation of Business. Until Closing, Seller shall use its best efforts to:

                     (a)           maintain the Assets in their present state of repair, order and condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted;

                     (b)           preserve and protect the goodwill and advantageous relationships with its customers and all other persons having business dealings with the Business;

                     (c)           preserve and maintain in force all licenses, permits, registrations, franchises, patents, trademarks, trade names, trade secrets, service marks, copyrights, bonds and other similar rights of Seller used by the Business; and

                     (d)           comply with all laws applicable to the conduct of the Business.

          7.2          Ordinary Course . Seller shall not:

                     (a)           sell, mortgage, pledge or encumber or agree to sell, mortgage, pledge or encumber, any of the Assets, other than in the ordinary course of business;

                     (b)           incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) or purchase, acquire, transfer, or convey, any material assets or property or enter into any contract or commitment that will adversely and materially affect the operation of the Business, except in the ordinary course of business;

                    (c)           discuss, solicit, negotiate or enter into an agreement concerning any merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Assets except as contemplated by this Agreement.

          7.3          Access to Books and Records, Premises, etc . From the date of this Agreement through the Closing Date, Seller will grant Buyer and its authorized representatives access to its books and records, premises, products, former employees and customers and other parties with whom it has contractual relations during reasonable business hours and in a manner not to disrupt or interfere with its business relationships for purposes of enabling Buyer to fully investigate the Business.

          7.4          Compensation . Seller shall not enter into or agree to enter into any employment contract or agreement for consulting, professional, or other services which will adversely and materially affect the operation of the Business prior to the Closing Date.

          7.5          Taxes and Other Liabilities . Seller will promptly pay and discharge before the same become delinquent and before penalties accrue thereon, all lawful Taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon any of the Assets, and all of its other liabilities except to the extent that the same are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings in such manner as not to cause any materially adverse affect upon the Assets or the loss of any right of redemption from any sale thereunder, and Seller shall have set aside on its financial statements delivered to Buyer, reserves (segregated to the extent required by sound accounting principles) adequate with respect thereto; provided, further, that Seller shall pay all such Taxes, assessments, charges or levies forthwith in excess of such reserves whenever final judgment is entered thereon, or as the result of proceedings to foreclose any lien which attached as security therefor, foreclosure on such lien appears imminent, unless a surety bond or such other measure can be taken to prevent such foreclosure.

          7.6          Negative Covenants . Until Closing, except as contemplated by this Agreement or disclosed in exhibits to this Agreement, from the date hereof until the Closing Date, unless and until Buyer otherwise consents in writing, Seller will not (a) change or alter the physical contents or character of the Assets so as to materially affect the nature of the Business; (b) incur any obligations or liabilities (absolute or contingent) other than current liabilities incurred and obligations under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; (c) mortgage, pledge or voluntarily subject to lien, charge or other encumbrance any Assets, other than the lien of current property taxes not due and payable; (d) sell, assign or transfer any of the Assets or cancel any debts or claims, other than in the ordinary course of business; (e) waive any right of any substantial value; (f) declare or make any payment or distribution to members or issue, purchase or redeem any membership interests or issue or sell any rights to acquire the same; (g) grant any increase in the salary or other compensation of any of its officers or employees or make any increase in any benefits to which such employees might be entitled, other than in the ordinary course of business; (h) institute any bonus, benefit, profit sharing, stock option, pension, retirement plan or similar arrangement, or make any changes in any such plans or arrangements presently existing; or (i) enter into any material transactions or series of transactions other than in the ordinary course of business.

           7.7          Additional Covenants.

                     (a)           Seller will at all times comply with the provisions of all material leases to which it is a party or under which it occupies property so as to prevent any loss or forfeiture thereof or thereunder;

                     (b)           Seller will keep the Assets that are of an insurable character insured by financially sound and reputable insurers against loss or damage by fire, extended coverage and explosion insurance in amounts customary for companies conducting similarly situated businesses; and Seller will maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurers, insurance against other hazards, risks and liabilities to persons and property to the extent and in the manner customary for companies conducting similarly situated businesses;

                     (c)           Seller will keep true records and books of account in which full, true and correct entries will be made of all dealings or transactions in relation to the Business in accordance with its past practices consistently applied;

                     (d)           Seller will comply with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority, a breach of which could have a material adverse effect on the Business;

                     (e)           Seller shall maintain in full force and effect its existence as a limited liability company, rights and franchises and all licenses and other rights to use patents, processes, licenses, trademarks, trade names or copyrights owned or possessed by it and deemed by Seller to be necessary to the conduct of the Business;

                     (f)           Except as set forth on Exhibit 7.7 attached hereto, Seller will, consistent with its practices in the ordinary course of business, endeavor to retain its business relationships with its customers and suppliers that it believes to be advantageous to the conduct of the Business; and

                     (g)           Seller shall deliver to Buyer copies of its statements of operation and financial condition and similar statements as and when prepared (if at all) in the ordinary course of the Business.

          7.8          No Solicitation .

                     (a)           Except in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Seller shall not, nor shall it authorize or permit any officer or employee or any investment banker, attorney or other advisor or representative of, Seller to, (i) solicit, initiate or encourage the submission of, any takeover proposal (as defined below), (ii) enter into any agreement with respect to any takeover proposal or (iii) participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any person any information with respect to, or take any other action to facilitate any inquiries or the making of any proposal that constitutes, or may reasonably be expected to lead to, any takeover proposal. Without limiting the foregoing, it is understood that any violation of the restrictions set forth in the preceding sentence by any executive officer of Seller or any investment banker, attorney or other advisor or representatives of Seller or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section by Seller. For purposes of this Agreement, "takeover proposal" means any proposal for a merger, consolidation or reorganization or other business combination involving the Assets or the Business, other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

                     (b)           Except upon a material breach of this Agreement by Buyer or following termination hereof, except for action permitted or contemplated by this Agreement, including a party's right to terminate this Agreement under certain circumstances, the Member shall not (i) withdraw or modify, or propose to withdraw or modify, in a manner adverse to Buyer, the approval or recommendation by such Member of this Agreement or (ii) approve or recommend, or propose to approve or recommend, any takeover proposal.

                     (c)           Seller promptly shall advise Buyer orally and in writing of any takeover proposal or any inquiry that could lead to any takeover proposal and the identity of the person making any such takeover proposal or inquiry. Seller will keep Buyer fully informed of the status and details of any such takeover proposal or inquiry.

                     (d)           The provisions of this Section 7.8 shall not be construed to prevent any investment banker, attorney or other advisor or representative of Seller to engage in discussions with third parties in the ordinary course of business with respect to transactions not involving the parties to this Agreement.

SECTION 8. TERMINATION

          8.1          Termination . This Agreement may be terminated and abandoned solely as follows:

                     (a)           At any time until the Closing Date by the mutual agreement of the Seller and Buyer.

                     (b)           By either Buyer or Seller, if for any reason the parties have failed to close the transactions contemplated by this Agreement on or before January 31, 2005, provided that neither Buyer nor Seller is then in default thereunder.

          In the event of any termination pursuant to this Section 8.1 (other than pursuant to Subparagraph 8.1(a)), written notice setting forth the reasons therefor shall forthwith be given by Seller, if it is the terminating party, to Buyer, or by Buyer, if it is the terminating party, to the Seller.

          8.2          Effect of Termination. If the sale and purchase of Assets is terminated and abandoned as provided for in this Section, this Agreement shall forthwith become wholly void and of no effect without liability to any party to this Agreement except for breach of this Agreement.

SECTION 9. INDEMNIFICATION

          9.1          Indemnification Covenants of Seller. Subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 9, Seller shall defend, indemnify, save and keep harmless the Buyer and its affiliates, directors, officers, agents or representatives and their respective successors and permitted assigns (the "Buyer Indemnitees"), against and from all liability, demands, claims, actions or causes of action, assessments, losses, fines, penalties, costs, damages and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees (collectively, the "Damages") sustained or incurred by any of the Buyer Indemnitees as a result of or arising out of or relating to:

                     (a)           Any inaccuracy in a representation or breach of a warranty made by the Seller and Member in this Agreement or in any document or instrument delivered to the Buyer in connection with this Agreement; or

                     (b)           The failure of the Seller to comply with, or the breach by the Seller of, any of the covenants contained in this Agreement or in any document or instrument delivered to the Buyer in connection with this Agreement, to be performed by the Seller; or

                     (c)           Any liability now or subsequently existing arising out of or in connection with the Business, solely to the extent that such liabilities and/or obligations relate to periods prior to the Effective Date, except to the extent that any such liability is expressly assumed by the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement.

          9.2          Indemnification Covenants of Buyer. Subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 9, the Buyer shall defend, indemnify, save and keep harmless the Seller and its affiliates, managers, officers, members, agents or representatives and their respective successors and permitted assigns (the "Seller Indemnitees"), against and from all Damages sustained or incurred by any of the Seller Indemnitees as a result of or arising out of or relating to:

                     (a)           Any inaccuracy in a representation or breach of a warranty made by the Buyer in this Agreement or in any document or instrument delivered to the Seller in connection with this Agreement; or

                     (b)           The failure of the Buyer to comply with, or the breach by the Buyer of, any of the covenants contained in this Agreement or in any document or instrument delivered to the Seller in connection with this Agreement, to be performed by the Buyer; or

                     (c)           Any liability now or subsequently existing arising out of or in connection with the Business, solely to the extent that such liabilities and/or obligations relate to the acts or omissions of the Buyer subsequent to the Effective Date; except to the extent that any such liability is expressly retained by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement.

          9.3          Limitation on Claims and Liability.

                      (a)           Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Seller and Member shall have no liability to indemnify Buyer and Buyer may not assert a claim for indemnification for damages suffered by Buyer until and unless Buyer's claims for damages for which Buyer is entitled to indemnification equal or exceed, in the aggregate, the sum of $5,000 (the "Damages Threshold"). Upon Buyer's cumulative claims for indemnification equalling the Damages Threshold, Buyer may assert claims for indemnification pursuant to Section 9.4 below for the full amount of Buyer's damages for which it is entitled to indemnification hereunder.

          9.4          Method of Asserting Claims. For purposes of this Section 9.4, the following terms shall be defined as follows:

                     (a)           "Claims" shall mean all claims asserted pursuant to this Section 9, whether or not arising as a result of a Third Party Claim.

                     (b)           "Indemnified Person" shall mean any Buyer Indemnitee or any Seller Indemnitee, as the context requires.

                     (c)           "Indemnifying Person" shall mean any person obligated to indemnify an Indemnified Person pursuant to this Section 9, as the context requires.

                     (d)           "Third Party Claims" shall mean any Claim asserted by any person not a party to this Agreement (including without limitation any Governmental Authority), asserting that an Indemnified Person is liable for monetary or other obligations which may constitute or result in Damages for which such Indemnified Person may be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 9.

                     (e)           All Claims shall be made in writing and shall set forth with reasonable specificity the facts and circumstances of the Claim, as well as the basis upon which indemnification pursuant to this Section 9 is sought. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no delay or failure by any Indemnified Person to provide notification of any Claim shall preclude any Indemnified Person from recovering for Damages pursuant to this Section 9, except to the extent that such delay or failure materially compromises the rights of any Indemnifying Person under this Section 9.

                     (f)           Within ten (10) days after receipt by an Indemnifying Person of any notification of a Claim, the Indemnifying Person may, upon written notice thereof to the Indemnified Person, assume (at the Indemnifying Person's expense) control of the defense of such action, suit or proceeding with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person, provided the Indemnifying Person acknowledges in writing to the Indemnified Person that any Damages that may be assessed against the Indemnified Person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding constitute Damages for which the Indemnified Person shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 9. If the Indemnifying Person does not so assume control of such defense, the Indemnified Person shall control such defense, but in so doing shall not waive or limit its right to recover under this Section 9 for any Damages that may be assessed against the Indemnified Person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding. The party not controlling such defense may participate therein at its own expense; provided that if the Indemnifying Person assumes control of such defense, and the Indemnified Person has been advised in writing by outside legal counsel that under the applicable standards of professional conduct, the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person may not be represented by the same counsel with respect to such action, suit or proceeding, the reasonable fees and expenses of one law firm for the Indemnified Person shall be paid by the Indemnifying Person. The party controlling such defense shall keep the other party advised of the status of such action, suit or proceeding and the defense thereof and shall consider in good faith recommendations made by the other party with respect thereto. The Indemnified Person shall not agree to any settlement of such action, suit or proceeding without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Person, which (with respect to an action, suit or proceeding as to which the Indemnifying Person has not elected to assume control of the defense) shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Indemnifying Person shall not agree to any settlement of such action, suit or proceeding without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed so long as the settlement includes a complete release of the Indemnified Person from all liability and does not contain or contemplate any payment by, or injunctive or other equitable relief binding upon, the Indemnified Person.

          9.5          Survival. The representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and indemnities of the parties set forth in this Agreement shall survive the Closing and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and shall continue until the first anniversary of the date hereof. If a notice is properly given with respect to a Claim prior to the expiration of the relevant survival period set forth in this Section 9.5, then notwithstanding such expiration, the representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or indemnity applicable to such Claim shall survive until, but only for purposes of, the resolution of such Claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer's indemnification obligations set forth in the Assignment and Assumption Agreement for the Lease shall continue until the earlier of (a) the expiration of the Lease or (b) the release of Seller as tenant and Member as guarantor of the Lease.

SECTION 10. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND RELATED MATTERS

          10.1           Each of the Buyer and Seller recognizes and acknowledges that it has and will have access to certain non-public information of the other which shall be deemed the confidential information of the other party (including, but not limited to, business plans, costs, trade secrets, licenses, research projects, profits, markets, sales, customer lists, strategies, plans for future development, financial information and any other information of a similar nature) that is valuable, special and unique property. Information shall not be deemed confidential information and afforded the protections of this Section if such information is (a) developed by the receiving party independently of the disclosing party, (b) rightfully obtained without restriction by the receiving party from a third party, provided that the third party had full legal authority to possess and disclose such information, (c) publicly available other than through the fault or negligence of the receiving party, (d) released without restriction by the disclosing party to anyone, including the United States government, or (e) properly and lawfully known to the receiving party at the time of its disclosure, as evidenced by written documentation conclusively established to have been in the possession of the receiving party on the date of such disclosure. Each of the parties agrees that it will not disclose, and that it will use its best efforts to prevent disclosure by any other Person of, any such confidential information to any Person for any purpose or reason whatsoever, except to authorized representatives of the parties to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a party may use and disclose any such confidential information to the extent that a party may become compelled by Legal Requirements to disclose any such information; provided, however, that such party shall use all reasonable efforts and shall have afforded the other party the opportunity to obtain an appropriate protective order or other satisfactory assurance of confidential treatment for any such information compelled to be disclosed. In the event of any termination of this Agreement, each party shall use all reasonable efforts to cause to be delivered to the other parties, and to retain no copies of, any documents, work papers and other materials obtained by such party or on such party's behalf during the conduct of the matters provided for in this Agreement, whether so obtained before or after the execution hereof. Each of the parties recognizes and agrees that violation of any of the agreements contained in this Section 10 will cause irreparable damage or injury to the other parties, the exact amount of which may be impossible to ascertain, and that, for such reason, among others, the parties shall be entitled to an injunction, without the necessity of posting bond therefor, restraining any further violation of such agreements. Such rights to any injunction shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other rights and remedies the parties may have against each other.

           10.2           Seller further covenants with Buyer that all information concerning the customers, clients, contracts, mailing lists and business of the Business is confidential information, is being acquired by Buyer and will be treated by Seller as such, and that Seller will not hereafter, directly or indirectly, make use of such information or divulge any such confidential information relating to the Business nor reveal any customer or mailing lists or other confidential information to any other person except as provided for herein. The foregoing restrictions on disclosure of information shall not include (a) information that has properly come into the public domain, (b) information learned by Seller from a third party without an obligation of confidentiality or (c) information gained or learned by Seller independent of and subsequent to the closing of the transactions covered by this Agreement.

SECTION 11. EXPENSES

           11.1           Each of the parties will pay all costs and expenses of its or his performance and compliance with this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Agreement is not consummated by reason of a default of one of the parties, then the expenses of the parties in connection with the transaction contemplated herein shall be paid by such defaulting party.

           11.2           Seller and Buyer each covenant and agree that they have not engaged the services of any broker or finder in connection with the transactions provided for herein and that no brokers' or finders' fees are payable hereunder.

SECTION 12. MISCELLANEOUS

          12.1          Attorneys' Fees. In any action at law or in equity or in any arbitration proceeding, for declaratory relief or to enforce any of the provisions or rights or obligations under this Agreement, the unsuccessful party to such proceeding, shall pay the successful party or parties all statutorily recoverable costs, expenses and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the successful party or parties including without limitation costs, expenses, and fees on any appeals and the enforcement of any award, judgment or settlement obtained, such costs, expenses and attorneys' fees shall be included as part of the judgment. The successful party shall be that party who obtained substantially the relief or remedy sought, whether by judgment, compromise, settlement or otherwise.

          12.2          Incorporation by Reference. All exhibits to this Agreement and all documents delivered pursuant to or referred to in this Agreement are herein incorporated by reference and made a part hereof.

          12.3          Parties in Interest. Nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, is intended to, or shall, confer any rights or remedies under, or by reason of, this Agreement, on any person other than the parties hereto and their respective and proper successors and assigns. Nor shall anything in this Agreement act to relieve or discharge the obligation or liability of any third persons to any party to this Agreement.

          12.4          Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may not be amended, nor may compliance with any term, covenant, agreement, condition or provision set forth herein be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) unless such amendment or waiver is agreed to in writing by all parties hereto.

          12.5          Waiver. No waiver of any breach of any one of the agreements, terms, conditions, or covenants of this Agreement by the parties shall be deemed to imply or constitute a waiver of any other agreement, term, condition, or covenant of this Agreement. The failure of any party to insist on strict performance of any agreement, term, condition, or covenant, herein set forth, shall not constitute or be construed as a waiver of the rights of either or the other thereafter to enforce any other default of such agreement, term, condition, or covenant; neither shall such failure to insist upon strict performance be deemed sufficient grounds to enable either party hereto to forego or subvert or otherwise disregard any other agreement, term, condition, or covenants of this Agreement.

          12.6          Governing Law - Construction. This Agreement, and the rights and obligations of the respective parties, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding conflict of law provisions which would act to apply the laws of another state. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, it is acknowledged that each party hereto is being represented by, or has waived the right to be represented by, independent counsel. Accordingly, the parties expressly agree that no provision of this Agreement shall be construed against any party on the ground that the party or its counsel drafted the provision. Nor may any provision of this Agreement be construed against any party on the grounds that party caused the provision to be present.

          12.7          Limitation of Actions. No action may be brought by any party to this Agreement to enforce any covenant made by any party hereto or to seek damages or equitable relief arising from any claimed breach or nonperformance of a covenant, representation, warranty or other performance provided for herein unless such action is commenced within one (1) year of the Closing Date. The parties hereto agree to be bound by the aforesaid limitation of actions notwithstanding the provisions of any applicable statutory limitation of actions to the contrary.

          12.8          Notices. Any notice, communication, offer, acceptance, request, consent, reply, or advice (herein severally and collectively, for convenience, called "Notice") in this Agreement provided or permitted to be given, served, made, or accepted by any party or person to any other party or parties, person or persons, hereunder must be in writing, addressed to the party to be notified at the address set forth below, or such other address as to which one party notifies the other in writing pursuant to the terms of this Section, and must be served by (a) telefax or other similar electronic method, or (b) depositing the same in the United States mail, certified, return receipt requested and postage paid to the party or parties, person or persons to be notified or entitled to receive same, or (c) delivering the same in person to such party.

          Notice shall be deemed to have been given immediately when sent by telefax or other electronic method and seventy-two hours after being deposited in the United States mail, or when personally delivered in the manner hereinabove described. Notice provided in any manner not specified above shall be effective only if and when received by the party or parties, person or persons to be, or provided to be notified.

          All notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be addressed as set forth below:

 

If Buyer, to:

Golden West Brewing Company, Inc.
ATTN: John Power
60 Sea Walk Drive
Sea Ranch, CA 95497

     
 

With a copy to:

Clifford L. Neuman, Esq.
Clifford L. Neuman, P.C.
1507 Pine Street
Boulder, Colorado 80302
(303) 449-2100
(303) 449-1045 (fax)

     
 

If Seller, to:

Butte Creek Brewing Company, LLC
Attention: Tom Atmore, Manager
945 West 2 nd Street
Chico, California 95928
(fax)

     
 

With a copy to:

 
   

(fax)

Any party receiving a facsimile transmission shall be entitled to rely upon a facsimile transmission to the same extent as if it were an original. Any party may alter the address to which communications or copies are to be sent by giving notice of such change of address in conformity with the provisions of this Section for the giving of notice.

          12.9          Fax/Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by telex, telecopy or other facsimile transmission, and such facsimile transmission shall be valid and binding to the same extent as if it were an original. Further, this Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall constitute the same documents. For all evidentiary purposes, any one complete counter set of this Agreement shall be considered an original.

          12.10          Captions. The caption and heading of various sections and paragraphs of this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be construed as defining or limiting, in any way, the scope or intent of the provisions hereof.

          12.11          Severability. Wherever there is any conflict between any provision of this Agreement and any statute, law, regulation or judicial precedent, the latter shall prevail, but in such event the provisions of this Agreement thus affected shall be curtailed and limited only to the extent necessary to bring it within the requirement of the law. In the event that any part, section, paragraph or clause of this Agreement shall be held by a court of proper jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the entire Agreement shall not fail on account thereof, but the balance of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect unless such construction would clearly be contrary to the intention of the parties or would result in unconscionable injustice.

          12.12          Jurisdiction and Venue. Jurisdiction over any action, proceeding or arbitration shall be proper only if filed and maintained in Colorado, and venue shall be proper therefor only in the County of Boulder as to state court proceedings or the District Court for the District of Colorado as to federal court proceedings.

          12.13          Good Faith Cooperation and Additional Documents. The parties shall use their reasonable good faith efforts to fulfill all of the conditions set forth in this Agreement over which it has control or influence. Each party covenants and agrees to cooperate in good faith and to enter into and deliver such other documents and papers as the other party reasonably shall require in order to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, provided in each instance, any such document is in form and substance approved by the parties and their respective legal counsel.

