Background The owner of the highly acclaimed JT Schmid’s restaurant and brewery, Jason Schmid, unexpectedly died of a heart-related ailment at his home in Orange in 2019. Schmid opened the popular Anaheim restaurant, and it quickly blossomed into the go-to …

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Background A decade after its opening in an Agoura Hills shopping center helped launch the craft-beer scene in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, Ladyface Ale Companie and its on-site restaurant have a new owner. Pete Lee, a Ladyface patron bought …

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Background The Bruery is a microbrewery established in Placentia, California. The brewery was founded by Patrick Rue in 2008. Belgian tradition has been a big influence in the brewery’s brewing methods and the types of beers produced. They specialize in …

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Background Barbara and Greg Gerovac, in 2010, re-established the famous Anaheim Beer that disappeared when National Prohibition closed the taps in 1920.  In May of 2011, they brewed our first batch of Anaheim 1888®, based on the style of beer …

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Background In 2014 Coppertail Brewing Company opened their doors. Owner Kent Bailey once spent his days toiling as an attorney and his nights producing home craft brew. He started in his kitchen, shifted to his garage and then expanded to his …

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Update Three Palms Brewing has closed its doors Background Started by homebrewer-turned-pro Randy Reaver in May 2012, long before the Florida craft beer craze reached a fevered pitch. Experience We were excited to discover Three Palms Brewing in the Tampa …

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Background – Oyster House Brewing Head brewer and owner of Oyster House Brewing, Billy Klingel began brewing his Moonstone Oyster Stout in 2009 when he worked for The Lobster Trap restaurant. After he perfected that beer he decided it was time …

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Background – Oyster City Brewing Company There’s not a whole lot in Apalachicola. When visitors to this small coastal town asked for a local beer, the best they could do was from a brewery a couple of hours away. The owners …

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Background French Broad Brewery is undergoing ownership change after a Chapel Hill-based couple agreed to purchase French Broad Brewing Co. Sarah and Paul Casey of Chapel Hill were named the new owners of the brewery after finalizing the purchase in …

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