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Beer Birthday: Alan Sprints

September 7, 2022 By Jay Brooks

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Today is the 63rd birthday of Alan Sprints. Alan is the founder of Hair of the Dog Brewery in Portland, Oregon. Alan makes some of the most unique and wonderful beers, not just in Portland, but anywhere, all the more impressive because he brews out of an old Campbell’s soup kettle. A few years ago he relocated the brewery, now with a tasting room, to a new location on S.E. Yamhill in Portland. And a couple of years back, he came over to our home and brewed a version of his wonderful Doggie Claws with my son Porter on his brew sculpture. Alan is simply one of the best brewers anywhere and one of my favorite people in the industry. Sadly, he just closed down his brewery although he will continue to do some limited releases, at least for the foreseeable future. Join me in wishing Alan a very happy birthday.

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Alan pouring his beer at the Sasquatch Pro-Am Golf Tournament in 2006.

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Alan standing in front of some of his aging beers, in 2007.

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Alan, with Portland beer writer Fred Eckhardt, at his annual open house during OBF in 2008.

Alan Sprints from Hair of the Dog with his two Washington Cask Festival ribbons
Alan with his two Washington Cask Festival ribbons at Brouwer’s in Seattle a couple of years ago for the Keene Tasting.

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Sean Paxton, the homebrew chef, my son Porter, and Alan, when he brewed a version of Doggie Claws with Porter at my house three years ago.

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Toasting Fred Eckhardt last year, Alan with the other founders of FredFest.

Filed Under: Birthdays Tagged With: Oregon, Portland



Comments

  1. Peter Rappa says

    September 9, 2008 at 2:06 pm

    Aloha:

    Alan Sprints is a great guy and his brews are ono (good tasting). Sorry to miss him when he was in the islands (I was on the mainland visiting folks) Happy Birthday and hopefully many more to follow.

    Peter Rappa
    Honolulu Hawaii

  2. Louie says

    September 7, 2011 at 9:44 pm

    This man is clearly a genius – – I’ve loved every single Hair of the Dog beer I’ve had. Talk about timeless, world-class beers… Happy Birthday, Alan.

  3. Tom Gilles says

    September 9, 2011 at 11:52 am

    Alan,
    Congrats on the birthday. Your new place is great. Next time up from L.A., we will stop by again
    Tom Gilles

    p.s. This is opening weekend for the new location of my son Tom’s business in Bend – – – The Brew Shop and The Platypus Pub !

  4. Tom Gilles says

    September 7, 2012 at 9:35 am

    Alan,
    Congratulations. Love your beers. The new place is much better than the railroad yard building ! ! ! At least the floor is level!
    Tom and Karon Gilles
    Portland native, living in Hollywood

  5. Kendall Staggs says

    September 7, 2012 at 11:30 am

    All the best to a great brewer and a super nice guy.

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