OWNERS

ADAM
BENNER
President/ Co-Founder
Hometown:
Hinkley, Ohio—Home of the Buzzards
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Pool Party
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Orval
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Tough to beat Lindeys Patio in the Summer
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Golfing
Music Festival Headliner:
Kanye and T-Swift
Dream Vacation:
Probably golfing at Pebble Beach or Scotland
Greatest Sports Team:
The Ohio State Buckeyes
Words to Live By:
Loved this quote from Jacques Cousteau even before seeing it in Rushmore… “When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself”

WALT
KEYS
Creative Director / Co-Founder
Hometown:
Cincinnati, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Lemon Glow
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Rockmill Petite Saison, at Rockmill
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Club 185
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Skiing, Cycling
Music Festival Headliner:
Waxahatchee, Grateful Dead, Campbell
Dream Vacation:
Mexico City
Greatest Sports Team:
Buckeyes, but also the 1999 Cincinnati Reds
Words to Live By:
“Gotta keep a clean kitchen, that’s what I always say”

QUINTIN
JESSEE
Director
Hometown:
Middle Point, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Dropout
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Tart of Darkness
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Condado
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Golf
Music Festival Headliner:
Pearl Jam
Dream Vacation:
Scotland for some golf
Greatest Sports Team:
New York Yankees
Words to Live By:
“Treat others as you would want to be treated yourself. “
BREWERY

CHRIS
HELDERMAN
Director of Brewery Operations
Hometown:
Greenwood, IN
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
One Goal
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Miller High Life
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Tommy’s Diner
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Camping, Dungeons & Dragons, and Gardening
Music Festival Headliner:
Weird Al Yankovic and Ke$ha
Dream Vacation:
Ireland
Greatest Sports Team:
The Charleston Chiefs
Words to Live By:
“Don’t forget rule number one….Rule #1: Don’t be a dick.”

DAN
SHAFFER
Head Brewer
Hometown:
Lancaster, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Capital Companions, or anything with Strata hops in it.
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Ever rotating, but Toppling Goliath King Sue is a standard bearer.
Favorite Local Restaurant:
101 Beer Kitchen
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Cycling/Walks in the woods.
Music Festival Headliner:
Pearl jam
Dream Vacation:
Paris is the best city to visit–with my French-speaking wife, because my French is atrocious (But improves after a few drinks?)
Greatest Sports Team:
the Arsenal, F.C.
Words to Live By:
You get what you get, and you don’t throw a fit. (Freddie Shaffer, age 5)

JOSH
DeRIVERA
Quality Control Manager
Hometown:
Cleveland, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Sour Hoppy Fun Time
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Great Lakes Commodore Perry
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Juanita’s Tacos, a random little Mexican Restaurant on the corner of Broad and James
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Big on wandering the woods these days
Music Festival Headliner:
Why isn’t there a comedy music Festival, give me Bo Burnham, Jonathan Coulton, and Tim Minchin
Dream Vacation:
Somewhere with hills and trees, love Northern Kentucky
Greatest Sports Team:
2016 Cavaliers, now and forever
Words to Live By:
“Be good to yourself without hurting others and be good to others without hurting yourself”

PATRICK
DRISKILL
Brewer
Hometown:
Ashland, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Greenskeeper
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Westbrook Key Lime Pie Gose
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Ambrose & Eve (RIP)
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Spending Time Outdoors (Hiking, Camping, Kayaking)
Music Festival Headliner:
Jason Isbell
Dream Vacation:
Someplace new to explore
Greatest Sports Team:
Columbus Crew!
Words to Live By:
“Fuck it, dude. Let’s go bowling.”

