Eric Addison opened a craft beer oasis West of Fort Worth in Hudson Oaks, TX. Or where he likes to think of as "Michelob Ultra" country.

Pathfinder Brewery opened at the height of the brewery building frenzy in TX. After losing not only his original name but lease space to another brewery he ended up building his own building from scratch. Which may wind up being the best case scenario.

After opening, he expanded outside the brewery with self-distribution, won a U.S. Beer Open gold and struggled to find relevance among of sea of breweries deserted of craft beer fans. Yes, I said struggled to find relevance AFTER winning a gold medal for his beer. 

Not surprisingly, he's got some opinions, thoughts and feelings about his brewery, the Fort Worth marketplace and craft beer overall. I love how introspective and thoughtful Eric is - he’s the kind of guy I think should have been more successful but somehow it just didn’t play out that way. 

Well, I’ll let him tell the story….

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