5:30am I slowly shut the bedroom door and left my Sleeping Beauty behind. Before the sun had risen my list of brewery duties were fully under way. Sweep (check), Mop (check), Clean bathroom (check). Preparations had begun for brewing when the decision had to be made. Coffee or beer, I asked myself. To most, there would seem an obvious 7:00am answer. However, the choice was not so simple. Self control is an important brewer attribute. When constantly surrounded by beer, one must not be controlled by it. At this very moment coffee flashed into my mind. No sooner did I reach for the mug then did the brewery door slam open. The Sleeping Beauty had awoken. “Is that coffee!?”
I find myself grateful beer is in my life, because I can always count on the coffee being taken.