Piero Rodriguez - Assistant Brewer M.I.A. Brewing
1. Where is your brewery?
Miami, FL
2. What was the first beer you had that made you realize craft beer was going to be a bigger part of your life?
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
3. What is your favorite style to brew and Why?
Right now, saisons and lagers
4. If you were stranded on an island (with a working refrigerator that automatically replenished itself) and you could only have one beer for the rest of your life in that fridge, which would it be?
Prima Pils
5. What is your favorite music to listen to in the brewery?
We listen to tons of music at M.I.A. like garage, punk, indie, and Stevie Wonder!
6. Which other brewery has inspired you the most? Why?
It would have to be Funky Buddha brew pub in Boca Raton. They helped me with homebrew and inspired me in many ways.
7. Single hop beer – which hops are you using?
Mosaic
8. Where is your favorite place to get a beer after work and why?
Kush. Great beer and always someone to talk to.
9. What is one piece of advice you’d give to someone who thinks they want to get into the craft beer industry?
Do it if you have a passion for beer. It's a tough hands on profession but it pay off knowing people are enjoying a product you helped make.
10. Dogs or cats?
Meow