Council Brewing Co established in 2013 opened their doors in May 2014. Owners Curtis & Liz Chism completely self funded the endeavor starting with selling their house. Both Curtis and Liz were big homebrewers actually winning some awards but as I…
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Council Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
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Refuge Brewery, Temecula, CA
Refuge owner Curt Kucera opened Refuge Brewery in December 2012 . His idea was to bring the concepts of old world Belgian breweries to Temecula. Curt’s youngest son Jake works at the brewery. Other son, Chad is the head brewer…
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Resident Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
Background – Resident Brewing Co. Robert Masterson a successful IT Consultant received a brew kit one Christmas and began brewing at home. Brewing soon turned to a passion as he worked to create unique beers. Soon he decided he could start a small brewing operation in his spare time.…
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Black Market Brewing, Temecula, CA
Background Kevin Dyer like so many other start up brewers, got tired of corporate America and wanted to follow a dream. In 2007 he opened Black Market Brewing Co. utilizing a small 1 bbl. brewing system in a tiny 800 sq. ft.…
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Green Flash Brewing, San Diego, CA
Mike and Lisa Hinkley established Green Flash Brewing in 2002. Brewmaster Erik Jensen has been with the label since 2012. In late 2014 the Hinkley’s purchased Alpine Brewing, some 30 miles east of San Diego. Alpine founder Pat McIlhenney will remain…
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Kilowatt Brewing Company, San Diego, CA
The nanobrewery, Kilowatt Brewing Company started out in an industrial setting in Kearny Mesa by co-owners Chris Calva, Rachel Fischer, and Steve Kozyk. Long time home brewer Chris Calva was brought in to do his magic and Steve Kozyk, who has…
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Amplified Ale Works, San Diego, CA
Background Amplified Ale Works in Miramar is associated with the one in Pacific Beach and the East Village. Head brewer, Cy Henley and co-owner Alex Pierson grew tired of never having enough of their own beer on tap at Amplified Ale…
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Mikkeller Brewing, San Diego, CA
Background Mikkeller Brewing was founded by two home brewers: Mikkel Borg Bjergsø, a high school teacher, and journalist Kristian Klarup Keller. Put the names together, you get Mikkeller, founded in 2006. Keller parted ways with the company in 2007. Bjergsø, known as…
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Pure Brewing Project, San Diego, CA
Background The idea of opening a brewery began for Agi and Jesse Pine in Costa Rica where they lived and home brewed for three years. When building the infrastructure was revealed as a budget buster in Costa Rica, they got…
LAB Brewing Company, Agoura Hills, CA
Background Owner Roger Bott opened LAB Brewing Company in Agoura Hills, CA in 2015. Roger worked for 14 years at mega-biopharmaceutical company Amgen which creates products that help people with serious illnesses. Roger continues to help people with his oh-so-rejuvenating…
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