Newly elected President of the San Diego Brewers Guild. Spent time growing up as a Navy Brat at multiple locations around the United States. Lived in Japan for two years and then Hawaii for 11 years before moving to San Diego in 1994. His parents lived in the Seattle area, so this is where his habitual consumption of craft beer got it's start. Began brewing beer in San Diego as a hobby, while being a national corporate trainer for Ruth's Chris Steak House . Burnt out on 11 years of the restaurant business, he decided to go after a job he enjoyed instead of one for money. Colby has been the General Manager and a Brewer for Home Brew Mart / Ballast Point Brewing Company for the past 8 years. With the opening of the new Ballast Point Brewery at Scripps Ranch, he will remain the General Manager of Home Brew Mart and his brewing duties have switched over to mostly specialty brews. Colby has also recently become a Certified BJCP Judge. San Diego has some of the best beers in the world and Colby is happy to be a part of this great brewing community.

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Born in rural Cheshire in, North-West England, Simon moved to the USA in 1990. Working in San Diego’s cell phone industry during the boom 90’s and 00’s he became disillusioned with corporate America. Becoming a brewer seemed like a natural choice as Simon has always loved beer, especially “real-ale”.

Simon’s philosophy is to make beer as accessible as possible to all drinkers by creating a range of brews with different personalities, varying in gravity and taste, from light quaffable beers, to strong dark ales, but always with an emphasis on balancing the malt and hop flavors. His ales are strongly influenced by his English heritage but nearly 15 years in the US has added a twist and this can be seen in the use of American ingredients in some surprising formulations to create unique beers.

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