Rick Goehring
Rick’s first career was in corporate I.T. after receiving a college education in engineering, chemistry and physics. However, that work still left him unfulfilled. Rick’s true passion is making great beer and sharing it with others. After nearly 20 years of accomplished homebrewing, including winning numerous local and national homebrew competitions, Rick made the jump. At his wife’s “aggressive suggestion” Rick, started the process of opening a brewery. His first step was to complete the Craftbrewer’s Apprenticeship Program sanctioned by the American Brewers Guild. The 6-month program taught him the science and engineering that goes into producing top-notch beers and running a craft brewery. At the completion of the 6-month course, Rick did a month-long internship at a working brewery where he received hands-on experience with professional equipment. After the internship, Rick found himself involved in setting up an exceptional brewery, but it was working for someone else. He still wanted his own. After gaining the critical knowledge of how a brewery should operate, Rick then took business classes at a local college to learn how to develop a sound business plan. This was vital because it gave him a practical understanding of the operational and business side of a brewery before he sought partners. The mission of this long and difficult process was to convince himself this was a good idea before trying to convince others of the same. Mission accomplished. Rick and his wife Laura live in El Dorado and have two children.
Appears in 1 Episode
Home Brew with Walnut River
In this episode of Bear Tracks, Hayley sits down with head brewer Rick Goehring from Walnut River Brewing Company and discuss the strong community ties between the br...
