CITIES
CITIES ALL OVER THE WORLD KNOWN FOR MAKING GREAT BEER AND THEY TELL THEIR STORIES TO THE ART
OF BREWING. BUT WHEN IT COMES
TO THE MODERN CRAFT BEER SCENE
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA STANDS
OUT FOR ITS PLETHORA OF AWARD
WINNING BREWERIES. THE BEST
HERE MY OPINION BUT IT'S ALSO
HE WILL TRAVEL HERE EVERY YEAR
FROM BEER WEEK ONE HUNDRED AND
EIGHTY MILLION A WEEK FOR SAN
DIEGO IN TERMS OF TRAVEL AND
TOURISM. WHAT'S AMAZING ABOUT
SAN DIEGO WE CAN MAKE GERMAN
BEERS. WE CAN MAKE ENGLISH
BEERS, WE CAN MAKE STUFF THAT
IS UNIQUELY SAN DIEGO. WE DON'T
HAVE TO FOLLOW ANY GUIDELINES
AND CRAFT BEER FAN. I MEAN WE
KNOW IT IT'S NO SECRET WE LIVE
IN A GREAT BEER CITY GIVING US
A REASON TO RAISE A GLASS TO
IT. TODAY WE HAVE THE HOST AND
COPRODUCER OF THE NEW
DOCUMENTARY BEER CITY SAN DIEGO
AUBREY MILLER IS JOINING US.
AUBREY, GOOD MORNING. GOOD
MORNING TO YOU. HOW ARE YOU
DOING? I'M DOING GREAT AND I'M
SO GLAD THAT YOU PUT THIS
DOCUMENTARY TOGETHER BIG CITY
SAN DIEGO. I MEAN WE KNOW IT
IT'S A GREAT, GREAT CRAFT BEER
SCENE. PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD
KNOW IT. THEY TRAVEL HERE FOR.
SO TELL US, AUBREY, WHAT HAVE
YOU BEEN DOING IN THE BEER
INDUSTRY HERE AND WHAT LED YOU
TO PUT THIS TOGETHER? YEAH, SO
I'M THE CREATIVE DIRECTOR OVER
AND AMPLIFIED WAS LOCATION AND
TV AS WELL AS EAST VILLAGE.
IT'S MY JOB TO MAKE LABELS,
DESIGN OUR MENUS, DESIGN OUR
INTERIOR SPACES OVERALL JUST
CREATE A FUN ENERGETIC SPACE
FOR PEOPLE TO DRINK BEER IN AND
I ACTUALLY SO ONE OF MY OTHER
PARTS OF MY JOB IS TO MAKE OUR
PARTIES HAPPEN TO OUR BENCH
COORDINATOR AND OUR ANNIVERSARY
PARTY. I MET A MAN NAMED DAVID
WADSWORTH WHO BECAME MY
CREATIVE PARTNER ON THIS
PROJECT AND HE'S A TV PRODUCER
AND EDITOR AND I MADE A COMMENT
YOU SHOULD GO AHEAD AND MAKE A
TV SHOW ABOUT TV BEER AND HE
WAS LIKE OH I LOVE THAT IDEA
AND IT JUST KIND OF SPUN FROM
THERE. HE PITCHED A BUNCH
OF DIFFERENT IDEAS. THEY HATED
ALL OF HIS IDEAS AND THEN HE
KIND OF TOOK THIS OUT OF HIS
BACK POCKET AND WAS LIKE THEY
LOVED IT AND THEY'RE LIKE LET'S
RUN WITH IT. WE ENDED UP TAKING
ON AS OUR FREEDOM PROJECT AND A
DOCUMENTARY BECAUSE WE JUST
WANTED TO GET THE RIGHT VIBE
AND ENERGY OUT OF WHAT WE WERE
TRYING TO CREATE. THEY KIND
OF BECAME THIS PASSION PROJECT
FOR US AND A LOVE LETTER TO SAN
DIEGO. OH A LOVE LETTER TO SAN
DIEGO CRAFT BEER. I FEEL LIKE
YOU'RE WHOLLY SPEAKING MY
LANGUAGE. YOU'RE AUBREY AND
THEN WATCHING THE CLIPS OF THE
VIDEO AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR
SEGMENT HERE THERE WERE A LOT
OF FAMILIAR FACES FOR PEOPLE
WHO FREQUENT OUR BREWERIES THE
WAY ME AND MY HUSBAND YOU KNOW,
WE SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT
BREWERIES TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER
AND THEY'RE SUCH PEOPLE AND YOU
JUST WANT TO HEAR THEIR STORY
AND HOW THEY GOT INTO IT. SO
LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT. WHAT
LOCAL BREWERIES DID YOU GET TO
TALK TO? WHAT STOOD OUT THE
MOST TO YOU? OH, MAN. I GOT TO
TALK TO ALL OF MY BEST FRIENDS
IN BEER. I GOT TO TALK TO THAT
GIRL OVER AT PEARL STRAUSS. WE
ACTUALLY BROUGHT A BEER WITH
HIM. I GOT TACTICAL WE CHANDLER
BALLAST POINT AS WELL AS THE
NEW OWNER BRENDAN IQBAL'S. I
GOT TO TALK TO COSMO SORRENTINO
WHO'S CURRENTLY OVER ORIGINAL
COURTNEY NOW OVER IN NORTH
PARK. BUT ASIDE FROM BREWERS, I
ALSO GOT TO TALK TO DIFFERENT
ARTISTS SO LIKE I'M AN ARTIST
FOR A BREWERY SO I GOT TO ALSO
TALK TO ARTISTS BREWERIES SUCH
AS LIKE SEAN DOMíNGUEZ IS
ARTIST SUPPORT MASSOUDI I
TALKED TO PAUL ELDER. WE ALL
KNOW AND LOVE HIS ARTWORK
BALLAST POINT. WE ALSO GOT TO
TALK TO CARA OVER WHITE LABS.
