For the past two years, Adam Beauchamp and David Stein were working toward their dream of owning their own brewery. With an idea and the proper skill set, it was not until a serendipitous meeting with Chris Herron, the now CEO of Creature Comforts, did everything seem to fall into place.

Opening their doors for the first time in May, this brand new brewery located in the old Snow Tires Company building on West Hancock Avenue has the people of Athens buzzed with excitement (and beer). With three beers on tap, Reclaimed Rye, Athena Berliner Weisse and Tropicalia IPA, and a fourth beer, their signature beer, Bibo, is to be released this Saturday, June 21, at their Southernly Love Beerfest event with 7venth Suns Brewery from Dunidee, FL.

Chris Herron sat down with me to discuss how he became involved with the other two founders, who they are as a company and their hopes for the future of beer.

How did you become involved with the other founders, Adam and David?

CH: Before I moved here, I was living in Connecticut. I worked for the last 13 years with corporate breweries and big, multi-national suppliers. 10 years ago, I started dreaming of owning my own brewery and about 5 years ago, I started working on a business plan. Last February, I was speaking with a consultant in British Columbia, Canada to try to learn more about the operational side of a starting a brewery. I was looking to start in Georgia, and I needed help finding people who know how to make beer. At the same time, Adam and David happened to call the same person, looking for someone to help with the business side. The guy put us in touch, we got on the phone, I flew down to Georgia and we spent a weekend together.

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