Craft Beer Professionals

CBP Stories showcase individual members who have an inspiring story to tell. M. David Gonzalez (DG) has been a professional brewer since 1996 and attended the prestigious Siebel Institute of Technology in 1997. He has been in a variety of situations from small brewpubs and breweries, to larger production facilities, to spending more than a decade with a corporate brewpub chain as a Head Brewer, and in a variety of capacities ranging from Assistant Brewer though to Director of Brewing Operations as well as many other important roles. He has spent two tours on the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild, including being the first Vice President. He has won dozens of Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals at the Carolinas Championships of Beers over the years, and part of a brewing team that brought home a Gold Medal at the Great American Beer Festival in 2016. Shortly after Lost Worlds opened, he lead the team that earned four medals, including three Gold, at the 2020 North Carolinas Brewers Cup, and a Silver medal at the Great American Beer Festival in the same year. He is the Director of Brewing Operations/Head Brewer for Lost Worlds Brewing Company in Cornelius, North Carolina. In his spare time (which he runs a brewery, so isn’t much), he spends time with his wife and 4 boys, hiking, and visiting other breweries…of course. www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

This conversation features: AJ Head - Safe Bars Amy Leesa - Fisher Phillips Law Firm (focus on Employment Law in the brewery space) Kyle Rheiner - Arthur Hall (Craft Beverage Insurance) www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

CBP Stories showcase individual members who have an inspiring story to tell. Gloria has been in the craft beer industry for over ten years in a variety of capacities – writer, brand ambassador, sales representative, bartender and founder of the Syracuse Women of Craft Beer. A former university professor, she changed careers from higher education to pursue her beer journey. Her writing started with The Hoppy Nomad blog which led to writing for Syracuse’s Table Hopping Newspaper, Beer Advocate Magazine, Cigar Snob, VinePair and more. She is a Cicerone® Certified Beer Server. She has combined her love of teaching and beer to create Crafted Minds LLC, a company dedicated to beer education for all. www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

White Labs CEO Chris White is joining us to share a first look at the future of yeast with Craft Beer Professionals. The team at White Labs has been hard at work behind the scenes, innovating to bring brewers the most superior yeast on the planet. Today is an exciting moment for all of us at White Labs. Our entire team prides itself on our constant push to innovate and improve, and in doing so we celebrate success that helps move the industry forward. From the industry’s first pitchable liquid yeast to a complete revolution in the way it’s propagated, our innovative spirit is tireless, and today I get to share that we’ve done it again. Introducing PurePitch Next Generation, an evolution of White Labs’ PurePitch® – the most superior and consistent yeast on the market – made even better with new packaging for ease of use, and verifiable quality and consistency to help you make the absolute best beer possible. www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

This conversation features: Betsi Good - Four Corners Brewing Company James Moriarty - Urban Brew Labs Laura Dierks - Interboro NYC Nancy Trigg - Arryved Randy Jensen and Sindre Ingebrigtsen - Molo Brew www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

This conversation features: Collean Laney - Three Notch'd Brewing Company Katie Nierling - Ska Street Brewstillery Muriah Kilmer - Freedom's Edge Brewing Tiare Austin - Walking Stick Brewing www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

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