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“More than a club” is the motto of the Spanish football club FC Barcelona, and perhaps QUAFF (The Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity), the granddaddy of the San Diego homebrew clubs, has earned the right to hijack it. As Mary Anne Bixby, a longtime club member, said in a 2010 interview: “QUAFF is more like
SAN DIEGO—Mikkel Borg Bjergsø is arguably the world’s most famous gypsy brewer; a gallivanting fermentation specialist exploring a myriad of styles, he’s known for pushing the envelope to the point that some of his beers challenge conventional beer guidelines. Throughout his nine-year career, the Danish brewer used the systems of brewing comrades around the world.
Poway residents Vicky and Peter Zien oversee Anvil of Hope and AleSmith Brewing Company
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