Background Central Coast Brewing George Peterson opened Central Coast Brewing in 1998. They started very small and worked up to a five-barrel brew system — the one that adorns CCB’s logo. Then Brendan Gough arrived as an assistant brewer. After …

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ackground – Sacrilege Brewing In 2016 Sacrilege Brewing opened for business. Owner and brewer Joe Pacini got his feet wet in the business as front of house manager at Half Moon Bay Brewing. From there he worked at a beer distributor …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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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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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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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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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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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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