SOMETHING’S HAPPENING, AND IT INVOLVES CLOWN SHOES AND BEER. CLOWN SHOES? VERY LONG STORY, BUT TO CONDENSE IT A GROUP OF US SUBMITTED THE NAME TO THE BEER ADVOCATE CONTEST THAT RESULTED IN THE WRATH OF PECANT. OUR SUBMISSION DIDN’T CRACK THE TOP 5. THIS BURNED ME UP INSIDE. WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY THE EPIPHANY CAME: I COULD MAKE MY OWN CLOWN SHOES BEER. IN NO WAY DID I EXPECT TO CREATE A BRAND, FIGURING IT WOULD BE ONE BATCH OF BEER FOR FUN AND THEN DONE. BUT FOLKS ARE DIGGING THE BREWS AND A GROUP OF US ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME. CLOWN SHOES HAS COME TO MEAN A LOT TO ME ON A LOT OF LEVELS. CLOWNS ARE QUESTIONABLE BUT THE SHOES MAKE ME LAUGH. THEY REMIND ME ABOUT HUMILITY AND TO FIND HUMOR IN LIFE. OUR MISSION NOW IS TO PRODUCE BEER WITHOUT PRETENSION WHILE BEING FREE AND A LITTLE CRAZY.​