Here at Iron Horse Brewery we’ve had our fair share of goodbyes. We live in a college town so naturally a lot of the turnover we see is cyclical. Since I started working here 3 years ago at least 39 people have left the brewery leaving room for new people to join the team. (It’s… Read more »
To print or not to print? That may soon be the question breweries and bars find themselves asking when this printer that puts text and images onto beer foam becomes available for purchase. According to this article we found online while we were being unproductive, Beer Ripples prints edible ink onto beer foam so your pint… Read more »
We decided to mix things up, or rather mash things up, because, well we get bored with routine. Yes, routine is doing the same thing more than 3 times. Routine sucks. It’s why I never use the same bathroom more than twice. Anyhow, This week’s contest is simple. The interns combined two 80’s movies into… Read more »
Hugging has got to be one of the worst communication devices ever invented. The intention is good and all, letting someone know you care enough about them to touch their torso to yours; but the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. What heartwarming form of human contact doesn’t suck you ask? The high… Read more »
*Originally written by Tess McIntyre who quit Iron Horse Brewery and Coffee Co will be hiring for 7 positions in the near future. Positions are within the fields of retail, marketing, and production. We are looking for motivated 21+ candidates that have a strong interest and desire to work within the craft field.There will be… Read more »
The following is a summary of a word for word account of a day in the life of Iron Horse Brewery’s Marketing Department. Or we made it up. But we mean it. *** Tuesday 12.17.2013 9:42am T: Hey, Jared? J: Yes, Tess? T: You in the middle of something? J: Of course not. When do… Read more »
*Originally written by Tess McIntyre who quit In four days I will be forced to spend far too many hours in a car with Greg. There will be other people there too, but it is Greg I am most worried about. Greg may seem like a heartless, stoic asshat. But this, IHB Friends, is where… Read more »
Many wonder why IHB doesn’t enter beer in competitions, here’s why: It probably started with BeerAdvocate. I appreciate that their motto is respect beer. Which makes sense. Kind of like when I want to respect women, I gather a bunch of them up and have them stand there while me and a bunch of my… Read more »
You know what’s funny? The platypus. And a beaver dressed as a human. And drunk history. You know what is less Funny? When someone steals or accidentally borrows for a long time, our sign directing loving patrons to our tasting room. It is not funny, unless it’s a practical joke and the person will return… Read more »
Hello. My name is *******, and I’m the marketing intern for Iron Horse Brewery. editors note: the intern’s name has been redacted because intern’s don’t have names. I am one of the lucky few that have ever been able to get the chance to be Iron Horse Brewery’s marketing intern and let me tell you,… Read more »
So a few weeks ago, we created a survey asking all of you what you think we should do with the Tasting Room. There were three simple questions, of which I will repeat in order to make this blog post seem more in-depth than it really is. Also, my analysis of the results is based… Read more »
As you may or may not know, our IPA horse recently went from an awkward picture on a beer label to, well, a sort-of horse person if you will. After spending many hours staring at the label and asking ourselves, “what does this horse even mean?”, we figured the only way to find out was… Read more »
I have been ruminating about this topic for sometime, but with Greg’s most recent Win-Win blog and Natalia’s referencing the issue, I figured now was as good time as any to write about it; and even if this doesn’t come across exactly as I hoped, well, then it will aptly illustrate the point I’m trying… Read more »
Exactly zero people are interested in this subject, which makes the point of this post worthless and probably one of your biggest wastes of time. After you finish reading this, you will come to the conclusion that you are less of a human being for having spent the 2.375 minutes it takes to read. You’re… Read more »