Involved

• Involvement With Resilience Jan 6, 2019 - 3 min read

  Finding brews to keep everyone happy is no small feat. Care and feeding of the twin kegerators"_blank"} at the Dallas Improving office has been my side job for about six years. Yes, I’ve done extensive market research. I’ve met many people who are passionate about their products, community, and profession. The depth of involvement and connection within the brewing community is amazing.

  In June, I attended Ken Grossman’s keynote talk, “Lessons I’ve Learned in 50 Years of Brewing”, at Home Brew Con 2018. He told us of his homebrewing roots and recounted how Sierra Nevada Brewing came to exist. Ken shared many humorous stories with us there in Portland, Oregon. His drive and ethics are commendable. His commitment to the environment and passion for it is awe-inspiring. We’ve all heard the phrases “be the change you seek” and “put your money where your mouth is”. As a homebrewer, who has watched gallons of water run down my driveway, I have tremendous respect for Ken’s sustainability efforts. Sierra Nevada invested in power generation through solar and co-generation hydrogen fuel cells. The Mills River facility is the only brewery in the US to earn a LEED platinum certification.

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• Brewing For A Cause Jan 5, 2019 - 1 min read

  To make a really long and detailed story short: I brewed the home version of this delicious beer to help out with the fund raising. It will be on tap at the Improving Dallas office starting on January 10th. Here’s the link to a GoFundMe which feeds directly into the fund created by Sierra Nevada.

  

  Longer More Detailed Version

  November 8th a wild fire, later named Camp Fire, broke out in Chico, California. It is the most devastating wild fire in US history.

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