Interview: brewmaster Liz Chism (Council Brewing Company)
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. Liz Chism, husband Curtis Chism, and CFO Greg Leiser are opening Council Brewing Company in San Diego with help from a Kickstarter campaign that runs through December...
View ArticleInterview: Saint Archer Brewery co-founder Josh Landan
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. Josh Landan, a Ventura native who built a successful career as a filmmaker featuring skateboarders and surfers, went on to manage action sports athletes before...
View ArticleInterview: Highland Park Brewery co-founder Bob Kunz
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. Longtime homebrewer and Northwest native Bob Kunz worked as a manager for Father’s Office before partnering with Ross Stephenson, Michael Blackman and Dustin Lancaster...
View ArticleInterview: Jordan Gardenhire (Baja Brewing Company)
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. Last month I talked about Cabotella beer that is new to the SoCal market. At that time I also e-mailed some questions to Jordan Gardenhire, Colorado native and Baja...
View ArticleInterview: Paul Papantonio (The Brewery at Abigaile)
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. When a brewer leaves and a new one arrives, you need to get to know a brewery all over again. The Brewery at Abigaile scored by grabbing Paul Papantonio to brew for...
View ArticleInterview: Indie Brewing co-founders Connor Forbes, Kevin O’Malley, Morgan...
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. Indie Brewing is the latest Los Angeles brewery to enter the marketplace. You may have seen cans of their XPA on shelves as well bottles of their initial roll out. The...
View ArticleInterview: Rodenbach brewmaster Rudi Ghequire
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. Rodenbach brewmaster Rudi Ghequire has worked with the famed brewery in Roeselare, Belgium, since 1982. He grew up in Roeselare, so he knew about Rodenbach from an...
View ArticleInterview: head brewer Devon Randall (Arts District Brewing)
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. Devon Randall is associated with San Diego due to her time at The Lost Abbey and Pizza Port Solana Beach, but she was actually born and raised on L.A.’s Westside in...
View ArticleInterview: Kris Parker (Third Window Brewing)
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. Kristopher “Kris” Parker is the grandson of Santa Barbara County wine legend Fess Parker. He attended USC’s Marshall School of Business and previously worked as COO for...
View ArticleInterview: brewmaster Olivier Dedeycker (Brasserie Dupont)
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. Olivier Dedeycker of Brasserie Dupont collaborated with Tomme Arthur of The Lost Abbey on Saison, Deux Amis, a saison based on Saison Dupont, but with American hops...
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