Background Jake Stanko had been home brewing and sharing with friends for some time when one day his brother in law, Brett Bristol asked why he was giving all his beer away for free. The two talked, created a business…
Tag: Hazy IPA
Tombstone Brewing North, Phoenix, AZ
Background Historic gunfights and horse-drawn carriage rides, whats not to love. The Wild West is alive and well in Tombstone, Arizona, an hour southeast of Tucson. The tourist destination’s newest attraction, Tombstone Brewing Company opened in October 2016. They began…
Tagged with: Arizona, arizonacraftbeer, beercation, Hazy IPA, Helio Basin, Matt Brown, Phoenix, Tombstone North, Weedy Weidenthal
Zilker Brewing, Austin, TX
Background Brothers Forrest and Patrick Clark and longtime friend Marco Rodriguez opened the doors to Zilker Brewing in April 2015. Marco and Patrick have known each other for over 20 years attending high school together in Lago Vista. The trio…
8 Bit Brewing Company, Murrieta, CA
Background – 8 Bit Brewing Company Owners and brothers Chris and Jeff Keyson and co-owner Susan Arnold, a video game designer in Santa Monica and sister to Chris’s wife Sarah opended the doors to 8 Bit Brewing Company in late 2016. The…
Tagged with: ABV, Beer Pilgrimage, beercation, Brew Pub, Chris Keyson, Craft Beer, craft brew, Hazy IPA, IPA, Jeff Keyson, San Diego, Susan Arnold
Modern Times Beer, San Diego, CA
Background Modern Times Beer is the brainchild of Jacob McKean, a longtime home brewer and Stone Brewing’s former social media guru. In January 2012, McKean walked away from his job at Stone Brewing and raised enough capital in 6 months to…
Tagged with: Alex Tweet, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, Derek Freese, Hazy IPA, IPA, Jacob McKean, Matt Walsh, Michael Tonsmeire, Roasted beans
Vanished Valley Brewing Company, Ludlow, MA
Background – Vanished Valley Brewing Josh Britton and Mike Rodrigues opened Vanished Valley Brewing in early 2017. Britton had been home brewing under the name Foothold Brewing. Rodrigues was running his Europa Black Rock Bar & Grill. The two were introduced…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, Hazy IPA, IPA, Josh Britton, Ludlow, Mike Rodrigues, Pomona IPA, travel, Watershed IPA
Humble Sea Brewing, Santa Cruz, CA
Background – Humble Sea Brewing A trio of friends opened Humble Sea Brewing in March 2017. Nick Pavlina learned to homebrew from his dad back in 2008 and has been brewing ever since. In 2009 he moved to Pleasure Point and…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, California, Craft Beer, craft brew, Foggy, Foggy IPA, Hazy IPA, Humble Sea Brewing Co., IPA, NEIPA, Santa Cruz, travel
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…
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