TEXAS BREWING - Key Persons
Adam is a metalhead with a love of all things nerdy. From D&D to computer gaming. He was recently married and does tech support as his main gig. He has been brewing for about 4 years now. He was first introdcued to homebrewing through a friend's father's Mr Beer kits, which got him interested in 1-gallon batches. He then went onto larger batches with a brewer friend from Austin, TX, which started his addiction to brewing. Extract brewing quickly turned into all-grain and regular beers into sours over time. Especially after the time Adam spent volunteering at Jester King. He now brews on a plug and play 10 gallon E-Rims mash tun with a single chugger pump and a gas fire boil.
Brenden is our owner and operator who aims to bring you everything you need for both in-store visits and online purchases. His vision is to continue to create a better source of supplies and information for all homebrewers and to help support the homebrewing and craft brewing community locally, regionally, and nationally by creating a one-stop shop for all your brewing needs.
Brenden started homebrewing after his first experience in a Microbiology class at Texas Tech University in 1993 and his passion for the craft has only grown since. These days he most often brews extract batches due to lack of time, but still tries to squeeze in as many all grain batches as he can on his single tier HERMS system. if not The Grainfather. If you're lucky, you might catch him brewing on a weekend up at the shop!
Job Titles:
- Event Coordinator
- Media Director
Greg learned of homebrewing through his day job where he met Austin Heisch, who went on to brew for Rahr and Sons Brewing Co. Austin told him about a deal on a 3 keggle system and he jumped into the deep end of all-grain brewing to get started. He learned how to brew through plenty of reading, trial and error, and guidance from friends, like the Cap and Hare Homebrew Club. He didn't brew his first extract batch of beer until he started working weekends at TBI in 2012 and since then has enjoyed working in both approaches. He just wishes that he would've known it was possible to brew good beer at home when he was in college!
Our resident Grumpy Old Man (GOM), Johnnie Red is also the lead singer and guitarist for the blues band Johnnie Red and the Roosters. A long time fixture of the local music scene and the homebrew scene, Johnnie has been working at TBI since the days after we opened. He has a deep love for homebrew and has been brewing his own beer at home since 1991 (with a few years off in there). He joined Cap and Hare in 2007 and learned much from the seasoned brewers in the club. These days he brews all grain using a tier system and has recently moved to The Grainfather for its ease of use. And did we mention that he's a regular winner of awards at the Bluebonnet Brew Off AND a hell of a guitar teacher?
Mikey Brown is a paramedic and currently working in a children's hospital most days, at least when he isn't pursuing a nursing degree. You can usually find him at TBI during the week and the occasional weekend days. He's been brewing since 1997, starting with a couple college buddies. They started with extract batches and really enjoyed it, but of the three, he was the only one that continued the hobby. He made the move to all grain in 2010 and purchased a single tier stand from TBI in 2013. For more info about what Mikey has been up to recently, check out his Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (brewwithmikeyb) accounts.