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Alan Pugsley (b. 1959)
Alan Pugsley is a prolific brewery consultant who has helped to found breweries all over the world.
After earning a Master's in Biochemistry from the University of Manchester (UK)[1], Alan took a position with the Ringwood Brewery[2][circular reference] under the tutelage of Peter Austin.
In the early 1980's, Alan moved to the United States and helped establish the first American brewery to open east of the Mississippi River since Prohibition ended, D.L. Geary's Brewing Company in Portland, Maine.[3] Geary Brewing, and other early east coast breweries all used Ringwood yeast, and brewed on the brick-kettle Peter Austin Brewing System - which was now being marketed to American breweries through Alan's work as a consultant.[4]
Since then, Alan Pugsley has helped found over 100 beer breweries around the world.[5] and is known as the 'Johnny Appleseed' of American craft beer[6] for his role in helping so many American brewers launch their breweries.
In September 2023, Alan helped to open Orange Bike Brewing in Portland, Maine, a dedicated gluten-free brewery. This was the 100th brewery Alan helped found.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pugsley Brewing Consulting".
- ^ "Ringwood Brewery".
- ^ Yaeger, Brian. Red, White, and Brew: An American Beer Odyssey. Macmillan, 2008.
- ^ "Ringwood Brewery - Hampshire, Best Bitter, Fortyniner, Old Thumper, Bold Forester, Boondoggle, Huffkin and 4X Porter". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008.
- ^ "The Wrap: Portland chefs and restaurateurs win awards; Maine wine shops among country's best". 13 September 2023.
- ^ "It Can Get There from Here: How Portland Craft Beer Wound up in 900 Pubs in the U.K." 29 January 2018.
- ^ "The Wrap: Portland chefs and restaurateurs win awards; Maine wine shops among country's best". 13 September 2023.