Head Brewer, Bold Missy Brewery I first met Carli Smith after being introduced by her mentor, Marty Mendiola. The former had recently resigned from his long-time post at Rock Bottom’s La Jolla … [Read more...] about Craft Q&A: Carli Smith
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Craft Q&A: Skip Virgilio
Brewmaster, Gravity Heights He hasn’t brewed a beer on a professional level since 2002, but Skip Virgilio has never strayed far from the San Diego brewing scene he was a major part of in its early … [Read more...] about Craft Q&A: Skip Virgilio
Craft Q&A: Brian Crecely
Head Brewer, Kilowatt Brewing Company For the past three years, Kearny Mesa-based Kilowatt Brewing Company has been the little brewery that could. Bolstered by flamboyantly outlandish beers and … [Read more...] about Craft Q&A: Brian Crecely
Q&A: Derek Gallanosa
Head Brewer, Abnormal Beer Company There are movers and shakers in the local beer-brewing and beer-drinking subculture. Then there is Derek Gallanosa, a BMOC among both factions who, while coming … [Read more...] about Q&A: Derek Gallanosa
Q&A: Jeff Josenhans
Lead Mixologist & Certified Cicerone, Level II, U.S. Grant Hotel & Grant Grill Picture it: You sit down at a bar, enjoy two or three IPAs rich with the fruity, piney aromas and flavors of … [Read more...] about Q&A: Jeff Josenhans
Q&A: Zack Knipe
Owner, Kensington Brewing Company After several years in operation, Kensington Brewing Company gained a name for itself last January when it opened its brewery and tasting room to the public. There … [Read more...] about Q&A: Zack Knipe
Q&A: Geri Lawson
Co-owner, Indian Joe Brewing Native American-owned family business Indian Joe Brewing was a hit in a municipality drenched in craft-beer. Despite capacity issues, the small Vista brewery gained a … [Read more...] about Q&A: Geri Lawson
Q&A: Mike Hinkley
Owner, Green Flash Brewing Company Last weekend, Green Flash Brewing Company turned open the doors of its new East Coast brewery and tasting room in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The project took more … [Read more...] about Q&A: Mike Hinkley
Q&A: “Dr.” Bill Sysak
CEO, Wild Barrel Brewing Company In late-October, while the craft beer community was still processing the news of Stone Brewing’s sizeable layoffs, wondering and worrying about the long-term, … [Read more...] about Q&A: “Dr.” Bill Sysak
Q&A: Kevin Hopkins
Vice President, Mother Earth Brew Co. What started as a tiny single-suite nano-brewery producing insanely tiny batches of beers using stock-pots over Butane burners has evolved into a Hop Highway … [Read more...] about Q&A: Kevin Hopkins
