Craft Beer Professionals

CBP Stories showcase individual members who have an inspiring story to tell. With 25+ years in the craft beer industry, before working for a few of the largest breweries in the world, George Graham represented a few of the pioneers in Portland, Oregon - Bridgeport, Saxer, Oregon Ales (Boston Beer), Thomas Kemper, and Rogue to name a few. Finishing his career at a community-inspired small-batch brewery, Oakshire Brewing in Eugene, OR. After years of growing brands, he's taken on a new role representing PakTech (you know the can handle people) in Eugene. He is looking forward to sharing stories and discussing his time in the industry. www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

CBP Stories showcase individual members who have an inspiring story to tell. Daniel Carey operates the New Glarus Brewing Company in Wisconsin along with his business partner and wife, Deb, as well as two daughters and grandchildren. He shoveled out his first mash tun in 1979 at the age of 18 while earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science at University of California Davis. Dan was Valedictorian of the Siebel Institute Course in Brewing Science. He served his apprenticeship at the Ayinger Brewery near Munich then passed the Institute of Brewing Diploma Examination followed by the Master Brewer Exam. He also was a Production Supervisor for Anheuser-Busch. Dan won the Association of Brewers 2003 “Small Brewer of the Year” Award, the 2005 and 2006 “Mid Size Brewer of the Year” Awards as well as the 2006 Russell Schehrer Award for Innovations in Brewing. www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

CBP Stories showcase individual members who have an inspiring story to tell. Stephanie is an Atlanta-based writer who focuses on stories of diversity and inclusion in the beer industry. In 2020, she was a recipient of the Diversity in Beer Writing Grant from the North American Guild of Beer Writers, and this year, she was recognized in Imbibe's 75 people to watch. Stephanie is also the founder of The Share, a newsletter celebrating Black women in the beer industry. www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

This conversation features: Jacob Hoover - White Labs Jean van Damme - ESTER.ai Jon Dispenza - Untappd Podcast Laura Lodge - Customized Craft Beer Programs/Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

This conversation features:  Jacob Hoover - White Labs  Jean van Damme - ESTER.ai  Jon Dispenza - Untappd Podcast  Laura Lodge - Customized Craft Beer Programs/Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival  www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

CBP Stories showcase individual members who have an inspiring story to tell. Marty Jones is a longtime award-winning beer journalist and publicist/promoter/idea man in the craft beer trade. In addition to being dubbed “the man who made canned beer cool” (for his role as frontman and co-founder of the Oskar Blues “Canned Beer Apocalypse”), Jones has been called “the Bill Veeck of craft beer” and “a threat to the future of craft beer.” He thinks alcoholic beverage should be stricken from the beer lexicon and humor is the essential missing ingredient in the trade. Jones writes and plays music on the side and his deep catalog of beer-minded songs has earned him the title of “the bard of beer songs.” He lives in Denver, CO. www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

CBP Stories showcase individual members who have an inspiring story to tell. Cole Hackbarth is the Director of Brewing Operations at Rhinegeist Brewery in Cincinnati Ohio. Rhinegeist is seven years old and has grown to over 100,000bbls/yr of beer and cider across its eight state footprint. Before joining Rhinegeist, Cole worked for several breweries including Golden Road and Full Sail Brewing, after receiving a B.S. in Fermentation Science from Oregon State University. www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

1:4 people have a disability. And guess what? Some of them like beer. Some of them want to hang out with their friends in a comfortable space. ALL of them are consumers. Is your taproom accessible? Have you heard of Universal Design? Why should you care? Because taprooms by nature are community hubs. And community hubs should do their part in making sure they are welcoming to EVERYONE. The presentation will share: Our family's brewery and why we built it to begin with What is Universal Design and how it benefits everyone A tour of our brewery Examples of what they can do to build equity and inclusion in their brewery www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

CBP Stories showcase individual members who have an inspiring story to tell. During his 32 years at MillerCoors, Keith Villa created this cloudy, unfiltered Belgian-style beer, first brewed at the 10-barrel Sandlot Brewery inside Denver’s Coors Field, that would go on to become the number one craft beer in America, helped in part by the Valencia orange slice Keith suggested bartenders place on every rim. Having retired from Coors in 2018, Keith, along with his wife Jodi, began focusing on the next stage in their careers – development of a craft beer infused with THC, a key psychoactive chemical from cannabis plants that creates pleasurable sensations. In December 2018, the Villa’s CERIA (rhymes with “area”) Brewing Company launched its first THC-infused non-alcohol brew in Colorado. Since then, CERIA has expanded throughout Colorado and plans are to expand to other states where the use of recreational marijuana is legal. Having successfully grown CERIA’s THC-infused beer brand, Keith decided in 2020 to also offer his non-alcoholic beers without THC. www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

This conversation features: Brian Boak - Brewers Roundtable Brittany Burke - Untappd Day Bracey - Barrel & Flow Fest Kevin Mardorf - BeerFests.com Matthew Leff - Rhizome Productions www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org