Barely Beer Barons

Andy, Brad and Ed set off to turn their meager investment, along with a few friend's dollars and started one of the most interesting microbreweries to compete in the California craft beer scene. With little hope, less money and a ton of inspiration from the loved ones around them, they did just that.

Building and running a small business is a challenge and will break all of your equipment like the plumbing, hoses, electrical cords, bottles tanks and so on. Real bad day, your heart. In this lesson, watch the boys overcome the daily hazards associated with being a small, underfunded and resilient craft microbrewery, and how they survive to fight another day.

If you brew beer and your day starts with you putting on a face mask, goggles and protective clothing topped off with industrial grade hand gloves, you probably should have stayed in bed. Lastly, if given the opportunity to eat one of the world's hottest known pepper raw, the words "here, hold my beer" are usually said prior to destroying your taste buds.

If necessity is the mother of invention, you still need vision, money and the proper equipment to succeed. In the absence of all that, do it the caveman, Brew Rebellion style.

The circle of life is full of a lot of meaningful thoughts, ideas and actions. In this case they all revolve around bacon.