|
Kenneth D. Allen, D.C.
Brewmaster, President, CEO
The brewmaster of Anderson Valley Brewing Company's award-winning
ales
is Dr. Kenneth Allen. Dr. Allen, a chiropractor, was in private practice for
over twenty years. He is a former president of the California Chiropractic
Association, and recipient of the prestigious Doctor of the Year award from the
North Bay Chiropractic Association. He presided over a distinguished
chiropractic college until 1980 when he became an Anderson
Valley resident.
Ken purchased a commercial lot in downtown Boonville, for his chiropractic office. By a fortuitous twist of fate, he found himself the owner of one of the best water supplies in Anderson Valley. He wondered what to do with the abundance of pure water until he discovered that the unique make-up of the water lends itself to producing beers of excellent quality.
|
|
|
Neil Atkins
Head Brewer
As Head Brewer, Neil is a very busy man. As soon as we can get Neil's story and a better picture we'll post it. Check back with us soon.
|
|
|
Isidro Chavez
Assistant Brewer
"Chilo," as he is more commonly known, began with Anderson Valley Brewing on
October 28, 1991, working in the packaging department, on our then new-to-us 22
ounce bottling line. Within three months he was helping in the brewhouse,
assisting on early morning mash-ins and grain-outs, and shortly moved into the
brewhouse permanantly. In the intervening ten years, he has become an
essential member of the brewing staff.
|
|
|
John Montgomery
Assistant Brewer
"Big John," Has been a local fan of our beer, since he moved to the valley in 1994. he began working for the brewery in 1998 as a cellarman, monitoring the progress of fermentation, then filtering and lagering the fermented beers. Formerly a locksmith, John worked here as a cellarman for the next five years, and was promoted to Assistant Brewer in May of 2003. Big John is living proof that when a man finds a beer that he loves, he should get a job at the brewery.
|
|