          12.14          Assignment . Neither party may directly or indirectly assign or delegate, by operation of law or otherwise, all or any portion of its/his rights, obligations or liabilities under this Agreement without the prior written consent of all other parties, which consent may be withheld in their respective sole and absolute discretion.

          12.15          Entire Agreement - Amendment. For purposes of this Section, the term "Agreement" shall include this Agreement and the Exhibits and other documents attached hereto. This Agreement, and other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement, contain all of the terms and conditions agreed upon by the parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, letters of intent, representations, warranties, disclosures, negotiations, correspondence, undertakings and communications of the parties, oral or written, respecting that subject matter.

          12.16          Authority to Sign. Each of the persons signing below on behalf of any party hereby represents and warrants that s/he or it is signing with full and complete authority to bind the party on whose behalf of whom s/he or it is signing, to each and every term of this Agreement.

          12.17          Execution of Documents. The parties hereto agree to execute and deliver any and all other documents necessary and convenient to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

          12.18          Time. Time is of the essence of this Agreement and each of its provisions.

           IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have signed the Agreement the date and year first above written.

 

BUTTE CREEK BREWING COMPANY, LLC, a California limited liability company

ATTEST:

___________________________________

By:   /s/ Thomas Atmore                            

Secretary

Its:  Managing Member

   
 

GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation

ATTEST

___________________________________

By: /s/ Brian Power                    

Secretary

Title: Brian Power, President

   
 

GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY
a California corporation,

ATTEST:

_____________________________________

By: /s/ Brian Power                    

Secretary

Title: Brian Power, President

 

 

September 12, 2005

Golden West Brewing Company, Inc.
945 West 2 nd Street
Chico, California 95928

Dear Sirs:

        The undersigned understands that Golden West Brewing Company, Inc. (the "Company") has filed a Registration Statement and Prospectus thereunder (the "Prospectus") with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a public offering of shares of the Company's Common Stock (the "Public Offering").

        In consideration of the filing the Registration Statement and its efforts to develop a public trading market for the Common Stock and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned agrees that the undersigned will not, for a period beginning on the date hereof and ending six (6) months from the effective date of the Registration Statement (the "Initial Lock-Up Period"), offer to sell, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of, any shares of Common Stock of the Company, any options or warrants to purchase any shares of Common Stock of the Company, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of the Common Stock of the Company, owned during such period directly or indirectly by the undersigned or with respect to which the undersigned has the power of disposition, without your prior written consent, which consent may be withheld at your sole discretion.

        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the following transactions shall not be restricted hereby:

        (a)        if the undersigned is one or more natural persons, any transfer to the undersigned's ancestors or descendants or spouse or to a trust for the benefit of the undersigned and/or any such person;

        (b)        if the undersigned is one or more natural persons, any bona fide gift;

        (c)        if the undersigned is a corporation or partnership, any transfer by the undersigned (i) in connection with the sale or other bona fide transfer in a single transaction of all or substantially all of the undersigned's assets not undertaken for the purpose of avoiding the restrictions imposed hereby; (ii) to another corporation or partnership if the transferee and the undersigned are direct or indirect parent and subsidiary or subsidiary and parent or if the transferee and the undersigned share a direct or indirect parent; or (iii) as a part of a distribution without consideration from the undersigned to its equity holders on a pro rata basis; provided, however, that, as a condition of any such transfer, each transferee shall agree to be bound by the terms hereof and shall execute and the transferor shall cause to be delivered to you an agreement substantially in the form of this Agreement.

        The undersigned agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the company's transfer agent against the transfer of shares of Common Stock held by the undersigned except in compliance with this Agreement.

           

Sincerely,

             
             
           

/s/ Brian Power             

 

September 12, 2005

Golden West Brewing Company, Inc.
945 West 2 nd Street
Chico, California 95928

Dear Sirs:

        The undersigned understands that Golden West Brewing Company, Inc. (the "Company") has filed a Registration Statement and Prospectus thereunder (the "Prospectus") with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a public offering of shares of the Company's Common Stock (the "Public Offering").

        In consideration of the filing the Registration Statement and its efforts to develop a public trading market for the Common Stock and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned agrees that the undersigned will not, for a period beginning on the date hereof and ending six (6) months from the effective date of the Registration Statement (the "Initial Lock-Up Period"), offer to sell, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of, any shares of Common Stock of the Company, any options or warrants to purchase any shares of Common Stock of the Company, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of the Common Stock of the Company, owned during such period directly or indirectly by the undersigned or with respect to which the undersigned has the power of disposition, without your prior written consent, which consent may be withheld at your sole discretion.

        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the following transactions shall not be restricted hereby:

        (a)        if the undersigned is one or more natural persons, any transfer to the undersigned's ancestors or descendants or spouse or to a trust for the benefit of the undersigned and/or any such person;

        (b)        if the undersigned is one or more natural persons, any bona fide gift;

        (c)        if the undersigned is a corporation or partnership, any transfer by the undersigned (i) in connection with the sale or other bona fide transfer in a single transaction of all or substantially all of the undersigned's assets not undertaken for the purpose of avoiding the restrictions imposed hereby; (ii) to another corporation or partnership if the transferee and the undersigned are direct or indirect parent and subsidiary or subsidiary and parent or if the transferee and the undersigned share a direct or indirect parent; or (iii) as a part of a distribution without consideration from the undersigned to its equity holders on a pro rata basis; provided, however, that, as a condition of any such transfer, each transferee shall agree to be bound by the terms hereof and shall execute and the transferor shall cause to be delivered to you an agreement substantially in the form of this Agreement.

        The undersigned agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the company's transfer agent against the transfer of shares of Common Stock held by the undersigned except in compliance with this Agreement.

           

Sincerely,

             
             
           

/s/ John C. Power             

 

September 12, 2005

Golden West Brewing Company, Inc.
945 West 2 nd Street
Chico, California 95928

Dear Sirs:

        The undersigned understands that Golden West Brewing Company, Inc. (the "Company") has filed a Registration Statement and Prospectus thereunder (the "Prospectus") with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a public offering of shares of the Company's Common Stock (the "Public Offering").

        In consideration of the filing the Registration Statement and its efforts to develop a public trading market for the Common Stock and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned agrees that the undersigned will not, for a period beginning on the date hereof and ending six (6) months from the effective date of the Registration Statement (the "Initial Lock-Up Period"), offer to sell, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of, any shares of Common Stock of the Company, any options or warrants to purchase any shares of Common Stock of the Company, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of the Common Stock of the Company, owned during such period directly or indirectly by the undersigned or with respect to which the undersigned has the power of disposition, without your prior written consent, which consent may be withheld at your sole discretion.

        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the following transactions shall not be restricted hereby:

        (a)        if the undersigned is one or more natural persons, any transfer to the undersigned's ancestors or descendants or spouse or to a trust for the benefit of the undersigned and/or any such person;

        (b)        if the undersigned is one or more natural persons, any bona fide gift;

        (c)        if the undersigned is a corporation or partnership, any transfer by the undersigned (i) in connection with the sale or other bona fide transfer in a single transaction of all or substantially all of the undersigned's assets not undertaken for the purpose of avoiding the restrictions imposed hereby; (ii) to another corporation or partnership if the transferee and the undersigned are direct or indirect parent and subsidiary or subsidiary and parent or if the transferee and the undersigned share a direct or indirect parent; or (iii) as a part of a distribution without consideration from the undersigned to its equity holders on a pro rata basis; provided, however, that, as a condition of any such transfer, each transferee shall agree to be bound by the terms hereof and shall execute and the transferor shall cause to be delivered to you an agreement substantially in the form of this Agreement.

        The undersigned agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the company's transfer agent against the transfer of shares of Common Stock held by the undersigned except in compliance with this Agreement.

           

Sincerely,

             
             
           

/s/ J. Andrew Moorer             

AMENDED FUND ESCROW AGREEMENT  

           THIS AMENDED FUND ESCROW AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 14th day of September, 2005, by and among GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation; and CORPORATE STOCK TRANSFER, INC., the "Escrow Agent").

1.          Purpose . The Company desires to make a public offering (the "Public Offering") of up to 1,000,000 Shares of Common Stock, $.0001 par value (the "Shares") in a direct public offering at the offering price of $0.50 per Share. The Public Offering is to be made pursuant to a registration statement (the "Registration Statement") and prospectus (the "Prospectus") included therein which has been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on Form SB-2 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and pursuant to filings that have been made or will be made with the applicable authorities of states in which the offering will be made. The Company will not engage the services of a broker-dealer to serve as underwriter in the Public Offering. The Company wishes to make provision to escrow the gross proceeds from the sale of all 1,000,000 Shares sold in the Public Offering. The Company and the Escrow Agent desire to enter into an agreement with respect to the above-described escrow arrangements.

2.          Deposit of Proceeds . The Company agrees to deliver to the Escrow Agent, immediately upon receipt thereof, all proceeds from the sale of the Shares sold in the Public Offering at the offering price of $0.50 per Share (a total of up to $500,000), together with a written account of each sale. The written account shall set forth, among other things, the names and addresses of the purchasers, the number of Shares purchased by each, the amount paid therefor, and whether the consideration received was in the form of cash or evidenced by a check.

3.          Escrow Account . All money delivered to the Escrow Agent pursuant hereto shall be deposited immediately by the Escrow Agent in a separate account established by the Escrow Agent pursuant to this Agreement (the "Escrow Account"). The Escrow Account shall be created and maintained subject to the customary rules and regulations of the Escrow Agent pertaining to such account, and shall be entitled "Golden West Brewing Company, Inc. Escrow Account."

4.          Escrow Period . During the Escrow Period (as herein after defined), all amounts deposited in the Escrow Account shall not become the property of the Company or any other entity, and except as provided herein, the Escrow Agent shall make or permit no disbursements from the Escrow Account.

                      a.         The Escrow Period shall begin with the commencement of the Public Offering, which shall be the effective date of the aforesaid Registration Statement, and shall terminate on a date which is the earlier of (i) the deposit into the Escrow Account of $500,000 representing the proceeds from the maximum offering of 1,000,000 Shares, or (ii) 90 days from the commencement date of the Offering, unless extended for up to an additional 90 days at the discretion of the Company.

6.          Delivery of Proceeds if Minimum Offering Sold . In the event the Escrow Period terminates and there has been deposited and collected in the Escrow Account of a minimum $200,000 from the sale of 400,000 Shares, the Escrow Agent shall deliver and pay over to the Company all amounts deposited in the Escrow Account, with interest, less the Escrow Agent's fees. Immediately following such payments, the Escrow Agent shall be completely discharged of its obligations hereunder and released of any further liabilities or responsibilities hereunder.

7.          Delivery of Proceeds if Minimum Offering Not Sold . In the event the Escrow Period terminates and the proceeds from the sale of the minimum offering of 400,000 Shares has not been deposited and collected, the Escrow Agent, as promptly as possible after such termination and on the basis of its records of the Escrow Account, shall return to each of the purchasers of the Shares in the Public Offering the amounts paid in by them for the purchase of the Shares without interest or any deductions therefrom. The amount paid to each purchaser shall be free and clear of any claims of the Company or of any of its creditors. The Escrow Agent shall be required to make such payment only to the person named in the written account of each sale to be furnished by the Company pursuant to paragraph  hereof, and payment shall only be made on cleared and collected funds. At such time as the Escrow Agent shall have made all the payments and remittances provided in this paragraph, the Escrow Agent shall be completely discharged and released of any and all further liabilities and responsibilities hereunder.

8.          Notices . The Company agrees to give to the Escrow Agent written notice of the date upon which the Public Offering is commenced, as soon as practicable thereafter.

                          a.       The Escrow Agent is hereby expressly authorized to disregard any and all notices or warnings given by any of the parties hereto, or by any other person, firm or corporation, excepting only orders or process of court, and is hereby expressly authorized to comply with and obey any and all process, orders, judgments or decrees of any court, and in case the Escrow Agent obeys or complies with any such process, order, judgment or decree of any court it shall not be liable to any of the parties hereto or to any other person, firm or corporation by reason of such compliance, notwithstanding that any such process, order, judgment or decree be subsequently reversed, modified, annulled, set aside or vacated, or found to have been issued or entered without jurisdiction.

                           b.       Any notice required or desired to be given by the Escrow Agent to any party to this Escrow Agreement may be given by mailing the same addressed to such party at the address given below the signature of such party or the most recent address of such party shown on the records of the Escrow Agent, and notice so mailed shall for all purposes hereof be effectual as though served upon such party in person at the time of depositing such notice in the mail.

9.          Protection of Escrow Agent . The Escrow Agent, in its actions pursuant to this Agreement, shall be fully protected in every reasonable exercise of its discretion and shall have no obligations hereunder either to the Company or to any other party, except as expressly set forth herein.

10.         Fee and Costs . The Company shall pay the Escrow Agent a fee of $2,500 for the Escrow Agent's performance of its obligations hereunder.

11.         Receipts of Funds . Written notice acknowledging receipt of the deposited funds from the Company will be delivered from time to time by the Escrow Agent to the Company.

12.         Liability of Escrow Agent . In performing any of its duties hereunder, the Escrow Agent shall not incur any liability to anyone for any damages, losses, or expenses, except as may arise from its own negligent action, negligent failure to act or willful misconduct. The Escrow Agent shall not incur any liability with respect to  any action taken or omitted in good faith upon advice of its counsel or counsel for the Company given with respect to any questions relating to the duties and responsibilities of the Escrow Agent under this Agreement, or  any action taken or omitted in reliance upon any instrument, including the written advice provided for herein, not only as to its due execution and the validity and effectiveness of its provisions, but also as to the truth and accuracy of any information contained therein, which instrument the Escrow Agent shall in good faith believe to be genuine, to have been signed or presented by a proper person or persons, and to conform with the provisions of this Agreement.

13.         Indemnification . The Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Escrow Agent against any and all losses, damages, claims and liabilities (including counsel fees) incurred or assessed against it in connection with the performance of this Agreement, except as may arise from its own negligent action, negligent failure to act or willful misconduct.

14.         Disputes . In the event of any dispute between the parties hereto as to the facts of default, the validity or meaning of these instructions or any other fact or matter relating to the transaction between the parties, the Escrow Agent is instructed as follows:

                            a.       That it shall be under no obligation to act, except under process or order of court, or until it has been adequately indemnified to its full satisfaction, and shall sustain no liability for its failure to act pending such process or court order or indemnification.

                            b.       That it may in its sole and absolute discretion, deposit the property described or so much thereof as remains in its hands with the then Clerk, or acting Clerk, of the District Court of the City and County of Denver, State of Colorado, and interplead the parties hereto, and upon so depositing such property and filing its complaint in interpleader it shall be relieved of all liability under the terms hereof as to the property so deposited, and furthermore, the parties hereto for themselves, their legal representatives, successors and assigns do hereby submit themselves to the jurisdiction of said court and do hereby appoint the then Clerk, or acting Clerk, of said court as their Agent for the service of all process in connection with such proceedings. The institution of any such interpleader action shall not impair the rights of the Escrow Agent under paragraph numbered, above.

15.         Assignment and Transfer . No assignment, transfer, conveyance or hypothecation of any right, title or interest in and to the subject matter of this Agreement shall be binding upon the Escrow Agent unless written notice thereof shall be served upon the Escrow Agent and all fees, costs and expenses incident thereto shall have been paid and then only upon the Escrow Agent's assent thereto in writing.

16.         Amendments . This Agreement may be supplemented, altered, amended, modified or revoked by writing only, signed by all of the parties hereto, and approved by the Escrow Agent, upon payment of all fees, costs and expenses incident thereto.

17.         Binding Effect . The provisions of these instructions shall be binding upon the legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

18.         Applicable Law . This Agreement shall be construed according to the laws of the State of Colorado.

           IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company, and the Escrow Agent have executed this Fund Escrow Agreement on the day and year first above written.

 

GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC.

   
   
   
 

By:   /s/ John C. Power

 

     John C. Power, Vice President

   
 

CORPORATE STOCK TRANSFER, INC.

   
   
   
 

By:   /s/ Carylyn K. Bell

 

     Carylyn K. Bell, President

INDUSTRIAL LEASE
CHICO BUILDING

1. Parties.   This Lease, dated for reference purposes only on __July_01_ , 2005 is made by and between __BRK Holdings, LLC__ ("Lessor") and _GOLDEN WEST INC._ ("Lessee") dba ___Butte Creek Brewery, LLC___ .

2. Premises. Lessor hereby leases to Lessee and Lessee leases from Lessor for the term, at the rental, and upon all of the conditions set forth herein, that certain real property situated in the City of _Chico____ , County of Butte, State of California, commonly known as ___945 W. 2 nd Street Chico, CA.______ , and described as approximately __8280___ square feet of office and warehouse space in __Chico, CA__. Said real property, including the land and all improvements therein, is herein called the "Premises." Said Premises are delineated on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

3. Term.

3.1 Term. The term of this Lease shall be for __FIVE_(_5_) _years_. In the event the Premises are being delivered in "as-is" condition as indicated on Exhibit "B" attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, the term of this Lease shall commence upon mutual execution of the Lease ("Term Commencement Date") and shall continue thereafter during the Lease Term specified hereinabove, unless sooner terminated as hereinafter provided in this Lease.

3.2 Delay in Possession. Notwithstanding said commencement date, if for any reason Lessor cannot deliver possession of the Premises to Lessee on said date, Lessor shall not be subject to any liability therefore, nor shall such failure affect the validity of this Lease or the obligations of Lessee hereunder, or extend the term hereof, but in such case, Lessee shall not be obligated to pay rent until possession of the Premises is tendered to Lessee; provided, however, that if Lessor shall not have delivered possession of the Premises within sixty (60) days from said commencement date, Lessee may, at Lessee's option, by notice in writing to Lessor within ten (10) days thereafter, cancel this Lease, in which event the parties shall be discharged from all obligations hereunder; provided first, however, that if such written notice of Lessee is not received by Lessor within said ten- (10) day period, Lessee's right to cancel this Lease hereunder shall terminate and be of no further force or effect.

3.3 Early Possession. If Lessee occupies the Premises prior to said commencement date, such occupancy shall be subject to all provisions hereof, such occupancy shall not advance the termination date, and Lessee shall pay rent for such period at the initial monthly rates set forth below.

3.4 Option To Renew . Provided Lessee shall have faithfully performed all of the terms, covenants, and conditions hereof, Lessee shall have the option to extend the term of this Lease for _(5)_FIVE YEARS___ term upon the same terms and conditions, except for rent, which shall be ___NEGOTIATED__. Said option shall be exercised by Lessee's written notice to Lessor _(3) THREE___months prior to expiration of the original term hereof.

4. . Minimum Rent. Lessee agrees to pay to Lessor as Minimum Rent, without notice or demand, the monthly sum as follows:

 

Monthly

Monthly

Annual

Period

Rent/SF

Base Rent

Base Rent

       

07/01/2005 - 07/01/2006

$0.40

$ 3312.00

$ 39,744.00

     

07/01/2005 - 07/01/2010

$0.45

$ 3726.00

$ 44,712.00

in advance, on the 1st day of each month of the term hereof, commencing _JANUARY 1 ST , 2005_, except that the first month's Minimum Rent for the Premises shall be paid upon the execution hereof.

4.1 Rent Adjustment. In addition, the Minimum Rent as set forth in Paragraph 4 herein above, shall be subject to being increased by the percentage of increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index - U.S. Average - All Items, as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. The base period for purposes of such adjustment, shall be September of the year in which this Lease is executed. Each September following the commencement of rentals shall then be used for comparison purposes with any adjustment in Minimum Rent to be effective as of the next succeeding January 1. In no event shall the Minimum Rent be less than the sum or sums as specified in Paragraph 4 hereinabove. Should the aforementioned Index be discontinued, the parties shall select another similar index which reflects consumer prices and if the parties cannot agree on another index it shall be selected by binding arbitration. (By way of illustration only, if the September figure of the year in which this Lease is executed is 120 and the September figure following commencement of rentals is 125, then the Minimum Rent for the ensuing calendar year shall be increased by 4.17%.)

5.  Security Deposit. Lessee shall deposit with Lessor the sum of ____N/A__________ upon Lease execution, which will be held by Lessor as security for Lessee's faithful performance of Lessee's obligations hereunder. If Lessee fails to pay rent or other charges due hereunder, or otherwise defaults with respect to any provision of this Lease, Lessor may use, apply or retain all or any portion of said deposit for the payment of any rent or other charge in default or for the payment of any other sum to which Lessor may become obligated by reason of Lessee's default, or to compensate Lessor for any loss or damage which Lessor may suffer thereby. If Lessor so uses or applies all or any portion of said deposit, Lessee shall within ten (10) days after written demand therefore, deposit cash with Lessor in an amount sufficient to restore said deposit to the full amount hereinabove stated and Lessee's failure to do so shall be a material breach of this Lease. If the monthly rent shall, from time to time, increase during the term of this Lease, Lessee shall thereupon deposit with Lessor additional security deposit so that the amount of security deposit held by Lessor shall at all times bear the same proportion to current rent as the original security deposit bears to the original monthly rent set forth in Paragraph 4 hereof. Lessor shall not be required to keep said deposit separate from its general accounts. If Lessee performs all of Lessee's obligations hereunder, said deposit, or so much thereof as has not theretofore been applied by Lessor, shall be returned, without payment of interest or other increment for its use, to Lessee (or at Lessor's option, to the last assignee, if any, of Lessee's interest hereunder) at the expiration of the term hereof, and after Lessee has vacated the Premises. No trust relationship is created herein between Lessor and Lessee with respect to said security deposit.

6. Use.

6.1 Use. The Premises shall be used and occupied only for __BREWERY / BREW PUB__, and Lessee shall not use or permit the Premises to be used for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the Lessor.

6.2 Compliance with Law.

(a) Lessor warrants to Lessee that the Premises, in its state existing on the date that the Lease term commences, but without regard to the use for which Lessee will use the Premises, does not violate any covenants or restrictions of record, or any applicable building code, regulation or ordinance in effect on such Lease term commencement date. In the event it is determined that this warranty has been violated, then it shall be the obligation of the Lessor, after written notice from Lessee, to promptly, at Lessor's sole cost and expense, rectify any such violation. In the event Lessee does not give to Lessor written notice of the violation of this warranty within six (6) months from the date that the Lease term commences, the correction of same shall be the obligation of the Lessee at Lessee's sole cost. The warranty contained in this Paragraph 6.2 (a) shall be of no force or effect if, prior to the date of this Lease, Lessee was the owner or occupant of the Premises, and, in such event, Lessee shall correct any such violation at Lessee's sole cost.

