Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co

Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co

Jim and Jaime Dietenhofer are a father & son team with a passion for quality beer. Both businessmen and entrepreneurs, they’ve grown their companies on hard work and quality products. Jim raised his family in the Santa Ynez Valley along with wife Judie, and have enjoyed its natural beauty and the character of its inhabitants for years. Starting this business has been a dream of the Dietenhofers for some time, and they feel fortunate to provide patrons the quality that they deserve. Jaime’s wife Meighan and sons Anders and Gray are also key supporters of the operation. Figueroa Mountain Brewing has focused on producing top tier beers from day one. They attribute that to not only the necessity for the highest quality ingredients, but the same expectations for their staff. “We believe that success in this business like other industries starts with building a culture that is focused on always improving and never feeling complacent with mediocrity, always striving to better yourself and your business every day.” Award Winner Brewing at FMB A.J. Stoll started as a home brewer in college while he finished his B.S. in chemistry at UCSC, working toward a career in pharmacology and drug design. He became disillusioned with the bench and went to work for a local brewery as an Assistant Brewer, starting at the bottom and learning about commercial brewing. Most recently he rebuilt a small, seven-barrel brewpub in northern California. It was in a severe state of disrepair and was suffering serious contamination issues, providing a unique and hands-on learning experience. A. J. spent 14 months in which he disassembled, rebuilt, and replaced every facet of the operation and produced more than 20 quality recipes. It is our great privilege to have A. J. join our team at Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. Since joining FMB, AJ has won 6 medals in his first six months - four of them gold - in international beer competitions.