“We aren’t aiming to be a ‘lifestyle brewery,’ rather we want to be a fun brewery with outstanding beer.” “We have 40 coat hooks throughout the room and we’re hiring a staff that will engage the customers. “We’ve designed our tasting room with the customer in mind, including 15 charging stations with AC plugs and USB ports,” Richard said. The brewery includes a tasting room that meets the expectations of modern convenience. Richard gave us an additional look behind the scenes with a takeover of the Instagram account in the weeks leading up to the grand opening. “It’s something that hasn’t been done before, and if we can help others who want to delve into this business (or any other for that matter), we figured why not help illustrate it? We feel like we are showing beer fans a rare look at behind the scenes of opening a brewery.” “They said: ‘Since you’re sharing your beer with the community, why not share the journey?’ “The idea to chronicle the journey came through an idea over beers with a colleague in France,” Peter explained. With the Hartogs’ combined skill set, it was a no-brainer to document that process of starting a brewery. The series covers her story, family, and quest to help other mom inventors in the U.S. They had a critically-acclaimed series, Boomtowners, on the Smithsonian Channel, and have many other shows in development, including a series featuring Krista Woods, the Loudoun entrepreneur behind GloveStix. When LKL went off the air, Peter and Michael formed Landmark Media Productions. Peter’s background included many years at CNN as a producer, and his business partner, Michael Watts, produced for Larry King Live. “I worked for Duvel briefly and run a craft beer drinking meetup on called Beer Head with over 1,500 members.” “This is our first foray into the beer business, although David and I worked on The Better Beer Authority beer review show that ran on YouTube,” Richard said. Peter Hartogs is their older brother, and he’s an investor in the project, as well as an owner of his own video production company, and an architect in the brewery’s story. Just ask the Hartogses, the entrepreneurial family behind Rocket Frog Brewing Company, which will officially open its doors in Sterling on May 19.ĭavid and Richard are twins, and they partnered with David’s wife Jennifer Showell-Hartogs to launch the business.

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