About The Brewery
ColdFire Brewing is a small craft brewery located in Eugene, Oregon. We are motivated by European brewing traditions and inspired by a Northwest aesthetic and ingredients. We brew small batches, working to refine the art propelled by generations of craftsmen. ColdFire Brewing was born as the dream of Dan and Stephen Hughes, brothers by birth and homebrewers since 2001. After a decade apart, the Hughes brothers decided they needed to go into business together. And as a result, ColdFire was born. Every day, they continue to be humbled by the opportunity to share their craft with others.
WHO WE ARE
Stephen Hughes
Founder/Barrel Wrangler, Brewing Operations Manager
Stephen gained his microbiology chops through years of clinical laboratory work as a scientist for a regional hospital system. An avid home-brewer with his brother, he interned at a number of breweries while pilot batching all the initial recipes prior to opening. When not in the brewery lab plating new cultures, up on the brew deck, or found in the barrel room, Steve is usually being the best dad he can be to three wonderful girls.
Desert Island Beer: Arctic Saison by Grassroots Brewing
Jeff Long
ColdFire Sales Director
Jeff became interested in the beer world when he watched his good friend start a successful local Eugene brewery- from there he decided it was more exciting than building houses and left his career as a carpenter. He then spent over a decade helping build that brewery’s local distribution footprint, and discovered how important it is to stay local and keep things simple.
Desert Island Beer; “Not much to live for if I can only have one type of beer but I'd say ColdFire’s Easy Tiger Pilsner would be hard to get tired of.”
Savannah Lozano-Studstrup
Taproom Manager
Memories of her dad home-brewing when she was a kid later sparked an interest in savannah to dip her toes into the craft beer world. She dove more deeply into the subject while bartending at the Bier Stein, and knew she wanted to learn even more and work at a brewery that makes beer she likes to drink. From there she came to find herself managing the taproom at ColdFire. At home you can usually find Savannah with her nose in a book, knitting sweaters, or cooking new recipes.
Desert Island Beer; “If I had to drink one beer for the rest of my life it would be ColdFire’s Modern Currency pale ale.”
Paul Fiely
Events Coordinator/Social Media/ Beer Geek Extraordinaire
If you’re a beer aficionado and you live between Eugene and Portland, chances are you’ve crossed paths with Paul. Always in pursuit of the unique craft experience and increasing his beer knowledge, Paul has made a career out of his passion. Before he came to us, he worked for some of the most talked about tap houses and bottle shops in the NW; making the most out of each experience and learning all he could. We connected with Paul over the love of beer and found him to be a quick fit into the many roles he’s adopted here at ColdFire.
Desert Island Beer; Sierra Nevada’s Big Foot barley wine. “It’s definitely the only beer I buy a case of every year, so that must be it”.
Dan Hughes
Founder/General Manager
Dan first convinced his brother to home-brew back during their college days as a way to get “good beer cheap”. After several years in the Army he left his leadership role and served in Healthcare management. Dan launched ColdFire Brewing with his brother in 2015. Most days he can be found running the back office ops, sales team, and production team. When not at the brewery, he’s usually tearing down some old vintage motorcycle with his son.
Desert Island Beer: Saison DuPont
Marc smith
Fermentation Specialist/Brewer
When Marc moved to Eugene from Upstate New York, he quickly discovered his love for good PNW Beer and decided to dive deeper. He left his previous career in Mental Health and started working at a local Brewery and has been in the beer world ever since. If Marc isn’t hanging out drinking beers with buddies after work at ColdFire, you can find him drinking good beer and swinging clubs at the golf course.
Desert Island Beer: “Beer to die in my arms- ColdFire’s Bavarian Daydream Pilsner”
Shawn Grover
Head Brewer
Before entering the beer world, Shawn was on tour with a band for five years; while playing some shows in the UK, he found great tasting beer. From there the passion grew; he got into home brewing, went to school at The American Brewers Guild, brewed for PFriem for five years, and is now brewing at ColdFire! When he’s not brewing great beer, you can catch him running trails, hunting, or hanging out with his wife Erin, and their two pugs, Jojo and Magnolia.
Desert Island Beer; “One beer for the rest of my life would be Saison DuPont.”
Justin Zink
Packaging Manager
Justin’s interest in craft beer was sparked by watching his dad work in the industry for the last couple of decades. His love for good beer was pushed even further after working at The Bier Stein; from there it went from a hobby to something he was passionate about. When he’s not working hard to make sure our cans are being filled and kegs are being delivered to pubs across the state, you can find him playing Disc golf or drinking beer while watching disc golf tournament coverage on his weekends.
Desert Island Beer; “One beer for the rest of my life… ugh thats a tough question. I think the Kite String IPA would be my choice.”