My day job is in marketing, and I get the honor of loving what I do. I also of work with many other people who love their jobs just as much. One of these guys is my buddy Cliff. It was AWESOME to see his love and passion for design and the WordPress platform. He’s a popular speaker on WordPress, and he speaks around the world about modern design principles. In his free time he runs a website design company called Logoscreative. So when I knew we needed a new website, it was a no brainer on who to go to.

Cliff suggested we bring another person into the mix as well. Stewart, who runs Lawderberry design, is also a good friend and he agreed to help. The three of us got our minds together and set out some guidelines. We wanted the new website to reflect us as people, the company values, and showcase what makes us different from other breweries. Our motto is “Great doesn’t have to be complicated”, and we wanted to make sure the site encapsulated this view as well.

The end result is something we are going to unveil in full glory at our launch party in the very near future, but today I wanted to give you the sneak peek and the fill you in on the reasons behind just one more thing we built. Also I can’t say enough about my good friends Cliff and Stuart. Like most of what we do, none of this would be possible without the help of lots of great people.

Mat S.

Volunteers:

This covers a ton of people. We’ve had a couple of volunteer work days and over 30 people showed up to help us make this place what it is today. To everyone who participated, we want you to know that we wouldn’t be where we are without your help. You all have a special place in our hearts, and in the life story of Eventide.

Cleaning the beer cooler

Tom:

Nathan’s father is a person who has been most helpful during this phase and was there for almost every work day we’ve had over the past 2 months. He helped source a large amount of our needed materials, and his engineering background came in handy on multiple projects. He was also the designated cook on work days and his jerk chicken and burgers did not disappoint.

Ben Boyle:

Ben is our neighbor (technically, we share the same large lot and his workshop is in the back) and has been a great guy to know during the buildout and tweaking process. He specializes in metal fabrication and automobile and motorcycle rebuilds (check out Benderwerks for examples of the awesome work he does), and his shop and abilities have been very helpful over the past few months. Thanks, Ben!

Friends and Family:

There are more friends and family to thank than we have space available to do so. We’ve given up a lot of our lives over the past few years to get this off the ground. To all of the Mothers, Fathers, Brothers, Sisters, Wives, Girlfriends, and Friends who have helped and supported us, we want to say thank you very much. Without your help and support none of this would have been possible.

So to all those who have followed along, lent a hand, and/or supported us from afar we are thankful for you, and we hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Eventide Team

This week we have successfully completed 2 full brew days, one of which is our APA. We’ve had a Kölsch in the fermenter for a while now (actually, we kegged it last night) but this is the first completed APA brew. This is very exciting for a number of reasons, and marks one more step completed on the path to our launch. We hope to report more on the launch and future plans next week.

Have a great weekend!

Eventide