The story of St. John Brewers is the kind of thing you talk about doing one day as you sit on the beach with a cold beer in your hand. It’s the fantasy of leaving the big city job in the States and starting a brewery in the islands. For Chirag Vyas and Kevin Chipman, friends and former roommates at the University of Vermont, it was reality, and we’re jealous as hell.
Chirag, a scientist at NASA, and Kevin, a physical therapist at a Boston medical center, learned just a few years out of college that the daily 9 to 5 grind was not for them. They moved to islands, renting a sailboat for their home and bussing tables for a living. They eventually started a brewery, and now operate a brewery and brew pub in Cruz Bay, St. John. The brewery just celebrated its 10th year, and presently brews Island Summer Ale (pictured above), Tropical Mango, Island Hoppin’ IPA, Liquid Sunshine, Amber Jack, Frozen Cistern Winter Ale, Coffee Stout, Double IPA, Ginger Beer, Green Flash (an energy drink), and Root Beer.
To read the whole story, and explore the different beers offered, please visit their website at St. Johns Brewers. Cheers!