Today is Tonya Cornett’s 42nd birthday. Tonya is the brewmaster of Bend Brewing in Oregon, Bend’s 2nd largest brewery. I’ve only met Tonya a couple of times, but she’s a great brewer and, of course, being born 1 day and ten years after me makes her a terrific human being, too. Join me in wishing Tonya a very happy birthday.
Tonya and Bend Brewing won World Beer Cup Champion Brewery and Brewmaster for Small Brewpub in 2008.
Tonya at GABF.
Tonya with Larry Horwitz from Iron Hill at the 2009 GABF.
With Tomme Arthur of Port Brewing/The Lost Abbey at Falling Rock in Denver.
(Special thanks to Sage from the Lost Abbey for photos 2 and 4.)
Elva Ellen Kowald, Tonya and Teri Fahrendorf at the Craft Brewers Conference in Chicago last year.