HE IS A SCIENTIST HARVESTING
YEAST WHICH IS SO COOL AND SO
INTERESTING AND YOU KNOW I JUST
HAD TO LEARN A LOT NOT JUST
MORE ABOUT BEER THAT I MAYBE
DIDN'T KNOW BUT ALSO JUST ABOUT
MY FRIENDS WHAT MAKES THEM TICK
AND ARE PASSIONATE. YEAH, IT IS
IT IS JUST SO FUN TO SIT DOWN
AND SPEAK WITH PEOPLE WHO CARE
ABOUT THIS. I MEAN THEY HAVE
SUCH GREAT STORIES AND IT IS A
PASSION FOR THEM RIGHT? I MEAN
IT'S REALLY CONTAGIOUS WHEN YOU
HEAR HIM TALK ABOUT WHY THEY
LOVE TO DO YOU JUST APPRECIATE
IT EVEN MORE. AND ALSO AUBREY,
I WANT TO THANK YOU SENT US
THIS AMPLIFIED ILL WORKS. WHAT
IS THIS CAN THIS CRAWLER RIGHT
HERE? YEAH. SO THE CRAWLER YOU
HAVE IS OUR LABRON. IT'S VERY
REFRESHING BELGIN YOU'RE GOING
TO GET SOME SOME HONEY AND
BUBBLEGUM NOTES OUT THERE IT'S
A BIT OF A DRY BODY BUT IT'S
VERY EFFERVESCENT AND IT'S ONE
OF MY FAVORITE BEERS THAT WE
HAVE CURRENTLY HAVE ON TAP AS
WELL AND YOU KNOW IT'S VERY I
WAS LIKE YOU LOOK SO FAMILIAR
SO WE GO TO AMPLIFIED WORKS IN
PB A LOT BECAUSE SET UP THE
ROOFTOP IT'S AWESOME AND IT'S
FOOD AND EVERYTHING IS REALLY
COOL. SO YOU'RE BEHIND THAT
OBVIOUSLY I SHOULD HAVE PUT IT
ALL TOGETHER ABOUT THE
FUNDRAISER THAT YOU HAVE SO
THIS DOCUMENTARY WILL AIR AT
THE CASBAH AUGUST 5TH AND IT'S
A FUNDRAISER FOR NATE SIROCCO
WHO YOU INTERVIEWED IN THE
DOCUMENTARY. WE ACTUALLY SAW A
CLIP OF HIM THERE AND
UNFORTUNATELY PASSED AWAY A FEW
WEEKS AGO. HE'S REALLY BELOVED
IN THE CRAFT BEER SCENE. IF YOU
COULD TELL US A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT HIM AND WHY PEOPLE LOVE
HIM SO MUCH. YEAH, SO I
ACTUALLY KNEW HIM SINCE I WAS
18. HE WAS A COOK OVER AT
LIAR'S CLUB. THAT'S A DIFFERENT
STORY AND HE JUST NO PUN
INTENDED BUT HE'S JUST LARGER
THAN LIFE HUMAN AND EVERYBODY
LOVED HIM. HE HE WAS VERY
SUPPORTIVE WITHIN THE CRAFT
BEER COMMUNITY. HE IS VERY MUCH
A BIG CONDUCTOR OF PEOPLE
WITHIN THE CRAFT COMMUNITY. A
LOT OF MY PERSONAL CAREER IN
CRAFT BEER I CAN OTA HIM A BIT
IN MEETING PEOPLE AND
CONNECTING PEOPLE AND HE HAS
HAD A REALLY BIG HEART. HE WAS
ALWAYS SO SUPPORTIVE WHETHER IT
WAS THROUGH FOOD OR DRINK OR
ANYTHING LIKE THAT. HE HE WAS
ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU WHETHER
YOU NEEDED A FRIEND OR SOMEONE
TO CHECK A BEER WITH. YEAH,
YEAH I SEE A LOT OF BREWERIES
BURGEN AND SOCIETY DOING
FUNDRAISERS FOR HIS FAMILY A
BIG LOSS. SO YOU COULD SUPPORT
THAT CAUSE OBVIOUSLY AND
SUPPORT YOUR DOCUMENTARY ALL AT
THE KASBAH. REAL QUICK BEFORE
WE GO AUBURY, IF YOU COULD JUST
SHARE YOU TALK A LOT ABOUT THE
ARTISTRY OF BEER. EXPLAIN WHAT
YOU MEAN WHEN YOU SAY THAT.
YEAH. SO BEER IS MORE THAN JUST
A PRODUCT TO CONSUME LIKE THE
PERSON BEHIND IT. THE BREWERS
THAT I TALK YOU AND THAT I HANG
OUT WITH, THEY ARE REALLY
ARTISTS. YOU KNOW THEY'RE
TAKING DIFFERENT FLAVORS AND
PUTTING THEM TOGETHER WITH
DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES AND I
REALLY SEE IT AS LIKE YOU KNOW,
I'M AN ARTIST. I USE PAINT.
THEY JUST USE HOPS, WATER USED
TO MAKE THEIR ART AND SO IT'S
IN THE SAME WAY SHOP IS AN
ARTIST AND THEY'RE PLATING
THEIR FOOD. THEY'RE