23rd St Brewery is proud to announce the hiring of Victoria Gunderson as their assistant brewer. Victoria Gunderson is the first female professional brewer in the State of Kansas. The master brewer, Tucker Craig, was excited to find Gunderson as the assistant brewer.
23rd St Brewery publicized the assistant brewer position in the Brewers Association. The response was overwhelming. 23rd Street Brewery received 20 applicants. Victoria Gunderson was the shining star out of all applicants that applied.
Matt Llewellyn, owner of 23rd St Brewery said “We are so excited Victoria is with us. We did not set out to hire a female brewer, we simply wanted the best brewer that fit with our culture and she was it.” You will always spot Victoria because of the bright pink boots she wears.
Tucker and Victoria have become a great brewing team and enjoy brewing together.
The 23rd Street Brewery was established in 2006. The 23rd St Brewery is a small, locally owned brewpub in Lawrence, KS, we are located on the west side of Lawrence going towards beautiful Clinton Lake. We are a 15 BBL brewery that averages just under 1000 BBLs a year. We also distribute draught beer throughout the entire state of Kansas. 23rd St Brewery is a full-service brewpub with daily food and drink specials.