CRAFT Q&A
Conveying brewing-industry news and developments through in-depth one-on-one interview sessions to provide facts and insights straight from the source.
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Nov- 2024 -13 November
Local named to Pink Boots Society Board of Directors
Lia Garcia’s introduction to craft beer came in 2004 when she was working at Yard House while attending CSU Long Beach. Though she didn’t drink beer at the time, she…
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6 November
Amplified Ale Works’ owner offers exit interview
A licensing requirement is what led entrepreneurial duo Alex Pierson and JC Hill to plunk a three-barrel brewery into their second-story Pacific Beach eatery in 2012. Rather than a standard…
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Oct- 2024 -21 October
Derek Gallanosa named National Brewer of the Year
Right now, local fermentationist Derek Gallanosa is on a plane headed to New York City to accept some serious hardware at Thursday night’s Next Wave Awards after being named National…
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8 October
Former Stone Brewing owner Greg Koch gets graphic
Last week, Stone Brewing co-founder Greg Koch broke his silence about the 2022 sale of the company he helmed for more than a quarter of a century to Sapporo USA,…
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2 October
Stone Brewing co-founder Greg Koch talks Sapporo and more
Greg Koch says it was the later 2010s when an amalgam of brewing industry trends made it clear that, at some point, he was going to have to sell his…
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Aug- 2024 -21 August
David Walker is a true believer
Conditions are tougher for craft breweries than at any point during my 17 years of covering the beer industry. From a global pandemic to an incredibly crowded marketplace, changing consumer…
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Jul- 2024 -31 July
SoCal Brewing Supply materializes in Vista
Travis Johnson got into homebrewing in a big way during his early-twenties. It’s a hobby he stuck with, crafting batch after batch, until taking a six-year hiatus while serving his…
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15 July
Double Peak Brewing on the market
While the craft-beer boom of the 21st century inspired droves of young people to devote their lives to brewing, millennials and gen Zers were also joined by longtime homebrewers who,…
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Apr- 2024 -23 April
Dishing on North Park Beer Co. Pizza Shop
When working to open North Park Beer Co. (NPBC) nearly a decade ago, Kelsey and Amanda McNair knew they wanted high-quality food to be prepared and available on-site, but as…
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15 April
Beer, booch and buds
Thoughtful collaboration is a core component of the craft-beer industry. Recently, a pair of longtime friends and beverage-industry contemporaries teamed together to produce corresponding creations crafted to communicate the quality…
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