Headed to Denver to experience the Sour Beer mecca of Colorado  – Crooked Stave. It lived up to to its name.  We did not realize the tasting room was housed in a large complex of shops known as The Source, …

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Background Jason Yester from Bristol Brewing, and Todd Walton an experienced taphouse manager opened Trinity Brewing in 2008. Yester has a degree in Microbiology and wrote his thesis on the analyzing the microbes found in bottled beer. This was right …

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Background – Brues Alehouse Brewing Company The Garcia family spent millions to overhaul the city’s former police station to create Brues Alehouse Brewing Company. Tony, son to Marty and Linda and holder of president and master brewer titles already at the …

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Background Red Door Brewing Company opened 2014 by brew masters Rob Stroud and Wayne Martinez, Frank Holloway, Jeff Hart and Matt Biggs. A red door, long recognized as a cultural sign of welcoming and safety, became the brewery’s logo. Three locations are …

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Background Tractor Brewing was conceived in 1999 as a “beer farm” by Herb Pluemer. It was initially established in the rural community of Los Lunas, New Mexico. Pluemer restored vintage tractors and placed them around his brew house, attracting customers. …

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Background Marble Brewery was founded in 2008 by Devin Peters, Soren Peters and Theodore Rice. After growing in popularity for several years, in 2016 a $4 million expansion at its Downtown flagship at 111 Marble NW was completed. The project …

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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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Background 8 Bit Aleworks was the first microbrewery in the West Valley suburb of Avondale. Ryan Whitten and his wife, Krystina, worked closely with the city government to get their business under way. City officials even offered to help them …

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If you are heading between Los Angeles and Phoenix, here is a little oasis.  La Quinta Brewing Company opened in 2013 and is located just north of I-10.  Has a casual tasting area with a few stools and a few picnic …

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Background Martin Svab, founder of Phantom Carriage Brewery in Carson, California, was born on Halloween, setting him on the path to a lifelong connection with horror and the macabre. When he decided to start brewing beer professionally, he knew he …

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