Today is Rob Widmer’s 53rd birthday. Rob is, of course, one of the bros in Widmer Brothers. He and his brother Kurt helped found the Oregon Brewers Festival, created the style American Hefeweizen and are one of the few small brewers that have managed to retain their spirit and reputation as they’ve grown much larger.

... with questions (even if those questions are really directed to someone else). I’m considered “media” and get some of the associated perks. Like the media pass and entry I received to the Oregon Brewers Festival a couple of years back, as well as invitations to beer events (that 99% of the time I can’t ...