Speaker

Mike Hess is founder and proprietor of Mike Hess Brewing in San Diego. After 15 years as a homebrewer, he and his wife, Lynda, launched San Diego’s first nanobrewery as a concept proof-test in 2010. His opening is documented in the brewery’s Odyssey blog. Mike Hess Brewing has since grown from the smallest of 33 breweries to the 11th largest craft brewery of the 130 operating in San Diego today. They have expanded to three locations (soon four), operate two brewhouses in San Diego, and distribute their beer throughout California, Arizona, and Colorado. Mike holds a B.A. in economics from the University of Colorado and was an officer in the U.S. Navy for 10 years.