tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7482997172093477767.post7550905506906874909..comments2023-05-31T00:37:46.843-07:00Comments on Brewers Union Blog 180: And Then We Were FiveBrewers Union Local 180http://www.blogger.com/profile/05786517873195170945noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7482997172093477767.post-16135193400002586162013-09-11T22:28:31.171-07:002013-09-11T22:28:31.171-07:00You're doing a beautiful, beautiful thing. Fo...You're doing a beautiful, beautiful thing. For two years, I kept hearing vague, impossible rumors. The third year, I turned off I-5 at Springfield to see for myself--and after 35 miles, found Nirvana. For the past two, I've made a point of planning an Oakridge overnight every time I travel from Humboldt County, CA to Portland, just so I can spend a long evening with my family in BUL. (And no matter how many days I subsequently spend in Portland, I never find a pint as good as the one--or six--I had in Oakridge.) Brilliant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7482997172093477767.post-19375922105686114912013-08-16T13:18:19.453-07:002013-08-16T13:18:19.453-07:00Hooray! And congratulations. Hope to get back out ...Hooray! And congratulations. Hope to get back out there soon.<br />Bill Nighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09202318621724165312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7482997172093477767.post-60552573215954085122013-08-16T11:57:29.420-07:002013-08-16T11:57:29.420-07:00Congrats, you crazy man. I've kept an eye on ...Congrats, you crazy man. I've kept an eye on you with the the kind of attention one has watching a daredevil attempt the impossible--a combo of fascination, hope, and anxiety. Will he fall? Oh, please, don't let him fall! 1) founding a brewery in a town of (roughly) 37 people 2) 45 miles from the nearest population center 3) selling an obscure style of beer almost no one else in the nation makes 4) in the middle of a recession. <br /><br />But you made it! There ought to be an award. Maybe we can call it the Sobel Designation: overcoming self-inflicted odds because you're stubborn and in love with a very particular vision. I'm so happy you're still around. (And I'd be happier still if your beer were available anywhere closer than a three-hour drive.)Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7482997172093477767.post-4590157014334319952013-08-15T15:51:27.480-07:002013-08-15T15:51:27.480-07:005 years! cheers to independant, small, brewpubs!5 years! cheers to independant, small, brewpubs!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393042945691381860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7482997172093477767.post-603485043780084772013-08-15T06:42:02.311-07:002013-08-15T06:42:02.311-07:00Congratulations!! One of these days I will actuall...Congratulations!! One of these days I will actually make it out to Oregon and down to the pub, in the meantime I will continue to tell anyone I know who is in or visiting that neck of the woods that they need to pop in for a pint or 6.Alistair Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.com