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Big labor fights back
"We will not sit idly by while corporate America tries to beat us down."
Lori Pelletier , president of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, responding to a U.S.
Supreme Court case that is challenging labor unions' ability to collect fees
from public employees who aren't union members.
Jeff Pasquale | Head Brewmaster, City Steam Brewery
By John Stearns
jstearns@HartfordBusiness.com
Jeff Pasquale hopped at the opportunity to
be head brewmaster at City Steam Brewery in
downtown Hartford.
The former head of beer development at
Bloomfield's Thomas Hooker Brewing Co. said
it was mainly the creative freedom that enticed
him to switch labels.
"I'm fully trusted and encouraged to go in any
direction I want with the beer here, which is
pretty much the most any brewer could ask for,"
Pasquale said.
He replaced Sam Pagano, who left after about
two years to return home to Albany, N.Y., as head
brewmaster at C.H. Evans Brewing Co.
Pasquale has been making beer about 10 years,
first at home. He completed the World Brew-
ing Academy's Master Brewing program, joined
Thomas Hooker in 2013, then City Steam Jan. 22.
His beer-making style?
"Execute on the technical, fundamental
aspects of brewing and make every beer have a
sense of balance," he said. "I also want my beers
to express a mix of my own passions and curiosi-
ties with the influences I've picked up through
traveling and learning from other brewers."
Pasquale hopes to create City Steam beers that
become classics, like some brewed there 20 years
ago. Its flagship is Naughty Nurse.
What's the biggest challenge you face in your
new job? What's the biggest opportunity?
Some responsibilities are new to me, including
ordering, pricing and tracking every ingredient,
and filling out tax forms. The biggest opportuni-
ty is to introduce people to beer styles they aren't
super familiar with and create a menu of beers
that is always well rounded in variety.
Is Hartford a craft-beer city, or becoming one?
It's not nationally known as a beer-centric city,
but there's a great foundation for it to get there.
It's my favorite area for beer in Connecticut.
How would you describe the competitive climate
in the Hartford region's craft beer industry?
We're all friendly and supportive of each other.
If the quality and support for Hartford craft beer
is there as a whole, then we all have the best
chance at succeeding individually.
What might not people know about you?
I was voted "Most Unique" by my high school
class at Lewis S. Mills in Burlington.
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