Eric Buist

When word came to us that there was a brewery starting in Portland that had the goal of donating all of their profits to local charities, we had to check them out. One week after they opened in 2014, we sat down with Joel Gregory, the owner and brains behind Ex Novo Brewing Company. More

The building that houses Migration Brewing Co. used to be an old radiator shop but when the brewery moved in, the first patrons said, “This is exactly what the neighborhood needed.” It had no heat nor insulation on the ceiling, but some hard work from the group of friends who started the brewery transformed it into… More

Featuring unique, comic-book-inspired labels and great beers to match, Gigantic Brewing Company has an aggressive edge that matches the brewers. As Gigantic Master Brewer Van Havig says, “The artwork is amazing — it’s because we don’t work with crap artists, we work with real artists.” The name is a bit of a joke. Brewmaster Ben Love notes, “We… More

John Harris, owner of Ecliptic Brewing, has been making beer for more than 30 years for some of the most recognizable breweries in the state and country, but in 2014 he opened his own brewery to brew out-of-this-world beer on planet Earth. Even though he has brewed for other breweries, his beers all have a unique… More