Today is the 53rd birthday of Colin Kaminski, who for over a decade had been the brewmaster of Downtown Joe’s in Napa, California. He started brewing there around 1998, and after four years learning from Brian Hunt and others, he became the head brewer in 2003. He’s gone on to give many presentation on brewing and write technical articles on brewing and he’s also the co-author of Water: A Comprehensive Guide for Brewers, along with John Palmer, which was published in 2014. Colin was also kind enough to give a talk about brewing water to my class a few years ago. More recently, he’s struck out on his own and doing some engineering consulting and making guitars. Join me in wishing Colin a very happy birthday.
Colin behind the bar at Downtown Joe’s.
Colin, at right, with Kimberly Wood and the Homebrew Chef, Sean Paxton at GABF in 2009.
Colin, front and center, with the Downtown Joe’s crew visiting Anchor Brewing.
[Note: first three photos purloined from Colin’s Facebook page.]
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