Article by Venice Paparazzi’s Alex Stowell.
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The votes have been tallied up over at L.A. Weekly, and one of Venice’s own has come out on top! Brewery owning entrepreneur, and profession drink slanger, John Binder has been coronated the king of the pour!
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If you have not had the good fortune of chilling at James Beach and getting to know John, then come on down this Wednesday and do so. Venice Paparazzi will be on the scene documenting the evening and providing a John Binder themed photo party. This is one party not to be missed!
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In the meanwhile, here is a bit of John’s story.
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A 20 year veteran bartender at James’ Beach, Binder says his love for good beer started with drinking Sierra Nevada while getting a history degree at UCSB.
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The actual plan to launch a beer making operation hatched in 2003 at Hal’s bar where John met his business partner Christian Warren. Ten years later Venice Duck Brewery kicked out its first batches in 2013. Starting with a modest 20 bar account, Venice Duck Brewery was quickly picked up by So. Cal liquor distribution giant Southern Spirits.
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Now widely recognized as one of the areas best microbreweries, Venice Duck Brewery offers three brews: Dog Town Duck is their IPA, Stoner Duck is their brown ale, and Lucky Duck is their wheat beer.
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When John is not slanging drinks in one fashion or another, he likes snowboarding, listening to Pearl Jam, hanging with his daughters ( Sophia, 13 and Gioanna, 9) and taking tandem bike rides through Venice.
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If you have not tried any of VDB offerings, you should. Roll by James Beach this Wednesday, Oct. 18th, and have the man himself pour you a cold draft of Dog Town Duck!
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James’ Beach. 60 N Venice Blvd. Venice, California 90291. www.JamesBeach.com
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Check out photos we found of John in the Venice Paparazzi photo archives!
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John at the LAX Chamber Cruise -N – Brews
John and family at the 2014 LAX ChamberFest
Priest John at James Beach & Canal Club Annual Halloween party
John and his beautiful family at the 1st Annual Venice Art Crawl event in 2010.
Venice Duck Brewery at the Venice Art Crawl 4 year anniversary party
John’s partner Christian Warren (center right)
John and the Venice Duck Brewery at High Rooftop Lounge! When at High, order the duck!
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Support John Binder, and drink the duck!
You can find the duck at James’ Beach, Canal Club, Barlo Kitchen and Cocktails, High Rooftop Lounge, and Tony P’s Dockside Grill! Click here to find additional duck locations!
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Check out John’s trailer!
Connect with Venice Duck Brewery on facebook, twitter and instagram!
For more info, visit www.VeniceDuckBrewery.com
