In 2002, after eight batches, Manny Chao and Roger Bialous high-fived in their Seattle backyard after nailing their Manny’s recipe — a pale ale that went on the be Seattle’s beer. Chao was the first employee at Mac & Jack’s Brewing where he learned the craft beer business from washing kegs to selling beer. Chao and Bialous relocated their Georgetown Brewing Company to the historic Seattle Brewing and Malting Plant, where Rainier Beer was once produced. In 2008, the duo relocated the business to a larger Georgetown neighborhood space to keep up with Manny’s demand. The craft beer equivalent of jumping out of an airplane without a parachute, the Grit & Grain podcast sits down with Chao and Bialous to discuss how they entered the craft beer business, the many successes, the couple mishaps including the pandemic, their huge hearts, and around 253 laughs.
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