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What do you do at Joyride? As Lead brewer at Joyride it is my job to brew our staple recipes, develop new recipes, ensure quality, and continue to learn new and better techniques.  I believe there is always room to grow as a brewer, and I enjoy trying to improve. Where in Colorado are you from? I grew up in the Sloans Lake area of Denver, and now live right here in Edgewater. What’s the best part of being a…

What do you do at Joyride? Sling and serve Edgwater’s most favorite beers! Where are you from, and when did you move to Colorado? Do I have to claim it?? Florida.. I moved to Colorado in January of 2010 Why did you move to Colorado?  You know that cliche saying “The mountains are calling and I must go”? Yep that’s me! What did you do before Joyride? I was the bar manager at The Post Brewing Co. in Denver and…

What do you do at Joyride? I serve delicious beers to thirsty people!  Sometimes behind the bar, sometimes running around to tables. Where are you from, and when did you move to Colorado? I grew up in Delaware and moved to Boulder after college at Virginia Tech.  Go Hokies! Why did you move to Colorado? I moved out here for the mountains! What did you do before Joyride? I’ve been around.  Most recently I helped open The Intrepid Sojourner Beer…

What do you do at Joyride? I go back and fourth between bartending and serving.  Where in Colorado are you from? I’m from Colorful Colorado! I grew up not far from Edgewater in Lakewood.  What’s the best part of being a Colorado native? The best things about being a CO native is that I get to call this beautiful state my Home, and I’m prepared for all of Colorado’s whacky weather. What did you do before Joyride? Before working at…

What do you do at Joyride? Sling beers, encourage people to try new things and pet puppies! All while having a good time! Where are you from? Grant, Florida. It’s a small town on the East coast of Florida just barely north of Sebastian. Grant is known mostly for its small Seafood festival, 4-wheeling, and its access to the Indian River.  I moved to Denver 4 years ago. Why did you move to Colorado? My man’s a hot male nurse…

What do you do at Joyride? I am a server/bartender extraordinaire. Where in Colorado are you from? I was born right here in Denver and grew up in Bailey. About an hour southwest in the mountains, before going to school for way too long in Alamosa, and then Fort Collins for the last couple years before moving back to Denver. What’s the best part of being a Colorado native? People are excited to meet me. Natives have become a rarity…

What do you do at Joyride? As Joyride’s assistant brewer, I tend to assist the Chief Yeast Sherpa in our pursuit of great beer. Whenever I’m around, there’s a lot to be done whether we are making new beer, moving beer from vessel to vessel, or most commonly, both. The most stressful part of any given day comes when its time to pick new music for the brewhouse. The exception to this comes first thing in the morning on a…

What do you do at Joyride? As the Chief Yeast Sherpa, I spend the weekdays crafting wort and trapping it in tanks with yeast until they learn to get along. I then guide them in the direction of your glass. Where in CO are you from, and where else have you lived? I grew up in Littleton, mostly, then studied film production in Boulder before moving to NYC for about 9 years.  I met my Colorado-native wife in Brooklyn, picked…

What do you do at Joyride? Hired on back in early 2014 as one of the original brewers/bartenders at Joyride, I worked for the company full time for about two and a half years before making the move up to Breckenridge to become a distiller. These days, I still brew and bartend at Joyride a few times a month, and I also work full time for Tap XIV Lodo and will be transitioning to the new Tap XIV Uptown location…