RIP Ted Sobel, Brewers Union Local 180 founder passes away at 57

The world has lost a special sort of pioneering brewer. Ted Sobel, founder of Brewers Union Local 180 in Oakridge, OR, passed away on October 10, 2020. Sobel took a left turn from a computer tech job to start the small brewpub in 2008. Brewers Union was the first cask-only brewery in Oregon, and introduced many, many people to the joys of English-style ales served properly, in a proper Pub.