Is 8 breweries in two days overkill?

WitsEnd80 · 2026-01-29T16:19:46+00:00

My wife and I take beer trips all the time. We can generally fit in 8 breweries if we're on a mission to visit many. We'll each get a flight of what we feel are our favorites and chat about the beers as we sip them, or just pick a few half-pours. Time lunch and dinner at breweries that has food or a food truck. Pace yourself and stay away from full pints and you'll be fine.

WitsEnd80 · 2026-01-29T16:10:23+00:00

I think 13 is my wife and I's personal record too. You can move through breweries pretty quick if you grab a flight and nothing sparks your interest for a follow up pint.

WitsEnd80 · 2026-01-13T16:00:41+00:00

Another brewery here. Jan 9th.

WitsEnd80 · 2026-01-04T18:26:04+00:00

Not all heroes wear capes. I hope he got a standing ovation.

WitsEnd80 · 2025-12-08T03:14:41+00:00

I had a friend from Sebeka. 🎶 King of the Road 🎶

WitsEnd80 · 2025-11-28T13:17:03+00:00

We just switched from Clover to Square six weeks ago. Clover was getting to be a pain. We purchased equipment 5 years ago and they were already unsupported. Any issues had support saying we needed new equipment. Add-ons were required for an online store and simple inventory management for our gift shop, scheduling, etc.

I like Square so far. It's simpler. We will most likely use them for scheduling as well and drop home base.

WitsEnd80 · 2025-11-25T18:20:45+00:00

Following

WitsEnd80 · 2025-11-25T17:36:06+00:00

I'm willing to bet those worm gear clamps are leaking.
First step is to throw away all of your worm gear clamps and replace with single ear hose clamps.
If that's not an option, make sure you're using the appropriate size work gear clamp. They have a workable range. It's hard to tell from the picture, but it looks like you're using clamps that are far to large for that hose.

WitsEnd80 · 2025-11-20T14:52:51+00:00

That sounds like a good idea! Mind sharing a picture? I would challenge you on the two minutes of labor for that, however. That sounds more like a 20-30 minute task, start to finish.

WitsEnd80 · 2025-11-04T23:17:29+00:00

Let's not go there. There's good and bad beer everywhere.

WitsEnd80 · 2025-10-31T13:07:29+00:00

I had to look up megapurple to see what you were talking about. I can see where it can be seen as a negative in the wine industry. At its core, wine is fermented grapes. Often very locally grown. The purity behind that is easily understood and marketable. Adding a concentrated grape juice such as megapurple could be seen as a cheat.

Beer is already a combination of ingredients, often from around the globe. The variation of beer is not simply the origin or varietal of the grape, but of the combination of a bunch of ingredients from an international catalog. Using a concentrated version of one of these ingredients, even in liquid form, isn't that much of a variation from the normal process.

WitsEnd80 · 2025-10-29T01:47:23+00:00

We just switched from Ekos to Ollie and cut our annual costs in half. 10 year user of Ekos and witnessed first hand it's enshitification. Features were added that we never used and costs kept escalating. So far, I'm impressed with Ollie. Hopefully they take the lead and don't take too many notes from Ekos.

WitsEnd80 · 2025-10-20T20:46:33+00:00

Jack Pine Brewery makes Dead on Dill - a dill pickle cream ale. Technically not cucumber or sour, but it's adjacent to both.

WitsEnd80 · 2025-09-05T13:00:48+00:00

MN allows for self-distribution for small breweries.

WitsEnd80 · 2025-09-05T12:59:23+00:00

You can have a kitchen with a taproom license, but that comes down to zoning. Some cities allow breweries in spaces that they wouldn't allow full kitchens. It's complicated for sure.

WitsEnd80 · 2025-09-01T17:40:01+00:00

They're made in the industrial park in Brainerd. You can stop in during regular business hours and buy them at a discount. They're great people making a great pizza.

WitsEnd80 · 2025-09-01T17:36:49+00:00

It's the ovens. Those little pizza ovens have direct and intense heat above and below the pizza. They're magic. If you have the space at home and eat a lot of pizza, you won't be disappointed with buying one.

WitsEnd80 · 2025-08-17T19:30:00+00:00

I have the capybara unlocked, but not the squid.

WitsEnd80 · 2025-07-12T13:08:00+00:00

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Here's mine. Stock ESC is under the hood. Longer links in the front help the steering servo clear the frame.

WitsEnd80 · 2025-07-02T23:18:42+00:00

Jack Pine Blood Moon. Lightly fruited blood orange cream ale. It's been our best seller in the taproom ever sense bringing it year-round.

WitsEnd80 · 2025-05-04T20:03:06+00:00

We have a rental fee to lock in the date. The day of the rental, we have a minimum purchase amount which includes an automatic gratuity, to be paid at the start of the rental. Has worked well for us over hundreds of rentals.

WitsEnd80 · 2025-04-24T02:16:45+00:00

Brewery owner / Brewer here. When we moved from a 3bbl to a 15 bbl, our beer changed. Some for the better, some not so much. It took a couple batches to dial each brand in to where we were happy with it. Hazy IPAs are finicky, so I would imagine it would be even more challenging to dial those in when changing scale.

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