In the beginning it took eleven people to run the packaging line, so pretty much all hands on deck. Chris and John jumped headlong into their brewery, and found a lot of support from family and friends along the way. This is the where the story of Tröegs Independent Brewing begins. They tacked the odd moniker on an old warehouse on Paxton Street in Harrisburg, sold their first pint, Tröegs Pale Ale, on Jand lived happily ever after… As their brewery idea moved from incubator to fledging, the boys returned to their native Central Pennsylvania to launch Tröegs Brewery. However, the draw of home got the best of the wayward brothers. It combined their last name with kroeg, the Flemish word for pub. One night, over probably a few too many test brews, they hit upon the name – Tröegs. At the same time, Chris made beer the focus of every project assignment, started hatching a business plan, and just after graduation headed to brewing school in Europe. Suddenly, there was a multitude of crash courses in electrical wiring, plumbing and welding and formal brewer training as John found his creative faucet. One day he walked into Oasis Brewpub just as they were having “a little emergency.” He asked if there was any brewery work available a guy walked out from the back, tossed John a t-shirt and handed him a mop. With Chris grinding through school (and moguls), John scoured Boulder for a job, any job, in beer. Before long he was homebrewing, and as Chris relayed near-mythical tales of guys making an actual living brewing beer, a marquee of lights flashed in John’s head, and he made the decision to join his brother for the Great Beer Rush. With John finishing school and realizing he had little desire to jump into the corporate world, Chris found a new calling as the burgeoning microbrew scene captured his intrigue as much as the ski slopes. When college approached they went separate ways – John (the older one) headed to Philadelphia while Chris took off for Colorado. And while their father was always shaking his head at their latest endeavor, you might also catch a prideful smile on his face. “ When they were young, Chris and John Trogner were always inventing some new way to entertain themselves – like building skate board ramps, dabbling in car top surfing, or creating a homemade cannon. Tröegs’ website details the fun and adventurous history of its two founding brothers and how their brewery came to be. But of course, before going into the review, let’s talk about Tröegs Brewing. Their beer for this week will be their Nugget Nectar, an imperial amber ale. Welcome to another craft beer review for Games And A Glass! This week I am reviewing a beer from Tröegs Independent Brewing, located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. *Pairs well with a guilty pleasure game a series/franchise you can always count on for a fun time.
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