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Background Liquid Gravity Brewing experienced their Grand Opening in January 2020. Brendan and Celeste Gough are the proud owners of this San Luis Obispo brewery that has become known for the beer, musical bookings and food trucks. Brendan started homebrewing …
Background Eric Kirchner and Jennifer Harris opened Kulturhaus in the summer of 2021 in Pismo Beach. Kulturhaus is a 5 barrel brewhouse that specializes in small batch varietal beers as well as sausage plates, house fermented pickles, sauerkraut and vegetables. …
Background There Does Not Exist opened its door in 2019. Max Montgomery operates the brewery in an industrial area on the south end of the San Luis Obispo. Max grew up in SLO and worked a variety of jobs before …
Background Three Stacks and a Rock : Chuck and Ananda Nettnin moved from the craft beer mecca of San Diego to Morro Bay without any intention of starting a brewery. The couple soon came to the realization that Morro Bay …
Background Tyler Clark partnered with Eric & Rodessa Newton to open Libertine Brewing in Morro Bay 2012. Tyler began learning about the beer industry working for a couple different distributors. He then moved back to the Central Coast to open …
Background Dan Hilker and Gary Ford founded Santa Maria Brewing Co in 1994. The original brewery is in Santa Maria. In July of 2013 Ford retired and a new partnership emerged between Byron & Karen Moles and Dan Hilker. The …
Background Silva Brewing Chuck Silva, owner and head brewer of Silva Brewing, began home brewing in 1994. After four years of producing tasty homebrews he quit his day job as a Department of Defense Contractor. He signed up for brewing …
Background BarrelHouse Brewing Company was founded in 2011 by cousins and co-owners Jason Carvalho and Kevin Nickell and joined in 2012 by longtime friend Chris Vaughn. The brewery opened in Paso Robles in 2013 and by the end of 2014 …
Background – Firestone Walker Brewing Co Firestone Walker Brewing Company was founded in 1996 by brothers-in-law Adam Firestone and David Walker. Adam Firestone is the great-great grandson of Harvey Firestone who started the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. Adam, “The Bear”, grew up …
Background Pismo Brewing Company was founded in 2010 by Central Coast locals, Tim & Melissa Moscardi. I believe Melissa is the brewer. Their first building was up around the corner from their current location. Experience We have been to Pismo Brewing Company …
