pFriem Family Brewers
Josh Pfriem, Ken Whiteman and Rudy Kellner, all formerly of Full Sail, founded pFriem in Hood River in 2012 as a brewery inspired by the Pacific Northwest and Belgium. The Great American Beer Festival named it the best mid-size brewery in the United States in 2018, the year its Pilsner won silver among German-style Pilsners. In January 2026 Josh Pfriem said Pilsner made up almost half of output, ahead of its IPA, hazy IPA and West Coast IPA. The range also takes in a Helles, a Flanders red and a Belgian strong dark, and pFriem now has a production and barrel site at Cascade Locks.
Styles brewed by pFriem Family Brewers
German Pils
LagerGerman Pils: a pale, dry, bitter lager with a bright hop aroma, adapted from the Czech original in the 1870s. Strength, bitterness, glass and classic examples.
Hazy IPA (New England IPA)
AleHazy IPA, or New England IPA: a soft, juicy, hazy IPA bursting with tropical fruit from late hops, with low bitterness. Strength, glass and how it is made.
Belgian Dark Strong Ale (Quadrupel)
AleBelgian dark strong ale, or quad: a strong, rich abbey ale of dark fruit and spice, the style of Westvleteren 12 and Rochefort 10. Strength, glass and examples.
Flanders Red Ale
Wild & sourFlanders red ale: a sour, fruity, reddish-brown ale aged in big oak vats and blended old with young, with a dry, wine-like finish. Strength, sourness, glass and classic examples.
At a glance
- Country
- USA
- Brews in
- Hood River, Oregon
- Founded
- 2012
- Owner
- Its founders
- Best-known beers
- pFriem Pilsner, pFriem IPA, Hazy IPA
- Address
- 707 Portway Ave, Ste 101, Hood River, OR 97031
- Visit
- Taproom
- Website
- pfriembeer.com
Sources
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- pFriem Family Brewers - Wikipedia — Wikipedia
- pFriem Family Brewers | Brewbound — Brewbound
- Interview: Josh Pfriem on the future of beer; flavors, style and evolving consumer — New School Beer + Cider — New School Beer + Cider
- A Year of Correction for Craft Beer, With Early Signals of Recovery - Brewers Association — Brewers Association