Babson Magazine

Spring 2014

News, Notes + Nods

Graduate

Chris Tkach, MBA’06
Photo: Mike Johnson/Festpics

Chris Tkach and his wife, Grace Tkach, are founders and owners of Idle Hands Craft Ales. Chris emails, “We have formed a partnership with Enlightenment Ales, originally of Lowell, Mass. The partnership brings Enlightenment founder Ben Howe on board as our first full-time employee and head brewer. As of December, both brands have been brewed and distributed out of our Idle Hands facility in Everett and are available on shelves in the Boston area. Idle Hands is open to the public for samples and retail sales on Wednesday through Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons.”