Background – 49th State Brewing Healy Jason Motyka, 26 years old at the time and a lifelong Alaskan purchased the Salmon Bake in Denali Park in 2005. Motyka had turned the restaurant into a popular spot when David McCarthy, while on…
Tag: Beer Pilgrimage
Set out on your own beer pilgrimage
If you enjoy discovering great craft beer while you are on vacation, the tools available at Searchfortheholyale are just what you need to embark on your own beer pilgrimage. We research the background of breweries we visit to learn how those brewery entrepreneurs brought their dream to life. We also describe the tasting room, the beer selection and our overall experience. Finally, we mention any other breweries that are in the same area as well as any nearby lodging.
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49th State Brewing, Anchorage, AK
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, David McCarthy, Denali Visions 3000 Corp., Jason Motyka, travel
Grand Avenue Brewing Company, Phoenix, AZ
Background Grand Avenue Brewing Company opened in Phoenix in May 2019. John Coll a practicing real estate lawyer purchased the 1947 warehouse in 2010. It was there he began brewing as a side project. After nine years, Coll decided to…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Craft Beer, craft brew, Grand Avenue, Grand Framb, John Coll, The Raven, Throwback IPA, travel
Garage Brewing Co., Temecula, CA
Background- Garage Brewing Co. Lou Kashmere opened Garage Brewing Co. in 2013. The brewery space is in what was a garage at the end of Old Town Temecula, hence the name. The garage happens to be next to the Shell gas station Lou owns.…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, Guy Bartmess, Hazy #8, Juicy Boom, Lou Kashmere, Marshmellow Stout, Murrieta, travel
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…
Tagged with: ABV, Beer Pilgrimage, beercation, Brew Pub, Chris Keyson, Craft Beer, craft brew, Hazy IPA, IPA, Jeff Keyson, San Diego, Susan Arnold
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…
Tagged with: ABV, Arturo Kassel, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, Skip Virgilio, travel
Poor House Brewing Company, San Diego, CA
Background Poor House Brewing Company, a nano-brewery on 30th Street in the North Park area opened in September 2012. Chris Finch and longtime business partner Jennifer Alexander opened Barn Brewery. Finch and Alexander used to operate Firehouse Brewing Company that closed in 2010 and…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Chris Finch, Craft Beer, craft brew, Jennifer Alexander
State 48 Brewing, Scottsdale, AZ
Background Mario Rana opened State 48 Brewing, the first and only brewery in Surprise, Arizona in June 2016. They are one of the handful of new breweries opening on the west side of Phoenix. He opened the brewery/restaurant focusing on Arizona…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brett Blanchard, Brew Pub, Chuck Croix, Craft Beer, craft brew, Mario Rana, Northeast X Southwest IPA, travel
Barn Brewery, San Diego, CA
Background Barn Brewery, a nano-brewery on El Cajon in the North Park area opened in April 2015. Chris Finch and longtime business partner Jennifer Alexander teamed up with David Baker, who owns the building, along with the shopping plaza across the street…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Chris Finch, Craft Beer, Derek Linwood, nano-brewery, travel
Fall Brewing Company, San Diego, CA
Background Ramon Astamendi began homebrewing in 1995 and took the great leap to professional brewing in 2007. After working at two start ups, Saint Archer and Mission Brewing, Ramon and a coworker Dave Lively opened Fall Brewing Company in November…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Craft Beer, craft brew, Dave Lively, Ramon Astamendi, travel
California Wild Ales, San Diego, CA
Background Cameron Pryor got into home brewing sour beer and soon got his friends Zack Brager and Bill DeWitt interested. Feeling there was not enough sour beer being produced in Southern California, the trio felt it was an opportunity. Although…
Tagged with: Barrel Aged, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Bill DeWitt, Cameron Pryor, Craft Beer, craft brew, Sours, travel, Zack Brager
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