Coronado Brewing’s Newly Minted CEO on Continuing to Drive Focus 30 Years In

Dear Client: San Diego’s Coronado Brewing Co. is celebrating 30 years this August since they opened their classic woodpaneled pub on Coronado Island to now stand as a SoCal craft beer leader (they came in at no. 48 on the BA’s top 50 list this year, producing 46,000 barrels, up 3% in 2025). To wit, they’ve got a new, yet familiar, leader at the helm: former CCO Clinton Smith, a 16-year vet of the company, was just recently named CEO,