Ascendant Beer Company

Alan Taylor

Director of Brewing Operations/Braumeister Ascendant Beer Company is proud to have Oregon Native Alan Taylor at the helm! Alan was named one of the nation’s best “unsung brewers” by All About Beer magazine in 2015, and we couldn’t agree more. He caught the brewing bug while he was a student at Linfield College, and it followed him to Germany, where he was studying linguistics. Fortunately for us, he switched tracks and instead went to brewing school at the prestigious VLB Berlin. When he returned, he worked for a number of larger breweries, including Full Sail and Widmer Brothers. In 2013 he was brought on as head brewer at PINTS Brewing Company. In 2018 PINTS underwent the transformation into Ascendant Beer Company. In addition to this transition he also oversees the operations of our sister breweries, Zoiglhaus Brewing Company in Portland, OR and Ponderosa Brewing Co in Albuquerque, NW. Taylor’s breadth of experience and guidance is reflected in the dynamic beers featured across all three brewing platforms, from the authentic German styles of Zoiglhaus all the way to the thoughtful and intriguing small batch beers you’ll come to know and love from Ascendant Beer Company.