Elmhurst Brewing Company is excited to introduce its new brewmaster, Cam Horn, an industry veteran and pioneer of Texas’ craft scene whose deep expertise in the intricacies of the brewing process and passion for experimenting will serve Chicagoland’s beer lovers well.
Horn, 33, joins Elmhurst Brewing from Franconia Brewing Co., a German-style brewery in the Dallas suburb of McKinney, Texas. Horn became head brewer at Franconia in 2010, where he worked under a fourth-generation brewer who emigrated from Germany. Long before he joined Franconia, Horn was tinkering away at home with a brewing system he built himself in 2005.
“We couldn’t be more excited about Cam, from his creative spirit and commitment to quality, to his overwhelming enthusiasm for making great beer,” said Elmhurst Brewing owners, Frazer Donaldson and Pete Dolan, who expect to open their city’s first microbrew pub, located at 171 N. Addison Ave., by autumn 2017 (construction began in April).
“I am looking forward to making beers that connect with the community – by using local ingredients, by collaborating with other brewers and developing a lineup that will please the palates of all our patrons,” said Horn. Coffee, vanilla, exotic fruits and spices, casks and barrel-aged beers “are just some of things we’ll be trying.”
Donaldson and Dolan invite everyone to get to know more about Cam through a “Meet the Brewmaster” Q & A series coming soon on ElmhurstBrewing.com.
