Main(e)ly Beer (1 July)

After a good nights sleep at Heidi and David's fabulous loft, we went for a ride along the bay. Heidi and I did the first ten miles or so with the guys, then let them loose to take off on their own, while we returned home. With some of the riding out of their systems, showered and refreshed, we drove out to our long awaited tour of David's brewery.

We were amazed at the size of the plant and the amount of technology and ingenuity involved in making beer. Aside from the actual vats and other paraphernalia, there was a laboratory, a testing/tasting room, the computer control room, a generous lounge and fitness room for the employees and some rather modest offices for the management.

Above is a chart used to determine the taste of the beer being tested. Below some more impressions of David's kingdom.

In the tasting room you can order up to eight little glasses of beer to try out. There are also snacks and fantastic pizza to help the stomach deal with all the alcohol. David's motto is "Do right" and he and his brother contribute a percentage of the profits to various organizations.

The tasting room was packed with eager beer connoisseurs and we could understand why an enormous new tasting room is currently under construction.

 

After enjoying David and Heidi's hospitality, and with promises of a future visit to Switzerland, we left to drive down to Glori and Mikes  home in Massachusetts ...with a lovely selection of Maine Beer to share with them, of course!

A not so little and certainly very successful David Kleban.