Head Brewer
What’s your favorite LR beer: I have been enjoying Gold Dust Light IPA recently. My favorite tends to change with the season.
What’s your background? A homebrewer for two years until I was hired on in packaging. After a year in packaging, I moved to the brew stand, where I spent the next six years with Lonerider. During that time, I went back to school and finished my food science degree. When I graduated, I moved to logistics, where I handle packaging and shipping needs.
What made you want to work at Lonerider? When I moved back to Raleigh from Wyoming, I visited a lot of breweries. I asked around, and everyone said that Lonerider made great beer, and was the most consistent brewery in the triangle. Knowing what I knew about brewing, I knew consistency was much more impressive than occasionally producing a new fun beer. I applied and pestered the company until they gave me a job.
What makes you an Everyday Outlaw? The decisive way I approach something when I want it. When I met my wife, I lived in Wyoming and courted her from across the country for four months until I got to Raleigh. We have been married for seven years. When I decided I wanted to work in craft beer, I looked into every brewery in the Triangle, even though none of them were hiring. I called Lonerider every day until they gave me a chance. That was eight years ago. When I decided to go back to school to finish my degree, I jumped through every hoop I had to. It was exhausting, but working full time and going to school part-time led to my graduation a year ago with a 4.0 GPA in Food Science courses. I will approach my next challenge with the same enthusiasm. It’s the only way I know how to.
What are you most excited about, what’s next for Lonerider? I love the direction that Lonerider is moving with the Everyday Outlaw series, as well as the beer plan for next year. It’s always fun to make new beers and showcase the talents of the brewers. This plan will allow us to do that.