1. Where is your brewery?

8000 NW 25th Street, #500, Doral, FL 33122

2. What was the first beer you had that made you realize craft beer was going to be a bigger part of your life?

Pete's Wicked Ale.

3. What is your favorite style to brew and why?

I Love making Saisons because the style is so loose and free that creativity can run rampant but still come out highly drinkable, haha.

4. If you were stranded on an island (with a working refrigerator that automatically replenished itself) and you could only have one beer for the rest of your life in that fridge, which would it be?

I would probably drink Ponto S.I.P.A. (Sessionable India Pale Ale) by Pizza Port Brewing Company.

5. What is you favorite music to listen to in the brewery?

Reggae (by far).

6. Which other brewery has inspired you the most? Why?

Avery Brewing Company - they were small when I worked there in 2003 but look at how they've grown now!

7. Single hop beer - which hops are you using?

Summit *but I have to kill you now.

8. Where is your favorite place to get a beer after work and why?

While there’s not much in Doral at the moment as far as brewery taprooms - I cannot wait until MIA gets theirs open because the beer is awesome and the vibe there will be as well.

9. What is one piece of advice you'd give to someone who thinks they want to get into the craft beer industry?

Go work for another brewery for a while to get the experience, listen - don’t talk! - learn from people who put in their dues, love what you do through thick and thin, and above all - please, please make decent to good beer!

10. Dogs or cats?

Lemurs

1. Where is your brewery?

Tarpon Springs, Fl. Sponge capital of the world.

2. What was the first beer you had that made you realize craft beer was going to be a bigger part of your life?

Bass Ale. 1979 (Drinking age was 18 in the dark ages). The real deal. Still used the Burton Union system back then.

3. What is your favorite style to brew and why?

Saison/Farmhouse ales! They lend themselves to everything I enjoy in a beer. Dry, moderate alcohol, spicy yeast driven flavors. The Florida weather is perfect for brewing saisons.

4. If you were stranded on an island (with a working fridge that automatically replenished itself) and you could only have one beer for the rest of your life in that fridge, which would it be?

Orval, no question.

5. What is your favorite music to listen to in the brewery?

There is a great community station in the area that plays a lot of Americana, local music, blues, to alternative, they even have a Native American music show. Each DJ has 2-3 hours to play whatever they want. If that’s not on… a lot of Wilco, Steely Dan and Stevie Ray Vaughan!(maybe a little Buffett).

6. Which other brewery has inspired you the most? Why?

Jolly Pumpkin. Love everything they do and for some reason, Tampa was one of their first markets outside of Michigan back in 2004-2005... La Roja was a game changer for me. Ron Jeffries was a huge influence and a big help getting me started. I was calling him (annoying him) two-three times a week asking advice in the early days about everything from bottles to keg conditioning. Eventually, Saint Somewhere became the second US brewery under the Shelton Brothers umbrella… Jolly Pumpkin being the first.

7. Single hop beer - which hops are you using?

Saaz.

8. Where is you favorite place to get a beer after work and why?

My backyard. We live on a lake in a fairly rural area. Nothing better after a long day than having a beer by the lake. Other than that a place called Mr. Dunderbak’s in N. Tampa. Ground zero. The entire Florida Craft Beer scene came out of that place. Saint Somewhere, Cigar City, 7venth Sun, Angry Chair Brewing, Six Ten Brewing, Loose Stool Brewing to name a few all started right there.

9. What is one piece of advice you'd give to someone who thinks they want to get into the craft beer industry?

Think outside the box, so to speak. Fill a niche. Creat a niche if there isn't one to fill. Shortly, it will be difficult to break into the market with just an IPA, a stout, a porter.

10. Dogs or cats?

Cats. Like myself, they just don't give a shit.

Aaron Anderson - Head Brewer Biscayne Bay Brewing Co.

Bob Sylvester - Founder/Brewer Saint Somewhere Brewing Co.