(b) Except as provided in Paragraph 6.2 (a), Lessee shall, at Lessee's expense, comply promptly with all applicable statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, covenants and restrictions of record, and requirements in effect during the term or any part of the term hereof, regulating the use by Lessee of the Premises. Lessee shall not use or permit the use of the Premises in any manner that will tend to create waste or a nuisance or, if there shall be more than one lessee in the building containing the Premises, shall tend to disturb such other tenants.

6.3 Condition of Premises.

(a) Lessor shall deliver the Premises to Lessee clean and free of debris on Lease Commencement Date (unless Lessee is already in possession), and Lessor believes that the plumbing, lighting, air conditioning and heating equipment, and loading doors in the Premises are in good operating condition on the Lease Commencement Date. In the event that it is determined that they are not in good operating condition, then it shall be the obligation of the Lessor, after receipt of written notice from Lessee setting forth specifically the nature of the problem(s), to resolve such problem(s). Lessee's failure to give such written notice to Lessor within thirty (30) days after the Lease Commencement Date shall cause the conclusive presumption that Lessor has complied with all of Lessor's obligations hereunder. If, prior to the date of this Lease, Lessee was the owner or occupant of the Premises, Lessor shall have no obligation to resolve said problem(s).

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Lease, Lessee hereby accepts the Premises in their condition existing as of the Lease Commencement Date or the date that Lessee takes possession of the Premises, whichever is earlier, subject to all applicable zoning, municipal, county and state laws, ordinances and regulations governing and regulating the use of the Premises, and any covenants or restrictions of record, and accepts this Lease subject thereto and to all matters disclosed thereby and by any exhibits attached hereto. Lessee acknowledges that neither Lessor nor Lessor's agent has made any representation or warranty as to the present or future suitability of the Premises for the conduct of Lessee's business.

7. Maintenance, Repairs and Alterations.

7.1 Lessor's Obligations.

(a)    Premises. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 6, 7.2 and 9 and except for damage caused by any negligent or intentional act or omission of Lessee, Lessee's agents, employees or invitees in which event Lessee shall repair the damage, Lessor, at Lessor's expense, shall keep in good order, condition, and repair the foundations, exterior walls and the exterior roof of the Premises. Lessor shall not, however, be obligated to paint such exterior, nor shall Lessor be required to maintain the interior surface of exterior walls, windows, doors or plate glass. Lessor shall have no obligation to make repairs under this Paragraph 7.1 until a reasonable time after receipt of written notice of the need for such repairs. Lessee expressly waives the benefits of any statute now or hereafter in effect which would otherwise afford Lessee the right to make repairs at Lessor's expense or to terminate this Lease because of Lessor's failure to keep the Premises in good order, condition and repair.

(b)   Common Area. Lessor shall, at Lessor's cost and expense, maintain and repair the Common Area, including but not limited to, gardening and landscaping, parking lot surface repair and restriping, driveways, sidewalks, and electrical lighting. In addition to the Minimum Rent set forth in Paragraph 4 hereinabove, Lessee shall pay to Lessor its pro rata share of any increase of such Common Area costs over the Base Year, which is defined as the calendar year in which this Lease commences, including any increase for the costs to supervise and administer said Common Area and such fees as may be paid to a third party in connection with same, and shall, in any event, include a fee to Lessor to supervise and administer same in an amount equal to fifteen (15%) percent of the total costs of all taxes and assessments, insurance, and maintenance of the Common Area. Lessee's pro rata share of such increases shall be based on the ratio which the square footage of the Leased Premises bears to the total square footage of all buildings and other space under structural roof within the Center. At the expiration of the Base Year, Lessor shall provide Lessee with a statement of estimated increases in Common Area costs and Lessee's pro rata share of such estimated increases. Lessee shall pay its pro rata share of any such increase to Lessor in monthly payments of one-twelfth (1/12) of the estimated yearly cost increase, and Lessee shall pay such monthly costs until notified by Lessor of a change thereof. Lessor shall each year thereafter endeavor, no later than March 31, to provide Lessee with a statement of reconciliation of the actual costs versus the estimated costs for the prior year and Lessee's allocable share thereof. In the event Lessee's total monthly payments for the prior year are less than Lessee's actual share of such costs, Lessee shall reimburse Lessor the difference in a lump sum within ten (10) days after receipt of such statement from Lessor and shall thereafter be obligated to pay the monthly costs based on the prior year's experience. Any overpayment by Lessee shall be credited towards the monthly costs next coming due. Even though the term has expired and Lessee has vacated the Premises, Lessee shall immediately pay any increase due upon final determination and notice from Lessor of Lessee's share of said costs for the year in which this Lease terminates. Upon final determination, in the event of any overpayment of said costs by Lessee, Lessor shall immediately rebate said overpayment to Lessee.

7.2 Lessee's Obligations.    

(a) Premises. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 6, 7.1 and 9, Lessee, at Lessee's expense, shall keep in good order, condition and repair the Premises and every part thereof, including all necessary repairs to the Premises due to acts of illegal entry (whether or not the damaged portion of the Premises or the means of repairing the same are reasonably or readily accessible to Lessee) and including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all plumbing, heating, air conditioning (Lessee shall procure and maintain, at Lessee's expense, an air conditioning system maintenance contract), ventilating, electrical and lighting facilities and equipment within the Premises, fixtures, interior walls and interior surface of exterior walls, ceilings, windows, doors, plate glass, and skylights located within the Premises. If Lessee fails to perform Lessee's obligations under this Paragraph 7.2 or under any other Paragraph of this Lease, Lessor may, at Lessor's option, enter upon the Premises after ten (10) days prior written notice to Lessee (except in the case of emergency, in which case no notice shall be required) to perform such obligations on Lessee's behalf and put the Premises in good order, condition and repair, and the cost thereof together with interest thereon at the maximum rate then allowable by law shall be due and payable as additional rent to Lessor together with Lessee's next rental installment.

(b) Utilities. Lessee shall be responsible for securing and the direct payment of all utility services supplied to the Premises, including but not limited to, water, gas, heat, light, power, telephone, garbage, together with any taxes thereon. If any such services are not separately metered to the Premises, Lessee shall pay its pro rata share of those charges that are jointly metered with other tenants in the Center. In addition to the monthly Minimum Rent and other costs as set forth in Paragraphs 4 and 7.1(a) hereinabove and this 7.1(b), Lessee shall pay to Lessor its pro rata share of all Common Area utility costs, including but not limited to, power and water charges to the Common Area. Such payment shall be made by Lessee upon Lessor's written statement setting forth Lessee's pro rata share of such costs.

(c) Condition of Premises Upon Vacating. On the last day of the term hereof, or on any sooner termination, Lessee shall surrender the Premises to Lessor in the same condition as received, ordinary wear and tear excepted, clean and free of debris. Lessee shall repair any damage to the Premises occasioned by the installation or removal of its trade fixtures, furnishings and equipment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary otherwise stated in this Lease, Lessee shall leave the air lines, power panels, electrical distribution systems, lighting fixtures, space heaters, air conditioning, plumbing and fencing on the Premises in good operating condition.

7.3 Alterations and Additions.

(a) Lessee shall not, without Lessor's prior written consent, make any alterations, improvements, or Utility Installations in, on or about the Premises, except for nonstructural alterations not exceeding Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and no/100 ($2,500.00) in cumulative costs during the term of this Lease. In any event, whether or not in excess of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and no/100 ($2,500.00) in cumulative cost, Lessee shall make no change or alteration to the exterior of the Premises nor the exterior of the building(s) on the Premises without Lessor's prior written consent. As used in this Paragraph 7.3, the term "Utility Installation" shall mean carpeting, window coverings, air lines, power panels, electrical distribution systems, lighting fixtures, space heaters, air conditioning, plumbing, and fencing. Lessor may require that Lessee remove any or all of said alterations, improvements, additions or Utility Installations at the expiration of the term, and restore the Premises to their prior condition. Lessor may require Lessee to provide Lessor, at Lessee's sole cost and expense, a lien and completion bond in an amount equal to one and one-half times the estimated cost of such improvements, to insure Lessor against any liability for mechanics' and materialmen's liens and to ensure completion of the work. Should Lessee make any alterations, improvements, additions or Utility Installations without the prior approval of Lessor, Lessor may require that Lessee remove any or all of the same.

(b) Any alterations, improvements, additions or Utility Installations in, or about the Premises that Lessee shall desire to make and which require the consent of the Lessor shall be presented to Lessor in written form with proposed detailed plans. If Lessor shall give its consent, the consent shall be deemed conditioned upon Lessee acquiring a permit to do so from appropriate governmental agencies, the furnishing of a copy thereof to Lessor prior to the commencement of the work and the compliance by Lessee of all conditions of said permit in a prompt and expeditious manner. Lessee shall also provide to Lessor Contractors' Certificates of Insurance in accordance with Item 3 of "Lessee's Improvements, Requirements Prior to Lessee's Construction of the Premises" on Exhibit B, attached hereto and made a part hereof.

(c) Lessee shall pay, when due, all claims for labor or materials furnished or alleged to have been furnished to or for Lessee at or for use in the Premises, which claims are or may be secured by any mechanics' or materialmen's liens against the Premises or any interest therein. Lessee shall give Lessor not less than ten (10) days' notice prior to the commencement of any work in the Premises, and Lessor shall have the right to post notices of non-responsibility in or on the Premises as provided by law. If Lessee shall, in good faith, contest the validity of any such lien, claim or demand, then Lessee shall, at its sole expense, defend itself and Lessor against the same and shall pay and satisfy any such adverse judgment that may be rendered thereon before the enforcement thereof against the Lessor or the Premises, upon the condition that if Lessor shall require, Lessee shall furnish to Lessor a surety bond satisfactory to Lessor in an amount equal to such contested lien claim or demand indemnifying Lessor against liability for the same and holding the Premises free from the effect of such lien or claim. In addition, Lessor may require Lessee to pay Lessor's attorneys' fees and costs in participating in such action if Lessor shall decide it is to its best interest to do so.

(d) Unless Lessor requires their removal, as set forth in Paragraph 7.3 (a), all alterations, improvements, additions and Utility Installations (whether or not such Utility Installations constitute trade fixtures of Lessee), which may be made on the Premises, shall become the property of Lessor and remain upon and be surrendered with the Premises at the expiration of the Term. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Paragraph 7.3 (d), Lessee's machinery and equipment, other than that which is affixed to the Premises so that it cannot be removed without material damage to the Premises, shall remain the property of Lessee and may be removed by Lessee subject to the provisions of Paragraph 7.2 (c).

8.  Insurance Indemnity.

8.1 Liability Insurance - Lessee. Lessee shall, at Lessee's expense, obtain and keep in force during the term of this Lease, a policy of Combined Single Limit Bodily Injury and Property Damage Insurance insuring Lessee and Lessor against any liability arising out of the use, occupancy or maintenance of the Premises and all other areas appurtenant thereto. Such insurance shall be in an amount not less than $1,000,000 Aggregate. All such bodily injury liability insurance and property damage liability insurance shall be the Comprehensive Liability Form and shall include contractual liability coverage insuring the performance by Lessee on the indemnity in favor of Lessor as to liability for injury or death of persons and injury or damage to property contained in this section. Personal injury and products/completed operations coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence with $1,000,000 aggregate shall be included. The policy shall insure performance by Lessee of the indemnity provisions of this Paragraph 8. The limits of said insurance shall not, however, limit the liability of Lessee hereunder.

8.2 Liability Insurance-Lessor. Lessor shall obtain and keep in force during the term of this Lease a policy of Combined Single Limit Bodily Injury and Property Damage Insurance, insuring Lessor, but not Lessee, against any liability arising out of the ownership, use, occupancy or maintenance of the Premises and all areas appurtenant thereto in the amount not less than $500,000 per occurrence.

8.3 Property Insurance. Lessor shall obtain and keep in force during the term of this Lease a policy or policies of insurance covering loss or damage to the Premises, but not Lessee's fixtures, equipment or Lessee improvements, in an amount not to exceed the full replacement value thereof, as the same may exist from time to time, providing protection against all perils included within the classification of fire, extended coverage, vandalism, malicious mischief (excluding damages to the Premises due to the acts of illegal entry), flood (in the event same is required by a lender having a lien on the Premises), special extended perils ("all risk," as such term is used in the insurance industry), but not plate glass insurance. All Property and Boiler and Machinery insurance required hereunder must contain a Joint Loss Agreement endorsement. In addition, the Lessor shall obtain and keep in force, during the term of this Lease, a policy of rental value insurance covering a period of one (1) year, with loss payable to Lessor, which insurance shall also cover all real estate taxes and insurance costs for said period.

8.4 Boiler and Machinery Insurance

Lessee shall, at Lessee's expense, obtain and keep in force during the tenancy of this Lease machinery insurance on all air conditioning equipment and systems exclusively serving the Premises. If such equipment and systems and the damage that may be caused by them or result from them are not covered by Lessee's extended coverage insurance, then the insurance specified in this Article shall be in an amount not less than $100,000. If Lessee requires boilers or other pressure vessels to serve the Premises, they shall also be insured in the amount required by this Article with the proceeds payable to Lessor in the event of loss of, damage to or destruction of Lessor's property arising out of or in connection with an insured peril under such boiler/machinery insurance.

8.5 Payment of Premium Increase.

(a) Lessee shall pay to Lessor during the term hereof, in addition to the Minimum Rent set forth in Paragraph 4, the amount of any increase in premiums for the insurance required under Paragraph 8.2 and 8.3 over and above such premiums paid during the Base Year, which is defined as the calendar year in which this Lease commences, whether such premium increase shall be the result of the nature of Lessee's occupancy, any act or omission of Lessee, requirements of the holder of a mortgage or deed of trust covering the Premises, increased` valuation of the Premises, or general rate increases.

(b) At the expiration of the Base Year, Lessor shall provide Lessee with a statement of the estimated yearly premium cost increase, and Lessee shall pay such estimated premium cost increase to Lessor in monthly payments of one-twelfth (1/12) of the estimated yearly premium cost increase over the Base Year. Lessee shall pay such monthly costs until notified by Lessor of a change thereof. Lessor shall each year thereafter endeavor, no later than March 31, to provide Lessee with a statement of reconciliation of actual costs versus estimated costs for the prior year and Lessee's allocable share thereof. In the event the total of the monthly payments for the prior year are less than Lessee's actual share of such costs, Lessee shall pay Lessor the difference in a lump sum within ten (10) days after receipt of such statement from Lessor and shall thereafter be obligated to pay the monthly costs based on the prior experience. Any overpayment by Lessee shall be credited towards the monthly payment(s) next coming due. Even though the term has expired and Lessee has vacated the Premises, Lessee shall immediately pay any increase due upon final determination and notice from Lessor of Lessee's share of said costs for the year in which this Lease terminates. Upon final determination, in the event of any overpayment of said costs by Lessee, Lessor shall immediately rebate said overpayment to Lessee.

(c) If the Premises are part of a larger building, then Lessee shall not be responsible for paying any increase in the property insurance premium caused by the acts or omissions of any other lessee of the building of which the Premises are a part.

8.6 Insurance Policies. Insurance required hereunder shall be in companies holding a "General Policyholders Rating" of at least A+ and a financial rating of not less than Class "VI" as rated in the most current available "Best's Insurance Reports." Lessee shall deliver to Lessor copies of policies of liability insurance required under Paragraph 8.1 or certificates evidencing the existence and amounts of such insurance prior to Lessee entering the Premises . No such policy shall be cancelable or subject to reduction of coverage or other modification except after thirty (30) days' prior written notice to Lessor. Lessee shall, at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of such policies, furnish Lessor with renewals or "binders" thereof, or Lessor may order such insurance and charge the cost thereof to Lessee, which amount shall be payable by Lessee upon demand. Lessee shall not do or permit to be done anything which shall invalidate the insurance policies referred to in Paragraph 8.3. All policies shall be issued listing Landlord "and all its allied entities" as additional insured's . Lessor reserves the right to deny Lessee access to the Premises until such time as Lessor has received satisfactory evidence of insurance referenced in this Section 8. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant acknowledges that the Term of the Lease and Minimum Rent shall commence pursuant to Paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Lease, respectively. Even though Landlord has not received appropriate evidence of insurance from Tenant, delivery of the Premises shall, without actual transfer of keys to Tenant, also be deemed perfected upon Landlord's notice to Tenant of the Premises being ready for occupancy.

8.7 Waiver of Subrogation. Lessee and Lessor each hereby release and relieve the other, and waive the entire right of recovery against the other for loss or damage arising out of or incident to the perils insured against under Paragraph 8.3, which perils occur in, on or about the Premises, whether due to negligence of Lessor or Lessee or their agents, employees, contractors and/or invitees. Lessee and Lessor shall, upon obtaining the policies of insurance required hereunder, give notice to the insurance carrier or carriers that the foregoing mutual waiver of subrogation is contained in this Lease.

8.8 Indemnity. Lessee shall indemnify and hold harmless Lessor from and against any and all claims arising from Lessee's use of the Premises, or from the conduct of Lessee's business or from any activity, work or things done, permitted or suffered by Lessee in or about the Premises or elsewhere and shall further indemnify and hold harmless Lessor from and against any and all claims arising from any breach or default in the performance of any obligation on Lessee's part to be performed under the terms of this Lease, or arising from any negligence of the Lessee, or any of Lessee's agents, contractors, or employees, and from and against all costs, attorneys' fees, expenses and liabilities incurred in the defense of any such claim or any action or proceeding brought thereon, and in case any action or proceeding be brought against Lessor by reason of any such claim, Lessee, upon notice from Lessor, shall defend the same at Lessee's expense by counsel satisfactory to Lessor. Lessee, as a material part of the consideration to Lessor, hereby assumes all risk of damage to property or any injury to persons, in, upon or about the Premises arising from any cause and Lessee hereby waives all claims in respect thereof against Lessor.

8.9 Exception of Lessor from Liability. Lessee hereby agrees that Lessor shall not be liable for injury to Lessee's business or any loss of income therefrom or for damage to the goods, wares, merchandise or other property of Lessee, Lessee's employees, invitees, customers, or any other person in or about the Premises, nor shall Lessor be liable for any injury to the person of Lessee, Lessee's employees, agents, or contractors, whether such damage or injury is caused by or results from fire, steam, electricity, gas, water or rain, or from the breakage, leakage, obstruction or other defects of pipes, sprinklers, wires, appliances, plumbing, air conditioning or lighting fixtures, or from any other cause, whether the said damage or injury results from conditions arising upon the Premises or upon other portions of the building of which the Premises are a part, or from other sources or places and regardless of whether the cause of such damage or injury or the means of repairing the same is inaccessible to Lessee. Lessor shall not be liable for any damages arising from any act or neglect of any other lessee, if any, of the building in which the Premises are located.

8.10 Hazardous Materials. Lessee shall not cause or permit any Hazardous materials, to be brought upon, kept, used, discharged, deposited or leaked in or about the Premises or the building by Lessee or any of Lessee's agents or by anyone in Premises (other than Lessor or its agents, employees, or contractors), except to the extent such Hazardous Materials are customarily kept or used by typical businesses of this type and are kept and used in accordance with all applicable laws. If Lessee breaches the obligations stated in the preceding sentence, or if the presence of any Hazardous Materials on the Premises or the building is caused or suffered or permitted by Lessee or any of Lessee's agents or by anyone in the Premises or the building or if contamination of the Premises or the building by any Hazardous Material otherwise occurs for which Lessee is legally liable, then Lessee shall indemnify, defend and hold Lessor harmless from any and all claims, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, diminution in value or use of the building, attorney's fees, expert and consultant fees) which may arise during or after the Term of this Lease and any extensions thereof, as a result of such contamination. This indemnification shall include, without limitation, costs incurred in connection with any investigation of site conditions or any clean-up, remedial, removal or restoration work on or under the Premises. "Hazardous Material" means any hazardous or toxic substance, material or waste which is or becomes regulated by any local, state or federal governmental authority or by common law decisions, including without limitation (i) all chlorinated solvents, (ii) petroleum products or by-products, (iii) asbestos, and (iv) polychlorinated biphenyls. In addition, Lessor may, at its sole option, require Lessee to maintain an insurance policy insuring Lessor against any losses due to Lessee's use of toxic materials as provided above. Lessee will provide Lessor with copies of all pertinent permits, vouchers, dockets and inspection records issued by quasi-governmental agencies as they relate to the use of said Hazardous Materials.

9.  Damage or Destruction.

9.1 Definitions.

(a) "Premises Partial Damage" shall herein mean damage or destruction to the Premises to the extent that the cost of repair is less than fifty percent (50%) of the fair market value of the Premises immediately prior to such damage or destruction. "Premises Building Partial Damage" shall herein mean damage or destruction to the building of which the Premises are a part to the extent that the cost of repair is less than fifty percent 50% of the fair market value of such building as a whole immediately prior to such damage or destruction.

(b) "Premises Total Destruction" shall herein mean damage or destruction to the Premises to the extent that the cost of repair is fifty percent (50%) or more of the fair market value of the Premises immediately prior to such damage or destruction. "Premises Building Total Destruction" shall herein mean damage or destruction to the building of which the Premises are a part to the extent that the cost of repair is fifty percent (50%) or more of the fair market value of such building as a whole immediately prior to such damage or destruction.

(c) "Insured Loss" shall herein mean damage or destruction which was caused by an event required to be covered by the insurance described in Paragraph 8.

9.2 Partial Damage - Insured Loss. Subject to the provisions of Paragraphs 9.4, 9.5 and 9.6, if at any time during the term of this Lease there is damage which is an Insured Loss and which falls into the classification of Premises Partial Damage or Premises Building Partial Damage, then Lessor shall, at Lessor's sole cost, repair such damage, but not Lessee's fixtures, equipment or lessee improvements, as soon as reasonably possible and this Lease shall continue in full force and effect.

