Background In the fall of 2019 the Phoenix Ale Brewery was sold to a new group of investors and re-opened as PHX Beer Co. Greg Fretz and George Hancock opened Phoenix Ale Brewery in 2011. A group of local real…
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If you enjoy discovering great craft beer in a brew pub 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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PHX Beer Co, Scottsdale, AZ
Tagged with: Adam Wojcik, azbeer, beercation, Brew Pub, Buzz Gosnell, Carl Perrone, Chris Rose, Eric Walter, Jason “Popeye” Marhle, Niels Kreipke
Mason Ale Works, San Marcos, CA
Background Mason Ale Works began with long-time friends Zak Higson and Grant Tondro. They met in high school had both gone to college and gotten degrees. They had begun their careers in corporate finance and banking before they decided to…
Tagged with: Ale Works, Brew Pub, Brewery, Grant Tondro, Nate Higson, San Diego Craft Beer, San Marcos, Zak Higson
Lazarus Brewing, Austin, TX
Background Christian Cryder, and his wife Marilyn moved to Austin from Missoula, Montana in 2013 with the explicit intent of opening a brewpub. It took 2 years to identify the right building, 8 months for design and licensure and about…
The Brewtorium, Austin, TX
Background Chris Rauschuber, an award-winning home-brewer, and Whitney Roberts, a business development and marketing maven, are the power couple behind The Brewtorium. The couple’s first date was at a brewpub and craft beer has been the catalyst for many of their…
Kenai River Brewing, Soldotna, AK
Background Doug Hogue and Wendell Dutcher, friends and homebrewers for years, opened Kenai River Brewing in 2006. When they opened, both had day jobs: Dutcher worked for Homer Electric Association and Hogue was a teacher. The original brew house was shared…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beer traveller, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, Doug Hogue, travel, Wendell Dutcher
Blazing Tree Brewery, El Paso, TX
Background Fernie Muniz, who has been brewing beer since the 1990s opened Blazing Tree Brewery in 2017. The brewery is located in the back of a business park just off the I-10 on the east side of El Paso. It is a…
Blue Star Brewing Company, San Antonio, TX
Background The Blue Star Brewing Company is located in the Blue Star Art Complex in Southtown San Antoinio right at the beginning of the Mission Reach. As a result, this is a major bike and pedestrian friendly thoroughfare to the…
Silver Gulch Brewing, Fox, Alaska
Background Glenn Brady’s home-brewing efforts resulted in the creation of Silver Gulch Brewing in 1998. Brady opened the brewery in the small mining community of Fox, Alaska, located about 10 miles north of Fairbanks. The building, the former Fox Roadhouse,…
Tagged with: ABV, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, Fox, Glenn Brady, travel
Night Shift Brewing, Boston, MA
Background Three friends Michael Oxton, Mike O’Mara, and Rob Burns began home brewing in a Somerville, MA kitchen in 2007. They called themselves “Night Shift Brewing” – desk workers by day, home brewers by night. In 2010, the trio began…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, Lovejoy Wharf, Michael Oxton, Mike O'Mara, Rob Burns
Seward Brewing Company, Seward, AK
Background Gene and Sandy Minden opened Seward Brewing Company in 2012. Glacier Brewhouse Brewer Kevin Burton, now with Matanuska Brewing Company (see review) was instrumental in getting Seward Brewing up and going. Erik Slater and Hillary Bean bought the Seward…
Tagged with: ABV, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, Erik Slater, Hillary Bean, Jeff Nye, travel
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