Craig Hendry

Raise Your Pints

Craig Hendry is the co-founder and president of Raise Your Pints, the non-profit consumer activist organization that, under Craig’s leadership, successfully drove state legislation to fully legalize homebrewing and the transportation of homebrew in Mississippi. Craig has been homebrewing for 14+ years and has competed and judged in homebrew competitions for five years. As a competitor, he has won over 40 medals, including an overall Best of Show. Craig was recognized by All About Beer as a Beer Innovator and was also featured in the September 2013 issue of Brew Your Own magazine following Mississippi’s legalization of homebrewing. He serves on the board of directors for the Mississippi Brewers Guild, representing all breweries in Mississippi. Criag is co-founder and coordinator of Mississippi Craft Beer Week, established in 2010, and co-authored official Mississippi Craft Beer Week proclamations signed by Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour in 2010 and 2011.