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Beer Birthday: Dan Gordon

September 13, 2024 By Jay Brooks

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Today is the 64th birthday of Dan Gordon, co-founder of Gordon Biersch Brewing, which began in San Jose, California. Dan studied brewing in Germany and was the first American to graduate from Wissenschaftszentrum Weihenstephan with a brewing degree. His brewpub chain was one of the first to really focus on lagers, and especially German-style beers. Dan has gotten to be a good friend over the years and he’s also a terrific jazz trombonist! Join me in wishing Dan a very happy birthday.

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At the Celebrator tasting us his newest beer, an unfiltered Dunkelweizen.

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During a visit to the brewery a few years ago.

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Dan at yet another private Dunelweizen tasting.

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I love this early promotional shot they use on Gordon Biersch’s website.

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Dan Talking to my SSU class a few years back.

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Comments

  1. thedarkside says

    September 13, 2010 at 11:26 am

    Happy Birthday, The Dan!!! Looking forward to your next visit to the Brewing Network’s studio “D”.

    P.S. how about a Gordon Biersch in New England?

  2. Greg Warwick says

    September 13, 2010 at 12:21 pm

    Hey Dan,
    Happy Birthday! Thanks for all the tremendous support that you and Gordon Biersch provide to University events in the SF Bay Area. I know that you were a Berkeley grad, but you’ve been very generous to Stanford, as well. Hope you have a fantastic 50th!
    Cheers,
    Greg Warwick

  3. Mike Pierce says

    September 14, 2010 at 10:16 am

    Dan Gordon – one of the giants of the craft brew industry and among the most eloquent and interesting people in any industry – a true Renaissance Man. He also makes some damn tasty lagers!
    Happy 50th buddy!

  4. Joe Petras says

    September 15, 2010 at 12:30 pm

    Happy Birthday Dan !
    You motivated me over decade ago, which led me to purchase defunct
    brewery and start brewing Czech/German lagers.
    Thanks again and enjoy life in Beer World!!!

  5. Kim and Harry says

    September 13, 2011 at 11:20 am

    Hi Dan,

    We’re going to the SJ GB tonight to help support the autism cause. Maybe we’ll see you there.

    Kim and Harry

  6. TheDarkSide says

    September 13, 2011 at 11:22 am

    Happy Birthday to The Dan!!

  7. Adam says

    September 13, 2011 at 11:58 am

    I stopped drinking Gordon Biersch after they strong-armed Oskar Blues. There’s enough great beer out there not to support jackass corporate “business” practices. Too bad because I like Dan.

  8. Mr. Nuts says

    September 13, 2011 at 2:34 pm

    Happy Birthday, Big Dan. You and Dean are both class acts. And your San Jose brewery tour rocks!

  9. TheDarkSide says

    September 13, 2012 at 11:21 am

    3 years in a row….hell why not?!?!

    Happy Birthday Dan!! ( Still waiting for GB in New England 🙂 )

  10. beerman49 says

    September 15, 2013 at 12:16 am

    I hope he’s having a good chuckle over the fact that the GB site on SF’s Embarcadero that a greedy landlord forced them to vacate last yr is still empty (passed it twice mid-late Aug on the light rail on my way to Giant games).

  11. Kim and Harry Graham says

    September 14, 2015 at 4:26 pm

    Just at the GB downtown, had a great time. Happy beerday!!!

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