There are about 8,000 breweries in the United States now and, we might suppose, just about that many different ways of running them. One of those ways, especially as more tiny operations have taken root, is to moonlight—that is, to run a brewery as a sideline.
Recently we heard from two brewers in very different parts of the country who have chosen this path. Here are their perspectives.
The Accountant-Brewer
While he is better known as the founder, brewer, and blender (and sure, accountant) for Oceanside, California’s Horus Aged Ales, Kyle Harrop’s other job—keeping the books for an aerospace-engineering firm—is the one that made it all possible.