CIGAR CITY BREWING

PALOMA "BETTY" MEJIA | BREWER & CO-LEADER, PINK BOOTS SOCIETY FL 


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Involved in the craft beer community of Miami since 2009. As her passion for the industry grew, she later decided to change careers from Marketing into craft beer.. Her first job in production was in Miami, where she worked for Lincoln's Beard Brewing Co. where she learned everything about the production of beer; everything from keg washing to brewing. Looking for new challenges, she moved to Tampa where she began working at Cigar City Brewing. Betty recently celebrated her 3 year anniversary with Cigar City where she worked her way up from a cellar operator to now brewer. She is also the current Co-Leader of the Pink Boots Florida Chapter. 
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AMANDA MILFORD | QUALITY CONTROL LAB TECHNICIAN


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A Tampa Bay area native, Amanda graduated with a B.S. in Biological Studies in 2015 from University of South Florida St. Petersburg.  During her last semester of undergraduate studies, she interned in the QC lab at 3 Daughters Brewing in St. Petersburg.  There she discovered her passion for the science behind the brewing process and strived to make a career in this industry.  Amanda was brought on at Cigar City Brewing in the beginning of 2018 where she works in the quality control lab. 

When she is not working, Amanda enjoys spending time with her family and two rescue dogs.

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SAM LLOYD | ASSISTANT BREW PUB GENERAL MANAGER


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I have worked at Cigar City Brewing for just over 6 years now. I began as a bartender and moved my way up to management. We have since remodeled and added a full kitchen. My current title is Assistant Brew Pub General Manager. I have enjoyed working in craft beer since 2012 and developed an even stronger passion toward it upon starting with Cigar City in the summer of 2015. I also joined the Pink Boots Society FL chapter this year and am loving it so far!​