Lyle Hruda was working as a forklift technician when he started homebrewing with a friend. The plan was five-gallon batches and a couple of cases of 22-ounce bottles.
Every batch came up two bottles shy of what the math promised. Somebody wrote “Two Shy Brewing” on the garage wall as a joke, and the joke stuck.
One of those early homebrews, Dead On Amber, won Best in Class and Best in Show at a homebrew competition. That was all the encouragement Lyle needed to go pro. You can still find Dead On on our list today.
The taproom on NW Park Street has been open since 2012. Lyle brews, Danielle runs the community side of things, and our fermenters are named after the friends, family and early investors who helped us get started.
We don’t have a single signature beer. We brew the styles we love to drink, from crisp pilsners to hazy IPAs to coffee stouts.
The hops come from all over, including fresh Cascade from a local ranch, and some beers take weeks while the barrel-aged ones can take up to a year. Nobody’s in a hurry.
In 2024 our Belgian-style quad, Olaf’s Warm Hugs, took silver at the Oregon Beer Awards.
“We want to be somebody that helps the community grow.” — Danielle Hruda
That means pouring for local causes, from humane society and watershed fundraisers to fire recovery after the 2020 Labor Day fires. It also means the sign on our door: where friendships are brewed.
