After work is another story. However, after just having a new baby girl and spending 14 hours a day getting ready for the opening, I had very little time to sit around drinking the Fruits of my labor. Essentially there are two main differences between ales and lagers. First, the yeast strains used for each are different. Lager yeasts generally ferment at lower temperatures and take longer to finish fermenting.
Ale yeasts ferment at warmer temps and finish much quicker.
This is in part due to the warmer temperatures used in fermentation, but is also due to the aging process. This results in a smoother, more subtle flavor. Most people are more familiear with the stronger flavors in ales and take a while to adjust to the subtle differences that lagers offer. Native brewing Co. Other brewers are always looking for help with bottling, kegging, pouring beers at beer festival, etc. Where there's a will there's a way.