I've gone pro!

[Velnerj]

I have to keep pinching myself! I've just entered the wide world of professional beer... Well kind of...

You see like many of you I'm an obsessed homebrewer who works in the corporate world to make ends meet and put food on the table. We work hard so we can brew hard.

An opportunity came up for me to do what I am doing (procurement) but in the beer industry. So I took a stab at it, and sure enough, I found myself employed by one of the greatest international beer conglomerates in Europe.

I'm not purchasing hops (at least not yet) but I have a good sense of pride in knowing that I am contributing to the beer world everyday. Plus the benefits are awesome!

I still get to be a homebrewer and go to work in the world of beer. It's perhaps the best way to go pro.

Cheers!

 

[beersk]

That's awesome. Congrats!

I often think maybe I'd want to be a brewer, but then I feel like it'd ruin the hobby for me as it has for so many others. Then again, I feel like my homebrewing hobby is in somewhat of a low point at the moment. Probably a good time to get into the beer industry. Haha!

 

[MaxStout]

It's nice that you can dovetail your skill set into the brewing industry. Congrats, and best wishes in this new chapter of your career.

 

[skunkape]

Benefits are fine and all... but the real score would be BEER SWAG!

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

^^^ I assumed that's what he meant by benefits.

 

[Velnerj]

Benefits are fine and all... but the real score would be BEER SWAG!

^^^ I assumed that's what he meant by benefits.

Exactly! And not just swag... Beer too!

 

[HVCBrewing]

Congratulations and nicely done.

 

[ba-brewer]

Did you put homebrewing as a job skill just incase one of the brewer calls in sick?

 

[PashMaddle]

Congratulations!
If there is ever an opening for a machinist, hit me up.

 

[Clint Yeastwood]

Don't forget what Hunter Thompson said: "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."

 

[50calshooter]

I pretty much said good bye to all my home brewing when I opened up my Brewpub in Missouri. I still help my home brewing friends repair and troubleshoot. But all my brewing time and energy go into the business.