Background – The Rare Barrel The founding team at The Rare Barrel is Jay Goodwin, brewer and blender, Alex Wallash, sales and marketing and Brad Goodwin (Jay’s father), overseeing legal and finance. Jay has been interested in craft beer since college,…
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The Rare Barrel, Berkeley, CA
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Pedro Point Brewing, Pacifica, CA
Background Pedro Point Brewing, Pacifica’s first and only brewery opened its doors in April 2018. Owners Roberta Gamble & Aaron Bonner have been residents for almost 20 years. Head brewer Aaron has been making beer at home, restaurants and breweries…
Almanac Beer Company, Alameda, CA
Background – Almanac Beer Company The Almanac Beer Company was founded in 2010 by Jesse Friedman and Damian Fagan. The duo met through a local homebrew club. For years they experimented with unique recipes brewing five gallon stove-top batches made in…
Tannery Bend Beerworks, Napa, CA
Background What started as a dream of childhood friends Matt Cromwell and Oenotri’s Tyler Rodde, finally became a reality in March 2017 with the opening of Tannery Bend Beerworks. Crucial in the journey was Lauren Duncan Rodde, Mike Schneiders and…
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Russian River Brewing, Santa Rosa, CA
Background – Russian River Brewing Russian River Brewing Company opened their doors in 1997 and has an interesting history. Blind Pig Brewing Company Vinnie Cilurzo grew up in Temecula, CA. where his parents owned a vineyard. It made the perfect…
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Night Shift Brewery, Everett, MA
Background Three friends Michael Oxton, Mike O’Mara, and Rob Burns began home brewing in a Somerville, MA kitchen in 2007. They called themselves “Night Shift Brewing” – desk workers by day, home brewers by night. In 2010, the trio began…
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Crooked Goat Brewing, Sebastopol, CA
Background Crooked Goat Brewing is the result of the six friends’ chipping in for a 10-gallon brewing system that got moved around from garage to garage in Petaluma in 2013. According to owners Rich Allen, Paul Vyenielo, Scott Timann, Will…
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3 Floyds Brewing Company, Munster, IN
Background 3 Floyds Brewing Company has certainly become one of the rock stars in the American craft beer scene. In 1996, Nick Floyd opened the brewery with his father, Michael, as a primary investor and his brother, Simon, helping out…
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Mountain Rambler Brewery, Bishop, CA
Background Three friends from Bishop California opened Mountain Rambler Brewery in 2014 with the help of crowdfunding. Owner Joe Lane is a second-generation “Eastsider”, east of the Sierra Nevadas; his grandparents arrived in Mammoth in 1948. Lane worked as a…
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Escape Craft Brewery, Redlands, CA
Background Melissa & Josh Fisher opened Escape Craft Brewery in 2015. Josh has been a craft beer enthusiast and home brewer since his early 20s. He actually worked up to an impressive 10 tap kegerator system at home. At the encouragement…
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