Ok, I'll be up front about this. Homebrewtalk wasn't one of the forums I haunted much (check my posts, I'm sure they'll show that), but I once traversed the forums searching out information. They helped fuel what is now an obsession beyond a hobby.
Yes, I'm going pro.
Yes, It's a metric crapton of work.
Yes, starting a brewery has very little to do with actual brewing.
Yes, you should look me up when you're in the area. (even before I get brewing - hint, hint)
Yes, my beard sucks. I tried. That is about 2 months of growth you see on the video. I aspire to be successful enough to be able to hire a master brewer with an epic beard. Leave the boring business stuff and number crunching to me. I'll just throw some off-the-wall homebrewer ideas towards my bearded associate some day and he'll make it happen.
Livin' the dream. Livin' the dream.
Thanks to those of you that have contributed and thanks to those that are brewing strange beers. You rule.
Patrick Sundberg
Jack Pine Brewery
Baxter, MN
facebook.com/JackPineBrewery