Meet Rich Allen, brand ambassador of Long Trail/Otter Creek.
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Meet the Scene: Jay Rose
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From live drumming with DJs to becoming The King of Growlers, meet South Jersey beer hippie: Jay Rose
Meet the Scene: Suzy Woods
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Suzy Woods is well-known in the beer (and food) community as a sales rep for Allagash and her regular blog posts on “Beerlass.” She is also my good friend; I wasn’t going to let her off the hook with softball questions, so I constructed some questions that dig a little deeper, to find out what makes this lady tick.
Meet the Scene: Pete Danford
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If you’ve had a Victory beer at a craft beer event in the Philadelphia area in the last five years, chances are it was poured by Victory’s Mid-Atlantic/East Coast Regional Sales Manager, Pete Danford. We recently had the pleasure of meeting up with the leader of the local Victory sales team for a bite and brew (or two) at Alla Spina to find out who Pete Danford really is.
Meet the Scene: Megan Maguire
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This issue, we take ten minutes with Megan Maguire, Mid-Atlantic Market Manager for Duvel Moortgat USA. We linked up at the new Pennsport bar, The Industry so I could pry into her day-to-day.
Meet the Scene: Paul Havelin
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HOW DID YOU GET YOUR START WORKING WITH BELLA VISTA?
I worked at the Khyber for close to eight years, the last four of which I handled the bar end of things. I used to buy a bunch of fill in stuff and pineapple juice cans from Bella Vista and one day while I was on the phone the person on the other end said, “Hey, we have our own wholesale brands now… you should try something out.” I think I ended up picking up a keg of Boulder Cold Hop which was a huge hit. I liked some of what they had in their portfolio which at the time pretty much consisted of Boulder, Ballast Point, Original Sin and Voodoo plus some brands that I think are no longer around. The next order I put in, I made a joke about how they should have someone out on the street doing on-premise sales. About 3 weeks later, someone from Bella Vista called the bar asking for the guy who asked about doing sales and luckily I answered the phone. A few weeks later I went in for an interview, we all hit it off and next thing I know I was part of this great wholesaler.
Meet the Scene: Matt Guyer
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Philly Beer Scene: Prior to your days running the Beer Yard, what were your plans for life?
Matt Guyer: To be honest, I was a bit lost and looking for something to hit me. I had quit my job in May of ‘97, an office job, and had taken the summer off. I was thinking about moving out west with a friend, but then I started to talk to the guy who owned the beer store where I bought one, two, maybe hundreds of cases and he mentioned that he was looking to sell. Well, one thing led to another and…
Meet the Scene: Lee Marren
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Philly Beer Scene: Before joining the most arrogant brewery in the world, what were your ambitions in life?
LEE MARREN: Since I was young, I had always planned on opening my own bar/grill. I was born and raised in the business, so I guess it just seemed natural to me.
Meet the Scene: Cameron Saunders
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Meet Cameron, Shangy’s Philly beer rep, who traded his daughter’s identity for cases of beer.
Philly Beer Scene: How did you get involved in the beer industry?
Cameron Saunders: Shangy’s is my first job in the industry and I have my friend Mike Burke to thank. He’s the owner of Quotations in Media, which is a fantastic beer bar. He’s a good friend of my boss and he introduced us and helped me get the job. It wasn’t an easy process by any means. I met my boss in October of one year and didn’t get hired until February of the next year. I kept on him though, and here I am.
PBS: Adam Ritter (owner of Sidecar & Kraftwork) said in a previous interview that he believes that [Shangy’s owner] Nima Hadian is the single most important person to the beer industry in Eastern PA. What’s your take on this and who else would you put on that list?
Cameron: I think that’s 100% true! While everyone else was trying to cram awful beer down people’s throats, Nima was acquiring the rights to sell some of the world’s best beers. He is responsible for bringing so many great brands into PA and making other wholesalers pay attention to what they were selling. Eddie Friedland is another guy who helped out significantly with bringing world class beer to PA. Read more…
Meet the Scene: Jeff Lavin
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Meet Jeff Lavin, the owner of the “Best of ‘Burbs” winning Hulmeville Inn, located just miles away from Exit 37 off I-95 North.
Philly Beer Scene: What is the beer you credit with getting you into craft beer?
Jeff Lavin: I think the first craft beer I had out was a Harpoon Winter Warmer around ’93 at Jake and Oliver’s House of Brews in Old City. My buddy Brad Martin, from Isaac Newton’s, took me down there and I was hooked. I think back then they had 40 beers on tap. First, he gave me a Sierra Bigfoot which, back then, I compared to chewing on a wreath.
PBS: How did you get into the industry?
Jeff: I was working at Langhorne Ski Shop and we would go out for a beer after work. The owner of the local bar we would go to offered me a job tending bar. Seeing as how I was already there most nights, it made sense. Read more…
