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Beer Birthday: Paddy Giffen

by Jay Brooks on September 18, 2009 · 1 comment

Today is Paddy Giffen’s 59th birthday. Paddy was the original brewer at Marin Brewing, did some distilling and was briefly with Bear Republic. I ran into him last year at the Hopmonk Tavern in Sebastopol, and these days he’s brewing at Lagunitas. Join me in wishing Paddy a very happy birthday.

Paddy and Britt Antrim, himself formerly with Anderson Valley, Kona and Great Divide, but now with Celestial Seasonings, at the Craft Brewers Conference in Austin, Texas.

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1 Jim September 18, 2009 at 11:19 am: I recall, from Zymurgy, that Paddy was Homebrewer of the Year in the past and that he was the original brewer at Moylans. I believe he is the originator of the wonderful “Kiltlifter” as well.

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