Stone Brewing Co.
Mitch Steele is brewmaster for Stone Brewing Co. Since graduating from UC Davis in 1984 with a fermentation science degree, he has brewed at some of the largest and smallest breweries in the world. After starting on a 14 barrel system at San Andreas Brewing Company, Mitch joined Anheuser-Busch in 1992, managing brewhouse and fermenting operations in three breweries, and managing new beer development as part of Anheuser-Busch Specialty Brewing Group in the mid-1990s. An active homebrewer during his time with Anheuser-Busch, Mitch joined Stone Brewing Co. in 2006 and has overseen the brewing and packaging operations at Stone as the brewery has grown from a 48,000 barrel operation to 287,000 barrels in 2014. Mitch is an avid IPA fan and is the author of the Brewers Publications book, IPA: Brewing Techniques, Recipes and the Evolution of India Pale Ale. In the spring of 2014, Mitch was recognized with the Brewers Association’s Russell Schehrer Award for Innovation in Brewing.