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Their beer lineup features a variety of styles, but one of their most popular creations is “Stoutkast,” a peanut butter coffee stout that was a crowd favorite at their recent competition win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s like Outkast, the band,\u201d Skeets said. \u201cBut stout.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Currently, Skeets is working as a travel nurse to save money for a future brewery space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy soon-to-be wife and I are both travel nurses, so we\u2019re 2,000 miles from home right now, just saving up,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve come close a few times, but it never quite felt right. We\u2019re waiting for the right opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite the distance, Skeets remains dedicated to his craft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m constantly coming up with new recipes,\u201d he said. \u201cI even challenge myself to find ingredients at the grocery store and see what I can brew.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Skeets\u2019 stepdaughter, Lalei, has designed all of their logos, a tradition he hopes to continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAny label we make, I want it to be created by someone in the community or someone we love,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Working in an emergency room is challenging, and brewing beer has become an outlet for Skeets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt’s something that I can pour a different type of energy into and see how other people like it,\u201d he said. \u201cI’ve kind of got a sciencey brain anyway, so it kind of fuels that. I really love the work I have to put into it. It’s just a stress relief for them from the emergency job, but it also lends to the awesome community that I’ve absorbed myself into.\u201d GN<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0AS THE founders of Back Bone BrewWorks, Blake Skeets and Tyler Rens are working toward opening Franklin County\u2019s first brewery, a dream that has been years in the making. \u201cWe live in Winchester, and so far, [the brewery] is basically housed at my house,\u201d Skeets said. \u201cWe don\u2019t have a brick and mortar yet, but […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":23857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n