About Us
Our Brewery
Brewyard is a craft brewery in a tucked-away converted warehouse with one simple mission: Redefine and rediscover the universe of Lagers.
We brew beautiful hybrids that offer strong flavor like an ale but still retain the light crisper finish of a lager. Originally this type of Lager had one champion, the California Common. We expanded this category of lagers to encompass dozens of flavors from Hoppy, Roasty, Smokey, Malty, fruity and Pale.
Being of Filipino and Japanese decent, we also enjoy experimenting heavily with Filipino ingredients and various Asian ingredients that we grew up with.
We also like to dabble in Belgian Ales, Barrel aging and various other styles of beer that tickle our fancy at any given time.
The open layout of the brewery & taproom was designed intentionally so you can see and follow the brewing process all the way from the milling of the grain down to the kegging out of the fermentation tanks full of Brewyard beer. If you catch us brewing or working the taproom, don’t be bashful. If you ask, we’ll probably give you an energetic impromptu tour of the brewery.
We are happy to be here, working hard to make world class beer and to hang out with you all. As long as our doors are open, you are welcome!
Meet the Owners
Sherwin and Kirk met way back in high school when huge baggy pants, Cool Water cologne and Tommy Hilfiger Jackets were still in fashion. They quickly discovered a shared love for cars, music and eventually homebrewing. Sherwin worked as an ASC Master Certified Mechanic for over 20 years and Kirk an Architect for 8 years and restaurant manager. Sherwin’s love for beer and passion for brewing is what initially inspired many of their friends to become beer fanatics in their own right. It all started with a Mr. Beer kit that eventually turned into an overly sophisticated set-up in his garage. He began to enter home brewing competitions and accrued a large collection of medals. It was only a matter of time before an ill-advised drunken promise locked both Sherwin and Kirk down a path to opening a brewery together.
In a strange way, it literally took massive amounts of craft beer to start this business. As the pieces of the puzzle started to come together, we decided to quit our careers and go all-in on building out our brewery.
On December 5, 2015 we opened the doors to Glendale’s very first micro-brewery, Brewyard. Since then we’ve enjoyed welcoming folks in to be a part of our craft brew-loving extended family.
Cheers!