HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2006-107 Resolution Honoring Carolina Brewery~~:5-:~~~~ _ l~~
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ~ ~
RESOLUTION HONORING CAROLINA BREWERY
WHEREAS, Carolina Brewery is in its 12th year of business and currently employs 65 staff; and
WHEREAS, Owner-operator Robert Poitras founded the business based on a business plan he
developed as a student during his senior year at UNC Chapel Hill; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Poitras was the recipient of the 2005 North Carolina Small Business Restaurant
Neighbor Award for Community Service and was a national finalist; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Poitras and the restaurant have contributed to over 50 charities and causes in
2006; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Poitras is currently the youngest board member of the North Carolina
Restaurant and Lodging Association; and
WHEREAS, Carolina Brewery's Flagship IPA was awarded a Gold Medal in the English Style
India Pale Ale category at this Fall's Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado;
WHEREAS, the 2006 Great American Beer Festival winners were selected by an international
panel of brewing experts from a field of 2,443 entries received from 450 US breweries; and
WHEREAS, Flagship IPA is one of Carolina Breweries core beers and is brewed and served
daily at the 460 W. Franklin Street location; and
WHEREAS, earlier this year, Carolina Brewery won four Carolina Championship of Beer
awards;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners
congratulates Robert Poitras and Carolina Brewery for its Gold Medal Award and for its
exemplary corporate citizenship.
This the 12th day of December, 2006.
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Moses Carey, Jr., Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners