Today is the 60th birthday — the Big 6-O — 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.
At the Celebrator tasting us his newest beer, an unfiltered Dunkelweizen.
During a recent visit to the brewery.
Dan at yet another private Dunelweizen tasting.
I love this early promotional shot they use on Gordon Biersch’s website.
Dan Talking to my SSU class a few years back.
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?
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
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!
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!!!
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
Happy Birthday to The Dan!!
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.
Happy Birthday, Big Dan. You and Dean are both class acts. And your San Jose brewery tour rocks!
3 years in a row….hell why not?!?!
Happy Birthday Dan!! ( Still waiting for GB in New England 🙂 )
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).
Just at the GB downtown, had a great time. Happy beerday!!!