When Bart Larson was 16 years old, his dad bought a beer brewing book. The two decided to try a recipe for blacksmith91裸聊视频檚 beer. They brewed it in a large green garbage bin, not even using brewers yeast.

91裸聊视频淚t was horrible,91裸聊视频� said Bart.

Bart continued to refine beer recipes during his studies at university on the nuclear spin transfer of helium 3. However, sometimes he would sneak away to Chicago to attend brewing classes.

Eventually, Bart had to make a decision. Either take a nuclear physicist job in New Mexico at Los Alamos, where the first atomic bomb was created or start a microbrewery in his home town of Revelstoke.

In the end, beer won.

Bart and his partner Tracey started Mt. Begbie Brewing Co. in 1996. The company is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 all gone by really fast,91裸聊视频� said Tracey.

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When the company started, there were only a handful of other breweries in the province. Back then, Budweiser was the drink of choice. Now, there are 167 breweries in B.C.

Because the bank would not support such a risky venture, the two got funding through Community Futures. To save money, Bart built his own fermenting tanks and his mom painted the tap handles.

91裸聊视频淲e could barely pay ourselves,91裸聊视频� said Tracey.

The first keg the brewery produced 91裸聊视频� which was the Begbie Cream Ale 91裸聊视频� went to the Regent Hotel. Although the owner said he really liked it, he asked if its flavour could be taken down a notch or two next time.

As people91裸聊视频檚 taste buds have vastly changed in 25 years, the Begbie Cream Ale is the company91裸聊视频檚 lowest hopped beer and considered one of the easiest to drink.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 crushable,91裸聊视频� Tracey said.

One Tracey91裸聊视频檚 proudest beers the company has brewed is the High Country Kolsch. She said Mt. Begbie Brewing was one of the first Canadian companies to produce that style 91裸聊视频� a light, star coloured beer with a clean, dry finish.

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The beer has since won 10 trophies, including one at the World Beer Awards in 2017.

Tracey said if people want to judge a brewery, try their lightest beer as it91裸聊视频檚 hard to hide mistakes in it.

Over the years, the company has moved three times. It first opened on Victoria Street, where Judy Designs in now located. A few years later it moved to the building that now houses Bighorn Auto. Lastly, it moved to a larger facility in 2016 near the Hill Crest Hotel in Johnson Heights.

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While the company produces cans of beer for distribution across B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan, a significant portion of their revenue is draft beer for restaurants and pubs 91裸聊视频� a sector that has been severely hammered by COVID-19.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檝e had quite significant losses. It91裸聊视频檚 hard for us to pivot,91裸聊视频� Tracey said.

COVID-19 is the longest and must uncertain challenge the company has faced.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 hard to plan for the future. Do we hire or lay people off?91裸聊视频� asked Bart.

Regardless, the company plans to release an anniversary beer this month with part of the proceeds going to charity. Other coming changes this year include a new modernized logo and no more plastic rings for six packs of beer.

91裸聊视频淲e strive to be better, not bigger,91裸聊视频� said Bart.

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