ERIC
FARRAGHER
Packaging
Hometown:
Auburn, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Capital Companions
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Any stout or porter from Jackie O’s
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Get back to me in a couple months – I’m new in town!
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Anything in nature – hiking, fishing, camping, gardening
Music Festival Headliner:
Sturgill Simpson (If he’s busy, Portugal.The Man)
Dream Vacation:
Dublin, Ireland
Greatest Sports Team:
Cleveland Browns
Words to Live By:
“SERENITY NOW!” – Frank Costanza

DANIEL
IRWIN
Brewer
Hometown:
Ashland, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Oh, Sure!
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Saison Dupont
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Ray Ray’s Hog Pit
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Cooking
Music Festival Headliner:
Raffi playing “Bananaphone” continuously until everyone leaves
Dream Vacation:
Oak Island, NC
Greatest Sports Team:
Columbus Crew
Words to Live By:
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take – Wayne Gretzky.”
-Michael Scott

HAJIER
KARIMI
Logistics and Purchasing Manager
Hometown:
Medfield, Massachusetts
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Greenskeeper
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Natural Light on the Beersaw
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Giusseppe’s
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Livin’. L-I-V-I-N.
Music Festival Headliner:
J Dilla, Alice Coltrane, Erykah Badu, and the Jerry Garcia Band
Dream Vacation:
Anywhere with my beautiful wife
Greatest Sports Team:
2004 Boston Red Sox
Words to Live By:
“If you plant ice, you’re gonna harvest wind.” -JG

GRANT
KOSCIK
Brewer
Hometown:
Hilliard, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Creamsikolsch
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Blueberry Pie Berliner by Weldwerks
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Barcelona
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Going to Concerts
Music Festival Headliner:
The Shins
Dream Vacation:
Italy
Greatest Sports Team:
n/a
Words to Live By:

MIKE
ORTIZ
Lead Packaging Operator
Hometown:
Chicago, IL
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
OG Bramble Jamble / Jazz Crabs
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Daisy Cutter / Saison DuPont
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Forbidden Root / Marcella’s
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Playing NFL Blitz at Old North Arcade / Drumming
Music Festival Headliner:
Radiohead, Soul Coughing, and Thee Oh Sees
Dream Vacation:
Vietnam
Greatest Sports Team:
95-96 Chicago Bulls
Words to Live By:
Amor Fati

MICHAEL
OSBORNE
Warehouse
Hometown:
Cumberland, MD
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Mr. Balloonhands Strawberry & Lavender
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Who Cooks For You by Jackie O’s
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Aab
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Nature
Music Festival Headliner:
Kraftwerk, The Birthday Party, Reptile House
Dream Vacation:
Japan
Greatest Sports Team:
Sports?
Words to Live By:
Be Kind. Don’t Litter.

ALEX
RHODES
Packaging
Hometown:
Winston-Salem, NC
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Home
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Southern Tier Pumking
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Erawan Thai
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Playing Halo or Heading Outside with My Dog and Fiance.
Music Festival Headliner:
Kygo & Gryffin
Dream Vacation:
Returning to Thailand with my fiance, where I spent 2 years teaching, and sharing all of my experiences with her.
Greatest Sports Team:
North Carolina Tar Heels
Words to Live By:
“Dude, suckin’ at something is the first step to being sorta good at something.” – Jake the Dog

DAVID
WELCH
Brewer
Hometown:
Columbus, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Open Always
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Season’s Beatings
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Thurman’s Cafe
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Snowboarding, Disc Golf
Music Festival Headliner:
Led Zeppelin, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Dream Vacation:
Two weeks exploring Europe
Greatest Sports Team:
The Ohio State University, 2021 Cincinnati Bengals
Words to Live By:
“Good Friends, Good Times, Good Places”

DANIEL
WHALEN
Packaging
Hometown:
Boston, MA
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Fruit Slices
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Trillium Fort Point Pale Ale
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Law Bird
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Cooking
Music Festival Headliner:
Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem
Dream Vacation:
Morocco or Thailand, but I’m excited to visit Mexico City this winter, too!
Greatest Sports Team:
Boston Red Sox
Words to Live By:
n/a
TAPROOM

RILEY
BAYER
Bartender
Hometown:
Findlay, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
El Bravado
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Clear Skies Daybreak
Favorite Local Restaurant:
NE Chinese
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Volunteering at 934 Gallery
Music Festival Headliner:
Radiohead, Daft Punk, Tame Impala & Phoebe Bridgers
Dream Vacation:
Greece
Greatest Sports Team:
90s Chicago Bulls
Words to Live By:
“I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, ‘If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.’” – Kurt Vonnegut

