Seth Gross
Bourbon County Stout and other Tales from Goose Island Brewery
Seth Gross was the assitant brewer to Greg Hall at Goose Island Brewery brewpub on Clybourn Ave in the mid 1990s. Hear his tales of brewing the first batch of Bourbon County Stout (and hiding it from the ATF) along with the first CAMRA festival in the US, brewing the first batch of Sahti, accidentally creating their second best selling SKU Hexnut Brown Ale, and more. Seth is quite the story teller, but most importantly you will hear the passion that inspired his nearly 30 years in the craft beer industry and how he carries that passion on today with his crazy ideas at Bull City Burger and Brewery such as the Solera ale aged 14 years and going. His goal is to inspire you to keep doing what you do at your brewery and don’t lose sight of making great tasting beer.
Seth Gross, Founder & CEO, Bull City Burger and Brewery
Seth Gross is a graduate from the University of Florida and The Culinary Institute of America. In 2011, Seth opened Bull City Burger and Brewery in the “Foodiest Small Town in America” also dubbed the “Tastiest Town in the South” by Bon Appetit and Southern Living Magazines respectively. In 2017 Bull City Burger and Brewery won the NC Craft Brewers Guild Best in Show for the quality of its beer. Seth was awarded both the Outstanding Service Award by the North Carolina Business Council in appreciation for his “Visionary Leadership in Business Sustainability,” and the Community Contributor Award from the NC Craft Brewers Guild. Bull City Burger and Brewery was named best small business in North Carolina 2018 by Business North Carolina. In 2020 he opened Bull City Solera and Taproom in southwest Durham which holds possibly the only beer solera in the world, a pyramid of barrels 18 feet tall aging beer for nearly 14 years so far. He has a big vision for the future and will happily share it with anyone willing to listen. Seth’s title is CEO or Chief Eating officer.
