{"id":800964,"date":"2019-11-03T10:00:08","date_gmt":"2019-11-03T17:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=372029"},"modified":"2019-11-03T10:00:08","modified_gmt":"2019-11-03T17:00:08","slug":"mr-summit-county-2019-jason-ford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/mr-summit-county-2019-jason-ford\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Summit County 2019: Jason Ford"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"5.6518518518519\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-372029-681\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Unknown-150x150.jpeg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Unknown-931x1024.jpeg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Jason Ford | 2019 Mr. Summit County Jason Ford. \" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>2019 Mr. Summit County Jason Ford. <\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Jason Ford<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Unknown-931x1024.jpeg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"2019 Mr. Summit County Jason Ford. \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Unknown-1-150x150.jpeg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Unknown-1-962x1024.jpeg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Jason Ford | 2019 Mr. Summit County Jason Ford \" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>2019 Mr. Summit County Jason Ford <\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Jason Ford<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Unknown-1-962x1024.jpeg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"2019 Mr. Summit County Jason Ford \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/jason-ford-takes-home-mr-summit-county-2019\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/jason-ford-takes-home-mr-summit-county-2019\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Community members will recognize Jason Ford as the proprietor of Broken Compass Brewing, a fixture in Breckenridge since the brewery opened its doors in summer 2013.<\/p>\n<p>But there\u2019s a lot more to Ford than just beer, and what he<br \/>\nenjoys more than anything is getting to bring people together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt completely surprised me,\u201d Ford said about his nomination for Mr. Summit County. \u201cBut I think it has to be about the community we\u2019ve created. I\u2019m just a regular guy out here trying to create a great place with a great product. If you can find something like this that brings people together, they pay attention. The beer helps too; it\u2019s the face of the brewery. But I really do think it comes from the love people have for this place \u2014 a great place for everyone to gather, hang out and see your friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ford was born and raised in Wyoming before moving to Bozeman, Montana, where he earned a degree in chemical engineering at Montana State University. Following graduation, Ford made his first move to Colorado, where he said a Breckenridge Brewery stout at Coors Field first awakened his love for beer.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after, Ford moved to Portland, Oregon, where he put his degree to work, serving as a chemist in an environmental laboratory, and in research and development in the fields of battery technology and aerospace defense. He returned to Denver a decade later to take on another research and development position but soon set his sights on something more ambitious.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI took on a management position, and not being in the lab anymore and not being able to build anymore just wasn\u2019t my bag,\u201d Ford said. \u201cI got bored. I wasn\u2019t creating anymore. I knew I had to do something different. I had a couple buddies working at breweries or starting breweries, and I thought that looked like a great job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ford opened the first iteration of Broken Compass Brewing in Denver in 2008 and moved the business to Breckenridge in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just a mountain guy at heart,\u201d Ford said. \u201cTo be able to have a mountain town brewery is a pie in the sky. It\u2019s been a dream of mine since I was a kid, so to make it happen is a blessing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ford lives with his wife, Jo, who he lauded for allowing him to chase his dreams. Ford said Jo is also a beer enthusiast and has helped develop some of the flavors Broken Compass patrons might be familiar with \u2014 calling the brewery\u2019s coconut porter \u201cher baby.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While not working, Ford said he enjoys spending time outdoors biking and skiing as well as taking advantage of Summit County\u2019s slow seasons to travel with his wife. Ford said he also takes an annual trek out west to Nevada\u2019s Black Rock Desert, where he spends four weeks on a crew building the man for the Burning Man festival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been so fun watching the community that we\u2019ve been able to build here,\u201d Ford said. \u201cThe support we\u2019ve seen from the community has been outstanding. And it\u2019s been really awesome to see that community develop and keep getting stronger every year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/jason-ford-takes-home-mr-summit-county-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2019 Mr. Summit County Jason Ford. Courtesy Jason Ford 2019 Mr. Summit County Jason Ford Courtesy Jason Ford Show CaptionsHide Captions Community members will recognize Jason Ford as the proprietor of Broken Compass Brewing, a fixture in Breckenridge since the brewery opened its doors in summer 2013. 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