SAN DIEGO—Saint Archer Brewing Co. is pleased to announce the hiring of Yiga Miyashiro as Director of Brewing Operations.

Yiga was introduced to brewing through the encouragement of his father in the 1990’s. He taught himself how to homebrew in his father’s kitchen and enjoyed its’ creativity. In 2006, Yiga began his career with Port Brewing/Lost Abbey through the guidance of Tomme Arthur. He transitioned over to Pizza Port Brewing Company when a delivery position opened. He quickly moved up in the company from delivering beer to head of brewery operations. In those 7 years, Yiga earned many awards at the Great American Beer Festival and the World Beer Cup. He also earned the honor of being named small brewpub brewer of the year at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival.

“We are thrilled having Yiga as the newest member of the Saint Archer family. Yiga’s well rounded expertise in all areas of brewing and his ability to lead and inspire people fit perfectly with Saint Archer,” comments Josh Landan Saint Archer founder and president.

Yiga is looking forward to working fulltime alongside his former collaboration partner Kim Lutz (Head Brewer).  Their collective creativity and freedom to experiment will certainly produce some exciting beers.

“I am really excited about this new opportunity with Saint Archer.  The vision the brand has set in motion suits my brewing and business goals making the fit seem natural.  The primary emphasis at Saint Archer is to brew the best beer possible which was hugely important to me when making the decision to come on board,” stated Yiga.

Saint Archer Brewing Co.’s line of beers are currently available throughout San Diego and in their newly opened tasting bar.

Saint Archer Brewing Co., set to launch in April, will be distributed exclusively by the premiere craft beer powerhouse Stone Distributing throughout Southern California. Saint Archer will be launching with a blonde Ale, a pale Ale, and an IPA.  All three of these styles will be packaged in 12oz bottles, 22oz bottles, and kegs.

Stone Distributing’s 49 sales reps in the territory will be selling the Saint Archer line of beers to restaurants, bars, retailers, chain, and grocery stores. Assisting in this effort will be a Saint Archer sales team who will be coordinating sales strategies, events, festivals, and promotions.

“The decision to put the Saint Archer brand in the hands of Stone Distributing was an easy one.  They are the best craft beer distributor in the business and understand what is required to properly penetrate and maintain the craft beer market,” said Josh Landan Saint Archer founder and president.

“Stone Distributing is thrilled to be working with Saint Archer Brewing Company. While there may be a number of new entrants in the craft beer world, it is rarer, in our experience, to find one with the fantastic beer, considerable talent and unique vision that Saint Archer possesses.  We look forward to helping them achieve their ambitious goals!” stated Steve Wagner, co-founder and president of Stone Brewing Co.