I first heard of Mark on the website's announcement last month, no one seemed to know anything about him in any detail. I decided I should find out a bit more, so I emailed him and a few days later we had a couple of beers and had a good conversation.

Mark is originally from the Mid-Atlantic area but began his interest in beer as he was in Oregon in the early 1990s. This led him to a job as a keg washer at Deschutes in 1992. Then Mark worked his way up through the cellar, then brewer for the brewpub until he eventually brewed at the production brewery.

From there he studied at Siebels. After school he was hired by Blue Sky in Wilmington DE. The brewery did a lot of the planning stages of work but never quite opened.

At the time it was the late 90s when breweries were in decline and job market was tight for brewers. So Mark made a career change and got a law degree in Baltimore. After graduating an offer came his way to help open the Twin Lakes brewery and he jumped to be back into the field.

Now he has accepted an offer to be brewer for Boylan Bridge.

He has a lot experience working different brewing systems. He said a key to the experience is to remember that used equipment "was once someone's dream system" so they have their own unique quirks. He has many tales to share about his cross country brewing experiences, but ask him about Alaska if you want to hear a true beergeek one.

Mark brings a lot of energy to Boylan Bridge and while it has had it's delays I am confident he'll make it worth the wait once he gets settled into regular operations.