Background – Aftershock Brewing Co. Marvin Nigh, Brewmaster/Owner has been brewing for more than 25 years. Nigh turned his brewing hobby into a full-fledged business and Aftershock Brewing Co. became a reality in 2009. His beers caught on and as a…
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Aftershock Brewing Co., Temecula, CA
Tagged with: ABV, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, Marvin Nigh, San Diego, travel
Gravity Heights, San Diego, CA
Background Gravity Heights is a 13,000-square-foot, multi-level indoor/outdoor brewpub and beer garden located in the heart of Sorrento Mesa. Gravity Heights was created in collaboration with Arturo Kassel, the founder of Whisknladle Hospitality and brewers Skip Virgilio and Ryan Trim. The…
Tagged with: ABV, Arturo Kassel, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, Skip Virgilio, travel
State 48 Brewing, Scottsdale, AZ
Background Mario Rana opened State 48 Brewing, the first and only brewery in Surprise, Arizona in June 2016. They are one of the handful of new breweries opening on the west side of Phoenix. He opened the brewery/restaurant focusing on Arizona…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brett Blanchard, Brew Pub, Chuck Croix, Craft Beer, craft brew, Mario Rana, Northeast X Southwest IPA, travel
Barn Brewery, San Diego, CA
Background Barn Brewery, a nano-brewery on El Cajon in the North Park area opened in April 2015. Chris Finch and longtime business partner Jennifer Alexander teamed up with David Baker, who owns the building, along with the shopping plaza across the street…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Chris Finch, Craft Beer, Derek Linwood, nano-brewery, travel
Fall Brewing Company, San Diego, CA
Background Ramon Astamendi began homebrewing in 1995 and took the great leap to professional brewing in 2007. After working at two start ups, Saint Archer and Mission Brewing, Ramon and a coworker Dave Lively opened Fall Brewing Company in November…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Craft Beer, craft brew, Dave Lively, Ramon Astamendi, travel
Mike Hess Brewing, San Diego, CA
Background In 2009, Mike Hess relocated his financial services office into an industrial park along Miramar Road. At that point he had 15 years of home brewing experience under his belt. This new industrial office was chosen because of an…
Tagged with: Beer Trail, beercation, Craft Beer, Greg Hess, Hop Cloud Hazy IPA, Imperial Beach, IPA, Mike Hess, Miramar, North Park, Ocean Beach, travel, Walnut Park
California Wild Ales, San Diego, CA
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…
Tagged with: Barrel Aged, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Bill DeWitt, Cameron Pryor, Craft Beer, craft brew, Sours, travel, Zack Brager
Santa Maria Brewing Co, Paso Robles, CA
Background Dan Hilker and Gary Ford founded Santa Maria Brewing Co in 1994. The original brewery is in Santa Maria. In July of 2013 Ford retired and a new partnership emerged between Byron & Karen Moles and Dan Hilker. The…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Byron Moles, Craft Beer, Dan Hilker, IPA, Julicious, Tap It Brewing, travel
Silva Brewing, Paso Robles, CA
Background Silva Brewing Chuck Silva, owner and head brewer of Silva Brewing, began home brewing in 1994. After four years of producing tasty homebrews he quit his day job as a Department of Defense Contractor. He signed up for brewing…
Tagged with: 525 Pine, Barrel Aged, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Chuck Silva, Craft Beer, craft brew, Hop Maniac, IPA, Mary Jo Silva, Nut Farm, The Pour House, travel
BarrelHouse Brewing, Paso Robles, CA.
Background BarrelHouse Brewing Company was founded in 2011 by cousins and co-owners Jason Carvalho and Kevin Nickell and joined in 2012 by longtime friend Chris Vaughn. The brewery opened in Paso Robles in 2013 and by the end of 2014…
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