4-23-24 Tonight we’re headed to Arizona to talk with Uwe Boer, meadmaker at Celestial Artisan Meadery.
Uwe was born in 1960 in Dortmund, Germany and lived there until the age of 21.
He graduated with a degree in business, and immigrated to the US later that year, after several years of preparation. He came to live in San Diego, CA and worked in an industrial environment, working in production and business management until moving to Phoenix, AZ in 1986 to start a new career in brewing.
Growing up in Dortmund, one of the largest beer producing towns in the world, he developed an appreciation of beer and the German beer culture. Hoppy Pilseners from the region are still his favorite beer style.
After moving to San Diego, with the Craft Brew movement emerging, he started home brewing in 1991 and making Mead the same year. In 1996 he moved to Phoenix, AZ to start a new career as Brewmaster for a start...
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