Troy Ogilvie:  

Motorcycles, girlfriends, and drive-in movies are so far in the distant past that I have a hard time remembering them. But what great times those were. I wouldn't trade them for the world. I still look for a challenge, and that is reflected in my work and our lives. I never knew what I wanted to be, exactly, so maybe that's why I have tried such varied approaches to life. My mom worried that I might turn out to be too creative; my dad was a commercial illustrator. My dad thought I might end up as a ditch digger, just interested in the simplest of things. I just wanted to do something different from what my family did. In college I found myself in art classes every semester. But I had an interest in high technology as well. It turned out that I became a photographer, which suited me just fine. Over the years, I learned to brew beer. In the mid-90's I got the idea that I could develop a microbrewery - not a brew pub, but a place where I could concentrate on brewing the very best ales, then sell them on the open market. That idea was a good one, and I worked on the plan for a number of years. I got help on the project from unexpected places, not the least of which was one of our own, Tracey Wolf. Her dad had a beer distributorship back in the day, and Tracey helped me understand some of the complexities of the industry. Sadly, that idea did not make it. I still enjoy a well made beer, and drink them whenever I ...Expand for more