Craft Ramsay

=• The Early Years •= Craft Ramsay was born on his parent's private ship known as the SpeakEasy. In his younger years Craft really didn't get to spend much time amongst peers. He was not often allowed to visit the fleet with his Father, instead he was watched over by his mother, and the SpeakEasy's AI bot. When Craft was barely four years old, his mother passed away, a victim of some unknown disease. His father withdraw, doing his best to guide Craft's life, but falling into depression. When Craft hit his early teens, he started to pick up his father's trade: Brewing. The cargohold of the SpeakEasy was modified to be part hydroponics (which his mother was overly skilled at) and part brewery. His father had boasted he had managed to pick up some rather rare strains of Hops from an old abandoned Cassian base, and they were the key to his unique beers. By the age of 16, Craft had essentially taken over the operation of the SpeakEasy. Seeing his son's independence, Craft's father succumbed to his depression and ended up locking himself in an airlock and opening it while Craft slept one evening.

=• Lost and Alone •= With Craft alone on the SpeakEasy (with the exception of the computer's AI), Craft decided to keep closer to the Exile Fleet. He'd often head to the Gambler's Ruin to deliver casks of his brews, his trademark 'Craft Draft' was always in demand. During his time on the Gambler's Ruin, he'd often find ways to get into trouble. He learned a few ways to defend himself, and picked up a techblade for protection. He was never formally trained on combat with it, but he got the concept of "SMASH" down pretty good.

Craft longed for a home, something more than the ship he'd grown up in. Something more than robotic friends and a distant and detached father. When news spread through the fleet that Nexus had been found, he had the AI lock onto the co-ordinates and make a jump with the fleet, settling into cyrosleep to wait for the long wandering to end.

=• Welcome to Nexus •= During the approach to Nexus, Craft was awoken by the SpeakEasy's AI. He managed to get to the bridge to see a number of Exile Vessels having trouble making landfall on the planet. Fortunately, Craft's ability to pilot the SpeakEasy meant he was able to land the ship mostly intact, and near a spot where a number of new arrivals to Nexus had set up a makeshift town.

Craft wandered into the small place, discovering it was called Mira's Anchorage, after a much larger ship that had crashed to the planet's surface. Craft quickly saw an opportunity to join something, and decided he would become the town's unofficial Brewmaster. The SpeakEasy was modified for this purpose. Wood and other Scrap metal were build up around, and into the smaller vessel, and the SpeakEasy Brewing Company was founded. The SpeakEasy's AI was free to roam around in the Scanbot dubbed "Kegger". New recipes were prepared and tested, and Craft settled down to ensure the town of Mira's Anchorage would always have some fresh, frothy beer available.

=• The SpeakEasy Brewing Company •= The Brewing Company currently brews three beers year round, and alternates a fourth beer depending on the seasons. Production is planned to increase, as staffing does.

The regular beers sold by the SpeakEasy Brewing Company are:

CRAFT DRAFT STEAM ALE The original Speakeasy Brewing Company recipe, Craft Draft is an effervescent beer, created by the Speakeasy Brewing Company’s founder years before landing on Nexus. Craft Draft was historically brewed in small batches, and casks would be delivered to the Gambler’s Ruin for those in the know. Craft Draft is now made in larger doses, but keeps the same smooth taste. The hops used to give Craft Draft it’s flavour were brought to Nexus when the Exiles landed, and like those hearty survivors, is thriving in their new home

CHUBBY CHOMPACABRA STOUT Looking for a beer with some bite? Chubby Chompacabra Stout (CCS) definitely lives up to it’s namesake. Take a typical stout, add the sweetness of some cacao, and then fire up the spices to get this incredible mix of chocolate and chili.

This explosion of flavours marks the first venture away from ‘traditional’ brews for the Speakeasy Brewing Company, and with as much love as it’s getting, it won’t be the last.

MIRA’S CLASSIC LAGER The first beer fully brewed from ingredients native to Nexus, it’s an easy drinking beer that is super refreshing. Named for the ship that became the settlement known as Mira’s Anchorage, the Classic Lager can often be found in the mugs of the citizens of Mira’s Anchorage.

This beer is only available locally in Mira's Anchorage - either sold at the Brewery, or at any of the establishments around the town.

=• More to Come... •=