How long have you worked at GD?

11 years.

How did you start working for Great Divide, and how has your role changed over the last 11 years? 

I started on the old bottling Iine.  At the time about 12 people worked for Great Divide.  After 9 months I started racking and warehousing.  Back then you kegged in the mornings and then built and shipped orders in the afternoon.  After 3 months of that I moved into the cellar doing cellar work like filtering and dry hopping for a year.  Then Mr. Dunn offered me a magical new position he was starting for Logistics and here I am today!  A lot of people and a lot of stories in between.

What’s a funny story or situation from the vault? 

I will never forget my first GD Christmas Party.  Arrived at the party at Falling Rock in my vehicle, had a few too many beers and Brian Dunn then offered me a ride home which I gladly accepted!  I couldn’t believe it, the freaking President of Great Divide was my DD that night!!!  He was probably ready to fire me by the time he dropped me off……

What does a day in the life of a Logistics Manager entail? 

What do I do? Hmmm, what do I do? Well, I usually wake up and have breakfast in bed. Then I yog (jog) to work to keep up my sweet logistics bod. Then around midday I bathe in the Platte River. What else do you want to know? No, really I do a lot of inventory management. Is that it? Oh, and I spend a lot of time scheduling… and answering a million questions.

What is your favorite GD beer?

Titan

What is your favorite GD icon?

Old Ruffian. ‘Cause he symbolizes everything I believe in.

What is your favorite thing about working at GD?

The people. And also being able to crack open a beer at 12pm, and just go “…what?!”

What is a fun fact about yourself that most people don’t know?

I mean, most people know I have kids…right?

If you had to perform in a talent show, what would your talent be?

Well I can’t dance, so maybe dancing?

What is your go-to karaoke song?

God, I don’t know. But I sing a lot of Red Hot Chile Peppers in the shower.

What is your favorite animal?

A duck. Well wait, is the question if I could be an animal? Ya, a duck. Because then I could fly AND swim.

What is your spirit animal and why?  

Wait, what? I’ve never heard of a spirit animal.

>>At this point, other staffers turn and interject.<<

David: “Woah, what? Ok, your spirit animal is like what animal you would be.”

Raff: “So…a duck?”

David: “No, not what you would be, but who you would be.”

Raff: “Um, I guess I still don’t understand.”

David: “Not what animal you would ideally like to be, but what animal you actually would be. So, are you a duck?”

Raff: “No. Well, wait. Am I?”

Moving on. What advice would you give 21 year old Raff? No wait, David is 22. What advice would you give David?

“Don’t drink whiskey before lunch. Ya…that’s usually a good one.”