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Chad Yakobson Appointed to BA Technical Committee

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Technical Brewing Projects Director

Chuck joined the Brewers Association staff in 2013 after a long career as a craft brewer. He opened Tennessee’s first brewpub, Boscos, in 1992. As an owner and director of brewery operations for Boscos Brewing Company, he opened additional brewpubs in Memphis, Nashville, and Little Rock, Arkansas. In 2007, Chuck opened and operated Ghost River Brewing in Memphis. He has served as chair of the Association of Brewers Board of Advisors, chair of the Association of Brewers Board of Directors, and was a member of the first Board of Directors for the Brewers Association. In his capacity as technical brewing projects manager, Chuck works with the Technical Committee and the safety, sustainability, quality, draught beer quality, engineering, and supply chain subcommittees to encourage and facilitate best practices in all phases of Brewers Association members' brewery operations.

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Chad Yakobson, owner and director of brewing at Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project, has been appointed to the Brewers Association (BA) technical committee.

Yakobson earned a B.S. in Horticulture Science before going on to study Viticulture and Oenology in New Zealand. He then switched his focus to the brewing industry, concentrating on various micro-organisms present during barrel-aging of sour beer. In 2010 Yakobson completed his master’s thesis and was awarded a Master of Science in Brewing and Distilling from Heriot-Watt University and the International Centre for Brewing and Distilling in Edinburgh, Scotland. Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project opened in Denver, Colo. in 2011.

“My interest in serving the BA technical committee stems from my passion for brewing science and a commitment to furthering the knowledge and technical brewing experience among craft brewers,” said Yakobson. “Becoming a member of the committee allows me to have an active role in our industry.”

The BA technical committee, along with five standing subcommittees, addresses a wide range of industry issues including brewery safety, beer quality, raw materials and sustainability. Please contact Chuck Skypeck if you would like to contribute the technical committee’s body of work.

Link to author biography
Technical Brewing Projects Director

Chuck joined the Brewers Association staff in 2013 after a long career as a craft brewer. He opened Tennessee’s first brewpub, Boscos, in 1992. As an owner and director of brewery operations for Boscos Brewing Company, he opened additional brewpubs in Memphis, Nashville, and Little Rock, Arkansas. In 2007, Chuck opened and operated Ghost River Brewing in Memphis. He has served as chair of the Association of Brewers Board of Advisors, chair of the Association of Brewers Board of Directors, and was a member of the first Board of Directors for the Brewers Association. In his capacity as technical brewing projects manager, Chuck works with the Technical Committee and the safety, sustainability, quality, draught beer quality, engineering, and supply chain subcommittees to encourage and facilitate best practices in all phases of Brewers Association members' brewery operations.

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