#25 - The Michael J. Jackson Foundation & KCBC (Rafael D'Armas)

Host Richie Tevlin talks with Rafael D'Armas, Brewer at KCBC and Board Member of the Michael James Jackson Foundation for Brewing & Distilling. The foundation offers scholarships to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in brewing and distilling, supporting both newcomers and those advancing their careers, with the goal of fostering a more inclusive and dynamic industry.   Michael J. Jackson Foundation: https://www.themjf.org/ ⁠@mjfbrewdistill   Kings County Brewers Collective (KCBC): https://kcbcbeer.com/ @kcbcbeer _______________________________________ EPISODE NOTES: Mentioned Breweries Human Robot Beer - Epi 10 & Epi 15 - Philadelphia, PA Russian River Brewing - Santa Rosa, CA Guinness Brewing - Ireland Brooklyn Brewery - Brooklyn, NY Yuengling Brewery - Pottsville, PA The Bronx Brewery - Bronx, NY Victory Brewing - Downingtown, PA Sixpoint Brewery - Brooklyn, NY Montclair Brewery - Montclair, NJ Notch Brewery - Salem, MA Chula Vista Brewery - San Diego, CA Kato Sake Works - Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Kura - Brooklyn, NY Fall River Brewing - Redding, CA Flying Dog Brewery - Frederick, MD 3 Fonteinen - Belgium - Est. 1880 Timmermans Brewery - Belgium - Est. 1702 Cantillon Brewery - Belgium - Est. 1900 Rodenbach Brewery - Belgium Transmitter Brewing - Brooklyn, NY Wild East Brewing - Brooklyn, NY Mentioned People Mark Silva - Owner of ProBrewer Breeze Galindo - Epi 15 - Director of Ops of the MJF & Owner of Mi Luna Brewing Garrett Oliver - Legendary American Beer Writer & Brooklyn Brewery Brewmaster Emily Addison Hall - Production & Brewing at KCBC Bobby Rolandi - Head Brewer at KCBC Ian Edward Smith - Lead Brewer at KCBC Zack Kinney - Co-Owner of KCBC Sarah Glenn - Production at KCBC Damian Brown - Co-Founder and President at The Bronx Brewery Leo Sawadogo - Owner of Montclair Brewery Timothy J. Parker - Owner of Chula Vista Brewery Colton McCay - Former Brewer at Flying Dog Brewery Rudi Ghequire - Brewmaster of Rodenbach Brewery Ian Kalmes - Head Brewer & Co-Owner of Transmitter Brewery Tony Bellis - Co-Owner of KCBC Liz Garibay - President of Beer Kulture & MJF Board Member Mentioned Businesses The MJF - Non-Profit for Craft Beer Diversity Pro Brewer - Beer Industry Multi-Use Resource BSG Kits - Homebrew Kit Company Beer Kulture - Non-Profit for Craft Beer Diversity Siebel Institute - Professional Brewing Education World Brewing Academy - Professional Brewing Education _______________________________________ What We Drank? Moon Metal Cream Ale | 5.4% | Celeia KCBC -------------------------- Zøktoberfest Märzen | 5.4% KCBC -------------------------- Blinded By the Leicht Leichtbier | 3.9% KCBC -------------------------- Year 7 Imperial Stout | 14.5% KCBC -------------------------- Year 8 Imperial Stout | 14.0% KCBC _______________________________________ STAY CONNECTED: Instagram: ⁠⁠@brewedat⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@thebrewedatpodcast⁠⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠⁠@brewedat ⁠⁠/ ⁠⁠@thebrewedatpodcast⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠@brewedat⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@thebrewedatpodcast⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.brewedat.com