Name: Dave Warwick

Hometown: Princess Anne, MD

Personal Background: I grew up on the Eastern Shore of Maryland then later found my niche in the Pittsburgh area where I attended college at Clarion University.

How I Got Started Crafting Beer: To celebrate graduating from college, I met my friend Bryan Plummer at North Country Brewing Co. in Slippery Rock, PA.  It was over their Honey Bear Brown that I contemplated what to do with this newly found Marketing degree.  I had been a sales rep for Coors; hated the sales part, but loved the beer industry.  There in the backyard of the brewery on the beautiful May afternoon, it hit me that brewing is what I wanted to do.  As luck would have it, Brewmaster Matt Carroll at the Pittsburgh Rock Bottom was looking for an assistant and took me under his wing.  A year later, Rock Bottom moved me to Denver to sharpen my skills as an apprentice under "The Professor" Scott O'Hearn.

Brewing Philosophy: Keep it simple, stupid.  Stick with what works.  Master the basics of good brewing.  Stay away from such ingredients as Malaysian Pomegranate.

Favorite Brew: Sean McIntyre's Honey Bear Brown.  It inspired me to want to brew.

Favorite Quote: "Dave, would you like another beer?" - Bartender

Awards: Whoa! Take it easy, I just started.
 

Rock Bottom, Inc. Awarded Large Brewpub and Large Brewpub Brewer of the Year 2008
Great American Beer Festival®