Ownership

• Ryan Koga

  Owner / Brewmaster

  Previously working as the head brewer at Yellowstone Valley Brewing Company (YVBC) in Billings, MT. Ryan moved from Wisconsin to Montana to earn his Masters degree in athletic training and fell in love with beer while working on the bottling line at YVBC to pay the bills. In short order, Ryan became a brewer, the head brewer, and before long was known for his seasonal beers and his bright cartoon personality. If Ryan were a lunch meat, he would be roast beef.

• Zak Koga

  Owner / Business Things

  Zak Koga is Ryan’s younger brother and half of the business effort at Karben4. Zak is the group’s link to Madison as he graduated from UW-Madison and has lived in Madison since 2004. He and Ryan had been discussing a family brewery for a few years at the same time as he and Alex were making a hobby of writing business plans. A twist of fate, if you will… If Zak were an animal he would be a bear.

Team

• Meena Dayal

  Director of Operations

• Nick Tiechert

  Production Manager

• Sam Koelling

  Lead Brewer

• Jeff Olson

  Brewer

• Korey Stanberry

  Brewer

• Miranda Ladwig

  Brewery

• Patrick Siebold

  Packaging Team

• Matt Denny

  Quality Analyst

• JoAnna Merrill

  Lead Bartender

• Ben Grassi

  Lead Bartender

Taproom Staff

• Arisa Pyykonen

  Events Crew

• AJ Scholz

  Bartender

• Jordan Schuler

  Bartender/Events Crew

• Tina Ghilani

  Bartender

• Nick Guthery

  Apprentice

• Mark Schliksbier

  Packaging Team

• Andrew Tesch

  Honorary Team Member

• Nemo

  Honorary Canine Mascot

• Dana LaVake

  Bartender/Events Crew

• Mackenzie Dahlquist

  Bartender/Events Crew

• Jack Weaver

  Bartender/Events Crew

• Dave Ellefson

  Events Crew/Admin

• Eric Pratt

  Packaging Team

• Joey McGuire

  Packaging Team