Case Study
Craft Brewery Uncaps Refreshing Savings While Keeping Up With Demand
engiestorage.com Innovative brewer finds easy savings with intelligent energy storage. After 15 years of home brewing, Mike Hess turned his hobby and passion for beer into a successful business. Starting out in 2010 with a small “nano” brewery in the Miramar area of San Diego, the business soon matured into a sizable craft beer operation. In 2012 the 12,500 sq. ft. North Park facility was opened with 30 bbl. of production capacity featuring a family-and pet-friendly tasting room. Patrons can pick from 26 different beers across 14 different styles. As the first brewery in San Diego with a canning line, Mike Hess beer is directly shipped out to the greater Southern California region with plans underway to move north. “As a brewery owner, managing three facilities and over 40 employ