Jerome Chicvara

Jerome Chicvara began his beer career in 1985 in the wholesale segment learning to sell beer with the Maletis family owned Columbia Distributing. In 1987 he helped found Full Sail Brewing.  After exited Full Sail with first round shareholders via a sale to an ESOP, Chicvara facilitated the sale of Saxer Brewing to Portland Brewing, the sale of Portland Brewing to Pyramid, and worked with Rogue to beef up their “bench” in a time of organizational transition. In 2007 returned to his roots as a member of the wholesaler community with Maletis Beverage as the Craft/Import Portfolio Manager.