We have details released by Goose Island Beer Co. on their first-ever, multi-day drive-thru Proprietor’s Day(s).

“With everyone’s safety in mind,” a Goose island news release notes, “we are shifting to curbside pick-up only at the United Center, thanks to our friends and neighbors, the Chicago Blackhawks.”

Prop Day is an event that gives fans a chance to get the first taste of upcoming Bourbon County Stout variants, and to take home Proprietor’s Bourbon County Stout.

Again, you’ll have the chance to buy a Prop through a lottery, opening at noon (CST) on Tuesday, Oct. 6 and closing Monday, Oct. 12 at 12am (CST). New this year, only one lottery submission will be allowed per person during the lottery window. Winners will be chosen, at random, and notified via email on Oct. 14th giving them the opportunity to purchase the pre-set allotment for $130 (GooseIsland.com/PropDays).

Bottle Pick-Up

Winners will select a pick-up date and time when claiming the winning ticket. Lottery winners will check in and pick up their allocation without leaving their vehicle. Pick up dates will be November 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, & 29.

The pick-up location is United Center, 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago.

Proprietor’s Bourbon County Stout 2020

“This year’s Proprietor’s Bourbon County Stout,” according to Goose Island, “was inspired by third-generation Italian American brewer Emily Kosmal’s love of spumoni, a classic Italian frozen treat. Blended with fresh pistachios, cacao nibs, candied Amarena cherries, and natural vanilla flavors, the 2020 Proprietor’s Bourbon County Stout is incredibly complex and layered with cocoa, nut, and dark fruit notes with hints of vanilla and oak. Emily, who also created the concept for 2016 Proprietor’s, is our first brewer to have two Proprietor’s concepts picked for release.”

The Allocation:

Lottery winners will get to pick up this allotment for their $130.

• 2 bottles of 2020 Proprietor’s Bourbon County Stout
• 1 bottle of 2020 Bourbon County Stout Special #4
• 1 bottle of 2020 Prop Days Exclusive BA Stout 
• 1 Prop Days 2020 commemorative snifter

Meanwhile, details on the annual Black Wednesday and Black Friday releases for Bourbon County Stout are yet to be announced. It seems unlikely the event will be the same as in years before, with hundreds of people crowding in line in front o f their local beer store. Stay tuned.

I turned 30 today. My ma and I have an ongoing joke of reversing our age digits as we grow older, convincing ourselves I looked 12 when I was 21, 25 when she was 52.

I don’t think I can fool anyone into thinking I’m 3 this year.

I have an unspoken countdown in my head the week before my birthday. Reminding myself that this is my last Monday being 29, the final time I’ll have sex in my 20s, the absolute last time I’ll laugh when someone says “pu pu platter,” in my 20s.

My immaturity knows no bounds.

Reflecting on my twenties, I’ve realized how much time I spent disparaging myself. When social media made it worse, I left Facebook. When the men I used to love left me, I deleted the photos that convinced me I was once happy but now was not. When loved ones died, I leaned into my words. The only thing I was never able to rid myself of was the hatred I felt for not accomplishing as much as the people around me.

I haven’t published a book.

I don’t have my dream job.

I’m not “settled.”

Each new year, I look behind me and stare into the face of my past, wondering when the future had decided to leave me behind and change without me. And that’s really it. My life kept changing but my mind was a stubborn weed, rooted deep in cement, perennial, and robustly immune to herbicides.

So I began my 7 days by sifting through my past. I recycled the love notes and other materials I’d turned into keepsakes from my memory box. Papers that once made me feel loved but now only reminded me of the many pasts that were not a part of my present. Believe me, recycling these memories instead of burning them was anticlimactic, but the effect was still pure bliss. I’ve had no impulse to raid the bin for soggy love letters.

Although I’ve looked back much of twenties, I have also watched myself grow, and that’s what I’m most proud of. I learned that pride has no place in my life because whenever I chose it, it was never the right decision. I learned that kindness is earned. That being a good daughter doesn’t require my silence. That empathy is love. True friendship is constant, not conditional.

I’ve learned that I don’t want to be defined by my accomplishments but because I kept going, even when I failed.

Even when it hurt.

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Warehouses are an integral part of nearly every business, from manufacturing to retail and everything in between. It’s easy to fall into old traps that can make your facility less efficient than it should be. Here are some quick and easy ways to improve your warehouse and make the most of your company.

Reorganize Your Products

It might seem like organizing your products by their SKU number makes the most sense, and at the beginning, that might work best for you. As you’re in business for a while, you’ll notice sales patterns — some products move through your warehouse faster than others, and some sit around long enough to start collecting dust. Once you start seeing these patterns, it’s time to reorganize.

Move the more popular items closer to your picking and packing stations, and less popular ones further away. This increases efficiency because you won’t be wasting as much time exploring the warehouse’s far reaches.

Upgrade Your Equipment

If you’re still relying on hand-picking and manual pallet jacks to move freight throughout your facility, you should upgrade your equipment. Look into adding a forklift or two to your fleet. It will represent quite an investment, though you can offset the costs a little by opting for used instead of new.

If you do choose this path, ensure that everyone who operates the equipment is fully trained. There are 34,900 forklift-related injuries every year, as well as 85 fatalities. Whatever you do, don’t skimp on training. An on-the-job injury or fatality will affect both productivity and morale.

Improve Your Processes

Tackling the details of lean manufacturing might seem intimidating, but choosing bits and pieces of these processes and utilizing them in your warehouse can help you optimize your facility. One of the main tenants of lean manufacturing is eliminating waste in all its forms. That includes everything from actual garbage to over-ordering and even wasted time.

Start looking at your current processes and see where you can start adopting some lean manufacturing tenets. You might be surprised by how easy it can be once you understand the basics.

Review and Modify as Needed

Improvements aren’t something you can do once and forget about them. You’ll need to continue to assess and review your changes to see what works well and what needs tweaking to make the most of it. You don’t need to micromanage everything and hover over your team like an overprotective parent. Instead, implement your changes, and once they take hold, sit back and observe.

From there, you can review your changes every quarter or six months and see what is working and what isn’t. Then you can make adjustments and recheck them later.

Never Stop Learning and Improving

There will always be ways to improve your warehouse, even if you think things are perfect the way they are. Take a closer look at your processes, and figure out where you can start improving things. Never stop learning about new ways to improve your business.