The Brewery’s Unsung Hero

Step one: obtain a brewery-sized sink.

We’d like to take a moment to shine the spotlight on the unsung hero in any brewery: the sink.

Think about it. The mashtun gets tons of attention (excuse the pun). The brewhouse is always in the spotlight. Even kegs are constant topics of conversation.

That’s all for good reason, we admit. But consider this: without a sink in which to wash the glasses… well, you’d have to guzzle straight from a growler or a tap. And that would be so unhygienic. (And probably against myriad regulations.)

So, without further ado, we present The Tale of Valiant’s Sink.

No matter how awesome the sink… it isn’t of much practical use without being hooked up.

We got good use out of the sink as soon as it was delivered–but let’s be honest: the purpose of a sink is not to support tubes and pipes and other supplies! So we went ahead and connected it to all the necessary plumbing.

But we didn’t stop there.

Once it was hooked up, we figured–let’s accessorize! So up went the shelves.

And, just like every other part of opening a brewery, we got the job done–one step at a time.

Our to-do list was about a mile long as we got closer and closer to opening our doors. When the sink was finally installed, water was running–and draining!–just the way it was supposed to… well, it was just so beautiful, we had to take a picture.

Okay, it was beautiful when it was shiny and empty and perfect–but let’s face it: seeing our sink (and our dishwasher!) hard at work, cleaning emptied Valiant glasses, is all we could have asked for.