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MuddyCreek
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We brewed a Kolsch a couple weeks ago (ya, I'm not going to go dig up the o with the accent symbol...) That should be about ready in another couple weeks. Some other things have happened that I ought to update you guys on should you still be following...
We were fortunate enough to hire a fellow a few years ago that grew into a really good brewer. He was from the Portland area and had just moved to MT. Anyway, about 3 years and some very good brewing later, he decided to return to Portland. As always there was a lot to the decision. It was difficult and emotional for all of us. He has landed a gig at Thunder Island on the Gorge though, if anybody is from that area.
So, one of the questions we always get from our customers - "Now that Chris is gone, are you not going to brew the beers he came up with anymore?" Well, some of you probably already know this answer, but of course we will still brew Ry Dog Red and Ornery Goat. The brewery, obviously, owns the recipes. They also own all my recipes and the recipes our "Walter White" came up with. That's just the way it works. As with any business that creates sellable assets, your employees all sign a non-disclosure, non-compete agreement that makes it clear their contributions belong ultimately to the business. Having worked for years in the software industry, this, of course, is second nature to me. However we have any number of customers who are surprised about this.
We hired a fellow about 6 months ago to help out in the brewhaus and get some experience with our system and our processes. He has classes from our local college in brewing as well as a business and brewing degree from a college down the road. Where our previous brewer was passionate, Patrick is cerebral. I've enjoyed working with him and he helps make the loss of Chris a bit easier.
Anyway, nothing very exciting to report. Just trying to be less invisible than I was in the past.
We were fortunate enough to hire a fellow a few years ago that grew into a really good brewer. He was from the Portland area and had just moved to MT. Anyway, about 3 years and some very good brewing later, he decided to return to Portland. As always there was a lot to the decision. It was difficult and emotional for all of us. He has landed a gig at Thunder Island on the Gorge though, if anybody is from that area.
So, one of the questions we always get from our customers - "Now that Chris is gone, are you not going to brew the beers he came up with anymore?" Well, some of you probably already know this answer, but of course we will still brew Ry Dog Red and Ornery Goat. The brewery, obviously, owns the recipes. They also own all my recipes and the recipes our "Walter White" came up with. That's just the way it works. As with any business that creates sellable assets, your employees all sign a non-disclosure, non-compete agreement that makes it clear their contributions belong ultimately to the business. Having worked for years in the software industry, this, of course, is second nature to me. However we have any number of customers who are surprised about this.
We hired a fellow about 6 months ago to help out in the brewhaus and get some experience with our system and our processes. He has classes from our local college in brewing as well as a business and brewing degree from a college down the road. Where our previous brewer was passionate, Patrick is cerebral. I've enjoyed working with him and he helps make the loss of Chris a bit easier.
Anyway, nothing very exciting to report. Just trying to be less invisible than I was in the past.
