Background The Commons Brewery We were bummed to hear The Commons Brewery have closed their doors. The brewery has been taken over by San Diego based Modern Times. The Commons Brewery owner Brewer Mike Wright started in his garage and…
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The Commons Brewery, Portland, OR
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Cascade Brewing Barrel House, Portland, OR
Background – Cascade Brewing Barrel House Cascade Brewing was founded in 1998 by owner Art Larrance and brewmaster Ron Gansberg. Together, Art and Ron put their 40 years combined beer experience to work, designing and installing Cascade’s 10-barrel brewing system in Southwest…
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Labrewatory, Portland, OR
Background Labrewatory opened its doors in January 2016. Owner Thad Fiasco of Portland Kettle Works, opened the state-of-the-art system for anyone who wants to whip up an experimental batch. Portland’s only brewery where you can try experimental beers made by some of…
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Bugnutty Brewing Company, Merritt Island, FL
Background Three friends – Michael, Shawn and Jon opened Bugnutty Brewing Company in 2013. All three are involved in the brewing. Michael works at nearby NASA; Shawn is retired from the Air Force, where he worked on jets and rockets;…
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Redlight Redlight, Orlando, FL
Background In 2005, Brent Hernandez opened his bar on the second floor of one of the oldest buildings in Winter Park. The bar was often said to resemble the bottom deck of a pirate ship. They called it Redlight Redlight…
Cocoa Beach Brewing, Cocoa Beach, FL
Background – Cocoa Beach Brewing Company Chris McCall, owner and head brewer at Cocoa Beach Brewing Company opened in 2008. This small brewery resides in a little house and garage located in one of the oldest buildings in world famous Cocoa Beach.…
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Orlando Brewing, Orlando, FL
Background John Cheek’s Orlando brewing opened 2004. They are Orlando’s oldest independent brewery and is Florida’s only certified organic brewery. There is only six organic breweries in the United States. Orlando Brewing’s first home was in a warehouse that was seized…
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The Collective Brewing Project, Ft. Worth, TX
Background The The Collective Brewing Project is housed in a 1925 building close to Fort Worth’s Near Southside neighborhood. They opened in August of 2014. Mike Goldfuss, co-founder and co-owner, opened the brewery full-time with his partner, Ryan Deyo, who is a…
Outer Banks Brewing, Kill Devil Hills, NC
Background The Outer Banks Brewing began as a concept in 1992 while the founders, Eric Reece and Aubrey Davis were Peace Corps volunteers alongside Tina Mackenzie in Thailand. Aubrey had grown up spending summers at his grandparents’ place on the…
Big Storm Brewing Co. , Clearwater, FL
Background Clay Yarn and Mike Bishop opened Big Storm Brewing Co. in 2012. The two met while students at the University of South Florida. After college, Bishop worked as a financial adviser and Yarn in commercial insurance sales. Both lost their…
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