9.3 Partial Damage - Uninsured Loss. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 9.4, 9.5 and 9.6, if at any time during the term of this Lease there is damage which is not an Insured Loss and which falls within the classification of Premises Partial Damage or Premises Building Partial Damage, unless caused by a negligent or willful act of Lessee (in which event Lessee shall make the repairs at Lessee's expense), Lessor, may at Lessor's option, either (i) repair such damage as soon as reasonably possible at Lessor's expense, in which event this Lease shall continue in full force and effect, or (ii) give written notice to Lessee within thirty (30) days after the date of the occurrence of such damage of Lessor's intention to cancel and terminate this Lease, as of the date of the occurrence of such damage. In the event Lessor elects to give such notice of Lessor's intention to cancel and terminate this Lease, Lessee shall have the right within ten (10) days after the receipt of such notice to give written notice to Lessor of Lessee's intention to repair such damage at Lessee's expense, without reimbursement from Lessor, in which event this Lease shall continue in full force and effect, and Lessee shall proceed to make such repairs as soon as possible. If Lessee does not give such notice within such ten- (10) day period, this Lease shall be canceled and terminated as of the date of the occurrence of such damage.

9.4 Total Destruction. If, at any time during the term of this Lease there is damage, whether or not an Insured Loss, (including destruction required by any authorized public authority), which falls into the classification of Premises Total Destruction or Premises Building Total Destruction, this Lease shall automatically terminate as of the date of such total destruction.

9.5 Damage Near End of Term.

(a) If, at any time during the last six (6) months of the term of this Lease, there is damage, whether or not an Insured Loss, which falls within the classification of Premises Partial Damage, Lessor may, at Lessor's option, cancel and terminate this Lease as of the date of occurrence of such damage by giving written notice to Lessee of Lessor's election to do so within thirty (30) days after the date of occurrence of such damage.

(b) Notwithstanding Paragraph 9.5(a), in the event that Lessee has an option to extend or renew this Lease, and the time within which said option may be exercised has not yet expired, Lessee shall exercise such option, if it is to be exercised at all, no later than twenty (20) days after the occurrence of an Insured Loss falling within the classification of Premises Partial Damage during the last six (6) months of the term of this Lease. If Lessee duly exercises such option during this twenty- (20) day period, Lessor shall, at Lessor's expense, repair such damage as soon as reasonably possible and this Lease shall continue in full force and effect. If Lessee fails to exercise such option during the twenty- (20) day period, then Lessor may, at Lessor's option, terminate and cancel this Lease as of the expiration of said twenty- (20) day period, by giving written notice to Lessee of Lessor's election to do so within ten (10) days after the expiration of said twenty- (20) day period, notwithstanding any term or provision in the grant of option to the contrary.

9.6 Abatement of Rent; Lessee's Remedies.

(a) In the event of damage described in Paragraphs 9.2 or 9.3, and Lessor or Lessee repairs or restores the Premises pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph 9, the rent payable hereunder for the period during which such damage, repair or restoration continues shall be abated in proportion to the degree to which Lessee's use of the Premises is impaired, as determined solely by Lessor. Except for abatement of rent, if any, Lessee shall have no claim against Lessor for any damage suffered by reason of any such damage, destruction, repair or restoration.

(b) If Lessor shall be obligated to repair or restore the Premises under the provisions of this Paragraph 9, and shall not commence such repair or restoration within ninety (90) days after such obligations shall accrue, Lessee may at Lessee's option cancel and terminate this Lease by giving Lessor written notice of Lessee's election to do so at any time prior to the commencement of such repair or restoration. In such event, this Lease shall terminate as of the date of such notice.

9.7 Termination - Advance Payments. Upon termination of this Lease pursuant to this Paragraph 9, an equitable adjustment shall be made concerning advance rent and any advance payments made by Lessee to Lessor. Lessor shall, in addition, return to Lessee so much of Lessee's security deposit as has not theretofore been applied by Lessor.

9.8 Waiver. Lessor and Lessee waive the provisions of any status which relates to termination of leases when leased property is destroyed and agree that such event shall be governed by the terms of this Lease.

10. Real Property Taxes.

10.1 Payment of Tax Increase. Lessor shall pay the real property tax, as defined in Paragraph 10.3 applicable to the Premises; provided, however, that Lessee shall pay, in addition to Minimum Rent set forth in Paragraph 4, the amount, if any, by which real property taxes applicable to the Premises increase over the Base Year which is defined as the calendar year in which this Lease commences. At the expiration of the Base Year, Lessor shall provide Lessee with a statement of estimated tax increase and Lessee shall pay such increase to Lessor in monthly payments of one-twelfth (1/12) of the estimated yearly tax increase over the Base Year. Lessee shall pay such monthly costs until notified by Lessor of a change thereof. Lessor shall endeavor, no later than March 31 of each year thereafter, to provide Lessee with a statement of reconciliation of the actual cost versus the estimated costs for the prior year and Lessee's allocable share thereof. In the event the total of the monthly payments for the prior year are less than Lessee's actual share of such tax increase, Lessee shall reimburse Lessor the difference in a lump sum within ten (10) days of receipt of such statement from Lessor and shall thereafter be obligated to pay the monthly costs based on the prior year's experience. Any overpayment by Lessee shall be credited towards the monthly payment(s) next coming due. Even though the term has expired and Lessee has vacated the Premises, Lessee shall immediately pay any sum due upon final determination and notice from Lessor of Lessee's share of said tax increase for the year in which this Lease terminates. Upon final determination, in the event of any overpayment of said payments by Lessee, Lessor shall immediately rebate said overpayment to Lessee.

10.2 Additional Improvements. Notwithstanding Paragraph 10.1 hereof, Lessee shall pay to Lessor upon demand therefore the entirety of any increase in real property tax, if assessed solely by reason of additional improvements placed upon the Premises by Lessee or at Lessee's request.

10.3 Definition of "Real Property Tax". As used herein, the term "real property tax" shall include any form of real estate tax or assessment, general, special, ordinary or extraordinary, and any license fee, commercial rental tax, improvement bond or bonds, levy or tax (other than inheritance, personal income or estate taxes) imposed on the Premises by any authority having the direct or indirect power to tax, including any city, state or federal government, or any school, agricultural, sanitary, fire, street, drainage or other improvement district thereof, as against any legal or equitable interest of Lessor in the Premises or in the real property of which the Premises are a part, as against Lessor's right to rent or other income therefrom, and as against Lessor's business of leasing the Premises. The term "real property tax" shall also include any tax, fee, levy, assessment or charge (i) in substitution of, partially or totally, any tax, fee, levy, assessment or charge hereinabove included within the definition of "real property tax" or, (ii) the nature of which was hereinbefore included within the definition of "real property tax", or (iii) which is imposed for a service or right not charged prior to June 1, 1978, or, if previously charged, has been increased since June 1, 1978, or (iv) which is imposed as a result of a transfer, either partial or total, of Lessor's interest in the Premises or which is added to a tax or charge hereinabove included within the definition of real property tax by reason of such transfer, or (v) which is imposed by reason of this transaction, any modifications or changes hereto, or any transfers hereof.

10.4 Joint Assessment. If the Premises are not separately assessed, Lessee's liability shall be an equitable proportion of the real property taxes for all of the land and improvements included within the tax parcel assessed, such proportion to be determined by Lessor from the respective valuations assigned in the assessor's work sheets or such other information as may be reasonably available. Lessor's reasonable determination thereof, in good faith, shall be conclusive.

10.5 Personal Property Taxes.

(a) Lessee shall pay prior to delinquency all taxes assessed against and levied upon trade fixtures, furnishings, equipment and all other personal property of Lessee contained in the Premises or elsewhere. When possible, Lessee shall cause said trade fixtures, furnishings, equipment and all other personal property to be assessed and billed separately from the real property of Lessor.

(b) If any of Lessee's said personal property shall be assessed with Lessor's real property, Lessee shall pay Lessor the taxes attributable to Lessee within ten (10) days after receipt of a written statement setting forth the taxes applicable to Lessee's property.

11.  Assignment and Subletting.

11.1 Lessor's Consent Required. Lessee shall not voluntarily or by operation of law, assign, transfer, mortgage, sublet, or otherwise transfer or encumber all or any part of Lessee's interest in this Lease or in the Premises, without Lessor's prior written consent, which Lessor shall not unreasonably withhold. Lessor shall respond to Lessee's request for consent hereunder in a timely manner and any attempted assignment, transfer, mortgage, encumbrance or subletting without such consent shall be void, and shall constitute a breach of this Lease.

Upon assignment of the Lease by Tenant or sublet of the Premises, or any portion thereof, the Renewal Option, if any, shall automatically terminate and become null and void.

In the event Lessor shall consent to a sublease or assignment hereunder, Lessee shall pay Lessor reasonable fees, not to exceed Three Hundred Fifty and 00/100 Dollars ($350.00) incurred in connection with the processing of documents necessary to giving of such consent.

11.2 Lessee Affiliate. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 11.1 hereof, Lessee may assign or sublet the Premises, or any portion thereof, without Lessor's consent, to any corporation which controls, is controlled by or is under common control with Lessee, or to any corporation resulting from the merger or consolidation with Lessee, or to any person or entity which acquires all the assets of Lessee as a going concern of the business that is being conducted on the Premises, provided that said assignee assumes, in full, the obligations of Lessee under this Lease. Any such assignment shall not, in any way, affect or limit the liability of Lessee under the terms of this Lease even if after such assignment or subletting the terms of this Lease are materially changed or altered without the consent of Lessee, the consent of whom shall not be necessary.

11.3 No Release of Lessee. Regardless of Lessor's consent, no subletting or assignment shall release Lessee of Lessee's obligation or alter the primary liability of Lessee to pay the rent and to perform all other obligations to be performed by Lessee hereunder. The acceptance of rent by Lessor from any other person shall not be deemed to be a waiver by Lessor of any provision hereof. Consent to one assignment or subletting shall not be deemed consent to any subsequent assignment or subletting. In the event of default by any assignee of Lessee or any successor of Lessee, in the performance of any of the terms hereof, Lessor may proceed directly against Lessee without the necessity of exhausting remedies against said assignee. Lessor may consent to subsequent assignments or subletting of this Lease or amendments or modifications to this Lease with assignees of Lessee, without notifying Lessee, or any successor of Lessee, and without obtaining its or their consent thereto and such action shall not relieve Lessee of liability under this Lease.

12.  Defaults; Remedies

12.1 Defaults. The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute a material default and breach of this Lease by Lessee:

(a) The vacancy or abandonment of the Premises by Lessee.

(b) The failure by Lessee to make any payment of rent or any other payment required to be made by Lessee hereunder, as and when due, where such failure shall continue for a period of three (3) days after written notice thereof from Lessor to Lessee. In the event that Lessor serves Lessee with a Notice To Pay Rent or Quit pursuant to applicable Unlawful Detainer statutes, such Notice to Pay Rent or Quit shall also constitute the notice required by this Subparagraph.

(c) The failure by Lessee to observe or perform any of the covenants, conditions or provisions of this Lease to be observed or performed by Lessee, other than described in Paragraph (b) above, where such failure shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice thereof from Lessor to Lessee, provided, however, that if the nature of Lessee's default is such that more than thirty (30) days are reasonably required for its cure, then Lessee shall not be deemed in default if Lessee commenced such cure within a thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently prosecutes such cure to completion.

(d) (i) The making by Lessee of any general arrangement or assignment for the benefit of creditors; (ii) Lessee becomes a "debtor" as defined in 11 U.S.C. e 101 or any successor statute thereto (unless in the case of a petition filed against Lessee, the same is dismissed within sixty (60) days; (iii) the appointment of a trustee or receiver to take possession of substantially all of Lessee's assets located at the Premises or of Lessee's interest in this Lease, where possession is not restored to Lessee within thirty (30) days; or (iv) the attachment, execution or other judicial seizure of substantially all of Lessee's assets located at the Premises or of Lessee's interest in this Lease, where such seizure is not discharged within thirty (30) days. Provided, however, in the event that any provision of this Paragraph 12.1 (d) is contrary to any applicable law, such provision shall be of no force or effect.

(e) The discovery by Lessor that a financial statement given to Lessor by Lessee, any assignee of Lessee, any subtenant of Lessee, any successor in interest of Lessee or any guarantor of Lessee's obligation hereunder, and any of them, was materially false.

12.2 Remedies. In the event of any such material default or breach by Lessee, Lessor may at any time thereafter, with or without notice or demand and without limiting Lessor in the exercise of any right or remedy which Lessor may have by reason of such default or breach:

(a) Terminate Lessee's right to possession of the Premises by any lawful means, in which case this Lease shall terminate and Lessee shall immediately surrender possession of the Premises to Lessor. In such event Lessor shall be entitled to recover from Lessee all damages incurred by Lessor by reason of Lessee's default including, but not limited to, the cost of recovering possession of the Premises; expenses of reletting, including necessary renovation and alteration of the Premises, reasonable attorneys' fees, and any real estate commission actually paid; the worth at the time of award by the court having jurisdiction thereof of the amount by which the unpaid rent for the balance of the term after the time of such award exceeds the amount of such rental loss for the same period that Lessee proves could be reasonably avoided; that portion of the leasing commission paid by Lessor pursuant to Paragraph 16 applicable to the unexpired term of this Lease.

(b) Maintain Lessee's right to possession in which case this Lease shall continue in effect whether or not Lessee shall have abandoned the Premises. In such event, Lessor shall be entitled to enforce all of Lessor's rights and remedies under this Lease, including the right to recover the rent as it becomes due hereunder.

(c) Pursue any other remedy now or hereafter available to Lessor under the laws or judicial decisions of the state wherein the Premises are located. Unpaid installments of rent and other unpaid monetary obligations of Lessee under the terms of this Lease shall bear interest from the date due at the maximum rate then allowable by law.

12.3. Default by Lessor. Lessor shall not be in default unless Lessor fails to perform obligations required of Lessor within a reasonable time, but in no event later than thirty (30) days after written notice by Lessee to Lessor and to the holder of any first mortgage or deed of trust covering the Premises, whose name and address shall have theretofore been furnished to Lessee in writing, specifying wherein Lessor has failed to perform such obligation; provided, however, that if the nature of Lessor's obligation is such that more than thirty (30) days are required for performance, then Lessor shall not be in default if Lessor commences performance within such thirty- (30) day period and thereafter diligently prosecutes the same to completion. The holder of any first mortgage or deed of trust shall have the same right to cure any defaults or take any action as the Lessor may be entitled under this Lease, without the obligation to cure such defaults or take such action, and such time in addition to that which Lessor is entitled as may be reasonably necessary to cure such defaults or take such action, provided the holder of any first mortgage or deed of trust has indicated its intention to cure or take action and pursue the same with diligence.

13. Late Charges. Lessee hereby acknowledges that late payment by Lessee to Lessor of rent and other sums due hereunder will cause Lessor to incur costs not contemplated by this Lease, the exact amount of which will be extremely difficult to ascertain. Such costs include, but are not limited to, processing and accounting charges, and late charges which may be imposed on Lessor by the terms of any mortgage or trust deed covering the Premises. Accordingly, if any installment of rent or any other sum due from Lessee shall not be received by Lessor or Lessor's designee within ten (10) days after such amount shall be due, then, without any requirement for notice to Lessee, Lessee shall pay to Lessor a late charge equal to ten (10%) percent of such overdue amount. The parties hereby agree that such late charge represents a fair and reasonable estimate of the costs Lessor will incur by reason of late payment by Lessee. Acceptance of such late charge by Lessor shall in no event constitute a waiver of Lessee's default with respect to such overdue amount, nor prevent Lessor from exercising any of the other rights and remedies granted hereunder. In the event that a late charge is payable hereunder, whether or not collected, for three (3) consecutive installments of rent, then rent shall automatically become due and payable quarterly in advance, rather than monthly, notwithstanding Paragraph 4 or any other provision of this Lease to the contrary.

14.  Impounds. In the event that a late charge is payable hereunder, whether or not collected, for three (3) installments of rent or any other monetary obligation of Lessee under the terms of this Lease, Lessee shall pay to Lessor, if Lessor shall so request, in addition to any other payments required under this Lease, a monthly advance installment, payable at the same time as the monthly rent, as estimated by Lessor, for real property tax and insurance expenses on the Premises which are payable by Lessee under the terms of this Lease. Such fund shall be established to insure payment when due, before delinquency, of any or all such real property taxes and insurance premiums. If the amounts paid to Lessor by Lessee under the provisions of this Paragraph are insufficient to discharge the obligations of Lessee to pay such real property taxes and insurance premiums as the same become due, Lessee shall pay to Lessor, upon Lessor's demand, such additional sums necessary to pay such obligations. All moneys paid to Lessor under this Paragraph may be intermingled with other moneys of Lessor and shall not bear interest. In the event of a default in the obligations of Lessee to perform under this Lease, then any balance remaining from funds paid to Lessor under the provisions of this Paragraph may, at the option of Lessor, be applied to the payment of any monetary default of Lessee in lieu of being applied to the payment of real property tax and insurance premiums.

15.  Condemnation. If the Premises or any portion thereof are taken under the power of eminent domain, or sold under the threat of the exercise of said power (all of which are herein called "condemnation"), this Lease shall terminate as to the part so taken as of the date the condemning authority takes title or possession, whichever occurs first. If more than ten (10%) percent of the floor area of the building on the Premises, or more than twenty five (25%) percent of the land area of the Premises which is not occupied by any building, is taken by condemnation, Lessor may, at Lessor's option, to be exercised in writing only within ten (10) days after Lessor shall have given Lessee written notice of such taking (or in the absence of such notice, within ten (10) days after the condemning authority shall have taken possession) terminate this Lease as of the date the condemning authority takes such possession. If Lessor does not terminate this Lease in accordance with the foregoing, this Lease shall remain in full force and effect as to the portion of the Premises remaining, except that the rent shall be reduced in the proportion that the floor area of the building taken bears to the total floor area of the building situated on the Premises. No reduction of rent shall occur if the only area taken is that which does not have a building located thereon.

Any award for the taking of all or any part of the Premises under the power of eminent domain or any payment made under threat of the exercise of such power shall be the property of Lessor, whether such award shall be made as compensation for diminution in value of the leasehold or for the taking of the fee, or as severance damages; provided, however, that Lessee shall be entitled to any award for loss of or damage to Lessee's trade fixtures and removable personal property. In no event shall any award to Lessee for any loss or damage to Lessee's trade fixtures and removable personal property in any way limit, diminish or impair Lessor's right to any award for condemnation pursuant to this Paragraph. In the event that this Lease is not terminated by reason of such condemnation, Lessor shall to the extent of severance damages received by Lessor in connection with such condemnation, repair any damage to the Premises caused by such condemnation except to the extent that Lessee has been reimbursed therefore by the condemning authority. Lessee shall pay any amount in excess of such severance damages required to complete such repair.

16.  Broker's Fee

(a) Lessee warrants that it has had no dealings with any real estate broker or agent in connection with the negotiation of this Lease, and it knows of no other real estate broker or agent who is entitled to a commission in connection with this Lease.

17.  Estoppel Certificate.

(a) Lessee shall at any time upon not less than ten (10) days prior written notice from Lessor execute,   acknowledge and deliver to Lessor a statement in writing in form, substance and content acceptable to the holder of any first mortgage or deed of trust (i) certifying that this Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect (or, if modified, stating the nature of such modification and certifying that this Lease, as so modified, is in full force and effect) and the date to which the rent and other charges are paid in advance, if any, and (ii) acknowledging that there are not, to Lessee's knowledge, any uncured defaults on the part of Lessor hereunder, or specifying such defaults if any are claimed. Any such statement may be conclusively relied upon by any prospective purchaser or encumbrancer of the Premises.

(b) At Lessor's option, Lessee's failure to deliver such statement within such time shall be a material breach of this Lease or shall be conclusive upon Lessee (i) that this Lease is in full force and effect, without modification except as may be represented by Lessor, (ii) that there are no uncured defaults in Lessor's performance, and (iii) that not more than one month's rent has been paid in advance, or such failure may be considered by Lessor as a default by Lessee under this Lease.

(c) If Lessor desires to finance, refinance, or sell the Premises or any part thereof, Lessee hereby agrees to deliver to any lender or purchaser designated by Lessor such financial statements of Lessee as may be reasonably required by such lender or purchaser. Such statements shall include the past three years' financial statements of Lessee. All such financial statements shall be received by Lessor and such lender or purchaser in confidence and shall be used only for the purpose herein set forth.

18.  Sale or Transfer by Landlord. In the event of any transfer or transfers of Landlord's interest in the Premises, other than a transfer for security purposes only, the transferor shall automatically be relieved of any and all obligations and liabilities on the part of the Landlord accruing from and after the date of such transfer; provided, however, that any funds in the hands of Landlord in which Tenant has an interest, at the time of such transfer, shall be turned over to the transferee and, upon such transfer, Landlord shall be discharged from any further liability with reference to such funds. The covenants and obligations of Landlord contained in this Lease shall be binding upon Landlord, its successors and assigns only during their respective periods of ownership. Tenant agrees to look solely to Landlord's interest in the Building and the real property of which it is a part (or the proceeds thereof) for the satisfaction of any remedy of Tenant, for the collection of a judgment (or other judicial process) requiring the payment of money by Landlord in the event of any default by Landlord hereunder, and no other property or assets of Landlord shall be subject to levy, execution, or other enforcement procedure for the satisfaction of Tenant's remedies under or with respect to this Lease, the relationship of Landlord and Tenant hereunder, or Tenant's use or occupancy of this Premises.

19.  Severability. The invalidity of any provision of this Lease as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, shall in no way affect the validity of any other provision hereof.

20.  Interest on Past-Due Obligations. Except as expressly herein provided, any amount due to Lessor not paid when due shall bear interest at the maximum rate then allowable by law from the date due. Payment of such interest shall not excuse or cure any default by Lessee under this Lease, provided, however, that interest shall not be payable on late charges incurred by Lessee nor on any amounts upon which late charges are paid by Lessee.

21.  Time of Essence. Time is of the essence.

22.  Additional Rent. Any monetary obligations of Lessee to Lessor under the terms of this Lease shall be deemed to be rent.

23.  Incorporation of Prior Agreements; Amendments. This Lease contains all agreements of the parties with respect to any matter mentioned herein. No prior agreement or understanding pertaining to any such matter shall be effective. This Lease may be modified in writing only, signed by the parties in interest at the time of the modification. Except as otherwise stated in this Lease, Lessee hereby acknowledges that neither the real estate broker listed in Paragraph 16 hereof nor any cooperating broker on this transaction nor the Lessor or any employees or agents of any of said persons has made any oral or written warranties or representations to Lessee relative to the condition or use by Lessee of said Premises, and Lessee acknowledges that Lessee assumes all responsibility regarding the Occupational Safety Health Act, the legal use and adaptability of the Premises and the compliance thereof with all applicable laws and regulations in effect during the term of this Lease, except as otherwise specifically stated in this Lease.

