Gavin Lord did not exactly tumble into brewing by accident or wake up one morning with a beard, a mash paddle, and a dream. He took the long road, the real one — UC Davis Master Brewers Program, the notoriously brutal Institute of Brewing and Distilling diploma exam, then into the brewhouse at Full Sail alongside Dan Peterson and Josh Pfriem, learning the larger rhythms before stepping into the kind of role that actually shapes a brewery’s soul. In 2014 he followed Josh to pFriem Family Brewers, and over seven years as head brewer helped grow it from a small draft-only operation into a decorated regional force producing tens of thousands of barrels and more than 150 SKUs, with accolades stacking up like quiet affirmations. That sort of résumé can calcify a brewer, turn everything into precision and posture. Instead, this path bends the other way — toward ease, toward generosity, toward something that feels more like a welcome than a performance.
Then came the pivot, the kind that reveals intention rather than ambition. After leaving pFriem in 2021, Lord joined Conrad Andrus and Mat Sandoval to help launch Living Häus Beer and its contract arm, Sin Marca Beverage, inside the former Modern Times Belmont space. This wasn’t just about pouring his own beers into the world; it was about building the scaffolding so others could do the same. Quiet infrastructure work, collaborative energy, a brewing engine room humming beneath the surface — Living Häus focused on its own precise lagers and ales while Sin Marca helped new brands find their footing. It’s the unglamorous side of brewing, and maybe the most important: creating space for more voices, more flavor, more possibility.
Out of that shared ecosystem came Hetty Alice Beers, launched in 2022 with Giselle Lord, named for a grandmother whose legacy reads less like biography and more like ethos — generosity, optimism, an open table that always has room for one more. “Fun beer to drink,” they say, which sounds disarmingly simple until you realize how much discipline it takes to make that true. This is technique softened by intention, precision loosened just enough to let joy in. And so this flight arrives not as a flex, but as a conversation — five IPAs that carry color, movement, and a certain kind of quiet confidence, each one suggesting that skill and pleasure, structure and play, might actually be the same thing wearing different coats.
Peaks & Pints Hetty Alice IPA Flight
Hetty Alice Lil’ Foggy
6.3% ABV | Hazy IPA | Portland, Oregon
White grape and citrus zest rise first, airy and lifted, before tropical notes drift through in soft layers, the whole thing held together by a crisp snap that keeps it nimble rather than heavy, like mist that catches light instead of swallowing it.
Hetty Alice Freezing Fog
6.9% ABV | Hazy IPA
This one leans lush without losing its footing — pineapple and tangelo glide across a pillowy body, peach and berry flicker in the background, and a subtle vinous edge threads through, keeping everything just a little sharper than expected.
Hetty Alice Hasta Las Raíz
6.2% ABV | IPA – American
A quick pulse of citrus peel and soft tropical fruit sets the tone, then a clean, focused bitterness steps in to draw the lines, the whole thing moving with an easy, grounded energy that feels purposeful without ever feeling forced.
Hetty Alice Kodachrome IPA
6.2% ABV | IPA – American
Grapefruit zest and pineapple glow lead the charge, followed by flashes of mandarin and a faint berry echo, all settling into a gentle pine finish that ties it together like a photograph that somehow holds motion inside the frame.
Hetty Alice River Run IPA
6.6% ABV | IPA – American
Candied pineapple and ripe strawberry drift through first, then a brighter citrus current takes over, carrying a touch of mango and a light resin edge toward a finish that feels clean, steady, and quietly assured, like water finding its way forward.
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