Medium & Craft Distillery Founders
Western U. S. States
(NOTE: FOUNDERS ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
1
Caitlin Bartlemay
THIS FOUNDERS HISTORY WILL BE PUBLISHED SOON
2
Bruce Joseph
Bruce Joseph’s story is one of passion, perseverance, and a lifelong love for spirits and the city of San Francisco. Having grown up in California’s Central Valley, about 90 miles east of San Francisco, after high school, Bruce headed to San Francisco State University. In 1980, he found work at Anchor Brewing. Hired as a brewer right out of college,
3
Steve McCarthy
Academically gifted and driven, McCarthy pursued higher education at Reed College in Portland, earning his degree in 1966. He then went on to receive a law degree from New York University in 1969, evidence of a man deeply committed to learning and transformation.
4
Lance Winters
In 1996, after a few years of distilling, Winters mustered the courage to approach Jörg Rupf, founder of St. George Spirits, with a bottle of his homemade spirit as a résumé. Rupf’s admittedly blunt evaluation, “That’s inoffensive,” could have discouraged anyone.