Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. Wayfinder’s Brewmaster Has Created a New Style of IPA that is Generating Both Controversy and Good Buzz Wayfinder Beer Original Cold IPA Updated 5:30 AM When Wayfinder Beer opened in Portland’s industrial eastside five years ago, brewmaster Kevin Davey knew for certain that he wanted to make two beers: a stellar hazy IPA and a classic, West Coast take on the style, like the kind he used to produce at Firestone Walker in California in the early 2010s.