Craft Beer Graduate to Open Unique Brewery & Creamery
We asked Andrew about his experiences with the SDSU Craft Beer program and how it helped him become one of the newest craft beer business owners in San Diego County.
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Tag: Business of Craft Beer
Taft Local Brewer Shares Experience with SDSU’s Business of Craft Beer Program
In 2010, Michael Long and his wife Marty opened Black Gold Brewing Company in Taft, CA. Located about 30 miles southeast of Bakersfield, it’s quickly become a hotspot for Taft locals and a growing number of tourists. Patrons enjoy an assortment of locally-inspired craft beers paired with a mix of Thai food and traditional pub fare.
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Student Spotlight: From BioPharma to Craft Beer Bar Owner
Chris is the owner of his own craft beer business, The Brewers Tap Room in Encinitas, CA, a neighborhood hotspot with 25 rotating taps that opened in 2017. We wanted to ask Chris about his unique experiences as a business owner, a craft beer professional, and an SDSU graduate.
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SDSU Program Helps Graduate Navigate Career Transition from Biotech to Craft Beer
With a degree in economics, Roelof Grootenhuis worked in business operations for several pharmaceutical and biotech companies in the Bay Area and San Diego before realizing it wasn’t the right…
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Owner of Gangbusters ‘Wild Barrel Brewing’ Shares Decades of Craft Beer Wisdom in SDSU Program
Google “Dr. Bill Sysak” and you’ll see that the founding advisory board member and instructor with...
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Love of Craft Brew Courses through Career Trajectory of SDSU Business of Craft Beer Program Instructor
Justin Evelyn’s love of great beer began on a trip to London with friends when he was 18 years...
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‘Beer Styles II’ Instructor is Founding Member of SDSU’s Business of Craft Beer Program
In 2012, local craft beer expert Jake Nunes was the bar manager for Stone Brewing when he was...
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Argentinian Brewery Owner Finds SDSU Craft Beer Education Camp ‘Amazing’
San Diego State University’s second annual Craft Beer Education Camp, held this past summer at...
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Canadian Home-Brewer Attends SDSU’s Craft Beer Education Camp for Brewery Startup Guidance
“I’ve never seen so much stainless steel in my life,” said Denny Vervaet, who traveled 2,400...
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SDSU Craft Beer Education Camp Grad Realizes Dream, Opens Tap Room in Encinitas
In the summer of 2016, Chris Duncan was part of the first-ever cohort of students in San Diego...
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Craft Beer Lover Forges Niche in Industry with Help from SDSU’s Business of Craft Beer Program
“It was love at first sip,” says Joey Jubran about her first taste of craft beer some five years...
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SDSU’s Inaugural Craft Beer Education Camp: ‘Invaluable’ Contacts Made with Classmates from Around the World
This past summer, students came from all over the U.S as well as Mexico, Brazil, Columbia,...
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