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Brewing Success

Mitch from New Realm

Mitch is the Brewmaster, COO and Co-Founder of New Realm Brewing Co. in Atlanta, GA . He has been brewing beer for over 30 years, studying brewing science at the University of California Davis and home brewing prior to becoming a professional brewer in 1988. He has since brewed at some of the largest and smallest breweries in the world. After starting on a 14 bbl system at the San Andreas Brewing Co. in California, Mitch joined Anheuser-Busch in 1992. There he managed brew-house and fermenting operations in three breweries, and lead new beer innovation as part of the Anheuser-Busch Specialty Brewing Group in the mid-1990s. In 2006, Mitch joined Stone Brewing in San Diego county, where he spent 10 years overseeing all brewing operations as Stone Brewing grew from a 50,000 bbl operation to one of the top 10 largest craft brewers in the country, operating 4 separate breweries. In 2012, Mitch authored the Brewers Publications book IPA: Brewing Techniques, Recipes and the Evolution of India Pale Ale and in 2014, the Brewers Association awarded Mitch with the prestigious Russell Scherer Award for innovation in craft brewing.