Brewpublic leaves no beer behind in the quest to bring thirsty Brewpublicans information on the finest craft ales, lagers, yeast culture, and all things beer and brewing related.

It is our mission to provide you with current brewing news, events, and culture, like no other resource in the Pacific Northwest. Brewpublic is more that just beer, it is a community who shares a collective passion for all that brewing  encompasses.

Join us as we salute the brew (r)evolution from Beervana – Portland, Oregon, the Pacific Northwest, Cascadia, and everywhere Brewpublicans reside in the vast Brewniverse

Brewpublic is beer for thought. Lets drink to our inalienable right to malt, yeast and the pursuit of hoppiness.

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BIOS

That's called putting our heads together

Angelo De Ieso II comes from the great Northeast where he spent most of his formative years in Central Maine after being born in Massachusetts.  His first experience with craft brewing came from Samuel Adams, Shipyard, Geary’s, and a few other imports like Samuel Smiths and (gulp) Guinness.  In 1996 he moved to the Bay Area and discovered Lagunita’s, Mendocino, Anchor, and others that changed his palate forever (there was always a few Henry Weinhards to go around, too). Since 1998, Angelo has lived and quaffed in Portland, Oregon where his friend Shane introduced him to several delicious flavors from Deschutes to Spaten, Full Sail to Hair of the Dog.  In 2005, Angelo graduated from Portland State University with a degree in communication and a deeper love for craft beers.  Angelo met Aaron, his partner in crime at Brewpublic, at KPSU, Portland State’s radio station, where the two were staff members and DJs. Today Angelo experiments with zany homebrew recipes with his partner Margaret, who he has been with since 2002.  He has been an correspondent for the Portland Tribune’s Guest on Tap column, LivePDX.com, and has been featured in publications such as Beer Northwest and PDX Magazine.  Angelo also has a great interest in independent music, and has been a booker and organizer for shows around the Portland under the name Pop Tomorrow! Angelo garnered much knowledge regarding beer from his experiences working at Belmont Station, Pyramid Brewing, and By the Bottle and from many knowledgable people along the way.  It is Angelo’s mission to bring “infotainment” and “edumation” to the readers of this website.  If you have any questions or comments, or would like to contribute, please contact him.  Prost!  angelo@brewpublic.com

“Head blogger for Brewpublic, good friend of the bar, and all-around ale maniac, Angelo appears at first to be a soft-spoken, modest fella with a peculiar predilection towards Boston-area sports teams. But make no mistake, this man knows where the dead bodies are buried.” -Michael O’Connor, Bailey’s Taproom, professional beer scribe

Na zdrowie! (To health!)

Margaret Lut is a native of Southern California but has spent most of her formative years in the Pacific Northwest.  She graduated from The Evergreen State in Olympia, Washington and now has a job where she roams the State of Oregon. This has given her the opportunity to visit every brewery in Oregon (oh wait, one just opened) almost yearly.  Traveling to all corners of the great Beaver State and to several other regions throughout the nation and beyond has afforded her the ability to palate some distinctly unique libations.  The first beer that enlightened Margaret to the wonders of craft brewing was Deschutes Mirror Pond, which is still one her favorite beers today.  Margaret and Angelo have shared many adventures together that often include making stops at the local watering holes for a sample of new and interesting craft brews. Oh, and she is fluent in the Polish language.  margaret@brewpublic.com

Santé!

Marc Demeule is Brewpublic’s Québecois correspondent. Says Marc: Beer is wonderful. It’s a good way to socialize, share and have fun with friendly people (especially if they can appreciate good beers too). Beer tasting panels made with friends is also an occasion to taste plenty of different flavours from around the world. Thanks to everybody who imports beer, trades some on the Internet and to every beer store owner who bring us new products, new breweries, creating an infinite wish list for every beer geek. All of those different beers inspire microbrewers and home brewers to craft better recipes, trying to brew higher quality products and create amazing beers (who could have thiought to brew a Double IPA few years ago?).

I’m not a brewer or an expert. I have just had a strong interest for beer since… let’s say 1990. Grolsch and Heineken were the only « imported » beers in Québec. Then a few microbreweries tried to have a piece of the beer market between Molson and Labbatt (two macros). Unibroue changed the beer mentality by introducing new products and they are still there, even if they are now owned by of Saporo.

