Background Jake Stanko had been home brewing and sharing with friends for some time when one day his brother in law, Brett Bristol asked why he was giving all his beer away for free. The two talked, created a business…
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Liquid Gravity Brewing, San Luis Obispo, CA
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…
Tagged with: beercation, Brendan Gough, brewery life, brewery visit, California Craft Beer, Craftbeer, San Luis Obispo
Kulturhaus, Pismo Beach, CA
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.…
Tagged with: beercation, Brewery, brewpub, central california, Craftbeer, Eric Kirchner, fermentation, Jennifer Harris, Pismo
Arbeiter Brewing, Minneapolis, MN
Background In 2015, the founders of Arbeiter Brewing, Josh Voeltz, Garth Blomberg and Juno Choi, long-time brewers and marketers in the craft brewing industry, began talking about opening a brewery. They could not have imagined what a long strange trip…
Tagged with: Aaron Herman, beercation, Brewery, Craftbeer, Garth Blomberg, Josh Voeltz, Juno Choi, MINNEAPOLIS, Squishy Peaches
Yoerg Brewing, St. Paul, MN
Background Yoerg Brewing has been around for a long time – in fact, as Minnesota’s first commercial brewery it opened 10 years before Minnesota even became a state. Their old-school website is a trove of historical information and photos befitting…
Tagged with: beer, beercation, Carole Minogue, Craftbeer, European Beer, Monastery beers, Thomas Keim
Break Rock Brewing, Quincy, MA
Background Break Rock Brewing opened its doors March 3, 2022 in Marina Bay, Quincy, MA. Brewer and president Jay Southwood started brewing beer for fun at home, and his passion quickly grew into an obsession. After Southwood was laid off from his…
Tagged with: beer, beercation, Boston Craft Beer, Craftbeer, Jay Southwood, Quincy, tasting room, Vilija Bizinkauskas
Three Stacks and a Rock, Morro Bay, CA
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…
Libertine Brewing, Morro Bay, CA
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…
Tagged with: beercation, Brewery, central coast, Craftbeer, Eric Newton, Rodessa Newton, Tyler Clark
Grand Strand Brewing, Myrtle Beach, SC
Background Grand Strand Brewing was founded by Clayton Burrous, and opened in February of 2021. The brewery is located in an almost federalist style brick building. The tap room was large, and featured a tables and bar seating. The interior…
Tagged with: beer traveler, beercation, brewpub, Clayton Burrous, Craftbeer, myrtle beach, south carlina
NoDa Brewing, Charlotte North Carolina
Background NoDa Brewing is located near the, you guessed it, NoDa (North Davidson) neighborhood, Charlotte’s arts and entertainment district. It was founded in 2011 by beer enthusiast couple Suzie and Todd Ford. The brewery is situated behind an office building off…
Tagged with: beercation, Brewery, Chad Henderson, Charlotte, Craft Beer, NoDa, Queen City, Suzie Ford, Todd Ford
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