North Sound Brewing Co.

The Backstory –

My taste for flavorful beers started in Denver in college when about the only way to find flavorful beers was to try various imported styles. Luckily there was a liquor store near campus that had a large selection of unique beers and I tried sampling them all! My wife Lori and I moved to Seattle, for jobs, in 1988 when the craft beer scene was emerging and I started home brewing a couple of years later.

I was soon hooked on my new hobby and brewed just about every weekend. My day job at the time was working in insurance. I travelled around the country for my job and one of the things I liked doing was finding local breweries and brewpubs to taste their beers and check out the operations. I found it was a great way to taste great beers, great food and meet great people.

Lori and I also were able to travel to the U.K and Ireland for vacation where we enjoyed golfing, sight seeing, and of course beer tasting. We developed a love of the many ales available including cask or “real ale”.