ALEX
BOLIN
Bartender
Hometown:
Columbus, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Del Boca Vista
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Wowie
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Punk Pigs Grilled Cheese and Anarchy
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Sleeping
Music Festival Headliner:
Rancid and Lady Gaga
Dream Vacation:
Ireland
Greatest Sports Team:
Buckeyes
Words to Live By:
“I literally have no quotes that I live by. “

JORDAN
BRAUNING
Bartender
Hometown:
Akron, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Greenskeeper
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Wolf’s Ridge Daybreak / Miller High Life
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Tavern Olde Towne
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Hanging out with my sweet angel dog, Luna
Music Festival Headliner:
Otis Redding
Dream Vacation:
Beach Chillin’
Greatest Sports Team:
Good Guys from The Sandlot
Words to Live By:

MAZIE
CHEESEBROUGH
Bartender
Hometown:
Morgantown, West Virginia
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Red Velvet Sour
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Bells – Two Hearted Ale
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Barcelona
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Playing with my handsome bearded puppy, Doc!
Music Festival Headliner:
Supertramp OR Alabama Shakes OR Still Woozy
Dream Vacation:
Greece!
Greatest Sports Team:
The Average Joe’s
Words to Live By:
“Do your best & forget the rest”

CONNOR
CHRISMAN
Bartender
Hometown:
Columbia, MO
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Inflatable Flamingo
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Gaelic Ale by Highland Brewing
Favorite Local Restaurant:
The closest food truck
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Backpacking, Fishing, and Poker
Music Festival Headliner:
Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton
Dream Vacation:
Scottish Highlands
Greatest Sports Team:
Kansas City Chiefs
Words to Live By:
“Do the right thing, especially when no one is looking.”

CASEY
COSTELLO
Bartender
Hometown:
Clintonville, Columbus, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Kin
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Tequila
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Huong Vietnamese Restaurant
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Skateboarding whenever I’m not injured from skateboarding
The Beatles
Dream Vacation:
Middle Earth
Greatest Sports Team:
Knicks
Words to Live By:
“Live, Laugh, Love”

CASS
FINK
Bartender
Hometown:
Dayton, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Lemon Glow
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Any Hazy IPA’ll do!
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Aab
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Making art, karaoke, going to live shows
Music Festival Headliner:
Haim, Todd Rundgren, Frank Ocean
Dream Vacation:
Iceland
Greatest Sports Team:
Simone Biles
Words to Live By:

HANNAH
GEISSINGER
Bartender
Hometown:
North Canton, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Lawnraker
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Fat Head’s Bumble Berry
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Arch City Tavern
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Playing Volleyball or Napping
Music Festival Headliner:
Paramore
Dream Vacation:
Greece or Italy
Greatest Sports Team:
The Browns!
Words to Live By:
“Be good, or be good at it.”

MEL
GRAMES
Bartender
Hometown:
Toledo, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Can I get a Name For That?
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Lucy from CBC
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Would die for Stauf’s
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Hanging with family/friends/Bernie, yoga, eating
Music Festival Headliner:
Lady Gaga, Maggie Rogers, Frank Ocean
Dream Vacation:
New Zealand!
Greatest Sports Team:
USWNT 2012-2016
Words to Live By:
“Do good, show up and tell people you love them”

HARVEY
–
Bartender
Hometown:
Sidney, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Galaxy Brain
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
CBC Bodhi
Favorite Local Restaurant:
The Olde Oak
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Going for runs/hikes with my pup
Music Festival Headliner:
The 1975 / Billie Eilish
Dream Vacation:
anywhere with a crystal clear beaches
Greatest Sports Team:
Pittsburgh Steelers
Words to Live By:
“it’s better to ask forgiveness than to seek permission”

BRIAN
HATHAWAY
Bartender
Hometown:
Avon Lake, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Greenskeeper or Kin
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Omnipollo Aon Pecan Mud Cake Stout or Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Third & Hollywood
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Attending live sporting events (again!), especially Ohio State football
Music Festival Headliner:
Maroon 5
Dream Vacation:
Rome, Italy
Greatest Sports Team:
Impossible to say.
Words to Live By:

