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Background Societe Brewing Company opened their doors in May 2012. Co-founders Travis Smith & Douglas Constantiner had been involved in brewing for several years before meeting while working at the Bruery. Co-founder and Head Brewer Travis Smith was the first production …
Background The idea of opening a brewery began for Agi and Jesse Pine in Costa Rica where they lived and home brewed for three years. When building the infrastructure was revealed as a budget buster in Costa Rica, they got …
Background Owner Roger Bott opened LAB Brewing Company in Agoura Hills, CA in 2015. Roger worked for 14 years at mega-biopharmaceutical company Amgen which creates products that help people with serious illnesses. Roger continues to help people with his oh-so-rejuvenating …
If you are heading between Los Angeles and Phoenix, here is a little oasis. La Quinta Brewing Company opened in 2013 and is located just north of I-10. Has a casual tasting area with a few stools and a few picnic …
Background Martin Svab, founder of Phantom Carriage Brewery in Carson, California, was born on Halloween, setting him on the path to a lifelong connection with horror and the macabre. When he decided to start brewing beer professionally, he knew he …
Background Bottle Logic Brewing opened in 2014 by Wes Parker, Steve Napolitano and Brandon Buckner . Wes Parker is the founder and brewmaster of Bottle Logic Brewing. Steve Napolitano is responsible for all of the non-brewing activities at Bottle Logic, but …
Background Noble Ale Works was established in 2009 and started brewing in 2011. After five years in their original location they started a major expansion installing a bigger brewhouse and increasing their production capacity more than twofold. They also announced they …
Background The owner of the highly acclaimed JT Schmid’s restaurant and brewery, Jason Schmid, unexpectedly died of a heart-related ailment at his home in Orange in 2019. Schmid opened the popular Anaheim restaurant, and it quickly blossomed into the go-to …
Background A decade after its opening in an Agoura Hills shopping center helped launch the craft-beer scene in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, Ladyface Ale Companie and its on-site restaurant have a new owner. Pete Lee, a Ladyface patron bought …
Background The Bruery is a microbrewery established in Placentia, California. The brewery was founded by Patrick Rue in 2008. Belgian tradition has been a big influence in the brewery’s brewing methods and the types of beers produced. They specialize in …
