Throne Brewing, Glendale, AZ
Throne Brewing Company is the brain child of Carlos Toma. He caught the entrepreneurial spirit from his family that owned a convenience store for many years. He began working at the store at age 8. By the time he was …
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Silver Gulch Brewing, Fox, Alaska
Background Glenn Brady’s home-brewing efforts resulted in the creation of Silver Gulch Brewing in 1998. Brady opened the brewery in the small mining community of Fox, Alaska, located about 10 miles north of Fairbanks. The building, the former Fox Roadhouse, …
Seward Brewing Company, Seward, AK
Background Gene and Sandy Minden opened Seward Brewing Company in 2012. Glacier Brewhouse Brewer Kevin Burton, now with Matanuska Brewing Company (see review) was instrumental in getting Seward Brewing up and going. Erik Slater and Hillary Bean bought the Seward …
Aftershock Brewing Co., Temecula, CA
Background – Aftershock Brewing Co. Marvin Nigh, Brewmaster/Owner has been brewing for more than 25 years. Nigh turned his brewing hobby into a full-fledged business and Aftershock Brewing Co. became a reality in 2009. His beers caught on and as a …
8 Bit Brewing Company, Murrieta, CA
Background – 8 Bit Brewing Company Owners and brothers Chris and Jeff Keyson and co-owner Susan Arnold, a video game designer in Santa Monica and sister to Chris’s wife Sarah opended the doors to 8 Bit Brewing Company in late 2016. The …
Gravity Heights, San Diego, CA
Background Gravity Heights is a 13,000-square-foot, multi-level indoor/outdoor brewpub and beer garden located in the heart of Sorrento Mesa. Gravity Heights was created in collaboration with Arturo Kassel, the founder of Whisknladle Hospitality and brewers Skip Virgilio and Ryan Trim. The …
Northampton Brewery, Northampton, MA
Background Janet Egelston opened Northampton Brewery in August 1987 with her brother, Peter. Egelston and her co-founders were able to get a loan from a bank, which allowed the business to open. At that time, Northampton Brewery was one of …
Tin Bridge Brewing, Westfield, MA
Tin Bridge Brewing Background Joe and Nick Cocchi opened Westfield’s first visitable craft brewery, Tin Bridge Brewing, in October 2017. Joe Cocchi, guitarist for a popular local band and his brother Nick who has spent several years on the road working for …
Almanac Beer Company, Alameda, CA
Background – Almanac Beer Company The Almanac Beer Company was founded in 2010 by Jesse Friedman and Damian Fagan. The duo met through a local homebrew club. For years they experimented with unique recipes brewing five gallon stove-top batches made in …
Tannery Bend Beerworks, Napa, CA
Background What started as a dream of childhood friends Matt Cromwell and Oenotri’s Tyler Rodde, finally became a reality in March 2017 with the opening of Tannery Bend Beerworks. Crucial in the journey was Lauren Duncan Rodde, Mike Schneiders and …
