Jacob Peraza, BENDT Distilling Co. Lead Distiller

Jacob Peraza has always had a love of beer and spirits, but became interested in crafting his own while in college at University of Texas at Dallas. Through his family's southern California roots, he developed a taste for hop-forward west coast IPA's, and with a limited craft beer scene at that time, was struggling to find them in the Texas market. Because of this and an interest in the brewing process, he started homebrewing, and before long, enrolled in the Journeyman Brewer's Certification program at Eastfield College. In 2016, he graduated with a degree in Neuroscience from UT Dallas, as well as receiving his brewer's certification. What had started as a love of unique beer and spirits quickly became a love of CRAFTING small batch beer, and before long, spirits.