On this episode of the Brewer to Brewer podcast Henok Fentie of Omnipollo AB interviews Sam Zermeño of Brujos Brewing.
It’s a conversation that explores Zermeño’s soon-to-open brewery in Oregon. The two also discuss recipe development and the role that art plays in brewing.
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About Sam Zermeño
Sam Zermeño is the founder/head brewer/co-owner of Brujos Brewing based in Portland, OR. He was born in Tijuana, Mexico and raised in Southern California.
He has been brewing professionally since 2016 and Started as an assistant brewer at Black Market Brewing in Temecula, California. He was also lead brewer at Great Notion for nearly three years, all during the Pandemic.
His last job was at Living Haüs Beer where he brewed for approximately 10 months before he decided to take the leap and open Brujos Brewing.
Brujos has always been his passion project since its inception in 2014 and it wasn’t until last year when he decided it was time to take it to the next level. He acquired an existing brewery in August of 2023 that went out of business and the place was pretty much as turn key as turn key can be.
The Grand Opening is scheduled for March 2, 2024.
About Brewer to Brewer
The Brewer to Brewer podcast is the show where brewers take over the mics and interview one another. The conversations lift the brewhouse veil, revealing what really happens inside a brewery, how brewers develop their recipes, and offers key insights on the issues that matter the most to them. The Brewer To Brewer podcast is available on all the major podcast platforms. All About Beer releases new episodes of the podcast every other Thursday.
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