24.  Notices. Any notice required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and may be given by personal delivery or by certified mail, and if given personally or by mail, shall be deemed sufficiently given if addressed to Lessee or to Lessor at the address noted below. Either party may by notice to the other specify a different address for notice purposes except that, upon Lessee's taking possession of the Premises, the Premises shall constitute Lessee's address for notice purposes. A copy of all notices required or permitted to be given to Lessor hereunder shall be concurrently transmitted to such party or parties at such addresses as Lessor may from time to time hereafter designate by notice to Lessee.

     
 

To Lessor at:

BRK Holdings, LLC.

   

1850 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Ste. 401

   

Walnut Creek, CA. 94596

     
 

To Tenant at:

BUTTE CREEK BREWERY

   

945 W. 2 ND STREET

   

CHICO, CA. 95928

25.  Waiver. No waiver by Lessor or any provision hereof shall be deemed a waiver of any other provision hereof or of any subsequent breach by Lessee of the same or any other provision. Lessor's consent to, or approval of any act, shall not be deemed to render unnecessary the obtaining of Lessor's consent to or approval of any subsequent act by Lessee. The acceptance of rent hereunder by Lessor shall not be a waiver of any preceding breach by Lessee of any provision hereof, other than the failure of Lessee to pay the particular rent so accepted, regardless of Lessor's knowledge of such preceding breach at the time of acceptance of such rent.

26.  Recording. Either Lessor or Lessee shall, upon request of the other, execute, acknowledge and deliver to the other a "short form" memorandum of this Lease for recording purposes.

27.  Holding Over. If Lessee remains in possession of the Premises or any part thereof, after the expiration of the term hereof with the express written consent of Lessor, such occupancy shall be a tenancy from month-to-month at a rental in the amount of One Hundred Fifty percent (150%) of the last monthly Minimum Rent, plus all other charges payable hereunder, and upon all the terms hereof applicable to a month to month tenancy. All options and rights of first refusal, if any, granted under the terms of this Lease shall be deemed terminated and be of no further effect during said month-to-month tenancy.

28.  Cumulative Remedies. No remedy or election hereunder shall be deemed exclusive but shall, wherever possible, be cumulative with all other remedies at law or in equity.

29.  Covenants and Conditions. Each provision of this Lease performable by Lessee shall be deemed both a covenant and a condition.

30.  Binding Effect; Choice of Law. Subject to any provision hereof restricting assignment or subletting by Lessee and subject to the provisions of Paragraph 18, this Lease shall bind the parties, their personal representatives, successors and assigns. This Lease shall be governed by the laws of the State wherein the Premises are located.

31.  Subordination.

(a) This Lease and all of Lessee's rights and interest hereunder, shall be subordinate to any ground lease, mortgage, deed of trust, or any other hypothecation or security now or hereafter placed upon the real property of which the Premises are a part and to any and all advances made on the security thereof and to all renewals, modifications, consolidations, replacements and extensions thereof. Notwithstanding such subordination, Lessee's right to quiet possession of the Premises shall not be disturbed if Lessee is not in default and so long as Lessee shall pay the rent and observe and perform all of the provisions of this Lease, unless this Lease is otherwise terminated pursuant to its terms. If any mortgagee, trustee or ground lessor shall elect to have this Lease prior to the lien of its mortgage, deed of trust or ground lease, and shall give written notice thereof to Lessee, this Lease shall be deemed prior to such mortgage, deed of trust, or ground lease, whether this Lease is dated prior or subsequent to the date of said mortgage, deed of trust or ground lease or the date of recording thereof.

(b) Lessee agrees to execute any documents required to effectuate an attornment, a subordination or to make this Lease prior to the lien of any mortgage, deed of trust or ground lease, as the case may be, in form, substance and content acceptable to any first deed of trust beneficiary. Lessee's failure to execute such documents within ten (10) days after written demand shall constitute a material default by Lessee hereunder, or, at Lessor's option, Lessor shall execute such documents on behalf of Lessee as Lessee's attorney-in-fact. Lessee does hereby make, constitute and irrevocably appoint Lessor as Lessee's attorney-in-fact and in Lessee's name, place and stead, to execute such documents in accordance with this Paragraph 31(b).

32.  Attorneys' Fees. If either party or the broker named herein brings an action to enforce the terms hereof or declare rights hereunder, the prevailing party in any such action, on trial or appeal, shall be entitled to his reasonable attorneys' fees to be paid by the losing party as fixed by the court. In the event of any bankruptcy proceedings brought by or on behalf of the Lessee, Lessor shall be entitled to recover to all attorneys' fees incurred in connection with the assumption or rejection of this Lease. The provisions of this Paragraph shall inure to the benefit of the broker named herein who seeks to enforce a right hereunder.

33.  Lessor's Access. Lessor and Lessor's agents, including the holder of any first mortgage or deed of trust, shall have the right to enter the Premises at reasonable times for the purpose of inspecting the same, showing the same to prospective purchasers, lenders, or lessees, and making such alterations, repairs, improvements or additions to the Premises or to the building of which they are a part, as Lessor may deem necessary or desirable. Lessor may at any time place on or about the Premises any ordinary "For Sale" signs and Lessor may at any time during the last one hundred twenty (120) days of the term hereof place on or about the Premises any ordinary "For Lease" signs, all without rebate of rent or liability to Lessee.

34.  Auctions. Lessee shall not conduct, nor permit to be conducted, either voluntarily or involuntarily, any auction upon the Premises without first having obtained Lessor's prior written consent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Lease, Lessor shall not be obligated to exercise any standard of reasonableness in determining whether to grant such consent.

35.  Signs. Lessee shall not place any sign upon the Premises without Lessor's prior written consent except that Lessee shall have the right, without the prior permission of Lessor to place ordinary and usual for rent or sublet signs thereon. The Lessee may affix and maintain upon the exterior facade of the Premises only such signs, advertising, placards, names, insignia, trademarks, and descriptive material as shall have first received the written approval of the Lessor as to type, size, color, location, copy nature, and display qualities. Anything to the contrary in this Lease notwithstanding, Lessee shall not affix any sign to the roof. Lessee shall, however, erect one sign on the front of the Premises not later than the date Lessee opens for business, in accordance with a design to be prepared by Lessee and approved in writing by Lessor. Sign attached to building shall become property of Lessor when Lessee vacates Premises.

36.  Merger. The voluntary or other surrender of this Lease by Lessee, or a mutual cancellation thereof, or a termination by Lessor, shall not work a merger, and shall, at the option of Lessor, terminate all or any existing sub tenancies or may, at the option of Lessor, operate as an assignment to Lessor of any or all such sub tenancies.

37.  Consents. Except for Paragraph 34 hereof, wherever in this Lease the consent of one party is required to an act of the other party, such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

38.  Guarantor. In the event that there is a guarantor of this Lease, said guarantor shall have the same obligations as Lessee under this Lease.

39.  Quiet Possession. Upon Lessee paying the rent for the Premises and observing and performing all of the covenants, conditions and provisions on Lessee's part to be observed and performed hereunder, Lessee shall have quiet possession of the Premises for the entire term hereof subject to all of the provisions of this Lease. The individuals executing this Lease on behalf of Lessor represent and warrant to Lessee that they are fully authorized and legally capable of executing this Lease on behalf of Lessor and that such execution is binding upon all parties holding an ownership in the Premises.

40.  Options.

40.1 Definition. As used in this Paragraph, the word "Options" has the following meaning: (1) the right or option to extend the term of this Lease or to renew this Lease or to extend or renew any lease that Lessee has on other property of Lessor; (2) the option or right of first refusal to lease the Premises or the right of first offer to lease the Premises or the right of first refusal to lease other property of Lessor or the right of first offer to lease other property of Lessor.

40.2 Options Personal. Each Option granted to Lessee in this Lease is personal to Lessee and may not be exercised or be assigned, voluntarily or involuntarily, by or to any person or entity other than Lessee, provided, however, the Option may be exercised by or assigned to any Lessee Affiliate as defined in Paragraph 11.2 of this Lease. The Options herein granted to Lessee are not assignable separate and apart from this Lease.

40.3 Multiple Choices. In the event that Lessee has any multiple options to extend or renew this Lease, a later option cannot be exercised unless the prior option to extend or renew this Lease has been so exercised.

40.4 Effect of Default on Options.

(a) Lessee shall have no right to exercise an Option, notwithstanding any provision in the grant of Option to the contrary, (i) during the time commencing from the date Lessor gives to Lessee a notice of Default pursuant to Paragraph 12.1(b) or 12.1(c) and continuing until the default alleged in said notice of default is cured, or (ii) during the period of time commencing on the day after a monetary obligation to Lessor is due from Lessee and unpaid (without any necessity for notice thereof to Lessee) continuing until the obligation is paid, or (iii) at any time after an event of default described in Paragraphs 12.1(a), 12.1(d), or 12.1(e) (without any necessity of Lessor to give notice of such default to Lessee) or (iv) in the event that Lessor has given to Lessee three or more notices of default under Paragraph 12.1(b), where late charge becomes payable under Paragraph 12.4 for each of such defaults, or Paragraph 12.1(c) whether or not the defaults are cured, during the twelve (12) month period prior to the time that Lessee intends to exercise the subject Option.

(b) The period of time within which an Option may be exercised shall not be extended or enlarged by reason of Lessee's inability to exercise an Option because of the provisions of Paragraph 40.4(a).

(c) All rights of Lessee under the provisions of an Option shall terminate and be of no further force or effect, notwithstanding Lessee's due and timely exercise of the Option, if, after such exercise and during the term of this Lease, (i) Lessee fails to pay to Lessor a monetary obligation of Lessee for a period of thirty (30) days after such obligation becomes due (without any necessity of Lessor to give notice thereof to Lessee), or (ii) Lessee fails to commence to cure a default specified in Paragraph 12.1(c) within thirty (30) days after the date that Lessor gives notice of such default and/or Lessee fails thereafter to diligently prosecute said cure to completion, or (iii) Lessee commits a default described in Paragraph 12.1(a), 12.1(d) or 12.1(e) (without any necessity of Lessor to give notice of such default to Lessee), or (iv) Lessor gives to Lessee three or more notices of default under Paragraph 12.1(b), where a late charge becomes payable under Paragraph 12.4 for each default, or Paragraph 12.1(c), whether or not the defaults are cured.

41.  Multiple Lessee Building. In the event that the Premises are part of a larger building or group of buildings, then Lessee agrees that it will abide by, keep and observe all reasonable rules and regulations which Lessor may make from time to time for the management, safety, care, and cleanliness of the building and grounds, the parking of vehicles and the preservation of good order therein as well as for the convenience of other occupants and tenants of the building. The violations of any such rules and regulations shall be deemed a material breach of this Lease by Lessee.

42.  Security Measures. Lessee hereby acknowledges that the rental payable to Lessor hereunder does not include the cost of guard service or other security measures, and that Lessor shall have no obligation whatsoever to provide same. Lessee assumes all responsibility for the protection of Lessee, its agents and invitees from acts of third parties.

43.  Easements. Lessor reserves to itself the right, from time to time, to grant such easements, rights and dedications that Lessor deems necessary or desirable, and to cause the recordation of Parcel Maps and restrictions, so long as such easements, maps and restrictions do not unreasonably interfere with the use of the Premises by Lessee. Lessee shall sign any of the aforementioned documents upon request of Lessor and failure to do so shall constitute a material breach of this Lease.

44.  Performance Under Protest. If at any time a dispute shall arise as to any amount or sum of money to be paid by one party to the other under the provisions hereof, the party against whom the obligation to pay the money is asserted shall have the right to make payment "under protest" and such payment shall not be regarded as a voluntary payment, and there shall survive the right on the part of said party to institute suit for recovery of such sum. If it shall be adjudged that there was no legal obligation on the part of said party to pay such sum or any part thereof, said party shall be entitled to recover such sum or so much thereof as it was not legally required to pay under the provisions of this Lease.

45.  Authority. If Lessee is a corporation, trust or general or limited partnership, each individual executing this Lease on behalf of such entity represents and warrants that he or she is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Lease on behalf of said entity. If Lessee is a corporation, trust or partnership, Lessee shall, within thirty (30) days after execution of this Lease, deliver to Lessor evidence of such authority satisfactory to Lessor.

46.  Conflict. Any conflict between the printed provisions of this Lease and the typewritten or handwritten provisions shall be controlled by the typewritten or handwritten provisions.

Lessor and Lessee have carefully read and reviewed this Lease and each term and provision contained herein and, by execution of this Lease, shows their informed and voluntary consent thereto. The parties hereby agree that, at the time this Lease is executed, the terms of this Lease are commercially reasonable and effectuate the intent and purpose of Lessor and Lessee with respect to the Premises.

If this Lease has been filled in it has been prepared for submission to your attorney for his approval. No representation or recommendation is made by the American Industrial Real Estate Association or by the Real Estate Broker or its agents or employees as to the legal sufficiency, legal effect, or tax consequences of this Lease or the transaction relating thereto. The parties shall rely solely upon the advice of their own legal counsel as to the legal and tax consequences of this Lease.

Notice to all Parties : The submission of this document for examination, negotiation, and/or signature does not constitute an offer to lease, or a reservation of, or an option for the Premise. This document shall not be binding and in effect against either party until at least one counterpart, duly executed by Lessor and Lessee, has been received by each Lessor and Lessee.

The parties hereto have executed this Lease at the place and on the dates specified immediately adjacent to their respective signatures.

 

Dated:    July 1, 2005   

L ESSOR:

 

BRK Holdings, LLC

 

By: /s/ Rob Knoll
Its: Managing Member

Dated:    July 1, 2005   

LESSEE:

 

Butte Creek Brewing Company, LLC

 

By: /s/ Thomas Atmore

 

Its:  Managing Member

 

EXHIBIT "A"

 

EXHIBIT "B"

STANDARD SCOPE OF WORK FOR LEASE AGREEMENT
LESSOR'S IMPROVEMENTS

Premises are being delivered in "AS-IS" condition except that the Lessor shall, at its sole cost and expense, provide the following prior to occupancy: 

LESSEE'S IMPROVEMENTS

Any variation from standard agreement of work within the boundary of leasehold shall be submitted in writing, and blueprints submitted in triplicate to BRK Holdings LLC. Attention: Robert S. Knoll.

Lessee shall be required to be responsible for the following:

A.  Water heater, if required.

B.  Interior partitions except as provided in No. 2 herein.

C.  Carpeting, Tile floors, or Floor covering of any type.

D.  Wall Coverings.

E.  Additional service electrical equipment, wiring, distribution, panels, feeders, or circuit capacity in excess of capacity as provided in Nos. 6 and 8.

F.  Additional air and heat due to type of use.

G.  Water meter and sanitary sewer piping and provisions in excess of items called for in No. 7.

H.  All other improvements required by Lessee for the operation of Lessee's business.

  1.  Local governmental agencies do enforce the requirements of Uniform Building Code, 1988 Edition, Chapter #23, Table 23-B, Page 162 for all new and remodeling constructions.

  2.  Local governmental agencies have adopted the California 1989 Amendments which will require special rack attachment with structural calculations to all fixtures and racks over 5'0" high. All tenants must comply with this requirement.

I.  Canopy sign.

J.  Mail slot.

K.  Any wall furring of exterior walls.

L.  Burglar and/or fire alarm system.

M.  Additional fire sprinkler to accommodate lessee floor plan.

DRAWINGS SHALL INDICATE FOLLOWING :

1.  Store front.

2.  Interior Partitions and Doors.

3.  Floor Coverings.

4.  Ceilings.

5.  Wall Coverings.

6.  Electrical:

  a) Appliances

  b) Lighting

  c) Power requirements

  d) Water heater if required or allowed

  e) Heating and/or refrigeration equipment; list BTU required

  f) Telephones, intercom, and/or music requirements.

7.  Plumbing:

  a) Toilets

  b) Sinks

  c) Drains (floor or wall)

  d) Gas supply

  e) Cold water supply

  f) Hot water supply if required or allowed

  g) Grease traps or interceptors.

8.  Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning:

  a) Air Supply and exhaust

  b) Temperature required.

9.  Fire System:

  a) Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers

  b) Alarm System.

10.  Exterior Sign(s):

                 a.  Signs shall be submitted on drawing, indicating type, color, and materials. Dimensions shall be within limits given by Lessor.

CHARGES

PRIOR TO STARTING WORK :

1.  Improvements proposed by Lessee shall be approved by BRK Holdings, LLC..

2.  Lessee shall submit final plans and specifications to proper government authority for necessary permits and pay for same.

3.  All improvement costs other than standard shall be burden of Lessee.

4.  Design of scope of work approved by both parties under paragraphs 1-10 shall be borne by Lessor. Any charges or alterations thereafter shall be a charge of Thirty-five Dollars and no/100 ($35.00) /hour and estimated time agreed upon prior to start of design. Minimum charge will be Fifty Dollars and no/100 ($50.00).

5.  Improvement cost implemented in addition to work to be performed by Lessor, shall be listed in change order and additional costs specified. No work will be started until signed receipt of approved costs.

6.  All work changes after commencement of construction shall be extra work. 

Lessee shall give Lessor five (5) business days notice prior to the commencement of any work in the Premises, and Lessor shall have the right to post notices of non-responsibility on the Premises. Lessee shall fully comply with all laws, statutes, ordinances, or governmental rules or regulations governing said improvements. Lessee agrees not to use the Premises for business purposes until all required approvals, permits, and certificates of occupancy for the improvements have been delivered to Lessor in a form acceptable to Lessor at its sole discretion.

In the event Lessee fails to comply with the conditions of the preceding paragraph within ten (10) days of written notice of default by Lessor, Lessor may immediately, in addition to all other rights and remedies contained herein: (1) assess a daily penalty of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) until said default has been corrected to Lessor's sole satisfaction; (2) perform such work, make such payment, cause such work to be performed, or perform such other obligation for Lessee's account (and may enter the Premises hereunder) to cure said default, at Lessee's sole cost and expense; (3) be fully indemnified by Lessee for any and all costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred by Lessor in connection with curing said default and/or enforcing this agreement.

Re:   REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO LESSEE'S CONSTRUCTION OF THE PREMISES

Prior to the commencement of Lessee's construction of the above-referenced premises, the following documentation is required:

1.  A list providing the names of Lessee's general contractor and/or subcontractors, and material suppliers;

2.  A copy of the Construction Contract with Lessee's contractor; and

3.  Lessee's Certificate of Insurance as proof of coverage in an amount not less than $2,000,000 and Contractor's Certificate of Insurance as proof of coverage in an amount not less than $1,000,000. These Certificates of Insurance must include proof of Workers' Compensation coverage and business automobile coverage. In addition, the Certificate must name "Landlord and all its allied entities" as additional insured's on the policy.

EXHIBIT "C"

GUARANTOR'S OBLIGATIONS

1.  Guarantor, in consideration of the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) now paid by Lessor to Guarantor (the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged) and other valuable consideration, hereby directly and unconditionally guarantees to and covenants with Lessor that Lessee will duly perform, observe and keep each and every covenant, proviso, condition, and agreement in this Lease on the part of Lessee to be performed, observed, and kept, including the payment of Rent and all other sums and payments agreed to be paid or payable under this Lease on the days and at the times to be paid or payable under this Lease and in the manner herein specified, and that if any default shall be made by Lessee whether in payment of any Rent or other sums from time to time falling due hereunder as and when the same become due and payable, whether through acceleration or otherwise, or in the performance, observance, or keeping of any of the said covenants, provisions, conditions, and agreements, which under the terms of this Lease are to be performed, observed, or kept by Lessee, Guarantor will forthwith pay to Lessor on demand the said Rent and other sums, including interest, penalties, and attorneys' fees and costs, in respect of which such default shall have occurred and all damages that may arise in consequence of the non-observance or non-performance of any of the said covenants, provisos, conditions, or agreements.

2. Guarantor covenants with Lessor that Guarantor is jointly and severally bound with Lessee as principal debtor or obligor and not as surety, for the fulfillment of all obligations of Lessee under this Lease. In the enforcement of its rights hereunder, Lessor may proceed directly against Guarantor as if Guarantor were named Lessee hereunder.

3. Guarantor hereby waives any right to require Lessor to proceed against Lessee or to proceed against or to exhaust any security held from Lessee or to pursue any other remedy whatsoever which may be available to Lessor before proceeding against Guarantor.

4. No neglect or forbearance of Lessor in endeavoring to obtain payment of the Rent reserved herein or other payments required to be made under the provisions of this Lease as and when the same become due, whether through acceleration or otherwise, no delays of Lessor in taking any steps to enforce performance or observations of the several covenants, provisos, or conditions contained in this Lease to be performed, observed, or kept by Lessee, no extension or observance of the several covenants, provisos, or conditions contained in this Lease to be performed, observed, or kept by Lessee, no extension or extensions of time which may be given by Lessor from time to time to Lessee, no consent by Lessor to any assigning or subletting by Lessee, and no other act or failure to act or by Lessor shall release, discharge, or in any way reduce the obligations of Guarantor hereunder.

5. In the event of termination of this Lease, other than by surrender specifically accepted by Lessor in writing, or in the event of disclaimer of this Lease pursuant to any statute, or in the event that Lessee (being a corporation) ceases to exist, then at the option of Lessor, Guarantor shall execute a new lease of the Premises between Lessor as Lessor and Guarantor as Lessee for a term equal in duration to the balance of the Term remaining unexpired at the date of such termination or such disclaimer, or such cessation or existence. Such lease shall contain the like Lessor and Lessee's obligations respectively and the like covenants, provisos, agreements, and conditions in all respects (including the proviso for re-entry) as are contained in this Lease.

       

GUARANTOR(S):

         
         
       

By:_________________________________________

         
       

Address:__________________________________

       

              __________________________________

         

RULES AND REGULATIONS

INDUSTRIAL/BUSINESS PARKS

Tenant agrees to the establishment of, and shall abide by and enforce upon Tenant's authorized representatives, invitees, customers and vendors, the following Rules and Regulations:

1.     Display Windows . Tenant shall keep any display windows or signs in or attached to the Premises well-lit on days and hours as determined by Landlord from time to time.

2.     Storage. Tenant shall not use any portion of the premises for storage or other services except as customary for Tenant's operation in the Premises in accordance with the use provisions of the Lease.

