We have an employee!

Welcome to Erik!!!  Tom's Foolery's first employee!  Erik comes to us with a great background as a brewer and has been picking up the ropes quickly here in the distillery.

I have had to put on another hat, that of Payroll Specialist--Tom is really pulling me outside my box, but I suppose that is a good thing.  Keeps the mind working I guess. 

But it is really exciting as we move forward with the next phase of production.  Erik has been making the mash, running the stills, filling the barrels and cleaning--yippee!!!!

I have been sticking to the computer side for now and grain pickup--which has gotten quite hairy at times.  I am not a fan of the 8 foot tower of grain in the back of the dually and have been spotted by passing motorists flinging one or two tons of grain off the top of the pile to level out the weight.  I am no longer an advocate for stacking the bags up on pallets--spread them out in the back of the truck bed, please.  Tom is lucky I work out with Jane Easly (Kettlebell instructor extraordinaire!!!) so I can move the bags without hurting myself.  For those of you who have seen me, I am a relatively small-ish person .

But we are thrilled to have Erik on board and are looking forward to the future growth and expansion of Tom's Foolery with him.

Cheers to you all and a happy and healthy 2012!