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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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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Background Brian and Joanne Cole along with Mike Symington opened the doors of Lonesome Valley Brewing on Halloween 2013, without beer. Due to the government shutdown, their federal brewing license took longer to process than they had money to pay rent! They …

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Background  – Westbound & Down Brewing Westbound & Down Brewing Company joining with The Buffalo Restaurant and Bar, a historic staple of this former mining town, opened their doors December 4, 2015. Jake Gardner, the head brewer came to Westbound after four years as …

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Background Jack’s Abby was founded in 2011 by three brothers, Jack, Eric, and Sam Hendler. Jack is the head brewer. Jack’s Abby is loyal to lager, a German style that requires a longer fermenting process. The Jack’s Abby brewing team travels …

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Background – Remnant Brewing Across the river from Boston, Somerville’s Union Square is home to a new brewery started by David Kushner and Joel Prickett called Remnant Brewing. Kushner who gained brewery experience at John Harvard’s Brewery & Prickett who spent …

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Background – Goldwater Brewing Company Goldwater Brewing Company is the first brewery in Old Town Scottsdale to brew on site. Greg, Chad, and Dillon McClelland opened Goldwater Brewing in 2015. 30 years of brewing in your garage sometimes ends up opening …

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Background Desert Eagle Brewing Company opened in October 2012 in Downtown Mesa. They are officially the first brewery in Mesa. Brewmaster and co-owner Joe Campbell had been home brewing for years and paired up with Jeff Bryant to open Desert …

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Background Greg Anderson and Benjamin Dubois, M.D. opened Bay City Brewing Company in late 2015. Greg has been a San Diego resident for 35 years and owns McGregor’s Grill and Ale House in Mission Valley. Ben is a successful orthopedic surgeon in …

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Background David Arnce, a former partner in Cartel Coffee, launched the beer operation in 2012 as an offshoot of Cartel Coffee Lab. The brewery was attached to the coffee shop, and soon outgrew the space. Arnce and Cartel eventually parted ways deciding it …

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