3.     Walkways. No person shall use any walkway except as a means of pedestrian egress from or ingress to parts of the Industrial/Business Park. Such use shall be in an orderly manner in accordance with directional or other signs or guides installed by landlord. No walkway shall be used for other than pedestrian travel.

4.     Common areas. No person shall use any part of the Common Areas for use in connection with the conduct of business except for the specific purpose for which permission to use such areas may be given in Landlord's sole discretion. Service corridors shall not be used for the storage of materials, merchandise, garbage or refuse.

5.     Deliveries. Except for small parcel deliveries, each tenant shall cause all trucks servicing such tenant's Premises to load and unload at such hours in the areas and through the entrances as may be designated by landlord. Tractor trailers which must be unhooked or parked must use steel plates under dolly wheels to prevent damage to the paving surface. In addition, wheel blocking must be available for use. Tractor trailers are to be removed from the loading areas after unloading. Forklift trucks, tow trucks or any other powered machines for handling freight shall be used only in such manner and such areas of the Industrial/Business Park and the Common Areas as may be approved in writing by Landlord.

6.     Condition of Premises . The Premises, including entrances, doors, fixtures, windows, plate glass, draperies and mini-blinds, shall be maintained in a safe, neat and clean condition.

7.     Removal of Trash . All trash, refuse, and waste materials shall be regularly removed from the Premises and, until removal, shall be stored: (a) in adequate containers, and (b) so as not to constitute any health or fire hazard or nuisance to any occupant. No burning of trash, refuse, or waste materials shall be permitted.

a.     Trash must be carried, or carted, not dragged. Dragging causes bags to rip open and leaves a messy trail to the containment areas.

b.     You must follow any recycling rules set forth in the lease.

c.     Hazardous substances, as defined in your lease, may not be placed in the dumpster/compactor.

d.     Trash must be deposited only in your dumpster.

e.     Trash must be securely confined in your bags or containers.

f.     Cardboard boxes must be broken down and put into recycle containers or your dumpster. Under no circumstance is cardboard to be placed on the ground. An additional direct charge may result if it becomes necessary for Landlord to clean area.

g.     The lid on the dumpster must be closed and locked after each use and returned to the proper containment area.

h.     The containment areas are checked by Property Management daily. If it becomes necessary to clean up trash in the area of your dumpster, you may be separately charged for this service.

8.     Plumbing Facilities. No foreign substances of any kind shall be placed in the plumbing system, and the expense of any breakage, stoppage, or damage resulting from a violation of this provision shall be borne by the tenant who, or whose contractor, representative or invitee, shall have caused it.

9.     Dwelling. Tenant shall not permit or suffer any portion of the Premises or the Common Areas to be used for lodging purposes.

10.    Pets. No pets shall be allowed in the Premises or in the Common Areas without proper authorization of Landlord; however, service animals for the disabled are exempt.

11.    Displays. No part or parts of the Common Areas , including, without limitation, columns, sidewalks, light poles, walkways, exterior glass storefronts, show windows or storefronts, shall be used to display, store, or place any merchandise, equipment, devices, signs, printed material, placards, stickers, emblems, or informal material. Landlord shall have the right to remove any such material without notice to Tenant.

12.    Boundaries of Doing Business. Under no circumstances shall there be any sale of merchandise or display of merchandise outside the defined boundaries of the Premises, in the Common Areas, including specifically sidewalk sales. Sale of merchandise by tent sale, sidewalk sale, truckload sale, or the like shall be permitted in the Common Areas only as follows:

a.     All sidewalk sales and/or displays should be requested in writing via our office or by fax.

b.     An Indemnity Agreement signed by the Tenant must be received by Landlord prior to any sale being conducted.

c.     Once scheduled, if cancelled, a sale may not be rescheduled.

d.     Should Landlord approve sidewalk sales, Tenant will not request permission for sidewalk sales more than once per month.

e.     Merchandise should be placed on sidewalk in front of Tenant's premises only. Merchandise should be placed so it does not impede foot traffic on the sidewalk.

f.     Landlord maintains right to rescind permission to conduct scheduled, in progress or future sidewalk sales/displays at any time.

13.    Unauthorized Activities. No person shall in or on any part of the Common Areas:

a.     Vend, peddle, or solicit orders for sale or distribution of any merchandise, device, service, periodical, book, pamphlet, or other matter whatsoever;

b.     Exhibit any sign, placard, banner, notice, or other written material except for material approved by Landlord;

c.     Distribute any circular, booklet, handbill, placard, or other material;

d.     Solicit membership in any organization, group, or association or solicit contributions for any purposes;

e.       Parade, patrol, picket, demonstrate, rally, or engage in any conduct that might tend to interfere with or impede the use of any of the Common Areas by any permittees, create a disturbance, attract attention, or harass, annoy, disparage, or be detrimental to the interest of any of the retail establishments within the Industrial/Business Park.

f.     Throw, discard, or deposit any paper, glass or extraneous matter of any kind, except in designated receptacles, or create litter or hazards of any kind;

g.     Use any sound-making device of any kind or create or produce in any manner noise or sound that is annoying, unpleasant, or distasteful to occupants or permittees, or cause or permit any unusual or objectionable odors to escape from the Premises;

h.     Deface, damage, or demolish any sign, light standard or fixture, landscaping material, or other improvement within the Common Areas or the property of customers, business invitees, or employees situated within the Common Areas;

i.     Erect any sign, antenna, aerial or other device on the roof or exterior wall of the premises or the Industrial/Business Park without first obtaining in each instance written consent from Landlord. Any sign, antenna, aerial or device installed without such written consent shall be subject to removal by Landlord at Tenant's expense without notice.

j.     Bring any explosive, firearms or flame makers into the Premises or Common Areas.

14.    Parking. The Tenant, in the use of said common and parking areas, agrees to comply with such reasonable rules, regulations, and charges for parking as the Landlord may adopt from time to time for the orderly and proper operation of said common and parking areas. Such rules may include, but shall not be limited to, the restriction of employee parking to a limited, designated area or areas.

15.    Landlord's Remedies . Landlord shall have the right to remove, exclude or restrain (or take legal action to do so), any unauthorized person from, or from coming upon, the Common Areas or any portion thereof, and to prohibit, abate, and recover damages arising from any unauthorized act, whether or not such act is in express violation of the rules and regulations set forth above.

16.    Intent . The listing of specific items as being prohibited is not intended to be exclusive, but to indicate in general the manner in which the right to use Common Areas solely as a means of access is limited and controlled by Landlord. Landlord reserves the right to amend, modify, or supplement these Rules and Regulations as in Landlord's judgment may be necessary for the safety, cleanliness, preservation of order, and the efficient operation of the Common Areas. A copy of these Rules and Regulations, as the same are from time to time amended, shall be posted at the Management office of Landlord. In the event of any conflict between these Rules and the Regulations and the provisions of the Lease, the provisions of the Lease shall control.

In addition to the foregoing, Tenant may be held liable for actions of its authorized representatives, invitees, customers, and vendors pursuant to provisions of the Lease.

Landlord's Initials: ______________

Tenant's Initials: _______________

SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT is entered into as of this 9th day of September, 2005, by and among Golden West Brewing Company , a California corporation (" Debtor "), Tiffany Grace (" Grace "), Lone Oak Vineyards, Inc. , a California corporation (" Loan Oak ") and Power Curve, Inc., a Wyoming corporation (" Power Curve "), as tenants in common (each a " Secured Party " and collectively, the " Secured Parties ").

Recitals

             A.         Debtor has agreed to borrow from the Secured Parties, and the Secured Parties have agreed to lend to Debtor the sum of $125,000, in the aggregate (the " Loans ");

             B.         As of the date hereof, Debtor has executed and delivered to the Secured Parties senior secured promissory notes in the principal amount of $125,000, in the aggregate, ( the " Notes "); and

             C.        As a condition to the obligation of the Secured Parties to loan such amounts to Debtor , Debtor is required to enter into this Security Agreement and to grant to the Secured Parties a security interest in the Collateral (as hereinafter defined).

                NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Agreement

1.       SECURITY

             1.1          Grant of Security Interest . As security for all of the Obligations (as defined in Section 1.2 ), Debtor hereby grants to the Secured Parties, as tenants in common, a continuing security interest (as that term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in California on the date hereof (the " Uniform Commercial Code ")), in, and assigns and pledges to the Secured Parties all of the Debtor's right, title and interest in and to the following, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (by operation of law or otherwise), and whether now or hereafter existing, owned by Debtor or in which Debtor otherwise has any rights (collectively, the " Collateral "):

              (a)        all of Debtor's tangible personal property, including without limitation all present and future inventory, equipment (including items of equipment which are or become fixtures), now owned or hereafter acquired;

              (b)        All patents and patent applications and the inventions and improvements described and claimed therein, including without limitation, all patents and patent applications described on Schedule 1.1 hereto, together with (i) all reissues, divisionals, continuations, renewals, substitutions, extensions and continuations-in-part thereof, (ii) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due or payable under and with respect thereto, including without limitation, damages and payments for past, present and future infringements thereof, (iii) the right to sue for past, present and future infringements thereof, and (iv) all rights corresponding, incident or relating thereto (collectively, the " Patents ");

              (c)        All licenses and similar agreements and covenants not to sue with respect to all Patents or any of them (other than any existing license agreements or covenants not to sue which by their terms prohibit assignment, transfer or the grant of a security interest by Debtor or give the other party thereto the right to terminate the same upon an assignment, transfer or grant of a security interest therein, which licenses or covenants not to sue do not in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the value or utility of the Patents or other assets of Debtor individually or as a whole), together with (i) all renewals, extensions, supplements and continuations thereof and supplements thereto, (ii) income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due or payable with respect thereto, including without limitation, damages and payments for past, present and future breaches thereof, (iii) the right to sue for past, present and future breaches thereof, and (iv) all rights corresponding, incident or relating thereto (collectively, the " Licenses ");

              (d)        to the extent that such rights are assignable, all of Debtor's other intangible personal property other than the property covered by subsection (e) below, including, without limitation, all present and future accounts, contract rights, permits, licenses, general intangibles, chattel paper, documents, and instruments, now owned or hereafter acquired;

              (e)        all of Debtor's present and future Government Accounts and rights under Government Contracts, now owned or hereafter acquired; provided, however , that Secured Parties shall not have a security interest in any rights under any Government Contract of Debtor or in the related Government Account where the taking of such Security Interest would be a violation of an express prohibition contained in the Government Contract (for purposes of this limitation, the fact that a Government Contract is subject to, or otherwise refers to, Title 31, Section 3727 or Title 41, Section 15 of the United States Code shall not be deemed an express prohibition against assignment thereof); and

              (f)        any and all additions to any of the foregoing, and any and all replacements, products and proceeds (including insurance proceeds) of any of the foregoing.

              For purposes of this Agreement, the terms " accounts ," " chattel paper ," " documents ," " general intangibles ," " instruments ," " inventory ," " fixtures ", " contract rights " and " equipment " shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, " Government Account " shall mean all accounts arising out of any Government Contract and " Government Contract " shall mean all contracts with the United States Government or with any agency thereof, and all amendments thereto.

             1.2         Obligations . The security interest created hereby in the Collateral constitutes a continuing security interest for all of the following obligations, indebtedness and liabilities, whether now existing or hereafter incurred or arising (collectively, the " Obligations "):

              (a)        The payment and performance by Debtor, as and when due and payable, of all amounts from time to time owing by it under or with respect to, whether for principal, interest, fees, expenses or otherwise, and the performance of all other obligations of Debtor under, the Notes, this Agreement or any other document or instrument now or hereafter delivered in connection with or as security for the Notes (collectively, the " Loan Documents ");

              (b)        All loans and future advances made by any Secured Party to Debtor evidenced by, and all other debts, obligations and liabilities of every kind and character of Debtor arising from, the Notes, or hereafter arising in favor of any Secured Party, whether such debts, obligations or liabilities be direct or indirect, primary or secondary, joint or several, fixed or contingent, and whether originally payable to a Secured Party or to a third party and subsequently acquired by a Secured Party and whether such debts, obligations or liabilities are evidenced by notes, open account, overdraft, endorsement, security agreement, guaranty, or otherwise (it being contemplated that Debtor may hereafter become indebted to one or more Secured Parties in further sum or sums, but Secured Parties shall have no obligation to extend further indebtedness by reason of this Agreement);

              (c)        All expenditures made or incurred by any Secured Party to protect and maintain the Collateral and to enforce the rights of any Secured Party under this Agreement;

              (d)        The due performance and observance by Debtor of all of its other obligations and undertakings from time to time existing under or with respect to the Loan Documents or any other document or instrument now or hereafter delivered in connection with or as security for any of the Loan Documents; and

              (e)        All renewals, extensions, amendments, modifications, supplements or restatements of or substitutions for any of the foregoing.

             Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Obligations are not intended to include, and the Collateral is not intended to secure, amounts owing from the Debtor to any Secured Party under any promissory note (other than the Notes, which are intended to be secured hereby) made by the Debtor in favor of any Secured Party before the date of this Agreement.

              1.3         Certain Rights of Secured Parties . The Secured Parties shall have the right, but not the obligation, to pay any taxes or levies on the Collateral or any costs to repair or to preserve the Collateral, which payment shall be made for the account of Debtor and shall constitute a part of the obligations owed to the Secured Parties and secured pursuant to this Agreement.

              1.4         Financing Statements . At the request of the Secured Parties, Debtor will execute such financing statements, continuation statements, and other documents with respect to the Collateral pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code and otherwise as Secured Parties may request, in form satisfactory to the Secured Parties, and Debtor will pay the cost of filing the same in all public offices where filing is reasonably necessary (including, without limitation, the cost of filing in the office of the Delaware Secretary of State and the United States Patent and Trademark Office).

              1.5         No Release . No injury to, or loss or destruction of, any item of the Collateral shall relieve Debtor of any obligation under this Agreement or under any of the other Loan Documents.

2.            REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF DEBTOR

               In order to induce the Secured Parties to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans, Debtor hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Secured Parties:

                2.1        Organization; Due Authorization; Enforceability . Debtor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of California. The execution, delivery and performance by Debtor of this Agreement and all transactions contemplated herein are within Debtor's corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Debtor, corporate and otherwise. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Debtor and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Debtor, enforceable against Debtor in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity.

                2.2        No Conflicts or Consents . Neither the ownership nor the intended use of the Collateral by Debtor, nor the grant of the security interest by Debtor to Secured Parties herein, nor the exercise by Secured Parties of their rights and remedies hereunder, does or will (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other governing documents of Debtor, (ii) conflict with or violate any applicable domestic or foreign law, statute, rule or regulation applicable to or binding upon Debtor, (iii) conflict with or violate any agreement, judgment, license, order or permit applicable to or binding upon Debtor, or (iv) result in or require the creation of any lien, charge or Encumbrance (as defined below) upon any assets or properties of Debtor except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement. Except for filings of financing statements to be made in favor of Secured Parties and filing a copy of this Agreement with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, no consent, approval, authorization or order of, and no notice to or filing with, any court, governmental authority or third party is required in connection with the grant by Debtor of the security interest herein or the exercise by Secured Parties of their rights and remedies hereunder.

                2.3        Security Interest . Debtor has and will have at all times full right, power and authority to grant a security interest in the Collateral to Secured Parties in the manner provided herein, free and clear of any lien, security interest, adverse claims or other charges or encumbrances except for liens of record. This Agreement creates a valid and binding security interest in favor of Secured Parties in the Collateral securing the Obligations. The filing of the financing statements and other instruments of registration delivered concurrently herewith by Debtor to Secured Parties will perfect, and establish the first priority of, Secured Parties' security interests hereunder in the Collateral securing the Obligations. No further or subsequent filing, recording, registration, other public notice or other action is necessary or desirable to perfect or otherwise continue, preserve or protect such security interest, except for continuation statements or filings.

                2.4        Title to Assets . As of the date hereof, Debtor has good, valid, and marketable title to all of its properties and assets (whether real or personal), and there exists no mortgage, lien, security interest, reservation, covenant, restriction or other encumbrance (each of the foregoing hereinafter referred to as an " Encumbrance ") of any nature upon, or with respect to, Debtor or any of its properties or assets, including, without limitation, the Collateral, except for liens of record and the security interests created by this Agreement

                2.5        Taxes . Debtor has filed all tax returns and reports required by any governmental authority to be filed by Debtor, and such returns and reports are true and correct. Debtor has paid all taxes, assessments, and other government charges imposed upon it or its income, profits or properties, or upon any part thereof, other than those presently payable without penalty or interest.

                2.6         No Default . No Event of Default (as defined in Section 6.1 hereof), and no event which with notice, lapse of time, or both would constitute an Event of Default, has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof.

                2.7        Patents . The Patents are valid and subsisting and have not been adjudged invalid or unenforceable, either in whole or in part. The Patents specifically described on Schedule 1.1 constitute all of the patents and patent applications now owned by Debtor, and said Patents constitute all patents and patent applications necessary or desirable to conduct Debtor's business as it is currently being conducted.

3.         AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS OF DEBTOR

            Until all of the Obligations of Debtor are paid and performed in full, Debtor hereby covenants and agrees that it shall, unless the Secured Parties otherwise consent in advance in writing:

                3.1        Payment of Notes . Punctually pay the principal of and interest on the Notes and all other amounts that may be due thereunder at the times and places and in the manner specified therein, except to the extent of any principal or interest that is converted into common stock of the Debtor according to the terms of the Notes.

                3.2        Corporate Existence . Preserve, maintain, and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence in the jurisdiction of its incorporation.

                3.3        Taxes, Charges, and Obligations . Pay and discharge all taxes, assessments, and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income, profits, properties or any part thereof, prior to the date on which penalties or interest attach thereto, as well as all claims which, if unpaid, might become an Encumbrance upon any properties of Debtor, and pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become delinquent, as the case may be, all of the indebtedness and other obligations of whatever nature of Debtor; provided, however , that Debtor shall not be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy, claim, indebtedness or obligation so long as (a) the validity thereof is being diligently contested by Debtor in good faith and by proper proceedings, (b) Debtor sets aside on its books adequate reserves therefor in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, (c) during the period of such contest the enforcement of any contested item is effectively stayed, and (d) in the case where any such tax, assessment, charge, claim or levy might become an Encumbrance upon any item of the Collateral or any part thereof, Debtor makes arrangements acceptable to the Secured Parties to secure the payment thereof.

                3.4        Maintenance of Property . Keep all property used or useful in its business, including, without limitation, the Collateral, in good repair, working order, and condition, and from time to time make all necessary or desirable repairs, renewals, and replacements thereof.

                3.5        Preservation of Patents . Prosecute diligently any patent application pertaining to the Patents, now or hereafter pending, file and prosecute opposition, cancellation, reissue, reexamination, protest, public use, concurrent use and similar proceedings relating to the Patents, and preserve and maintain all rights in all Patents. Any expenses incurred in connection with the foregoing shall be borne by Debtor.

                3.6        Notice and Defense of Actions . Provide Secured Parties with immediate notice of any opposition, cancellation, reissue, reexamination, protest, public use, concurrent use or similar proceeding relating to the Patents or any part thereof, and shall diligently defend its rights in any such action or proceeding.

                3.7        Collateral . Execute, deliver, and file, or cause the execution, delivery, and filing of, any and all documents (including, without limitation, financing statements and continuation statements) that Secured Parties deem necessary or desirable to create, perfect, preserve, validate, or otherwise protect a first priority lien and security interest in the Collateral; immediately upon learning thereof, report to the Secured Parties any reclamation, return or repossession of any goods forming a part of the Collateral, any claim or dispute asserted by any debtor or other obligor owing an obligation to Debtor, and any other matters affecting the value or enforceability or collectibility of any of the Collateral; defend the Collateral against all claims and demands of all persons at any time claiming the same or any interest therein adverse to the Secured Parties, and pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred in connection with such defense; indemnify and protect the Secured Parties against any liability, loss or expense arising from any such claims, demands, or disputes or out of any such reclamation, return or repossession of goods forming a part of the Collateral; provided , however , that if the Secured Parties shall so elect, the Secured Parties shall have the right at all times to settle, compromise, adjust or litigate all claims and disputes directly with the debtor or other obligor owing an obligation to Debtor upon such terms and conditions as the Secured Parties deem advisable, and all costs and expenses thereof (including attorneys' fees and expenses) shall be made for the account of Debtor and shall constitute a part of the Obligations owed to the Secured Parties and secured pursuant to this Agreement.

                3.8        Notice of Default and Loss . Give immediate notice to the Secured Parties upon the occurrence of any Event of Default or event which with notice or lapse of time or otherwise would constitute an Event of Default and of any loss or damage to any of the Collateral.

                3.9        Information . Furnish Secured Parties any information that any Secured Party may from time to time reasonably request concerning any covenant, provision or representation contained in this Agreement or any other matter in connection with the Collateral or Loan Documents.

4.            NEGATIVE COVENANTS OF DEBTOR

               Until all of the Obligations of Debtor are paid and performed in full, Debtor hereby covenants and agrees that it shall not, unless the Secured Parties otherwise consent in advance in writing:

               4.1         Fundamental Changes . Amend its Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws by any amendment which would adversely affect Debtor's ability to perform or comply with any of the terms, conditions or agreements to be performed or complied with by Debtor hereunder or under any of the Loan Documents or to perform any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, change its name, consolidate or merge with any other corporation or other entity, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the assets of any other entity, including shares of stock of other corporations, except that Debtor may own notes and other receivables acquired in the ordinary course of business. Debtor shall not take any action described in this Section 4.2 unless and until Debtor has taken all action requested by Secured Parties to further perfect or protect Secured Parties' security interests in the Collateral.

               4.2        Transfer of Assets . Sell, lease, assign (by operation of law or otherwise), pledge or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets (including, without limitation, the Collateral), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for sales of properties and assets other than the Patents and Licenses in the ordinary course of business and for fair market value. Debtor shall not enter into any agreement relating to any Patent or License other than licensing agreements in the ordinary course of business, which are not inconsistent with the terms hereof and which do not have a material adverse effect on Debtor.

               4.3        Impairment of Security Interest . Debtor shall not take or fail to take any action that it has the right to do, or authorize any licensee or third party to take or omit to take any action, that may result in a material change to or the abandonment, invalidation, unenforceability, avoidance, availability or diminution in the value of the Patents if such abandonment, invalidation, unenforceability, avoidance, availability or diminution in value would have a material adverse effect on the operations or financial condition of Debtor, or would in any manner otherwise impair the value or enforceability of Secured Parties' security interest in any Patent.

