you know I like, I like brewing beer but
even probably more than that I love
serving it to people and talking to
people about it. So I got into craft beer
in college and home brewed for 14 years
before starting this place and just
started as a hobby and then became a
little bit of an obsession and taught
myself more and more about it. You know
i was in my kitchen every utensil in the
kitchen was dirty by the time I was done,
exhausted it took like 12 hours. To
then coming into here there was a huge
learning curve just with the equipment
and how it works and all the different
pumps and hoses and fittings and such
from that first batch I really feel like
we constantly strive to improve and push
the boundaries and find new flavors
and so I think it's that constant evolution
to have Swiftwater.
I guess my guiding vision was to put all
of the equipment front and center right
in the center of the building so when
you come in and sit at the bar the brew
house is right behind you. Depending on
the night we might just be brewing beer
or cleaning up after brewing beer. So we
really wanted that to be front and
center. I'm always disappointed if I go
to brewery and the brewery is like
behind the wall closed off, you know like
peek through the door and maybe catch a
glimpse of it. I really wanted it to be
the central focus of the building. So we
try and brew a wide range of styles, we
always have an IPA but we always have
something that's German and lower ABV, so
right now it's the alt beer, which the
brewing team here are just absolutely
adores to have on tap. We've really been
focusing on stouts this winter so we
made a blonde stout that tastes like a
White Russian which is pretty fun. We try
and have those really interesting
flavors but then also have something
more a beer flavored beer to
come back to. You know I think I think we
really focus on the entire customer
experience so yeah we want to make great
delicious beer we want to keep it
rotating and keep something fresh coming
out every week. We really try and make it
an inviting place where you can have a
conversation with your bartender, if you
don't know the person who happened to
sit next to you, your probably
hopefully going to talk to them at some
point during the night and really create
that community vibe and create
conversations. I think I think to limit
myself to one sentence I think we want
to always strive for continued
improvement and continued to
experimentation
