Background In 2009, Mike Hess relocated his financial services office into an industrial park along Miramar Road. At that point he had 15 years of home brewing experience under his belt. This new industrial office was chosen because of an…
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Mike Hess Brewing, San Diego, CA
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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
Modern Times Beer, San Diego, CA
Background Modern Times Beer is the brainchild of Jacob McKean, a longtime home brewer and Stone Brewing’s former social media guru. In January 2012, McKean walked away from his job at Stone Brewing and raised enough capital in 6 months to…
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Santa Maria Brewing Co, Paso Robles, CA
Background Dan Hilker and Gary Ford founded Santa Maria Brewing Co in 1994. The original brewery is in Santa Maria. In July of 2013 Ford retired and a new partnership emerged between Byron & Karen Moles and Dan Hilker. The…
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Silva Brewing, Paso Robles, CA
Background Silva Brewing Chuck Silva, owner and head brewer of Silva Brewing, began home brewing in 1994. After four years of producing tasty homebrews he quit his day job as a Department of Defense Contractor. He signed up for brewing…
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BarrelHouse Brewing, Paso Robles, CA.
Background BarrelHouse Brewing Company was founded in 2011 by cousins and co-owners Jason Carvalho and Kevin Nickell and joined in 2012 by longtime friend Chris Vaughn. The brewery opened in Paso Robles in 2013 and by the end of 2014…
Firestone Walker Brewing Co, Paso Robles, CA
Background – Firestone Walker Brewing Co Firestone Walker Brewing Company was founded in 1996 by brothers-in-law Adam Firestone and David Walker. Adam Firestone is the great-great grandson of Harvey Firestone who started the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. Adam, “The Bear”, grew up…
Mystic Brewery, Chelsea, MA
Background Bryan Greenhagen of Mystic Brewery was studying agriculture and how plants make flavors and fragrances. This led to a PhD in plant biochemistry at the University of Kentucky and post-doctoral work at MIT. Bryan went on to work in industrial fermentation…
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Barnstar Brewing Company, Skull Valley, AZ
Background – Barnstar Brewing Company David and Sandy Bigelow had been visiting family in Skull Valley, Arizona for years. In 2011 when they decided it was time for a change, opted to open a brewery, kinda in the middle of nowhere. On the…
12 West Brewing Co, Gilbert, AZ
Background – 12 West Brewing Co., Gilbert, AZ 12 West Brewing Co. went from concept to reality very quickly. In March 2016, co-founders Bryan McCormick and Noel Garcia were introduced through mutual friends. A month later the pair decided they would…
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