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Beer Birthday: Ben Love

May 30, 2025 By Jay Brooks Leave a Comment

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Today is the 47th birthday of Ben Love. Ben was the head brewer at Hopworks Urban Brewery in Portland, Oregon, and before that brewed at Pelican Pub & Brewery and Adler Brau in Wisconsin. He more recently opened his own place, Gigantic Brewing. I had a chance yet to visit it a few years ago during OBF and try his, and partner Van Havig’s, wonderful beers. Ben’s a great brewer, a good friend, an active board member of the Oregon Brewers Guild and a great cheerleader for the Portland beer scene. Join me in wishing Ben a very happy birthday.

During a collaboration brew at Gigantic at OBF in 2013, with John Harris (from Ecliptic Brewing) and Gigantic’s Van Havig and Ben.
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Ben, on top step, with Christian Ettinger, brewmaster and owner of Hopworks, shortly before they opened.
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At the HUB brunch after OBF in 2008: Assistant brewery Jeremy, brewmaster Christian and Ben.
Ben and me at the Firestone Walker Invitational in 2019.

Filed Under: Birthdays, Just For Fun Tagged With: Oregon, Portland



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