JAFB-Wooster Brewery

Like a lot of college students, Paul Fryman developed a true appreciation for beer during his four years on campus at Allegheny College in Meadville, PA. Unlike a lot of college students, the Wayne County native wasn't satisfied with merely consuming it in large quantities. ​  He had bigger ideas.  He wanted to brew it.​ ​​ It was after spending a semester abroad in Germany -- where beer-making is a centuries-old art form -- that Paul decided to dedicate his senior thesis to the impact of microbreweries on the American beer industry. ​ Well, the thesis was brilliant, Paul earned his degree, and it finally came time to head out into the world and make a living. ​​ Brewing beer, naturally.​ ​​ He started at Great Divide Brewing in Denver. ​​ Then he moved to Lake Placid, N.Y., to join the team at Great Adirondack Brewing. ​ Before long, though, he was back out West -- Jackson Hole, Wyo., to be specific, where he mixed hops and grain for Snake River Brewing. ​ But then Great Adirondack called. They needed a head brewer, and so Paul headed back East.  Thousands of miles and thousands of barrels later, he returned home to Wooster in 2011 and opened JAFB. Show Less