NEW JERSEY – Universally esteemed homebrewer Robbie Santangelo is excited to finally execute his lifelong dream of opening a brick and mortar brewery and be the subject of unfair scrutiny from know-nothings, idiotic-yet-confident sources confirmed. Many believe Santangelo is the best homebrewer in the country, but that won’t stop some imbeciles from saying stupid shit like “Yeah, but can he scale up?” about his Beskar Brain Skillful Suds brand.

“Yeah, but can he scale up?” wonders local neckbeard Chad Druiber, who has traded every bottle of Beskar Brain he’s ever received for bourbon. “It’s different brewing on those big tanks, you have to adjust the recipes and shit. It never fails that when the barrels go up, the quality goes down. It’s science, really. I mean, I’m not a brewer or a scientist, but common sense says Robbie’s going to be going through a lot of growing pains early on. I just hope this doesn’t fuck up my relationship with my Pappy guy.”

Santangelo says it’s surreal seeing his longtime vision finally come to life.

“This has been a tireless and fulfilling journey, and is long overdue,” said Santangelo while cleaning a keg. “I am finally ready to open my own production brewery and be judged solely on how the beer tastes compared to my early homebrewing batches. The sense of accomplishment, loving what you do, and building something on your own are all well and good, but if you’re not in it to be questioned about pounds of hops per barrel by a shitlord, what are we doing here? It’s what motivates me.”

Production brewing expert Shaun Vallejo says criticism during the homebrew-to-facility transition is very common in the industry.

“It’s a tale as old as time, unfortunately.” said Vallejo. “And it’s not just unique to homebrewers either. We’ve seen it countless times before, from Dogfish Head to Other Half, with the most obvious being Tree House’s move from Monson to Charlton, craft beer nerds love thinking they know more than they actually do; more than even the brewers themselves. It’d be a fascinating sociological study, really. That is, if any sociologist could stand to be in a room with these people for more than a half hour”

At press time, Chad Druiber was seen waiting on line to get into Beskar Brain’s opening day party with stickers that say “Batch 1 Was Better.”