Grand Fir Brewing

Name: Grand Fir Brewing
Address: 1403 Southeast Stark Street, Portland, Oregon, 97214, United States
Telephone: +1 (503) 477-6011

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Place Category: BreweriesPlace Tags: Beer

After graduating from Johnson & Wales University in 2008 with a degree in Culinary Arts, Whitney began making artisan cheese at the Herbfarm Restaurant, a farm-to-table restaurant in wine-centric Woodinville, Washington. Whitney’s growing love of and interest in fermentation soon led to her home brewing and bread baking. Her passion for watching the fermentation process create beautiful new products over time grew into a desire to brew beer for a living. In 2009, after knocking on door after door and being turned down by every brewery in Seattle, she finally managed to convince Laurelwood Brewing Company in Portland, Oregon to let her work for free. From there she climbed the ropes and worked at some of the Northwest’s best breweries: first at Upright Brewing in Portland, then at Elysian in Seattle, then becoming the Head Brewer at Pelican in Pacific City, and finally in 2015 she opened the Pearl District location of 10 Barrel Brewing Company as Brewmaster. Whitney was Brewmaster for 10 Barrel Portland for almost 8 years making many award winning beers.