A portrait of Jason McAdam, co-founder and Head Brewer of Burnside Brewing Company. Jason is seated on a keg in the brewery and holding a glass of beer. He's wearing a green knit hat, plaid shirt and overalls. Jason has been brewing beer since he received a homebrewing kit as a gift when he was 18. He started brewing professionally in 1998 when he went to work for McMenamins Oak Hills Brewpub. During his six years with McMenamins, he brewed for Edgefield, Hillsdale and Crystal Ballroom, and learned the business side of brewing, too. In 2005, Jason opened Roots Organic Brewing with Craig Nicholls. After five years there, he left to join Jay Gilbert and Adam Cassie to open Burnside Brewing in 2010.