Background Cameron Pryor got into home brewing sour beer and soon got his friends Zack Brager and Bill DeWitt interested. Feeling there was not enough sour beer being produced in Southern California, the trio felt it was an opportunity. Although…
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California Wild Ales, San Diego, CA
Tagged with: Barrel Aged, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Bill DeWitt, Cameron Pryor, Craft Beer, craft brew, Sours, travel, Zack Brager
Mystic Brewery, Chelsea, MA
Background Bryan Greenhagen of Mystic Brewery was studying agriculture and how plants make flavors and fragrances. This led to a PhD in plant biochemistry at the University of Kentucky and post-doctoral work at MIT. Bryan went on to work in industrial fermentation…
Tagged with: Barrel Aged, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Bryan Greenhagen, Clementine Frappe, Craft Beer, craft brew, Double Voltage, IPA, Malden, Mosaic Crush, Sours, travel
Fieldwork Brewing Company, Monterey, CA
Background Fieldwork Brewing Company is a craft brewery founded in Berkeley, CA in 2015. Brewmaster Alex Tweet & businessman Barry Braden partnered up to open Fieldwork. Tweet, who had worked at both Modern Times and Ballast Point, is the man who…
The Rare Barrel, Berkeley, CA
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,…
Tagged with: Alex Wallash, Barrel Aged, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Berkeley, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, Jay Goodwin, Sours, The Rare Barrel podcast, 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…
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…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Boston, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, Everett, IPA, Massachusetts, Michael Oxton, Mike O'Mara, Night Shift Brewing, Owl's Nest, Rob Burns, Sours, travel
Jack’s Abby, Framingham, MA
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…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, IPA, Jack's Abby, Massachusetts, Pearly Wit, Smoke and Dagger, Sours, Terroirdome, travel
4 Hands Brewing Company, St. Louis, MO
Kevin Lemp launched 4 Hands Brewing Company in a 20,000-square-foot facility near downtown St. Louis in 2011. The name 4 Hands refers to his family, Kevin, his wife Meagan and their two sons. Lemp spent his career in beverage sales and marketing…
Tagged with: 4 Hands Brewing Company, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Craft Beer, craft brew, Missouri, Sours, St. Louis, travel
Last Name Brewing, Upland, CA
Curt Dale opened Dale Bros Brewery in 2003 and was one of the founding breweries of the Los Angeles-area craft beer movement. In 2007 his brother Andy moved to California to join him. The two brothers had home-brewed together previously and had won…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, California, Craft Beer, craft brew, Inland Empire, IPA, Last Name Brewing, Sours, travel, Upland
Sour Cellars, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Sour Cellars is an all sour brewery and barrel room that Bryan Doty and his wife Chinthya opened in late 2016. Bryan has worked for years with sour brewing techniques and has isolated and propagated wild yeast. He currently maintains over 20…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, California, Craft Beer, craft brew, Rancho Cucamonga, Sour Cellars, Sours, travel
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