Mark & Kat Smith - Founders, Co-Owners
Dan & Renée Clous - Founders, Co-Owners
Dan & Renée Clous - Founders, Co-Owners
Mark's expertise comes from over 18 years of experience as an award-winning home brewer, several years leading local home brew clubs, and 2 years on the Arkansas Brewers Guild. Additinonally, he has led Tatum Smith Welcher Engineers, Inc. for 26 years.
Kat is a mother to 4 children and has been the creative force behind our social media platforms. Her creativity and instinctive know-how has helped us launch the business, drive traffic, and lead successful events in our taproom!
Dan & Renée Clous - Founders, Co-Owners
Dan & Renée Clous - Founders, Co-Owners
Dan & Renée Clous - Founders, Co-Owners
Dan has over 30 years of professional domestic and international business experience calling on large retailers in Northwest Arkansas. Starting as a home brewer and serving 1 year as President of Ozark Zymurgists Brew Club; Dan also leads NSBC's charitable events and co-founder www.Ale-truism.com (a 501c3 focused on supporting the local beer community giving back to NWA).
Renée and Dan have been married for 4 years and are active in the community.
Ryan Smith - Head Brewer
Dan & Renée Clous - Founders, Co-Owners
Ryan Smith - Head Brewer
Ryan first apprenticed under our original head brewer and co-owner, Will Sonneman for the first 2 years. In 2021, Ryan was responsible for brewing our GABF Gold Medal winning Maibock Lager which will is released each Spring.
In 2022, Ryan took on the role of Head Brewer when Will Sonneman and his family returned East.
Ryan brings a passion for great beer, along with a meticulous approach to brewing great, quality beers.