Diary: When you experience ageism, that’s when you know it’s real

I’ll remember the winter of ’23-’24 as a difficult time for me – professionally, not personally. This turbulence, which seems to be gradually receding as temperatures rise, has derived primarily from professional uncertainty. To begin, it’s important to understand that Pints&union was always more than just another job to me. It didn’t matter that I was a hired hand with no direct financial stake as an owner, and about as little say over daily affairs as a dishwasher. P&u was a logical extension of all my previous lives in the beer business, and I took my position there very seriously. In terms of working for others, I always believe in what I do – and I believed fully in P&u. During my tenure, the beer program there was both financially and artistically exemplary gi ......Read more