The early days of Harpoon Brewery, like the early days of any company getting off the ground, were part romance, part blistering reality.
Russell Heissner was Harpoon’s first employee. He remembers heady times at the forefront of an industry that would go on to see explosive growth, the excitement of introducing a Miller Lite drinker to an ale. Initially, though, Harpoon wasn’t rolling in the dough. Eventually, the long hours became too much...