Background:
In 1988, Dan Gordon, one of America's leading brewery engineers along with Dean Biersch, longtime West Coast restaurateur, partnered to open the first Gordon Biersch brewery in Palo Alto, California. One of the most popular breweries in the western United States, Gordon Biersch has microbreweries, or brewpubs, in California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, and Washington. Their authentic German-style lagers have earned a loyal following in the country and have won awards worldwide. …