The most recent recipients of the Glen Hay Falconer Basis Brewing Scholarship have been introduced. Asher Solar from pFriem Household Brewers (Hood River, OR) and Jamie Le Resche from Deschutes Brewery (Bend, OR) have been named recipients of the 2025 Siebel Institute of Expertise scholarships.
The Glen Hay Falconer Basis scholarship program encompasses over half of the USA geography and the scholarships drew candidates from all through the area. Each scholarships are to the WBA Concise Course in Brewing Expertise that takes place this November in Chicago, Illinois. The Concise Course in Brewing Expertise is a two-week intensive program that covers each matter crucial to profitable brewery operations.
Asher Solar adopted his true ardour shifting from a background in engineering to pursue a profession in craft brewing trade. That journey actually took him from his Taiwan residence nation to the US. Asher continues to contribute to the Taiwan craft beer neighborhood – he’s a co-founder of the Taiwanese Brewer’s Affiliation and helps arrange the Taiwan Craft Beer Convention. In Taiwan, he has labored as lead brewer at Ugly Half Beer. Within the US, Asher has labored as lead brewer at Drake’s Brewing and is presently a brewer at pFriem Household Brewers the place he had contributed meaningfully to course of optimization. When not within the brewhouse, Asher will be discovered giving again to the beer neighborhood as a choose at competitions, posting on his beer weblog, and reaching out by way of his podcast.
Summarized so effectively by the Choice Committee: “Asher’s utility underscores an consciousness of pivotal shifts within the trade and a necessity to maneuver to sustainable manufacturing practices, an space he’s considering exploring. He demonstrates neighborhood spirit by helping friends and aspiring brewers alike and is well-positioned to mentor others and share what he learns below this scholarship. His glowing advice letters attest to his worth on a crew, and the choice committee appears to be like ahead to his future contributions to the beer trade and brewing neighborhood at massive.”
Jamie Le Resche has labored at various breweries in Washington, Oregon, and Arizona; each in entrance of home and within the brewhouse. From a begin at Fortunate Envelope in Seattle, Jamie moved to ExNovo Brewing after which to Aways Days Brewing in Portland that took her into brewhouse. After a number of years there, Jamie labored as a manufacturing brewer at Dragoon Brewing in Tucson, Arizona earlier than transferring to Deschutes Brewery in Bend. Every of those positions introduced new studying experiences and demonstrated Jamie’s want to be taught and contribute to her brewery crew and educate the general public on beer types.
Within the phrases of the Choice Committee: “Jamie’s utility states that ‘the longer I’ve been within the trade, the much less particular my objectives have turn out to be,’ which we interpreted as an openness to exploring all potentialities and paths our trade has to supply. Regardless of roadblocks and setbacks, Jamie has constantly sought out alternatives to develop. Her letters of assist converse to the significant influence she has made on the varied groups she has been a part of. The Committee believes her ardour for craft and dedication to the trade make her a superb selection for this scholarship alternative.”
The Falconer Basis’s Choice Committee contains Jamie Floyd (Ninkasi Brewing), John Hannafan and Keith Lemcke (Siebel Institute), John Maier (Rogue Ales), Lisa Morrison (Belmont Station Bottle Store & Biercafé), Shaun O’Sullivan (twenty first Modification Brewery), and Cat Wiest (Yakima Chief Hops and 2019 Siebel Worldwide Diploma scholarship recipient).
Thus far, the Basis has granted a complete of 59 brewing training scholarships and presently gives three scholarships yearly. For extra data on the Glen Hay Falconer Basis, our brewing scholarship program, and associated actions, go to www.glenfalconerfoundation.org. And observe the muse on Instagram and Fb.
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The annual Sasquatch Brewers Pageant is true across the nook! It is going to be held on Saturday, June 14, 2025 at Ninkasi Brewing in Eugene, OR. This occasion commemorates the life and legacy of Glen Hay Falconer whereas highlighting the Falconer Basis’s scholarship recipients and their contributions to the brewing neighborhood. For particulars, go to the competition’s web site at Sasquatch Brewers Pageant – Glen Falconer Basis.
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D.J. is a Portland, Oregon based mostly author that spent his early life within the Midwest. With over 25 years below his belt of consuming beer at festivals throughout America and the world, he has developed a powerful appreciation and understanding of craft beer and the trade that surrounds it. He will be present in any of the nice breweries or beer bars that make Portland one of the best beer metropolis on this planet. His writing may also be discovered within the archives of Northwest Brewing Information and will be adopted on Twitter and Instagram at @hopapalooza.
