#72 Craft in California

With the sunshine we head to California and learn that brewing, like any other profession, can take us on a journey we might not have planned for. When Dylan Mobley (pictured far right) left his role at Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, to improve his work/life balance, he already had his next role mapped out. Instead, he’d spend the best part of the next five years helping create and refine some of the most revered and sought after beers in the modern US scene at Bottle Logic Brewing. But now, the California native is focused on his new venture at Rad Beer Co. Due to open this spring, Rad Beer Co is a a brewery and tasting room concept that will allow Mobley to brew a range of lagers and clean German Pilsners that complement the team’s Rad Brat food offering. In this podcast, we speak to Mobley about his exciting plans for Rad Beer Co. We look back at his career to learn more about how he grew as a brewer during his four years at Bottle Logic Brewing. We discuss the level of quality control required when brewing and packaging the array of Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stouts that remain so sought after across the globe, and also the on-going popularity of hop-forward hazy Pale Ales and IPAs.