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wookster · 07-22-2016, 02:28 PM

Was going to post this in the "layoffs in the oil patch" thread but didn't want to hijack it worse than it already is. Long story short, I was laid off from an oil company in October of last year. In April I got a new job, not in the O&G industry but in financial, taking a 30% pay cut in the process...but its still way more than EI was paying me so beggars can't be choosers right?

Anyways, not on here looking for sympathy, but to look at what will hopefully be the bright side. I am going to open a micro-brewery here in the Calgary area with a partner. I've been brewing beer in my basement for the past 5 years so I've pretty much got the processes down, now its just a matter of implementing them on a bigger scale and such. My partner is a business major so I'm relying on him to take care of that side of things and this is still in the early stages of getting a business plan together etc.

Making beer is pretty much the best and most satisfying hobby I've ever had so a chance to do that for a living is very appealing to me, and my wife is supporting me 100%. I probably never would be taking this plunge if I still had my job in the O&G industry to be honest, so hopefully for myself at least, this will be a positive outcome to the past year or so. (My wife was also laid off from a service company 4 months before I was - made for a depressing year in the Wookster household).

Anyways, I know a bit about the brewing industry in Alberta and new bylaws in Calgary have made it quite enticing to go into that industry. With that said, I know there are others on this site that are very savvy when it comes to business and hopefully there are some people here in the brewing industry as well that might want to share some knowledge, or in any case, wish me luck!!

07-22-2016, 02:28 PM	#1
wookster Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: right here of course Exp:	Time for a Career change Was going to post this in the "layoffs in the oil patch" thread but didn't want to hijack it worse than it already is. Long story short, I was laid off from an oil company in October of last year. In April I got a new job, not in the O&G industry but in financial, taking a 30% pay cut in the process...but its still way more than EI was paying me so beggars can't be choosers right? Anyways, not on here looking for sympathy, but to look at what will hopefully be the bright side. I am going to open a micro-brewery here in the Calgary area with a partner. I've been brewing beer in my basement for the past 5 years so I've pretty much got the processes down, now its just a matter of implementing them on a bigger scale and such. My partner is a business major so I'm relying on him to take care of that side of things and this is still in the early stages of getting a business plan together etc. Making beer is pretty much the best and most satisfying hobby I've ever had so a chance to do that for a living is very appealing to me, and my wife is supporting me 100%. I probably never would be taking this plunge if I still had my job in the O&G industry to be honest, so hopefully for myself at least, this will be a positive outcome to the past year or so. (My wife was also laid off from a service company 4 months before I was - made for a depressing year in the Wookster household). Anyways, I know a bit about the brewing industry in Alberta and new bylaws in Calgary have made it quite enticing to go into that industry. With that said, I know there are others on this site that are very savvy when it comes to business and hopefully there are some people here in the brewing industry as well that might want to share some knowledge, or in any case, wish me luck!!