An Evening Tour of the San Diego Craft Beer Industry
The Rancho Bernardo Rotary Club cordially invites you to attend our monthly evening meeting.
A great evening of networking, food & a terrific program.
June 12th
5:15 – 7:00 pm
Bernardo Heights Country Club
16066 Bernardo Heights Parkway
Featured Speaker: Bruce Glassman, renowned author and publisher of award-winning books on the San Diego beer scene, with tastings from Intergalactic Brewing Company
Heavy Appetizers Will be Served
No Host Bar
Fee: $17.00 - First Time Guests are Free
Please RSVP by 6/8/14 at saksy@sbcglobal.net
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Bruce Glassman will talk about the current San Diego beer scene, with some background and history and also perspective on recent growth. He will also cover some basics about beer touring and beer tasting.
Bruce S. Glassman, President & Publisher, Georgian Bay Books
Bruce Glassman has been a writer, editor, and publisher for nearly 30 years. He has worked in a variety of publishing venues, including lifestyle publishers, college textbook publishers, young adult nonfiction publishers, and cookbook publishers.
After building and running Blackbirch Press, Inc.— a successful family publishing business in Connecticut—Bruce moved to San Diego in 2001, where he eventually headed up a division of Thomson-Gale. He then went on to join another local publisher, Chefs Press, Inc., as president and CEO.
During his long career in publishing, Bruce has had the opportunity to author more than 70 nonfiction titles, which include biographies, history, science, and the culinary arts.
For the past five years, Bruce has worked closely with the San Diego craft beer community to research and write various books about beer. His book, San Diego’s Top Brewers, won a San Diego Book Award and received a bronze medal from the Independent Publisher Book Awards. His beer-centric cookbook Brew Food was also honored by the San Diego Book Awards.
As the president and publisher of Georgian Bay Books, Bruce recently published THE SAN DIEGO BREWERY GUIDE, COLORADO’S TOP BREWERS, and CALIFORNIA BREWMASTERS. He is overseeing the development of new books on a variety of subjects, including craft beer, gourmet food, wine, and young adult reference titles.