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Beer Birthday: Bob StoddardDribbbleEmailFacebookFlickrGitHubInstagramLinkedInPinterestRSSTwitterYouTube

Today is the 70th birthday of Bob Stoddard. Bob was an early beer pioneer in the San Francisco Bay Area. Originally a Miller distributor’s rep., Bob bought the original Palo Alto Brewing Co., which was started in 1983, from founder Ken Kolence two years later, in 1985. It was undercapitalized from the start, and there were some other issues, and it closed in 1987. It was also the first location to brew Pete’s Wicked Ale. A few years later, in 19…