What’s your current position at your brewery, and how did you get started in the craft brewing industry? I wear a few hats at Orlando Brewing, but I’d generalize my position as beer liaison. When I …More
Mary McGinn
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Todd Franklin
What’s your current position at your brewery, and how did you get started in the craft brewing industry? I’m the brewmaster at Sugar Creek Brewing Co. in Charlotte, N.C. I started brewing 19 years ago in …More
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Christopher Leonard
What’s your current position at your brewery, and how did you get started in the craft brewing industry? I am the brewmaster for Heavy Seas [in Baltimore, Md.]. I got into the beer industry in 1997 …More
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Margaret Akin
What’s your current position at your brewery, and how did you get started in the craft brewing industry? I am a partner and co-founder at our family-owned and -operated brewery [Benchmark Brewing Co. in San Diego, …More
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Greg Mills
What’s your current position at your brewery, and how did you get started in the craft brewing industry? I’m head brewer [at Sleeping Lady Brewing Co. in Anchorage, Alaska.] I got started in the industry a …More
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Tom Schaeffer
What’s your current position at your brewery, and how did you get started in the craft brewing industry? I am co-founder, CEO, and president of Black Cloister Brewing Company [in Toledo, Ohio]. I founded the local …More
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Brian Carl
What’s your current position at your brewery, and how did you get started in the craft brewing industry? I’m a brewer [at Benchmark Brewing Co. in San Diego, Calif.]. I started in craft brewing by homebrewing …More
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Jon Bennett
What’s your current position at your brewery, and how did you get started in the craft brewing industry? I’m the head brewer at Bog Water Brewing in Westport, Wash. I was introduced to Chris, the owner, …More
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Fred Eckhardt
In remembrance of Fred Eckhardt, 1926-2015 Beer industry icon Fred Eckhardt passed away on Monday, August 10, 2015. He was a writer, authoring titles such as The Essentials of Beer Style and contributing to Celebrator magazine. “Fred Eckhardt was …More
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Robbie O’Cain
What’s your current position at your brewery, and how did you get started in the craft brewing industry? I am brewmaster and manager of brewery operations at Starr Hill Brewery [in Crozet, Va.]. Growing up in …More
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