tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post7664827387062799813..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Sorry, Charlie, They Are IndustrialJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-70496726143721952092010-12-06T16:03:33.930-08:002010-12-06T16:03:33.930-08:00I think it's less about how employees are trea...I think it's less about how employees are treated than what the primary mission of the brewery is, and that's really what I use to differentiate craft from commercial brewing.<br /><br />In what you're calling "Industrial" breweries, the main function of the brewery employees and the individual plants is quality control; they're trying to brew established recipes on Greghttp://www.pourcurator.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-78554436723882081822010-11-29T11:39:32.646-08:002010-11-29T11:39:32.646-08:00How a company treats their employees has to be jud...How a company treats their employees has to be judged on an individual basis, not on the size of the company. I learned that through years of working in the restaurant industry and other odd jobs, and it is equally applicable to the beer industry. <br /><br />Just because a company is a "mom and pop" establishment does not mean that they will treat you well, or even that they will Seanywontonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06142253930096998849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-80332573003851715992010-11-24T20:22:03.678-08:002010-11-24T20:22:03.678-08:00Indeed, most if not all breweries are operating on...Indeed, most if not all breweries are operating on an industrial scale. I did my time on the packaging line and it was almost enough to turn me off from drinking bottled beer altogether. For those of us who fancy themselves thinkers, eight hours spent monotonously watching bottles travel down a conveyor belt provides plenty of opportunity to ponder life's greatest questions. Such as, am I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-37695976911465541532010-11-24T10:59:26.296-08:002010-11-24T10:59:26.296-08:00I understand the lure of Brewing Graduates toward ...I understand the lure of Brewing Graduates toward the Industrial beer world. Steady income, Benefits, etc. Why not? Taking a job working for some guy with a "Pipe Dream" of owning a small brewery or assisting a "pie in the sky" home brewer who has money to spent from daddies trust fund are all risky prospects for a steady income.<br /><br />As I often say, those who truly havedr wortnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-21951876398979329072010-11-24T09:35:47.895-08:002010-11-24T09:35:47.895-08:00Interesting observations Jeff, but I wanted to poi...Interesting observations Jeff, but I wanted to point out that almost every brewery "adulterates" their beer with *something* along the way. Whether it's a tiny craft brewery using isinglass in lieu of a centrifuge to clear their beer, or a mega-brewery using any number of head stabilizers, foam reducers, modified skunk-proof hop extract, or preservatives, almost all of them use Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04670279083285348299noreply@blogger.com