Episode 0 -  The History of Reuben’s Brews featuring Co-Founders Adam and Grace Robbings

Episode 0 -  Introduction: The History of Reuben’s Brews featuring founders Adam and Grace Robbings. 

In this live recording of Reuben’s Sightglass Podcast, Adam, Grace, and Matt discuss the backstory of Reuben’s Brews and the business of beer. It all started with Grace and her newborn son, Reuben, buying Adam a homebrew kit. Adam would always critique the beers they bought, so Grace challenged him to “put up or shut up” and start brewing his own beer. Adam learned to make beer in a way that he wanted it to be made.. it became an obsession to make the perfect beer.

Adam and Grace started winning awards and pouring at beer festivals as a home brewery, and when they realized it was successful, they knew it was time to start their own brick-and-mortar brewery.

Beer is personal to the couple. So is educating and entertaining the community.

Grace finds joy in working with people. With a background in education and as a returned Peace Corps volunteer teacher, she has found the transition from teaching to connecting with the Seattle community as a brewery to be an easy switch.

Adam’s background in finance has helped him build this successful business that they have today. His entrepreneurial spirit started in middle school, when he created a school newspaper. In the UK, entrepreneurship was not encouraged, so he went down a finance route, but when he got his hands on the homebrew kit, he was hooked.

During this episode, the Founders answer personal, business, and beer questions submitted from the community.

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This upcoming season of Reuben’s Sightglass will dive deep into the Business of Beer. Listeners will learn about the backend of the brewery businesses, the highs and lows, mistakes and wins, and what makes a good beer vs what makes a great beer. Let this season guide you through your personal beer story.

It’s time to embark on your beer journey.