Ponderosa plows ahead even after changing brewers again

Ponderosa Brewing has endured a fair amount of change since opening in September 2014. They are already on their third head brewer, yet have managed to build up a strong following in the Sawmill District and from beer lovers all around town. To tackle how 2015 went, and what 2016 holds for Ponderosa, it took two interviews with two brewers.

First up, Stoutmeister and I sat down with former head brewer Andrew Krosche, who left at the end of 2015 to take over the same role at Chama River. Andrew said he spent “between seven and eight months” in charge at Ponderosa after coming over from Marble. His highlights while working at Ponderosa ranged from the people he worked with to “the 8 1/2-inch-wide, half-inch deep trench drains.” (These things are important to a brewer.)

Working under the direction of the company’s brewmaster in Portland, Alan Taylor, Andrew said he also became well acq

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