THEO
ROGERS
Maintenance
Hometown:
Columbus, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
House Beer or Oh, Sure
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Bud Light
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Anywhere with a good pizza pie
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Basketball & Enjoying Nature
Music Festival Headliner:
Prince
Dream Vacation:
n/a
Greatest Sports Team:
Steelers from the ’70s Era
Words to Live By:

CHRIS
HEIDEL
Sound Engineer / Photographer
Hometown:
Houston, TX
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Kin
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Rodenbach Grand Cru
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Watershed
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Taking Pictures
Music Festival Headliner:
Mike and the MoonPies
Dream Vacation:
Banf
Greatest Sports Team:
Houston Texans any year but this
Words to Live By:
“When you’re hot, you’re hot!”

AARON
LINK
Bartender
Hometown:
Granville, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Skull Session
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Red Stripe
Favorite Local Restaurant:
George’s Beechwold Diner
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Road trippin’
Music Festival Headliner:
Marc Rebillet
Dream Vacation:
Chile
Greatest Sports Team:
The Mighty Ducks
Words to Live By:

KENDRA
MARTIN
Bartender
Hometown:
Columbus, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Quadrahopic
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Captain Stardust
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Old Towne Tavern
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Taking long walks with my pups, cross stitching and reading
Music Festival Headliner:
Leon Bridges
Dream Vacation:
Iceland
Greatest Sports Team:
USA Table Tennis League
Words to Live By:
“Life always offers you a second chance; it’s called tomorrow.”

DEVON
MENDEZ
Bartender
Hometown:
Simi Valley, CA
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Oh, Sure!
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Sour Monkey by Victory
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Tai’s
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Hiking
Music Festival Headliner:
Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Dream Vacation:
Thailand
Greatest Sports Team:
n/a
Words to Live By:

KARLY
RATZENBERGER
Taproom On-Shift Manager
Hometown:
Toledo,OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Fruit Slices
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Grey Lady from Cisco Brewers
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Cinnamon Indian Grill
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Walking in the woods, oil painting
Music Festival Headliner:
My Chemical Romance, Dirty Heads, Pretty Lights, GRiZ
Dream Vacation:
Japan
Greatest Sports Team:
Detroit Red Wings
Words to Live By:
“Be here now.”

JUSTIN
RYAN
Taproom Manager
Hometown:
Columbus, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
I’m probably most emotionally tied to Massive, but Beard Crumbs is Christmas in my mouth
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Lawson’s Sip of Sunshine
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Wario’s Beef and Pork
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Supporting local music, art & businesses; traveling & supporting The Crew
Music Festival Headliner:
Mungbean, Fables, The Cordial Sins, Campbell, Angela Pearly
Dream Vacation:
A beer pilgrimage to Germany and Belgium
Greatest Sports Team:
Columbus Crew is the greatest team that the world has ever seen
Words to Live By:
“There is an ancient Celtic axiom that says ‘Good People Drink Good Beer. … Just look around you in any public barroom, and you will quickly see: Bad People Drink Bad Beer. Think about it.” Hunter S Thompson

ARTHUR
VIDMAR
Deliveries
Hometown:
Columbus, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Galaxy Brain
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
CBC Insane Wanderer
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Tensuke Express
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Making music/seeing a concert
Music Festival Headliner:
Wasp Factory opening for St. Vincent
Dream Vacation:
North island of New Zealand
Greatest Sports Team:
The Springfield Isotopes
Words to Live By:
“Everything in the world is exactly the same.” – Kanye West

JAKE
WEBB
Assistant Taproom Manager
Hometown:
Huntington, WV
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Dr. JambleHands
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
LOL, what?!?
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Jiu Tai
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Playing music with my friends and wondering through the vast wilderness.
Music Festival Headliner:
Bob Dylan (1966), Waylon Jennings (1977), CSN&Y (1969)
Dream Vacation:
Traveling ever corner of the planet.
Greatest Sports Team:
Murderers’ Row
Words to Live By:

