Join the Portland Regional Chamber for Kegs & Issues with James Beard Award-winner Rob Tod from Allagash Brewing Co.
4:00 - 4:30 PM: Virtual networking 4:30 - 5:00 PM: Presentation
For our June edition of Kegs & Issues, Chamber President & CEO Quincy Hentzel will chat with the award-winning founder of one of Maine’s largest breweries. Learn how this certified B Corp is adapting to the new landscape, and working harder than ever to brew for the benefit of its community, employees, and the environment.
Topics of discussion will include:
• Tales from the early days as a 1-man startup
• National growth leading up to today’s operation and size
• 25th-anniversary plans
• The company's status as a B Corp
• COVID -19 Support
• And more!
This event will be recorded and a replay will be made available.
About Rob Tod: After graduating from Middlebury College with a major in Geology, Rob headed west. Following a couple years in Colorado, he suspected his track would eventually lead him either back to Geology or woodworking. Before heading down one of those paths, he took a detour to Vermont where he washed kegs at Otter Creek Brewery. While at Otter Creek, he happened upon the beers of Belgium. In these inventive and surprising brews, Rob saw an opportunity to give American beer drinkers an experience they’d never had before. So he left steady pay and founded Allagash Brewing Company in 1995. The brewery has since grown from a one-man operation into one of the Top 50 Craft Breweries in the U.S. (by sales volume) and has earned a spot on Maine’s Best Places to Work list for seven years running. Rob is the Past Chair of the Brewers Association trade group and received the James Beard Award for Outstanding Wine, Beer or Spirits Producer in 2019.
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