![]() ![]() So yeah, we’re going to keep on trucking,” Miller said. “Tim and I worked really hard to get Crazy Rooster where it is right now…Tim certainly wouldn’t want me to give up on it. Miller said it’s been a mad scramble leading the brewery without his partner, but he’s determined to keep the business running, particularly since that’s what Torrez would want. Torrez and Miller in Crazy Rooster tie-dye. It’s something Miller described as a huge moment in the brewery’s life. Torrez’s passing coincides with Crazy Rooster taking a bigger step into distribution through a deal it recently signed with Pretty Ugly Distribution, an arrangement that’ll bring the brewery’s products to local shops and restaurants. “Tim’s job was to come here and talk to the people – our customers and our friends.”īeyond being the face of the company, Torrez’s other duties at Crazy Rooster included everything from managing the brewery’s taxes and payroll, to leading the Crazy Rooster run club and bingo nights. “He had a love to go to that stuff and talk to people and talk about Crazy Rooster, all the way up to when he was actually diagnosed,” Miller said. Torrez was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in July, yet he still made it out to a few beer-industry festival events to spread the word about Crazy Rooster. “After he sampled some of my home brews to make sure that it was legit, he was like, ‘Yeah, I’ll do this.’” ![]() Had I known that he was in so many things I might have been like, ‘Are you sure you want to do this, man?’” Miller said. ![]() He had to remain active in whatever it was, and a large part of that also was making things fun for other people. “Basically, it was not possible for Tim to not be doing something. ![]()
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