HAKIM
CALLWOOD
Bartender
Hometown:
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Music Festival Headliner:
Dream Vacation:
Greatest Sports Team:
Words to Live By:

KIRA
DEMPSEY
Bartender
Hometown:
Hunlock Creek, PA
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Mr. Balloonhands
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Jackie O’s Mystic Mama
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Lola and Giuseppe’s Trattoria
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Painting and just relaxing. And anything outdoors when it’s nice out.
Music Festival Headliner:
Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Dream Vacation:
Anywhere warm and with a beach
Greatest Sports Team:
Sports? I’m unfamiliar with this word.
Words to Live By:
“Que será, será- Whatever will be, will be.”

BRANDI
FITZPATRICK
Bartender
Hometown:
Conneaut, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Can I Get A Name For That?
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Rhinegeist Truth
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Local Cantina
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Diving into a new book
Music Festival Headliner:
One Republic
Dream Vacation:
Ireland
Greatest Sports Team:
OSU Football
Words to Live By:
“It is what it is.”

ASHLEY
SCHABEL
Bartender
Hometown:
Berlin Heights, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
S’Mudder
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Wolf’s Ridge Canis Mexicanus, but lots of stouts are pretty good
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Martini Modern Italian
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Baking & roller skating. Not at the same time.
Music Festival Headliner:
The Neighbourhood
Dream Vacation:
A ramen tour of Japan
Greatest Sports Team:
The Buckeyes, of course!!!
Words to Live By:
“Take it easy, but take it.”

NELSON
ROWE
Bartender
Hometown:
Guilford, CT
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Beard Crumbs
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Purple Paste by Knotted Root
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Warios/whoever cuts a pizza into triangles
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Bikes, music, outdoorsy stuff
Music Festival Headliner:
P-Funk>The Dead>LCD>Metallica>Fatboy Slim>Tipper
Dream Vacation:
Mototouring and camping through Europe
Greatest Sports Team:
Brady/Belichick Patriots
Words to Live By:
“Do you!”

LIZ
FISHER
Bartender
Hometown:
Delaware, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Lemon Glow
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Lineage Brewing Monochromatic Moon Mist
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Cinnamon Indian Grill
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Playing music
Music Festival Headliner:
Wolf Alice, Nine Inch Nails, The Strokes
Dream Vacation:
New Zealand
Greatest Sports Team:
None 🙂
Words to Live By:
“That’s showbiz, baby.”
ADMIN & SALES

LAUREN
BENNER
Strategic Operations Director
Hometown:
Munster, Indiana
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Pool Party
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
The Champagne of Beer
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Addella’s and Gemüt
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Letting the dogs out
Music Festival Headliner:
Dave Chappelle
Dream Vacation:
road trip anywhere…. (“I’m in charge of the music.”)
Greatest Sports Team:
Whoever Adam is rooting for
Words to Live By:
“We’ll figure it out”

SCOTT
THOMPSON
Vice President of Operations
Hometown:
Bremen, IN
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Beard Crumbs
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Murphy’s Irish Stout / Old Speckled Hen
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Speck Italian Eatery / Chapman’s Eat Market
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Cycling, Snacking, Hiking, Fly Fishing
Music Festival Headliner:
Old Dominion
Dream Vacation:
Off-the-Grid in Montana or Wyoming
Greatest Sports Team:
Ohio State Buckeyes
Words to Live By:
“See others as more important than yourself.”

JOE
CHAMBERLAIN
Sales Representative
Hometown:Cleveland
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Lemon Glow
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Red Wine
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Hudson 29
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Golfing
Music Festival Headliner:
the Grateful Dead
Dream Vacation:
Ireland Golf Trip
Greatest Sports Team:
Browns
Words to Live By:
“Let’s talk about me”

TONY
CIPRIANI
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Hometown:
Erie, PA
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Capital Companions
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Peche Mortel by Brasserie Dieu du Ciel!
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Service Bar
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Sports!
Music Festival Headliner:
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Dream Vacation:
Italy
Greatest Sports Team:
New York Yankees
Words to Live By:
“If you don’t second guess yourself, then you are not trying to get better” – Don Mattingly

