Consuming the Craft

“If no one’s told you that you can have a career path in something like brewing and distilling, go after it. No one can stop you—and there are people who want to help you succeed a...

Roman’s story is incredible, to say the least. He is an international student at AB Tech’s Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast. Despite the challenges provided by differences...

Brian Loughrey knows what he’s saying when he talks about beer and the beer industry: before he became the Director of Business Development at TechniBlend, Inc./ ProBrew, Brian ser...

It’s safe to say that John Lyda—a full-time faculty member and stalwart of the Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast at A-B Tech—and I do a lot over the summer. Like the Batman...

Evan Wilder could not have known that visiting his aunt and uncle would set him down the rabbit hole of distillation. He had just gotten into whiskey prior to the visit, and his un...

One has got to wonder: just when does Kaeleigh McCauley sleep? While serving as co-founder of the Outsider Brewing Company, Kaeleigh also works as the Sales Development Coordinator...

Outsider Brewing Company co-founder Kaeleigh McCauley studied International Business & German at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. As required by her degree, Kaeleigh...

It’s time for a celebration, and celebrating with me is the pillar of the Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast at A-B Tech, John Lyda. What we’re celebrating is in John’s hand...

Do you have leftover whiskey, gin, bourbon, or tequila lying around in bottles around the house? Do you want to clear up some space at your personal bar in time for spring without ...

While he isn’t completely foreign to imbibing alcohol here and there, Taylor Howard is certainly not a big drinker. So, when he drafted an idea for a distillery on a bar napkin, it...

Want to be part of an extraordinary opportunity to learn about the history and production of an amazing beverage? We’ve got exciting news for you here at the Craft Beverage Institu...

Robert Todd’s creative impulse as an architect began at age five when he drew a picture of a red house on his bedroom wall. Today, that drawing has become Red House Architecture, a...