John Hiiva
Brewmaster
John grew up in Arvada, a suburb of Denver, Colorado. He spent his time snowboarding, skating, and getting into innocent teenage trouble. After five years of high school he finally graduated and moved to Durango in 1998.

College was bit easier than high school and he graduated from Fort Lewis in just four years. He worked as a cook for Steamworks Brewing Company while he was full-time student, and was an intern here during his senior year of college. Eventually, John found himself in the Steamworks Brewery scrubbing floors, cleaning kegs, and selling beer to local liquor stores and bars.

John now works as a Brew Dawg/Brew Rep in Denver and is spreading the word and the love for our beer all over the Front Range . In his free time he snowboards, studies (working toward a MBA), mountain bikes, and quaffs delicious beers from around the globe as often as possible. He was recently honored with the Golden Keg at the first annual Brewers “Athenian Challenge.”