Today is the 50th birthday — The Big 5-O — of Gary Glass, former Director of the American Homebrewers Association. Gary had been with the Brewers Association for many a moon and had become the face of homebrewing in America. More recently, at least since October of 2020, he’s been brewing at Left Hand Brewing. Join me in wishing Gary a very happy birthday. And relax, drink a homebrew, if you have one.
Gary at Anchor Brewery with his wife Erin after an AHA rally there in 2008.
Gary talking with Fred Eckhardt at Hopworks Urban Brewery, flanked by Christian Ettinger and Brian Butenschoen, Oregon Brewers Guild Director. Photo by Oregon Brewers Guild.
Gary Glass, Erin and Bradley Lantham, from the BA, at Anchor Brewing for an AHA Rally.
Gary, Maya and Erin. (Photo purloined from Facebook.)
Gary is a great guy. Having the same last name, I made a joke with him about a decade ago. Now whenever my wife and I meet him (generally at GABF), he always greets us with a big smile and a greeting of, It’s the Glass family.
By the way, Erin is also a wonderful person.
Happy birthday Gary!