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In 1984 Pat McIlhenney, as many brewery owners, started homebrewing for fun on his off hours from firefighting. In the early 1990’s, Pat began working at a homebrew supply and attended brewing classes at UC Davis. In the late 1990’s …
Background James Hess (I understand not a relative of Mike), co-owner & brewmaster of Relentless Brewing, opened Relentless September 12, 2014. The tasting room came a few months later. Relentless was Temecula’s ninth brewery. Relentless Brewing just opened a restaurant, taproom and sports bar …
Refuge owner Curt Kucera opened Refuge Brewery in December 2012 . His idea was to bring the concepts of old world Belgian breweries to Temecula. Curt’s youngest son Jake works at the brewery. Other son, Chad is the head brewer …
Background – Resident Brewing Co. Robert Masterson a successful IT Consultant received a brew kit one Christmas and began brewing at home. Brewing soon turned to a passion as he worked to create unique beers. Soon he decided he could start a small brewing operation in his spare time. …
Background Kevin Dyer like so many other start up brewers, got tired of corporate America and wanted to follow a dream. In 2007 he opened Black Market Brewing Co. utilizing a small 1 bbl. brewing system in a tiny 800 sq. ft. …
Mike and Lisa Hinkley established Green Flash Brewing in 2002. Brewmaster Erik Jensen has been with the label since 2012. In late 2014 the Hinkley’s purchased Alpine Brewing, some 30 miles east of San Diego. Alpine founder Pat McIlhenney will remain …
The nanobrewery, Kilowatt Brewing Company started out in an industrial setting in Kearny Mesa by co-owners Chris Calva, Rachel Fischer, and Steve Kozyk. Long time home brewer Chris Calva was brought in to do his magic and Steve Kozyk, who has …
Background Switchback Brewing Company in beautiful Burlington Vermont has been around since 2002. It is one of the first in the area craft breweries. Bill Cherry and his friend, Jeff, acquired brewing equipment from a failed Arizona brewery and served …
Background On Christmas Day 1982, a century-old home on Main Street in North Woodstock became home to the Woodstock Inn Brewery which then boasted four guest rooms and a 25-seat restaurant. Woodstock Station was originally the Lincoln Railroad Station, built in the …
Background Current owner, Tom Mills, has operated what was originally known as The Four Corners Grille since 1993. In 1996, he began to brew beer on sight and rebranded as Flying Goose Brewpub & Grill. Mills boasts having the only Foeder …
