Tom Pastorius had turned 65. It was fall 2008, and he had just
retired from Penn Brewery, the company he had founded, then
sold, then worked for as president. Tom's retirement suited his
wife, Mary Beth, just fine. The couple had had a great run
building the local Pittsburgh microbrewery and restaurant. But
the time had come to kick back a bit and enjoy life.  Before
long, though, Tom was feeling bored. What's more, he was
frustrated with the new owners and the direction in which they
were taking his company, 20 percent of which still belonged to
him. He longed for the early days, when he and Mary Beth worked
endless hours to get the brewery up and running. So when, in the
spring of 2009, the new owners offered to sell him back his
brewery for a small fraction of what they had paid him, Tom
couldn't believe his good fortune.  There was just one problem.
How would he persuade his wife? He knew Mary Beth would be
against buying back the brewery. She had been at Tom's side,
helping him run the brewery for 17 yea