Employee Profile #1 Kerry Embertson - Head Brewer
When did you start working at Lost Coast Brewery?
4 years ago in February of 2012 .
What is your favorite thing about working at Lost Coast Brewery?
Definitely the employees and people I work with.
If you could put any ingredient into a beer without having to worry about production or sales, what would it be?
I’ve really wanted to try putting local Elderflowers into a beer.
What is your favorite style of beer?
Whatever beer is in my hand.
When was the first time you ever tried a beer from Lost Coast Brewery?
I tried it when I was attending Humboldt State University in 1997.
What is the most memorable moment working here at Lost Coast?
The first time brewing on this new system, when we had a brewer and computer engineer here with us from the company in Germany we bought our brew system from.
What’s the biggest disaster that has happened while you were working?
Getting burned during the construction of the new facility when the site glass on a knockout line burst which covered my legs in boiling liquid.
If you could travel anywhere in the world, expenses paid, where would you go?
If you could be a superhero, what would your name be and what would be your superpower?
Brew-Girl or Super-Brewer and my power would be to drink beer without gaining weight.
(Kerry [left] and Barbara [right] take a trip to Yakima valley in search of new hop varieties to use in future Lost Coast beers)