Shanty Shack Brewing

 Co-Owners Brandon Padilla & Nathan Van Zandt first met while Brandon was working at 7 Bridges, the homebrew supply store in Santa Cruz. Nathan would come in to purchase ingredients, and he and Brandon would talk-shop, discussing different recipes. A few months later, they recognized each other in a business class at Cabrillo College. By chance, they were both there because they wanted to start a professional brewery one day. The two quickly became home brew partners. 

  Nathan lived in a dilapidated shack on Chanticleer Avenue where they first began brewing and the name “Chanti Shack” naturally came about to describe their brews. Meanwhile, Brandon lived in a run-down church on Pennsylvania Avenue which was coined “The Beer Church”. They threw parties with live music & burlesque dancers to showcase their beer, as well as catering their unique creations for weddings. What started as a hobby swiftly blossomed into a business. They formed a Community Supported Brewery, and their neighbors and friends called them the “milkman but for beer” as they delivered different flavors of beer directly to doorsteps on a bi-weekly basis.