I went to several brewpubs and beer events in my area (province of Québec) and I had the opportunity to drink beer in Belgium, UK, Ireland, and France. I also have experienced beer times in Cooperstown, Boston, Burlington and Portland Beervana. Yeah, Beervana!

marc@brewpublic.com

Matthew DiTullo

Matthew DiTullo, a native New Yorker, had always enjoyed the bounty of craft beer offered in the Northeast states. It wasn’t until he moved to Portland, Oregon where beer completely consumed every thought of his mind. He can regular be found on the forums of BeerAdvocate and Ratebeer and enjoys revisiting his favorite pubs in Portland.

Along with his passion for tasty, fermented beverages, he’s a freelance video editor and a new media artist interested primarily in video and mixed media works. His artwork ranges from process oriented video installations to geometric drawings.

Matthew continues to take advantage of all things beer related in the Northwest and is proud to call his home Beervana.

matthew@brewpublic.com

Cheers!

Aaron Miles is Brewpublic’s Webmaster, designer and helps out with business, advertising and promotions. I am a native of Spokane, Washington and have lived in the Pacific Northwest my whole life. My first exposure to craft beer was from Seattle’s Red Hook Brewery back in the 90’s. Northern Lights Brewing was the local Spokane favorite. While the Northwest is blessed with plenty of great brews, there’s nothing like Beervana – the perfect place to build a Brewpublic.

Here’s how the Brewpublic was founded: one morning I noticed my old pal, and partner in various enterprising efforts, Mr. De Ieso 2, was writing up a full barrel worth of quality beer journalism every ten minutes or so – but it was spread across many outlets. So as we enjoyed a nice Belgian this summer, I say to him, “Let’s build a Brewpublic together, it will be vast, noble and hoppy. It will spread across the ample bosom of the Internets. And we will not be thirsty.” Fortunately for us, Angelo knew a few things about brew, and I knew a few things about the Internets. In addition to building blogs and freelance design and writing projects, I spend days working on a green marketing agency embedded within an environmental consulting firm. Thanks to our wonderful readers and the beer culture here in Beervana. Cheers!

aaron@brewpublic.com

Green Bottler

Mike Weksler is Brewpublic’s Bottler at Large, armed with nothing more than a mobile six head bottling machine and an iPhone with a camera. I moved to the PNW from the great state of Lousy-anna in 1996 and haven’t looked back. My first experience with craft beer was “boot legging” cases of Shiner Bock across the Tex-Ass/Lousy-anna while attending LSU. Go Tigers!

I like to brag that I once walked into a Korean grocery and purchased almost an entire case of Hitachino Nest for $1.25 a bottle. Score!! When I’m not traipsing all over the state of Oregon putting wonderfully delicious craft beer into 22oz bottles, I can be found on the coast with a surfboard or bicycling around town in search of that perfect beer that will take me back to childhood.

I feel fortunate to be a bottler in the sense that I get to experience a wide cast of interesting characters aka the brewers, and the concoctions that they make. Cheers!

mike@greenbottling.com

"Don't mind if I do."

Jason “Jay Bar” Butler Beer is an expression of art in the craftiest way and crosses cultural boundaries as much as any common bond. Like good food, good friends and good lovers; beer is something to be appreciated by the most particular of connoisseurs. Mostly though, beer made with attention and passion is great. Jay does not claim to be a connoisseur of beer, but he knows what he likes.

Growing up on Budweiser in almost every part of the country over the years, Jay was first introduced to craft brews in Monterey Bay, California at local jaunts with his neighbor. After moving to Portland in 2001, his appreciation for a good pale ale was indoctrinated courtesy of Deschutes Mirror Pond. Living in Portland, one can not help but be tempted by the plethora of variety presented in even the lowliest of dive bars to the brew festivals that happen several times a year in the NW. His favorite IPA changes all the time.

Jay has enjoyed discovering craft brews and local brews alike in many parts of the world. Whether it be a trip across the U.S. with Angelo, a pint and pizza with Aaron, or locally brewed malt in Bulgaria with Eastern European honeys – Jay enjoys variety in all forms. Although preferring the pale ale pours, he’ll try anything once….unless it comes in a plastic bottle. Noroc!

Caroline Smogorzewski

Caroline Smogorzewski is Brewpublic’s Special Effects Director. She currently resides in the City of Angels where the popularity of The South Beach diet has eliminated the supply of good beer. By furthering the special effects at Brewpublic she prays for a day when the residents of La La cry golden frothy tears and repent for what they have become. When she isn’t designing buildings she is trying to make it in the music biz like every other person and their mother in town.

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