Daniel Gordon

Daniel Gordon holds the title of Adjunct Professor and serves as Chief Executive Officer and Director of Brewing at Gordon Biersch. He oversees a state-of-the-art brewing and bottling facility in San Jose, CA. His expertise lies in brewing engineering and operational management within the beer industry.

Education: Earned a resource economics degree from the University of California, Berkeley (1982), followed by a prestigious five-year brewing engineering program at the Technical University of Munich, Weihenstephan (1987). Additional studies included a year as an exchange student at Georg August University in Göttingen, Germany.

Research Interests: Focuses on advanced brewing methodologies, fermentation processes, and innovative applications in brewery operations. His work bridges engineering principles with culinary innovation, exemplified by creations like Gordon Biersch Garlic Fries™.

Career Highlights: Founded Gordon Biersch brewery restaurant in Palo Alto (1988) with Dean Biersch, leveraging California's brewery-restaurant legal reforms. Technical roles include internships at Spaten Brewery (Munich) and Löwenbrau Consulting, alongside experience at Anheuser Busch (Fairfield, CA).