A Second Chance at Work

"Yeah, it's a lot of work but at the end of the day, I'm doing what I love & I don't have to answer to anybody," Marty said & his wife, Virginia nudged him.  "Well, only one person."  They both laughed.

He was the owner of Second Chance Beer Company & had worked for years at Rock Bottom Brewery before he decided to go out on his own.  He had worked with a group of our friends at the location near La Jolla & that was a big reason we were setup at his brewery in Carmel Mountain Ranch.

"This beer is really good," I said.  We had the electric griddle setup right in the center of their large tasting room.  The place was massive with a kids area & plenty of games to play with cornhole & even a regulation basketball hoop.

"Thanks, that one just came out.  It's one of my favorites," Marty said.  

You could see how passionate he was about making beer.  In a way, I think that's why we did so well at the breweries.  Like these small craft brewers, we too had taken a risk & gave up our steady paychecks to pursue our passion.

Maybe that's why hand-curated grilled cheese sandwiches & small batch craft beer pair so well together.  And probably why it was easy for Kate to keep our weekly schedule full of breweries.