5. POWERS AND AUTHORIZATIONS

               5.1        New or Additional Patents . If, before the Obligations shall have been satisfied in full, Debtor shall obtain rights to any new or additional patents or applications therefor, Debtor shall give to Secured Parties prompt notice thereof in writing. Any such new patents and applications therefor shall, without any further action on behalf of Debtor, automatically become subject to the terms of this Agreement and shall be deemed to be Patents for the purposes of this Agreement. Debtor will amend Schedule 1.1 to include any new or additional patents and applications therefor, but such new or additional patents and applications therefor shall constitute Collateral hereunder whether or not Debtor so amends Schedule 1.1 ; and Debtor agrees to execute such additional security agreements, financing statements, instruments of registration and related documents as may be reasonably requested by Secured Parties to perfect Secured Parties security interest in such patents and applications therefor.

               5.2       Power of Attorney . Debtor hereby irrevocably appoints each Secured Party as Debtor's attorney-in-fact and proxy, with full authority in the place and stead of Debtor and in the name of Debtor or otherwise, in such Secured Party's discretion, at any time upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to take any action and to execute any instrument which such Secured Party may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including without limitation (i) to obtain and adjust insurance required to be paid to any Secured Party under the Loan Documents, (ii) to ask, demand, collect, sue for, recover, compound, receive and give acquittance and receipts for moneys due and to become due under or in respect of any of the Collateral, (iii) to receive, endorse and collect any drafts or other instruments, documents and chattel paper in connection with clause (i) or clause (ii) above, (iv) to file any claims or take any action or institute any proceedings that such Secured Party may deem necessary or desirable for the collection of any of the Collateral or otherwise to enforce the rights of Secured Parties with respect to any of the Collateral, and (v) to execute and file one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto, relating to the Collateral. Secured Parties shall be under no duty to exercise or withhold the exercise of any of the rights, powers, privileges, and options expressly or implicitly granted to Secured Parties in this Agreement, and shall not be responsible for any failure to do so or any delay in doing so. Secured Parties shall not be liable for any act or omission or for any error of judgment or any mistake of fact or law in their individual capacity or in their capacity as attorney-in-fact except acts or omissions resulting from such Secured Party's willful misconduct or gross negligence. This power of attorney is conferred on Secured Parties solely to protect, preserve and realize upon their security interests in the Collateral. Secured Parties shall not be responsible for any decline in the value of the Collateral and shall not be required to take any steps to preserve rights against prior parties or to protect, preserve or maintain any security interest or lien given to secure the Collateral. The powers granted herein are coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable from the date hereof and so long as any part of the Obligations is outstanding.

               5.3        Performance by Secured Party . If Debtor fails to perform any agreement or obligation contained herein, any Secured Party may itself, at its option and in its sole discretion, perform, or cause performance of, such agreement or obligation, and the expenses of such Secured Party incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by Debtor on demand; provided, however, that nothing herein shall impose any obligation of any kind whatsoever on any Secured Party to perform any obligation or agreement of Debtor.

6.           EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

               6.1        Events of Default . The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an " Event of Default " hereunder

                (a)       any action or event that is an " Event of Default " under the Notes; (b) Debtor shall fail to pay or perform the Obligations when due; (c) any representation or warranty made by or on behalf of Debtor herein or in any other Loan Document shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect on or as of any date as of which made; (d) Debtor shall at any time fail to observe, satisfy or perform any of the covenants or agreements contained in Sections 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, or 4.5 of this Agreement; (e) Debtor shall at any time fail to observe, satisfy or perform any of the covenants or agreements contained in Sections 3 or 4 (other than in Sections 3.1, 3.2, 4.1 or 4.5) of this Agreement, except that no failure to observe any of such covenants or agreements hereof shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder unless such default shall continue unremedied for a period of twenty (20) business days after written notice of the existence of such default shall have been received by Debtor from any Secured Party; or (f) Debtor shall default in the payment of principal of or interest on any Indebtedness (other than the Notes) of Debtor or any such Indebtedness shall be accelerated or otherwise become due and payable prior to its stated maturity.

               6.2        Rights and Remedies of the Secured Parties . Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, or at any time thereafter, in addition to all other rights, powers and remedies herein conferred, conferred in the other Loan Documents or conferred by operation of law, any Secured Party may declare the Obligations due, payable and performable or to become due, payable and performable to such Secured Party immediately, including all principal and interest remaining unpaid on the Notes payable to such Secured Party and all other amounts with respect to such Secured Party secured hereby or thereby, all without demand, presentment or notice, all of which are hereby expressly waived; and from time to time in its discretion, without limitation and without notice except as expressly provided below, any Secured Party may:

              (a)       Exercise with respect to the Collateral all the rights and remedies of a secured party on default under the Uniform Commercial Code (whether or not the Uniform Commercial Code applies to the affected Collateral);

              (b)       Require Debtor to, and Debtor hereby agrees that it shall at its expense and upon request of any Secured Party forthwith, assemble all or part of the Collateral and the documentation relating to the Collateral as directed by such Secured Party and make it available to such Secured Party at a place to be designated by such Secured Party which is reasonably convenient to both parties;

              (c)       Reduce its claim to judgment or foreclose or otherwise enforce, in whole or in part, the security interest created hereby by any available judicial procedure;

              (d)       Dispose of, at its office, on the premises of Debtor or elsewhere, all or any part of the Collateral, as a unit or in parcels, by public or private proceedings, and by way of one or more contracts (it being agreed that the sale of any part of the Collateral shall not exhaust Secured Parties' power of sale, but sales may be made from time to time, and at any time, until all of the Collateral has been sold or until the Obligations have been paid and performed in full), and at any such sale it shall not be necessary to exhibit any of the Collateral;

              (e)       Buy the Collateral, or any portion thereof, at any public sale;

              (f)       Buy the Collateral, or any portion thereof, at any private sale if the Collateral is of a type customarily sold in a recognized market or is of a type that is the subject of widely distributed standard price quotations;

              (g)       Apply by appropriate judicial proceedings for appointment of a receiver for the Collateral, or any part thereof, and Debtor hereby consents to any such appointment; and

              (h)       At its discretion, retain the Collateral in satisfaction of the Obligations whenever the circumstances are such that Secured Party is entitled to do so under the Uniform Commercial Code or otherwise.

                          Debtor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, five (5) calendar days' notice to Debtor of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. Secured Parties shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. Secured Parties may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned.

               6.3        Application of Proceeds . Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, or at any time thereafter, Secured Parties may in their discretion apply any cash held by any Secured Party as Collateral, and any cash proceeds received by any Secured Party with respect to any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral, to any or all of the following in such order as Secured Parties may elect:

              (a)       To the repayment of the reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees and legal expenses, incurred by any Secured Party in connection with (i) the administration of this Agreement, (ii) the custody, preservation, use or operation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, any Collateral, (iii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of any Secured Party hereunder; or (iv) the failure of Debtor to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof;

              (b)       To the payment or other satisfaction of any liens and other encumbrances upon any of the Collateral;

              (c)        To the reimbursement of Secured Parties for the amount of any obligations of Debtor paid or discharged by any Secured Party pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and of any expenses of any Secured Party payable by Debtor hereunder or under the other Loan Documents;

              (d)       To the satisfaction of any other Obligations;

              (e)       By holding the same as Collateral;

              (f)       To the payment of any other amounts required by applicable law; and

              (g)       By delivery to Debtor or to whomsoever shall be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct.

                          Unless the Secured Parties otherwise agree, all proceeds received by any Secured Party from the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon any Collateral (net of the actual unreimbursed out-of-pocket costs incurred by such Secured Party in connection with such sale, collection or other realization) and all payments to Secured Parties to reimburse them for certain expenses as provided herein if Debtor can not pay 100% of the demanded expense amounts shall be distributed among the Secured Parties pro rata based on the total sum of each Secured Party's advances to Debtor under the Loans as of the applicable time in relation to the total sum of all advances made by all Secured Parties under the Loans as of the applicable time. Each Secured Party agrees with the other Secured Parties to distribute the proceeds it receives from sale of, collection from, or other realization upon any Collateral in accordance with the preceding sentence.

               6.4        Deficiency . In the event that the proceeds of any sale, collection or realization of or upon the Collateral by Secured Parties are insufficient to pay all amounts to which Secured Parties are legally entitled, Debtor shall be liable for the deficiency, together with interest thereon as provided in the governing Loan Documents or (if no interest is so provided) at such other rate as shall be fixed by applicable law, together with the costs of collection and the fees and expenses of any attorneys employed by any Secured Party to collect such deficiency.

               6.5        Non-Judicial Remedies . In granting to Secured Parties the power to enforce their rights hereunder without prior judicial process or judicial hearing, Debtor expressly waives, renounces and knowingly relinquishes any legal right which might otherwise require Secured Parties to enforce their rights by judicial process. In so providing for non-judicial remedies, Debtor recognizes and concedes that such remedies are consistent with the usage of trade, are responsive to commercial necessity, and are the result of a bargain at arm's length. Nothing herein is intended to prevent any Secured Party or Debtor from resorting to judicial process at any party's option.

               6.6        Remedies Not Exclusive . All rights, powers and remedies herein conferred are cumulative, and not exclusive, of (i) any and all other rights and remedies herein conferred or provided for, (ii) any and all other rights, powers and remedies conferred or provided for in the Loan Documents, and (iii) any and all rights, powers and remedies conferred, provided for or existing at law or in equity, and Secured Parties shall, in addition to the rights, powers and remedies herein conferred or provided for, be entitled to avail themselves of all such other rights, powers and remedies as may now or hereafter exist at law or in equity for the collection of and enforcement of the Obligations and the enforcement of the warranties, representations, covenants, indemnities and other agreements contained the Loan Documents. Each and every such right, power and remedy may be exercised from time to time and as often and in such order as may be deemed expedient by Secured Parties and the exercise of any such right, power or remedy shall not be deemed a waiver of the right to exercise, at the same time or thereafter, any other right, power or remedy. No delay or omission by any Secured Party or other person or entity in the exercise of any right, power or remedy will impair any such right, power or remedy or operate as a waiver thereof or of any other right, power or remedy then or thereafter existing.

7.            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

               7.1        Additional Actions and Documents . Debtor shall take or cause to be taken such further actions, shall execute, deliver, and file or cause to be executed, delivered, and filed such further documents and instruments, and shall obtain such consents as may be necessary or as the Secured Parties may reasonably request in order fully to effectuate the purposes, terms, and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, whether before, at or after the closing of transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder.

               7.2        Notification . All notices, requests, instructions or other communications to be given in writing hereunder shall be addressed as follows:

 

If to Debtor :

 

Name:

Golden West Brewing Company

 

Address:

945 West 2 nd Street

 
   

Chico, California 95928

 

Fax:

(707) 448-7842

 
   

Attention:    Brian Power

 

with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

       
 

Address:

Clifford L. Neuman, P.C.

   

Temple-Bowron House

   

1507 Pine Street

 
   

Boulder, Colorado 80302

 

Fax:

(303) 449-1045

 
 

Attention:

Clifford L. Neuman

 
       
 

If to the Secured Parties:

   

Tiffany Grace

 
 

Address:

256 Saddle Road
Friday Harbor, WA  98250
 

Fax:

   
 

Attention:

 Tiffany Grace  
   

Lone Oak Vineyards, Inc.

 

Address:

 P.O. Box 7134  
    Nut Tree, CA  95696
 

Fax:

   
 

Attention:

Brian Power

 
       
   

Power Curve, Inc.

 

Address:

P.O. Box 866
Thermopolis, WY  82443 
 

Fax:

(707) 884-1229   
 

Attention:

John C. Power

 
       
 

with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

 

Address:

   
       
 

Fax:

   

                   Written communications shall be deemed given, when addressed to the other party as set forth above, three days after sent by registered or certified mail, one day after sent by overnight courier of national repute or on the same day when delivered in person or when sent by facsimile to the facsimile number as set forth above, provided that the sending party can provide written evidence of the communication's successful transmission to such facsimile number. The notification information of any party may be changed by notifying the other parties of such change in accordance with this Section 7.2 . Notice by e-mail shall not be effective for any purpose under this Agreement.

                   Any Secured Party who receives from a third party any notice or other written communication relating to the Collateral or any other right or obligation of the Secured Parties under this Agreement shall forward promptly a copy of such notice or written communication to the other Secured Parties and Borrower, unless it is clear from the face of the notice or written communication that the other Secured Parties and Borrower have received or will receive the same notice or written communication from that third party.

                    7.3        Expenses . Debtor shall (a) reimburse the Secured Parties and save the Secured Parties harmless against liability for the payment of all out-of-pocket expenses arising in connection with enforcement of, or the preservation or exercise of any rights (including the right to collect and dispose of the Collateral) under, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of counsel to the Secured Parties arising in such connection; and (b) pay, and hold the Secured Parties and subsequent holders of the Notes harmless from and against, any and all present and future stamp taxes or similar document taxes or recording taxes and any and all charges with respect to or resulting from any delay in paying, or failure to pay, such taxes.

                    7.4        Severability . If fulfillment of any provision of the Loan Documents or performance of any transaction related thereto, at the time such fulfillment or performance shall be due, shall involve transcending the limit of validity prescribed by law, then the obligation to be fulfilled or performed shall be reduced to the limit of such validity; and if any clause or provision contained in any Loan Document operates or would operate prospectively to invalidate any Loan Document, in whole or in part, then such clause or provision only shall be held ineffective, as though not herein or therein contained, and the remainder of the Loan Documents shall remain operative and in full force and effect.

                    7.5        Waivers . No waiver by the Secured Parties of, or consent by the Secured Parties to, a variation from the requirements of any provision of the Loan Documents shall be effective unless made in a written instrument duly executed on behalf of each Secured Party, and any such waiver shall be limited solely to those rights or conditions expressly waived.

                    7.6        Rights Cumulative . The rights and remedies of the Secured Parties described in any of the Loan Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies which the Secured Parties or the then holder of the Notes otherwise would have at law or in equity or otherwise. Except as otherwise provided herein, notice to or demand on Debtor in any case shall not entitle Debtor to any other notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

                    7.7        Entire Agreement; Modification; Benefit . This Agreement, the exhibits hereto, and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the matters contemplated herein, supersede all prior oral and written agreements with respect to the matters contemplated herein, and may not be modified, deleted or amended except by written instrument executed by the parties. All terms of this Agreement and of the other Loan Documents shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided , however , that no Secured Party may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except in connection with the transfer or assignment of a Note, which is permitted by the terms thereof. Debtor shall not have the right to assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Secured Party.

                    7.8        Termination . This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of payment and performance in full of all Obligations or conversion of all amounts payable under the Notes into the common stock of the Debtor as set forth therein.

                    7.9        Construction . This Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the rights and obligations of the parties hereto, and any claims or disputes relating thereto shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California (excluding the choice of law rules thereof). Each party hereto hereby acknowledges that all parties hereto participated equally in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and that, accordingly, no court construing this Agreement shall construe it more stringently against one party than against the other.

                    7.10       Pronouns . All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the person or entity may require.

                    7.11       Headings . Section and subsection headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only, shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement for any purpose, and shall not in any way define or affect the meaning, construction or scope of any of the provisions hereof.

                    7.12       Payments . If any payment or performance of the Notes or of any of the other obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents becomes due on a day other than a Business Day, the due date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and interest thereon (if applicable) shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension. For the purposes of this Agreement, " Business Day " means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in California are authorized by law to close.

                    7.13       Execution . To facilitate execution, this Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents may be executed in as many counterparts as may be required; and it shall not be necessary that the signatures of, or on behalf of, each party, or the signatures of all persons required to bind any party, appear on each counterpart; but it shall be sufficient that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, or the signatures of the persons required to bind any party, appear on one or more of the counterparts. All counterparts shall collectively constitute a single agreement. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement or any other Loan Document to produce or account for any particular number of counterparts; but rather any number of counterparts shall be sufficient so long as those counterparts contain the respective signatures of, or on behalf of, all of the parties hereto.

                    IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned have duly executed this Agreement, or have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on their behalf, as of the day and year first hereinabove set forth.

DEBTOR :

LENDERS :

GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC. ,

/s/ Tiffany Grace

A Delaware corporation,

Tiffany Grace

   
   

By: /s/ Brian Power

LONE OAK VINEYARDS, INC.,

Its: President

a California corporation

   
 

By: /s/ Brian Power

 

Its: President

   
   
 

POWER CURVE, INC. ,

 

a Wyoming corporation

   
 

By: /s/ John C. Power

 

Its: President

 

The Securities in the form of the Secured Promissory Note of Golden West Brewing Company have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under any state securities laws. Such securities cannot be sold, transferred, assigned or otherwise disposed, except in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable state securities laws.

 

SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE

$25,000                                                                                                                            September 9, 2005

          FOR VALUE RECEIVED, GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY , a California corporation, and its successors and assigns (the "Maker"), promises to pay to the order of TIFFANY GRACE ("Holder") at 245 Saddle Road, Friday Harbor, WA  98250, or at such other place as Holder may from time to time designate in writing, the principal sum of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) in lawful money of in lawful money of the United States of America, together with interest on so such thereof as is from time to time outstanding at the rate hereinafter provided, and payable as hereinafter provided.

           Maker's obligations under the Note is secured by certain property of Maker, as set forth in that certain security agreement of even date herewith between Maker, as Debtor, and Holder, Lone Oak Vineyards, Inc., a California corporation, and Power Curve, Inc., a Wyoming corporation, as tenants in common (the "Security Agreement" ).

           1.            Interest Rate . The unpaid principal balance of this Note shall bear interest at the rate of nine percent (9.0%) per annum commencing on March 9, 2005 made to Maker by the Holder hereof and amortized over a five-year period.

           2.            Payment/Maturity Date . Subject to the terms and provisions of the Security Agreement, the principal balance hereof and accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and payable in full on or before March 9, 2008.

           3.            Default Interest and Attorney Fees . Upon declaration of a default hereunder, the balance of the principal remaining unpaid, interest accrued thereon, and all other costs, and fees shall bear interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum from the date or default, or the date of advance, as applicable. In the event of default, the Maker and all other parties liable hereon agree to pay all costs of collection, including reasonable attorneys' fees.

           4.            Interest Calculation . Daily interest shall be calculated on a 365-day year and the actual number of days in each month.

           5.            Prepayment . Maker may prepay the unpaid principal balance of this Note in whole or in part at any time or from time to time without penalty or premium, together with interest accrued thereon to the date of such prepayment.

           6.           Costs of Collection . Maker agrees that if, and as often as, this Note is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or to defend or enforce any of Holder's rights hereunder or under any instrument securing payment of this Note, Maker shall pay to Holder its reasonable attorneys' fees and all court costs and other expenses incurred in connection therewith, regardless of whether a lawsuit is ever commenced or whether, if commenced, the same proceeds to judgment or not. Such costs and expenses shall include, without limitation, all costs, reasonable attorneys' fees, and expenses incurred by Holder in connection with any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or similar proceedings involving Maker or any endorser, surety, guarantor, or other person liable for this Note which in any way affect the exercise by Holder of its rights and remedies under this Note, or any other document or instrument securing, evidencing, or relating to the indebtedness evidenced by this Note.

           7.           Default . At the option of Holder, the unpaid principal balance of this Note and all accrued interest thereon shall become immediately due, payable, and collectible, without notice or demand, upon the occurrence at any time of any of the following events, each of which shall be deemed to be an event of default hereunder:

                     a.          Maker's failure to make any payment of principal, interest, or other charges on or before the date on which such payment becomes due and payable under this Note or the Credit Agreement.

                     b.          Any breach or violation of any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant contained in this Note, or in any other document or instrument securing, evidencing, or relating to the indebtedness evidenced by this Note, including, without limitation, the Credit Agreement or the Security Agreement.

                     c.          The failure of Maker to generally pay its debts as they become due or if Maker shall file in any court pursuant to any statute, either of the United States or of any state, a petition in bankruptcy or insolvency, or for reorganization, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee of all or a substantial portion of Maker' property, or if Maker make any assignment for or petitions for or enters into an arrangement for the benefit of creditors, or if a petition in bankruptcy is filed against Maker which is not discharged within sixty (60) days thereafter.

                     d.          Dissolution, liquidation or termination of Maker.

                     e.          Any event which constitutes an event of default under the Credit Agreement or Security Agreement.

           8.           Application of Payments . Any payment made against the indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be applied against the following items in the following order: (1) costs of collection, including reasonable attorney's fees incurred or paid and all costs, expenses, default interest, late charges and other expenses incurred by Holder and reimbursable to Holder pursuant to this Note (as described herein); (2) default interest accrued to the date of said payment; (3) ordinary interest accrued to the date of said payment; and (4) finally, outstanding principal.

          9.           Assignment of Note . This Note may not be assigned by Maker without the Holder's written consent.

          10.           Non-Waiver . No delay or omission on the part of Holder in exercising any rights or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver of such right or remedy or of any other right or remedy under this Note. A waiver on any one or more occasion shall not be construed as a bar to or waiver of any such right and/or remedy on any future occasion.

          11.           Maximum Interest . In no event whatsoever shall the amount paid, or agreed to be paid, to Holder for the use, forbearance, or retention of the money to be loaned hereunder ("Interest") exceed the maximum amount permissible under applicable law. If the performance or fulfillment of any provision hereof, or any agreement between Maker and Holder shall result in Interest exceeding the limit for Interest prescribed by law, then the amount of such Interest shall be reduced to such limit. If, from any circumstance whatsoever, Holder should receive as Interest an amount which would exceed the highest lawful rate, the amount which would be excessive Interest shall be applied to the reduction of the principal balance owing hereunder (or, at the option of Holder, be paid over to Maker) and not to the payment of Interest.

          12.           Purpose of Loan . Maker certifies that the loan evidenced by this Note is obtained for business or commercial purposes and that the proceeds thereof will not be used primarily for personal, family, household, or agricultural purposes.

          13.           Waiver of Presentment . To the extent permitted by applicable law, Maker and the endorsers, sureties, guarantors and all persons who may become liable for all or any part of this obligation shall be jointly and severally liable for such obligation and hereby jointly and severally waive presentment and demand for payment, notice of dishonor, protest and notice of protest, and any and all lack of diligence or delays in collection or enforcement hereof. Said parties consent to any modification or extension of time (whether one or more) of payment hereof, the release of all or any part of the security for the payment hereof, and the release of any party liable for payment of this obligation. Any modification, extension, or release may be without notice to any such party and shall not discharge said party's liability hereunder.

