Joseph Lawrence Owades was an American biochemist and brewer of light and industrially produced beer.
12 Facts About Joseph Owades
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Joseph Owades adjusted analytical techniques and quality control, was involved in the development of the first modern light beer, creating many new, unique, and successful specialty beers.
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Joseph Owades is regarded by some as the father of light beer.
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At Rheingold, Joseph Owades developed the recipe for Gablinger Beer, one of the first reduced calorie beers.
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In 1975 Joseph Owades formed the Center for Brewing Studies in San Francisco, where he provided consulting services to many micro- and mid-sized brewers and taught annual seminars, becoming known as "the Godfather of the Brewing Industry".
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Joseph Owades held many patents in the field of brewing and elsewhere.
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Joseph Owades received the 1994 Award of Merit from the Master Brewers Association of the Americas, and spoke before many brewing organizations.
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Joseph Owades was among those awarded the Sesquicentennial Medal as a distinguished alumnus by NYU Polytechnic University.
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Joseph Owades wrote the articles on beer and alcohol metabolism for the Encyclopedia of Food Science and Technology.
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Joseph Owades was named to the Board of the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, where in 1999 he endowed the Joseph and Ruth Owades Chair in Chemistry.
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Joseph Owades died at his home in Sonoma, California on December 16,2005.
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Joseph Owades is buried at Home of Peace Cemetery in Colma, California.