Prior to creating Pono Brewing in 2013, Larry started in the brewing industry in 1995 at Pusch Ridge Brewing Company in Tucson, Arizona where he proved to be a quick learner and moved up to head brewer. In 1997 he moved back to Portland, OR and joined BJ’s Restaurant and Brewpub and was a brewer and bar manager. Larry left the brewing industry for a while but continued to homebrew and was very active in the homebrewing community, winning several awards. He later came back to the beer industry working for FH Steinbart Company selling brewing supplies and teaching others how to brew.

Larry then went to work for the supply side of the beer industry starting with Brewcraft USA as a Sales Manager and then moving on to Country Malt Group where he worked with some of the nation’s biggest and best breweries in Oregon, California and Hawaii selling ingredients and brewing collaboration beers as well as consulting for startup breweries in other countries including the Philippines where his wife is from. Larry was a Guest Instructor for Oregon State University’s Brewery Startup Program and was a Guest Speaker for the 2015 American Homebrewing Association’s Homebrewcon.

In 2007, Byron moved with his family to Portland, Oregon where he has worked with a variety of clients – from cannabis dispensaries to large real estate developers. In 2021, Byron started doing some graphic design work for Pono Brewing. He and Larry hit it off and Byron has been helping to build the Pono business in other areas as well. He has enjoyed selling Pono beer and has even helped with distribution and beer making when needed. He’s learning a lot and having a great time. If you see him driving around in Silver, his vintage white Subaru Outback, say ‘howzit’!

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