Max and I love the commonalities between chefs and coffee roasters, shop owners and artists, film makers and brewers. Living in Chicago, and traveling around the country, means we’re lucky enough to meet these kinds of people frequently. And whenever possible, we spend our waking hours at their sides. Along the way, many of them become more than just inspirations — they become brethren.

To honor their work and generosity throughout the year, we gather as many of them as we can from around the country, and bring them together in one place — Camp Wandawega for the GBH x BSSG weekend known as Goodbeerbuckshot. An event that’s not “held” as much as it is conjured by the very men in attendance — their good wills and collaborative spirits providing all the strength necessary for an amazing time.

The Welcome Wagon

Solemn Oath Brewery was the welcomer of warm souls that night. Camp always begins with intermittent arrivals well into the night as many of our friends pack up their day jobs, tap in their GPS, and chart a course for a place two hours NW of Chicago. The traffic gradually thins out, the sun goes down, and before they know it, they’re idling over the gravel and dirt that crunches beneath their tires as they pull up and see the first familiar faces gleaming from the lodge.