Ex Novo Head Brewer Ryan Buxton passed away over the weekend, according to a post from the Portland-based brewery. The brewer joined the company in 2016 and oversaw the expansion of the brewery as it opened locations in Beaverton and New Mexico. He was known for his warm personality and fierce dedication to brewing distinctive beers.
Buxton started as a homebrewer; he worked as a drug and alcohol abuse counselor for at-risk youth before pursuing the beer industry as a career. He eventually started working for Denver’s Epic Brewing Company, at first washing kegs before climbing up the ranks to actually brewing beer. At Epic, he was a part
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