          14.           Governing Law . As an additional consideration for the extension of credit, Maker and each endorser, surety, guarantor, and any other person who may become liable for all or any part of this obligation understand and agree that the loan evidenced by this Note is made in the State of Maker's residence or domicile and the provisions hereof will be construed in accordance with the laws of such state, and such parties further agree that in the event of default this Note may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction in said state, and they do hereby submit to the jurisdiction of such court regardless of their residence or where this Note or any endorsement hereof may be executed.

          15.           Binding Effect . The term "Maker" as used herein shall include the original Maker of this Note and any party who may subsequently become liable for the payment hereof as an assumer with the consent of the Holder, provided that Holder may, at its option, consider the original Maker of this Note alone as Maker unless Holder has consented in writing to the substitution of another party as Maker. The term "Holder" as used herein shall mean Holder or, if this Note is transferred, the then Holder of this Note.

          16.           Relationship of Parties . Nothing herein contained shall create or be deemed or construed to create a joint venture or partnership between Maker and Holder, Holder is acting hereunder as a lender only.

          17.           Liability of Maker . Maker's liability under this Note shall be joint and several; and Holder shall have no duty or obligation to exhaust any remedies at law or in equity against one Maker as a condition to asserting Holder's remedies against the other Maker, or both Maker concurrently.

          18.           Severability . Invalidation of any of the provisions of this Note or of any paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word herein, or the application thereof in any given circumstance, shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Note.

          19.           Amendment; Conflicts . This Note may not be amended, modified, or changed, except only by an instrument in writing signed by both of the parties. To the extent there is a conflict in the terms and provisions of this Note and the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement, the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement shall control and be binding.

          20.           Time of the Essence . Time is of the essence for the performance of each and every obligation of Maker hereunder.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned has executed this Note this 9th day of September, 2005.

 

GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY ,
a California corporation

   
   
   
 

By: /s/ Brian Power

 

     Brian Power, President

 

The Securities in the form of the Secured Promissory Note of Golden West Brewing Company have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under any state securities laws. Such securities cannot be sold, transferred, assigned or otherwise disposed, except in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable state securities laws.

 

SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE

$50,000                                                                                                                         September 9, 2005

          FOR VALUE RECEIVED, GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY. , a California corporation, and its successors and assigns (the "Maker"), promises to pay to the order of LONE OAK VINEYARDS, INC., a California corporation ("Holder") at P.O. Box 7134, Nut Tree, California  95696, or at such other place as Holder may from time to time designate in writing, the principal sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in lawful money of in lawful money of the United States of America, together with interest on so such thereof as is from time to time outstanding at the rate hereinafter provided, and payable as hereinafter provided.

           Maker's obligations under the Note is secured by certain property of Maker, as set forth in that certain security agreement of even date herewith between Maker, as Debtor, and Holder, Lone Oak Vineyards, Inc., a California corporation, and Power Curve, Inc., a Wyoming corporation, as tenants in common (the "Security Agreement" ).

           1.            Interest Rate . The unpaid principal balance of this Note shall bear interest at the rate of nine percent (9.0%) per annum commencing on the date of the Note made to Maker by the Holder hereof and amortized over a five-year period.

           2.            Payment/Maturity Date . Subject to the terms and provisions of the Security Agreement, the principal balance hereof and accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and payable in full on or before September 9, 2008.

           3.            Default Interest and Attorney Fees . Upon declaration of a default hereunder, the balance of the principal remaining unpaid, interest accrued thereon, and all other costs, and fees shall bear interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum from the date or default, or the date of advance, as applicable. In the event of default, the Maker and all other parties liable hereon agree to pay all costs of collection, including reasonable attorneys' fees.

           4.            Interest Calculation . Daily interest shall be calculated on a 365-day year and the actual number of days in each month.

           5.            Prepayment . Maker may prepay the unpaid principal balance of this Note in whole or in part at any time or from time to time without penalty or premium, together with interest accrued thereon to the date of such prepayment.

           6.           Costs of Collection . Maker agrees that if, and as often as, this Note is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or to defend or enforce any of Holder's rights hereunder or under any instrument securing payment of this Note, Maker shall pay to Holder its reasonable attorneys' fees and all court costs and other expenses incurred in connection therewith, regardless of whether a lawsuit is ever commenced or whether, if commenced, the same proceeds to judgment or not. Such costs and expenses shall include, without limitation, all costs, reasonable attorneys' fees, and expenses incurred by Holder in connection with any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or similar proceedings involving Maker or any endorser, surety, guarantor, or other person liable for this Note which in any way affect the exercise by Holder of its rights and remedies under this Note, or any other document or instrument securing, evidencing, or relating to the indebtedness evidenced by this Note.

           7.           Default . At the option of Holder, the unpaid principal balance of this Note and all accrued interest thereon shall become immediately due, payable, and collectible, without notice or demand, upon the occurrence at any time of any of the following events, each of which shall be deemed to be an event of default hereunder:

                     a.          Maker's failure to make any payment of principal, interest, or other charges on or before the date on which such payment becomes due and payable under this Note or the Credit Agreement.

                     b.          Any breach or violation of any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant contained in this Note, or in any other document or instrument securing, evidencing, or relating to the indebtedness evidenced by this Note, including, without limitation, the Credit Agreement or the Security Agreement.

                     c.          The failure of Maker to generally pay its debts as they become due or if Maker shall file in any court pursuant to any statute, either of the United States or of any state, a petition in bankruptcy or insolvency, or for reorganization, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee of all or a substantial portion of Maker' property, or if Maker make any assignment for or petitions for or enters into an arrangement for the benefit of creditors, or if a petition in bankruptcy is filed against Maker which is not discharged within sixty (60) days thereafter.

                     d.          Dissolution, liquidation or termination of Maker.

                     e.          Any event which constitutes an event of default under the Credit Agreement or Security Agreement.

           8.           Application of Payments . Any payment made against the indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be applied against the following items in the following order: (1) costs of collection, including reasonable attorney's fees incurred or paid and all costs, expenses, default interest, late charges and other expenses incurred by Holder and reimbursable to Holder pursuant to this Note (as described herein); (2) default interest accrued to the date of said payment; (3) ordinary interest accrued to the date of said payment; and (4) finally, outstanding principal.

          9.           Assignment of Note . This Note may not be assigned by Maker without the Holder's written consent.

          10.           Non-Waiver . No delay or omission on the part of Holder in exercising any rights or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver of such right or remedy or of any other right or remedy under this Note. A waiver on any one or more occasion shall not be construed as a bar to or waiver of any such right and/or remedy on any future occasion.

          11.           Maximum Interest . In no event whatsoever shall the amount paid, or agreed to be paid, to Holder for the use, forbearance, or retention of the money to be loaned hereunder ("Interest") exceed the maximum amount permissible under applicable law. If the performance or fulfillment of any provision hereof, or any agreement between Maker and Holder shall result in Interest exceeding the limit for Interest prescribed by law, then the amount of such Interest shall be reduced to such limit. If, from any circumstance whatsoever, Holder should receive as Interest an amount which would exceed the highest lawful rate, the amount which would be excessive Interest shall be applied to the reduction of the principal balance owing hereunder (or, at the option of Holder, be paid over to Maker) and not to the payment of Interest.

          12.           Purpose of Loan . Maker certifies that the loan evidenced by this Note is obtained for business or commercial purposes and that the proceeds thereof will not be used primarily for personal, family, household, or agricultural purposes.

          13.           Waiver of Presentment . To the extent permitted by applicable law, Maker and the endorsers, sureties, guarantors and all persons who may become liable for all or any part of this obligation shall be jointly and severally liable for such obligation and hereby jointly and severally waive presentment and demand for payment, notice of dishonor, protest and notice of protest, and any and all lack of diligence or delays in collection or enforcement hereof. Said parties consent to any modification or extension of time (whether one or more) of payment hereof, the release of all or any part of the security for the payment hereof, and the release of any party liable for payment of this obligation. Any modification, extension, or release may be without notice to any such party and shall not discharge said party's liability hereunder.

          14.           Governing Law . As an additional consideration for the extension of credit, Maker and each endorser, surety, guarantor, and any other person who may become liable for all or any part of this obligation understand and agree that the loan evidenced by this Note is made in the State of Maker's residence or domicile and the provisions hereof will be construed in accordance with the laws of such state, and such parties further agree that in the event of default this Note may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction in said state, and they do hereby submit to the jurisdiction of such court regardless of their residence or where this Note or any endorsement hereof may be executed.

          15.           Binding Effect . The term "Maker" as used herein shall include the original Maker of this Note and any party who may subsequently become liable for the payment hereof as an assumer with the consent of the Holder, provided that Holder may, at its option, consider the original Maker of this Note alone as Maker unless Holder has consented in writing to the substitution of another party as Maker. The term "Holder" as used herein shall mean Holder or, if this Note is transferred, the then Holder of this Note.

          16.           Relationship of Parties . Nothing herein contained shall create or be deemed or construed to create a joint venture or partnership between Maker and Holder, Holder is acting hereunder as a lender only.

          17.           Liability of Maker . Maker's liability under this Note shall be joint and several; and Holder shall have no duty or obligation to exhaust any remedies at law or in equity against one Maker as a condition to asserting Holder's remedies against the other Maker, or both Maker concurrently.

          18.           Severability . Invalidation of any of the provisions of this Note or of any paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word herein, or the application thereof in any given circumstance, shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Note.

          19.           Amendment; Conflicts . This Note may not be amended, modified, or changed, except only by an instrument in writing signed by both of the parties. To the extent there is a conflict in the terms and provisions of this Note and the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement, the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement shall control and be binding.

          20.           Time of the Essence . Time is of the essence for the performance of each and every obligation of Maker hereunder.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned has executed this Note this 9 th day of September, 2005.

 

GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY ,
a California corporation

   
   
   
 

By: /s/ Brian Power

 

     Brian Power, President

 

The Securities in the form of the Secured Promissory Note of Golden West Brewing Company have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under any state securities laws. Such securities cannot be sold, transferred, assigned or otherwise disposed, except in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable state securities laws.

 

SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE

$50,000                                                                                                                              September 9, 2005

          FOR VALUE RECEIVED, GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY , a California corporation, and its successors and assigns (the "Maker"), promises to pay to the order of POWER CURVE, INC., a Wyoming corporation ("Holder") at P.O. Box 866, Thermopolis, Wyoming  82443, or at such other place as Holder may from time to time designate in writing, the principal sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in lawful money of in lawful money of the United States of America, together with interest on so such thereof as is from time to time outstanding at the rate hereinafter provided, and payable as hereinafter provided.

           Maker's obligations under the Note is secured by certain property of Maker, as set forth in that certain security agreement of even date herewith between Maker, as Debtor, and Holder, Lone Oak Vineyards, Inc., a California corporation, and Power Curve, Inc., a Wyoming corporation, as tenants in common (the "Security Agreement" ).

           1.            Interest Rate . The unpaid principal balance of this Note shall bear interest at the rate of nine percent (9.0%) per annum commencing on the date of the Note made to Maker by the Holder hereof and amortized over a five-year period.

           2.            Payment/Maturity Date . Subject to the terms and provisions of the Security Agreement, the principal balance hereof and accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and payable in full on or before September 9, 2008.

           3.            Default Interest and Attorney Fees . Upon declaration of a default hereunder, the balance of the principal remaining unpaid, interest accrued thereon, and all other costs, and fees shall bear interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum from the date or default, or the date of advance, as applicable. In the event of default, the Maker and all other parties liable hereon agree to pay all costs of collection, including reasonable attorneys' fees.

           4.            Interest Calculation . Daily interest shall be calculated on a 365-day year and the actual number of days in each month.

           5.            Prepayment . Maker may prepay the unpaid principal balance of this Note in whole or in part at any time or from time to time without penalty or premium, together with interest accrued thereon to the date of such prepayment.

           6.           Costs of Collection . Maker agrees that if, and as often as, this Note is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or to defend or enforce any of Holder's rights hereunder or under any instrument securing payment of this Note, Maker shall pay to Holder its reasonable attorneys' fees and all court costs and other expenses incurred in connection therewith, regardless of whether a lawsuit is ever commenced or whether, if commenced, the same proceeds to judgment or not. Such costs and expenses shall include, without limitation, all costs, reasonable attorneys' fees, and expenses incurred by Holder in connection with any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or similar proceedings involving Maker or any endorser, surety, guarantor, or other person liable for this Note which in any way affect the exercise by Holder of its rights and remedies under this Note, or any other document or instrument securing, evidencing, or relating to the indebtedness evidenced by this Note.

           7.           Default . At the option of Holder, the unpaid principal balance of this Note and all accrued interest thereon shall become immediately due, payable, and collectible, without notice or demand, upon the occurrence at any time of any of the following events, each of which shall be deemed to be an event of default hereunder:

                     a.          Maker's failure to make any payment of principal, interest, or other charges on or before the date on which such payment becomes due and payable under this Note or the Credit Agreement.

                     b.          Any breach or violation of any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant contained in this Note, or in any other document or instrument securing, evidencing, or relating to the indebtedness evidenced by this Note, including, without limitation, the Credit Agreement or the Security Agreement.

                     c.          The failure of Maker to generally pay its debts as they become due or if Maker shall file in any court pursuant to any statute, either of the United States or of any state, a petition in bankruptcy or insolvency, or for reorganization, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee of all or a substantial portion of Maker' property, or if Maker make any assignment for or petitions for or enters into an arrangement for the benefit of creditors, or if a petition in bankruptcy is filed against Maker which is not discharged within sixty (60) days thereafter.

                     d.          Dissolution, liquidation or termination of Maker.

                     e.          Any event which constitutes an event of default under the Credit Agreement or Security Agreement.

           8.           Application of Payments . Any payment made against the indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be applied against the following items in the following order: (1) costs of collection, including reasonable attorney's fees incurred or paid and all costs, expenses, default interest, late charges and other expenses incurred by Holder and reimbursable to Holder pursuant to this Note (as described herein); (2) default interest accrued to the date of said payment; (3) ordinary interest accrued to the date of said payment; and (4) finally, outstanding principal.

          9.           Assignment of Note . This Note may not be assigned by Maker without the Holder's written consent.

          10.           Non-Waiver . No delay or omission on the part of Holder in exercising any rights or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver of such right or remedy or of any other right or remedy under this Note. A waiver on any one or more occasion shall not be construed as a bar to or waiver of any such right and/or remedy on any future occasion.

          11.           Maximum Interest . In no event whatsoever shall the amount paid, or agreed to be paid, to Holder for the use, forbearance, or retention of the money to be loaned hereunder ("Interest") exceed the maximum amount permissible under applicable law. If the performance or fulfillment of any provision hereof, or any agreement between Maker and Holder shall result in Interest exceeding the limit for Interest prescribed by law, then the amount of such Interest shall be reduced to such limit. If, from any circumstance whatsoever, Holder should receive as Interest an amount which would exceed the highest lawful rate, the amount which would be excessive Interest shall be applied to the reduction of the principal balance owing hereunder (or, at the option of Holder, be paid over to Maker) and not to the payment of Interest.

          12.           Purpose of Loan . Maker certifies that the loan evidenced by this Note is obtained for business or commercial purposes and that the proceeds thereof will not be used primarily for personal, family, household, or agricultural purposes.

          13.           Waiver of Presentment . To the extent permitted by applicable law, Maker and the endorsers, sureties, guarantors and all persons who may become liable for all or any part of this obligation shall be jointly and severally liable for such obligation and hereby jointly and severally waive presentment and demand for payment, notice of dishonor, protest and notice of protest, and any and all lack of diligence or delays in collection or enforcement hereof. Said parties consent to any modification or extension of time (whether one or more) of payment hereof, the release of all or any part of the security for the payment hereof, and the release of any party liable for payment of this obligation. Any modification, extension, or release may be without notice to any such party and shall not discharge said party's liability hereunder.

          14.           Governing Law . As an additional consideration for the extension of credit, Maker and each endorser, surety, guarantor, and any other person who may become liable for all or any part of this obligation understand and agree that the loan evidenced by this Note is made in the State of Maker's residence or domicile and the provisions hereof will be construed in accordance with the laws of such state, and such parties further agree that in the event of default this Note may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction in said state, and they do hereby submit to the jurisdiction of such court regardless of their residence or where this Note or any endorsement hereof may be executed.

          15.           Binding Effect . The term "Maker" as used herein shall include the original Maker of this Note and any party who may subsequently become liable for the payment hereof as an assumer with the consent of the Holder, provided that Holder may, at its option, consider the original Maker of this Note alone as Maker unless Holder has consented in writing to the substitution of another party as Maker. The term "Holder" as used herein shall mean Holder or, if this Note is transferred, the then Holder of this Note.

          16.           Relationship of Parties . Nothing herein contained shall create or be deemed or construed to create a joint venture or partnership between Maker and Holder, Holder is acting hereunder as a lender only.

          17.           Liability of Maker . Maker's liability under this Note shall be joint and several; and Holder shall have no duty or obligation to exhaust any remedies at law or in equity against one Maker as a condition to asserting Holder's remedies against the other Maker, or both Maker concurrently.

          18.           Severability . Invalidation of any of the provisions of this Note or of any paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word herein, or the application thereof in any given circumstance, shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Note.

          19.           Amendment; Conflicts . This Note may not be amended, modified, or changed, except only by an instrument in writing signed by both of the parties. To the extent there is a conflict in the terms and provisions of this Note and the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement, the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement shall control and be binding.

          20.           Time of the Essence . Time is of the essence for the performance of each and every obligation of Maker hereunder.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned has executed this Note this 9 th day of September, 2005.

 

GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY ,
a California corporation

   
   
   
 

By: /s/ Brian Power

 

     Brian Power, President

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

         THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION is effective as of the 31 st day of August, 2005 by and between BUTTE CREEK BREWING COMPANY, LLC. , a California limited liability company ("Assignor"), and GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, a California corporation ("Assignee") and GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Golden West").

RECITALS

        A.        Golden West formed and organized Assignee as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Golden West in order to acquire the assets, subject to certain liabilities, of Assignor.

        B.        Golden West, Assignor and Assignee entered into an Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of October 6, 2004 and subsequently amended the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement on January 24, 2005 and July 31, 2005 (hereafter collectively referred to as the "Agreement").

        C.        The parties have satisfied all conditions necessary to the consummation of the transactions covered by the Agreement and desire to consummate same in accordance with the terms thereof.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the payment to Assignor of an aggregate of $350,000, the assumption of certain liabilities described herein, and the issuance to Assignor of an aggregate of 200,000 shares of common stock of Golden West, the receipt and sufficiency whereof are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

        1.        Assignor, for itself, its successors and assigns, hereby sells, assigns, transfers, conveys and delivers to Assignee all of the right, title and interest of Assignor in and to all of its assets and properties, of whatsoever kind or description, real and personal, tangible and intangible, related to Assignor's business and operations commonly known as Butte Creek Brewing Company and located at 945 West 2 nd Street, Chico, California (the "Assets").

        2.        Assignor transfers and conveys the Assets to Assignee subject to the representations and warranties of Assignor contained in the Agreement, which representations and warranties Assignor confirms and certifies are true and correct as of the date hereof.

        3.        Assignee hereby accepts the foregoing assignment and transfer of the Assets and hereby agrees to assume and pay the specific obligations and liabilities of Assignor related to Assignor's operations and listed on Exhibit A hereto (the "Assumed Liabilities"), including, without limitation, the observance and performance of all obligations required of Assignor under any contract, lease or other executory agreement included within the Assets and accruing on or after the date hereof or otherwise attributable to the period commencing on said date and continuing thereafter so long as such commitments remain in full force and effect.        

        4.        Assignor shall be solely and exclusively liable for any obligations and liabilities of Assignor related to the Assets prior to the date hereof and not listed on Exhibit A hereto and expressly assumed by Assignee as an Assumed Liability and agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Assignee and Golden West from any liability therefore, including attorneys fees.

        5.        Assignee agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Assignor, and its affiliates, agents, successors and assigns, from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, causes of action, suits, proceedings, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses of every nature whatsoever, including attorneys fees, which arise from or relate to the Assets and Assumed Liabilities on or after the date hereof.

        6.        Assignor, for itself, its successors and assigns, hereby agrees to execute and deliver to Assignee any and all further documents of conveyance, agreements, assignments, transfers or other undertakings which Assignee may request and which may be necessary to effect and consummate the conveyances herewith contained and the agreements and undertakings more fully set forth herein.

        7.        This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto, their successors and assigns.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed the Agreement the date and year first above written.

ASSIGNOR:

BUTTE CREEK BREWING COMPANY, LLC.,

 

a California limited liability company

   
 

By: /s/ Thomas Atmore

 

    Thomas Atmore, Managing Member

   

ASSIGNEE:

GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY

 

a California corporation

   
 

By: /s/ Brian Power

 

    Brian Power, President

   
 

GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation

   
 

By: /s/ Brian Power

 

    Brian Power, President

Exhibit A  

Golden West Brewing Company hereby assumes all liabilities of Butte Creek Brewing Company, LLC as shown on its balance sheet as of August 31, 2005 except for "Management Fees Payable" and "Advances Payable." Butte Creek shall remain liable for all Management Fees Payable and Advances Payable and shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Golden West Brewing Company and Golden West Brewing Company, Inc. from any obligation or liability with respect thereto. The liabilities to be assumed will approximate $300,000. A detailed schedule will be prepared by Butte Creek and approved by Golden West no later than September 30, 2005.

Schumacher & Associates, Inc.
Certified Public Accountants
2525 Fifteenth Street, Suite 3H
Denver, CO 80211

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of Golden West Brewing Company, Inc. On Amendment No. 3 to Form SB-2, of our report dated May 18, 2005, relating to the financial statements of Golden West Brewing Company, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2004, for the period from December 23, 2003 (inception) through December 31, 2003, and for the period from December 23, 2003 through December 31, 2004, and our report dated March 17, 2005, relating to the financial statements of Butte Creek Brewing Company, Ltd. for the two years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, and to the use of our name and the statements with respect to us, as appearing under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus. 

/s/ Schumacher & Assotiates, Inc.
Schumacher & Associates, Inc.
Denver, Colorado

September 16, 2005