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Eric is a Colorado native, born in Denver in 1964. He went to college in Portland, Oregon where he started to get serious about drinking beer. At school he studied German and spent his junior year in Munich. Going to Munich elevated his beer game to a higher level. Leaving Germany was difficult and Eric knew he would return; he just wasn’t sure what he would do there in the future. In the meantime, he toured a few microbreweries in Portland where he realized, “learn how to make beer, and you’ll always have a supply of good beer.” So, Eric traveled back to Germany and became a brewmeister. In 1990, he graduated from the Technical University of Munich at Weihenstephan and today is still one of only a handful of Americans to complete the program.
When he returned to the U.S., Eric started his brewing career in the craft brewing industry. He worked with many brewpubs and microbreweries, helped produce the Great American Beer Festival and authored a book on German-style wheat beer that was published in 1992. In 1993, he co-founded Tabernash Brewing Company in Denver, known for its award-winning German-style beers. In 1997, the brewery was sold to Lefthand Brewing, and Eric left to join the Flying Dog team. He started as the VP of Operations and was quickly promoted to Lead Dog (CEO) in 1999.
When Eric’s not doing something with beer, he is spending time with his wife, Kristin, and two sons, Aidan and Ian. Eric plays golf and enjoys fly fishing when the weather is nice. In the fall he stalks deer or elk, and come wintertime, he’s skiing and snowboarding. Eventually, he would love to write again, but for now there’s too much beer to brew and drink.
