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…
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Mason Ale Works, San Marcos, CA
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Abnormal Beer Company, San Diego, CA
Background Abnormal Wine Company owner Matt Deloach, honed his winemaking skills at home for years while working in the software industry. The idea of making it a commercial venture came together in 2012 with the opening of a modest 500-square-foot…
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Fredericksburg Brewing, Fredericksburg, TX
Background Richard Estenson opened The Fredericksburg Brewing Company in a restored 1890s building on Main Street in 1994. The brewery was opened within months of the passage of legislation allowing brewpub operation in the state of Texas. The oldest brewpub…
Peticolas Brewing, Dallas, TX
After more than 10 years as a lawyer, Michael Peticolas walked away from his practice and become a respected leader in the Dallas craft brewery community. Michael, along with his wife, Melissa, opened Peticolas Brewing Co. in December 2011. His…
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Harpoon Brewery, Boston, MA
In 1986 Dan Kenary, Rich Doyle, and George Ligeti received Brewing Permit #001 for Harpoon Brewery. They had a warehouse on the Boston waterfront and the brewing equipment, and then found Russ Heissner as head brewer. Russ started formulating the recipe for Harpoon Ale in…
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DESTIHL Brewery, Champaign, IL
Background – DESTIHL Brewery DESTIHL Brewery founder, CEO and Brewmaster, Matt Potts received a homebrewing kit from his wife in 1995 while practicing law. He enjoyed brewing beer so much in 1997, Potts and his wife, Lyn, bought a dilapidated building down…
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Druthers Brewing Co., Albany, NY
Chris Martell and his brothers had been brewing beer out of Chris’s garage in Sarasota for a number of years. One day the stars aligned and all three brothers decided to go all in on owning and running their own brew pub.…
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