Jeremiah Zimmer is an experienced home brewer with over ten years of work history in branding marketing and sales. A few years ago, he partnered up with Jude La Rose and Jason Maxwell to launch Hop Butcher for the World in Chicago. Jeremiah was key in getting Hop Butcher for the World’s Good Ryes Wear Black IPA into the White Sox’s U.S. Cellular Field. The beer is inspired by their beloved south siders and is available in single 16oz cans at the Midwest Craft Beer Kiosk.
Joe Hudson is the general manager of the Inland Empire 66ers and a native of San Bernardino. He started working at the organization in 2001 in food and beverage. After attending the University of Utah, he was promoted to Assistant General Manager in 2010, and then in 2012 assumed the day to day operations of the club. His focus as General Manager is to provide the absolute best experience for guests in the beautiful setting of the San Manuel Stadium. Part of that experience, and the focus of this episode, will be with the partnership between the stadium and Hangar 24 brewing.
Andy Gehl, spent a few years bouncing around trying to find a passion to drive his life before the beginnings of Third Space Brewing came to be. Andy met Kevin Wright, Third Space’s Head Brewer and Co-founder, twenty years prior when they were camp counselors at a summer camp. Kevin went to brewing school at UC Davis and ended up at Hangar 24. Meanwhile Andy went to law school and became an attorney. After running into each other at a wedding and having a conversation about opening a brewery, the two went on to found Third Space Brewing in the old industrial corridor of Milwaukee.
Daylen Dalrymple is the Marketing and Digital Communications Manager at Stone Brewing based in San Diego where she oversees social media strategy and content, helps foster influencer and brand partnerships, and steers her team toward tools to help Stone execute their goals including being the standard bearer of independent craft beer. She was born and raised in Washington DC, ordered her first Arrogant Bastard Ale in an east village bar in 1999, and has been dedicated to spreading the gospel of craft beer ever since.
Francesca Jasinski was born and raised in Grand Rapids and she has no shortage of affection for her West Michigan homeland. She graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2006 with a BA in Philosophy and began working in mental health with the intent to eventually pursue a Master’s degree in Social Work. Instead, after developing a strong appreciation for craft beer, she started working for Founders Brewing Co. in 2007 and never looked back. She worked as a server and a taproom manager before landing in her current role as PR & Communications Assistant.