Background – Samuel Adams Brewing The Boston Beer Company “AKA Samuel Adams Brewing” was founded in 1984 by James “Jim” Koch as a limited liability partnership.  Koch’s father and great, great grandfather were both involved in the brewing industry. Koch brewed …

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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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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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Background = Greenpoint Beer & Ale OK, its close to NYC, in Brooklyn. Ed Raven has named his latest endeavor, which opened in 2014, for a 17th-century Scandinavian shipbuilder “Dirck the Norseman.” Dirck had acquired 300 acres of what is now …

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John and Adriana Bikis opened Royal Docks Sept 5, 2015. Both natives of Romania, Adriana grew up in Chicago and John in the Canton area, graduating from a local high school. The idea to open a brew-pub came during the two …

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September 2013, the Schilling Beer Co. opened its doors. The company began with the friendship between Jeff Cozzens and John Lenzini (head brewer) who were buddies from high school in Michigan and both attended University of Indiana. Lenzini began home …

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Background Magic Hat Brewing Company was formed in 1994 in Burlington, Vermont. It moved to its current South Burlington location in 1997. In 2008 the company purchased Pyramid Breweries, makers of the Pyramid and MacTarnahan’s brands. In 2010 Magic Hat …

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In 2012, Chase Healey started Prairie Artisan Ales as a gypsy operation brewing out of Choc Beer Company in Krebs, OK. Farmhouse type ales were his interest and after hooking up with a distributor, his beers started showing up across the country. What …

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Background – 2nd Shift Brewing 2nd Shift Brewing co-owners Steve and Libby Crider have been making beer since 2010. They relocated their brewery to Sublette Avenue, just south of Manchester Avenue on the Hill in December 2016.  It is located in …

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