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Billy Smith recently took over as the brewmaster at Kona Brewing Company and I thought I’d catch up with him to see what his plans were for the Big Island brewery.
1. Where did you grow up?
I grew up in Indiana, and then I moved to Colorado where I started my professional brewing carrier with Glenwood Canyon Brewing Company. I’ve enjoyed that craft brewing has taken me to several states across the country (CO, IN, WA, CA, NH, and HI). It has been exciting to learn the tastes of each region and design beers to fit consumers’ pallets. Hawaii is of course very different from Indiana, but both states have a friendly, laidback nature that I really like.
2. How did you get started home brewing? What was the first beer you brewed and how did it come out?
My Dad was an advanced home brewer in the 80’s (partial all grain mashes) and at the age of 13 he had me help him with his hobby. He lived in St. Louis, about four blocks from a well-known big brewery. So, between the home brewing and tours
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