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Mar 2020
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Sierra Nevada Brewing Company: Ken Gross...

Guy Raz | Wondery
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Ken Grossman was experimenting with beer before he was old enough to buy it. As a high school student in the late 1960s, he bought his first home brewing kit and mixed the ingredients in a bucket, hiding his early batches from his mother. About ten years later, before most Americans knew what craft beer was, Ken decided to build a brewery in Chico, Californi ... Show More
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