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Beer Birthday: Paddy Giffen

September 18, 2014 By Jay Brooks

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Today is Paddy Giffen’s 64th birthday. Paddy was the original brewer at Moylan’s Brewing, did some distilling and was briefly with Bear Republic. I ran into him a few years ago at the Hopmonk Tavern in Sebastopol, and these days, as far as I know, 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, at the Craft Brewers Conference in Austin, Texas.

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Comments

  1. Jim says

    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.

  2. Kim and Harry Graham says

    September 18, 2013 at 2:36 pm

    Hey Paddy,

    Long time no see!!! How are things going with you???? Well we hope. Have lots of great beers on your bday!!!!!

    Cheers!

  3. beerman49 says

    September 18, 2013 at 10:02 pm

    Ditto my Graham friends’ comments, & if ever someone decides to start a “Bay Area Boomer Brewer” HOF, Paddy would be right there w/Alec Moss as an initial inductee. Working @ Lagunitas – what better place from which to ease one’s way into retirement?

  4. Kim and Harry Graham says

    September 18, 2014 at 11:55 am

    Hey Paddy!

    Still long time no see!!! Hope you’re having fun brewing at Lagunitas, miss seeing you at beer fests. We’ll hoist some beers for you tonight. There should be a Bay Area Boomer Brewers HOF, you and Alec and Grant and others belong in it.

    Cheers,

    Kim and Harry

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