ERIC
HAFNER
Sales Representative
Hometown:
Columbus, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Fruit Slices
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
The coldest one
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Arepazo!
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Watching movies and petting my dog
Music Festival Headliner:
Kenny G
Dream Vacation:
Telluride Film Festival
Greatest Sports Team:
2016 Cavs
Words to Live By:
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is miracle.” – A. Einstein

CRISTEN
JESSEE
Support/Superfan
Hometown:
Marysville, PA
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Spirited Acquaintance
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
White Rajah by Brew Kettle
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Condado
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Traveling
Music Festival Headliner:
Keith Urban
Dream Vacation:
Paris
Greatest Sports Team:
Ohio State
Words to Live By:
“Live, Laugh, Love”

ERIN
KEYS
Office Administrator
Hometown:
St. Louis, MO
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
The Jambles, Fruit Slices, Balloonhands…I clearly have a type.
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
If I’m not drinking LG, I’m probably drinking wine.
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Club 185
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Gardening and other methods of procrastination.
Music Festival Headliner:
Fables ft. Montezuma and Mungbean
Dream Vacation:
Depends on the day…right now, a very solitary small rustic cabin on an isolated east coast beach or mountain lake.
Greatest Sports Team:
Probably a women’s team that no one’s heard about.
Words to Live By:
“It’s fine! It’s fine. Everything’s fine.” -me, all the time

JAMES
KOSHT
Controller
Hometown:
Mansfield, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Fruit Slices
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Bierstadt Slow Pour Pils
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Milestone 229 (It’s where I got engaged so sentimental pick)
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Traveling, Watching & Playing Sports, Tailgating
Music Festival Headliner:
Odesza
Dream Vacation:
Italy
Greatest Sports Team:
Ohio State Buckeyes
Words to Live By:
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take” -Wayne Gretzky

T.K.
KRINKS
Events Coordinator
Hometown:
Toronto, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Open Always
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Red Wine
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Gimme a happy hour menu with some ambient lighting or a sunny patio, and I’m good!
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Hiking, biking, yoga… anything to keep my body moving! Bonus points if it’s outdoors on a warm day!
Music Festival Headliner:
The White Stripes, Arcade Fire, Childish Gambino
Dream Vacation:
Greece
Greatest Sports Team:
LOL
Words to Live By:
“Don’t be nervous, be yourself!”

MEREDITH
MILES
Director of Communications
Hometown:
Salem, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
What’re You Doing Here?
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Blatz
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Old School: The Berwick
New School: Service Bar
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Spending time with friends & family
Music Festival Headliner:
The Lone Bellow, Cold War Kids, The Beach Boys ft. John Stamos
Dream Vacation:
Take me back to Capri!
Greatest Sports Team:
The Ohio State Buckeyes
Words to Live By:
“If you wanna be somebody, if you wanna go somewhere…you better wake up and pay attention.” – Deloris Van Cartier/Sister Mary Clarence

MARK
RICHARDS
Retiree
Hometown:
Columbus, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Greenskeeper
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
In Columbus, any of the crispy lagers at Gemüt
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Ding Ho
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Travel
Music Festival Headliner:
Judas f-ing Priest
Dream Vacation:
I feel happiest near old world Bavaria/Bohemia, Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic
Greatest Sports Team:
The Ohio State Buckeyes Football team is about the only team I follow
Words to Live By:
“Oh, Sure!”

BONNIE
ZHAO
Designer
Hometown:
Hilliard, OH
Favorite Land-Grant Beer:
Mr. Balloonhands, Fruity Ales
Favorite Non-Land-Grant Beer:
Lmao….Trulys
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Hong Kong House (rip)
Favorite Activity Outside the Brewery:
Playing board games, going for walks, reading, playing Stardew
Music Festival Headliner:
Sade, Erykah Badu, Otis Redding
Dream Vacation:
Morocco; Nagano, Japan; Prague
Greatest Sports Team:
Whatever team Air Bud is on
Words to Live By:
“I do it for: the bit, the aesthetic, spite, and Dolly Parton”