Today is the 50th birthday — The Big 5-O — of Daniel Satterthwaite, who’s been brewing in the Bay Area since the 1990s. After graduating from UC Santa Cruz, he learned brewing at the Siebel Institute in Chicago and worked for a time in the Black Forest of Germany at a small, family-owned brewery that’s over one hundred years old. Returning home, he worked for years at Gordon Biersch and Trumer Brauerei, and he also helped co-found the Seven Bridges Cooperative home brew supply store in Santa Cruz, was Executive Director of the South Bay Brewer’s Guild. More recently, he co-founded his own place, New Bohemia Brewing in Santa Cruz, and was making great beer there. Unfortunately, he recently decided to close the business but is still working on some brewing projects abroad. Join me in wishing Daniel a very happy birthday.
Note: Last two photos purloined from Facebook.
I’ve been to New Bohemia a few times; just wish they’d open earlier on weekdays when I’m down that way (I use my late mom’s place in Soquel as a retreat). Always something interesting on tap, & the crew’s very friendly. May Dan be there for a long time!