Misc News – Jan 2

LaPorte county gives a Recognition of Service Excellence award monthly to the "front-line staff that has shown exceptional customer service". Shoreline's servers won it 5 times in 2009. Katie Schaefer (Jan & Mar), James Knight (April), Sheila Burroughs (Aug), and Dave Cunningham (Oct). article

New Albanian gets ink in The Courier-Journal. Including a picture of a guy in a tie.

Upland is officially looking for a sales rep in Milwaukee. memo

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"Barley Island Brewing Company has acquired and installed 2 more 20 barrel fermenters for increasing our brewing capacity in 2010.  The used Specific Mechanical fermentation tanks came out of the Northwest are in great working condition.

Long time Brewmaster Jon Lang has resigned from Barley Island in order to pursue other career interests.  We thank Jon for his 8 years of brewing excellence and wish him well in his future endeavors.  Assistant Brewer Mike Hess has been promoted to Brewmaster.  Mike will continue his brewing and packaging duties."

Happy Holidays and Cheers,
Jeff Eaton

Jon and Mike (Photos courtesy Mark Schiess)

 

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Penn Brewery is open again. The first beers after the meltdown are Penn Pilsner and a Pale Ale. An Ale. Heresy. article