Meet Scott Brunelle, head brewer at Moby Dick Brewing Co.
Full Name:
Scott Brunelle
Your title:
Brewer
Brewery Name:
Moby Dick Brewing Co
Brewery Location:
New Bedford, Mass.
#1) What made you decide to get into the craft brewing industry? I kind of lucked into an assistant brewer role while tending bar at Brewmoon Boston. Unlike most craft brewers I had only home brewed once before I was actually paid to brew.
#2) Which of your beers do your customers enjoy the most and why? We have a wide range of regular guests as well as a wide variety of styles available. I like to think if a group of people come in they should be able to find a beer on our list that they will enjoy. Our regulars try new offerings but tend to favor my west coast IPA as well as my European Lagers.
#3) What's your favorite thing about your brewery? My favorite things about my brewery is that I picked out the equipment and that I have full autonomy over all phases of the brewing operation.
#4) Besides your own, what Massachusetts craft beers or breweries impress you the most and why?
I love all Ma breweries. Saying that I love CraftRoots since they make great beer and Maureen was my intern at RB Braintree many moons ago. I am also a fan of Mayflower since they are in the town that I live in and have great staff, great beer and great ownership.
#5) What’s a little known fact about you or your brewery that you think customers would get a kick out of? We are technically in a National Park, The New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park. We are in a building that used to be a fruit company(Tropical Banana Company) so we have hooks in our basement where they used to gas the bananas in order to kill the tarantulas.
#6) Do you remember your first gateway craft beer? What did you love about it and why? My first gateway craft beer was Sierra Nevada Pale ale. I just remember loving the color, the appearance and the aroma. It was just so much more complex, flavorful and more interesting than all of the mass produced American lagers that I had tried in the past.