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 represents 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.  If Zak were an animal he would be a bear.

Team

• Meena DeFilippis

  Director of Operations

• Nick Teichert

  Production Manager

• Sam Koelling

  Lead Brewer

• Jeff Olson

  Brewer

• Korey Stanberry

  Brewer

• Miranda Ladwig

  Brewer

• Patrick Siebold

  Packaging Lead

• Matt Denny

  Quality Analyst

• Ben Grassi

  Lead Bartender

• Katie Hererra

  Taproom Manager

• Joey McGuire

  Apprentice

• Alex Ortiz

  Apprentice

Taproom Staff

• AJ Scholz

  Bartender

• Eddie Zelinkski

  Bartender

• Jonas Kobiske

  Bartender

• Quinn Natzke

  Events

• Andrew Tesch

  Honorary Team Member

• Nemo

  Honorary Canine Mascot

• Andrew Tader

  Bartender/Events Crew

• Victoria Foster

  Bartender

• Wade Woods

  Everything

• Dave Ellefson

  Events Crew/Admin