What's Brewing in the Craft Beer & Distilled Spirits Space - Trends & Updates

 

 

 

We are excited to gather dealmakers together with craft beer and distillery experts to discuss the San Diego craft beer and distillery industry.  San Diego has become a "Mecca" with close to 200 craft breweries in our area, and the industry is growing and changing daily.  Come network with your peers, sample some local craft brews and hear from industry experts on updates and trends in the local brewing community.

 

PANEL:  

 

Chris Cramer - Chief Executive and Co-Founder, Karl Strauss Brewing Co.

Started in 1989, it is one of the oldest craft breweries in Southern California and a pioneer in San Diego's renowned craft beer industry.

Chris White - President and CEO, White Labs Inc.

Chris founded White Labs in 1995 to manufacture yeast cultures and provide fermentation services to the brewing, wine, and distilling industries.

Aaron Dean -  CEO/Founder, Depot Springs Beer Co.

Aaron Dean has successfully held executive-level positions running multi-million-dollar real estate management and development companies throughout Southern California, Nevada, and Arizona. Aaron's extensive relationship with national and international retailers, hotels, and celebrities has allowed him and his companies to gain access to the world of private labeling and manufacturing.

Ken Lee - Partner, Malahat Distillery

San Diego's first fully dedicated Craft Distillery, Malahat Spirits is focused on producing specialty handcrafted spirits, including rum and whiskey, and began production in the fall of 2013 using an approach that combines tradition, innovation and experimentation with our hand-made copper stills.

 

 

Jeremy Glaser - Co-Chair of Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice, Mintz Levin 

Mintz Levin represents brewers, wineries and distilleries in a wide variety of issues, including day-to-day corporate compliance issues, capital raising and debt financing, distribution agreements and contracts, employment, trademarks, real estate, and litigation issues. Our consulting affiliate, ML Strategies, also provides government relations advice regarding state regulatory bodies. Representative clients include Mission Brewery, Headlands Brewing, Diageo, and Calistoga Wine Company. 

 

 

 

 

 

ACG Annual Sponsors & Members with Breakfast  Meetings Included :  0

ACG Members Pay as You Attend & Other Chapters: 65

Non-Members & Guests: 85

 

 

ACG Annual Sponsors & Members with Breakfast Meetings Included :  0
ACG Members Pay as You Attend & Other Chapters: 75
Non-Members & Guests: 95

 

 

Questions:  Contact Executive Director Judy Susser-Travis, CMP, CMM

at acgsandiego@acg.org or call 619-741-7247 for assistance.