You were one of the first to push for third party testing, one that handled this oftentimes rough type of operation well. You spoke publicly with restraint, and with the utmost professionalism. You pushed boundaries with your formularies, and were not afraid to change with the meta.

I saw the quality, I saw the care put into what you made, and how you stayed up to date with the needs of the masses. Ego is oftentimes useful in brewing, it makes you afraid to make mistakes. We should be terrified of hurting people accidentally. It should hurt you when or if it happens. Brewers need to have pride in what we make, to be right and to be certain.

Yet despite an obvious amount of care put into what you did, you managed to keep your ego in the lab. You’re better than me at doing that, its a weakness of mine.

Exiting is hard to do, it’s hard to do without feeling like you’re abandoning others. It’s hard to imagine not doing something that means so much to you and others. It’s something that needs to be done when you have to put your own mask on.

Even if a name is muttered less, it doesn’t change the good that one did. It doesn’t change a legacy. It doesn’t undo the saving of lives and the inspiration that you’ve given to us.

Farewell.

-OGL