[Music] a local business that's been brewing positive Community impacts and Goodwill over the past six years recently received special recognition the din Chamber of Commerce chose wooden Hill Brewing as the 2024 business of the Year Edina TV shows us how the brewery tapped this achievement the name wooden Hill came from saying our grandfather had which was up the stairs to you know up the stairs to bed right up the wooden Hill it would take more than a few steps for two brothers to scale up a passion discovered later in life my dad and my brother got me a home brewing kit at the same time I was going to school for nanoscience and technology so I really Dove deep into the science behind things sharing the beer with people and that was the really exciting thing was being able to share the beer and see uh that excitement so we thought how can we do that at a bigger scale in 2017 they sold their first pint in the kill District off of Bush Lake Road but success wasn't as simple as filling glasses we've been able to thrive because of our community and really since the beginning we we had a commitment to giving back support for local charities through donations and events every month we do a give back event where we'll take you know a chunk of a a busy Tuesday night or whatever it is and give a portion back to a certain cause the Edina Chamber of Commerce and its members took notice wooden Hill was our business of the year in 2020 24 and I'm really proud to have them in our community because not only are they just a business that represents the spirit of Entrepreneurship it helps make ad Dina a destination a destination that has expanded over the years including a kitchen six times its original size and more event space we had to turn down some events that we just couldn't do uh noways uh we could do just about anything that's one of the reasons why I believe they were nominated for this special award is just the fact that not only have they persevered but they've expanded wooden Hill Brewing climbing to success with no plans to slow down it was an amazing honor to be named business of the Year by the Adina chamber it really makes you reflect on oh wow like these things that we were doing cuz we felt like we should do them actually do make a difference to people and it does add up to something and it's even more fuel to keep going I'm Dan Carpenter for ad TV the din Chamber of Commerce 's mission is to help local businesses survive and thrive the annual business of the Year award is just one example of how it works to shine a spotlight on businesses from sole Proprietors to large corporations