Head Brewer
Brewmaster C. Andrew Brown (Andy to his friends) got into brewing the way many professional craft brewers become interested in beer, homebrewing at the young age of 20. The natural question followed: "How can I make this hobby into a career?" Brewing school came next as well as stints at breweries across the front range of Colorado and his home state of Maine. Andy has been professionally brewing award-winning beers for over ten years and guides the Wynkoop into a promising and beery future.
Aleslinger/Brewer
Eric is the newest addition to the Wynkoop Brewing Co. brew team. A University of Michigan grad, he's also a former brewer for Rock Bottom and Michigan outfits Frankenmuth Brewing and Grizzly Peak. The roots of his passion for making liquid wonders stretch back to his childhood. As a kid he once made a concoction so strong it caused his parents' kitchen garbage disposal to explode. "I think I was an alchemist in a past life," Eric says.
Canner/Cellar Man
A retired Denver Public Schools employee, Bill now does part time but fully important work on our canning line. Bill makes sure our liquid art makes it safely into a can, a sixpack ring and then onto your local shelf. When he's not canducting at Wynkoop, Bill enjoys riding bicycles and spending quality time with his wife, sons, dogs and grand kids.
Brewer/Canner/Cellar Man
Our man Josh is a grinning, beer-nurturing dude who heads up canning, kegging and cellar magic for us. He also handles our line cleaning at our draft accounts, and brews on occasion. We asked him the probing question of "Who is Joshua Willett?" and this is what he told us: "I'm beer people. I like people, I like beer and I love the people who drink it. I find the history -- not just past but recent -- of beer culture to be so interesting that to have an opportunity to be a part of the craft movement in America is a definite turn on."
Beer Trafficker
A New Jersey native (Morris Plains, to be exact), Dan is our new ace on the Wynkoop Brewing Sales/Ambassador team. Dan grew up in his family's restaurant business in Jersey, and he's also done time working with a macro beer distributor in his home state. His keen understanding of the hospitality and beer trades -- and his grade-A people skills and dynamite moustache-- made him a top draft choice for our team.
Beer Facilitator/Evangelist
Our latest addition to the Wynkoop Sales/Ambassador team, Kate's a Michigan native who first came to Denver for the Democratic National Convention. But her love for the political arena was replaced with a new but equally life-changing love: Colorado craft beer. Before joining our team, she held some very beery jobs in CO, from managing the beer department for a local beer store to serving as beverage manager for Invesco Field at Mile High and the Colorado Convention Center.
Founding Brewer
Russell Schehrer was the original brewer for Wynkoop, he helped launched our brewpub in 1988. At the time the craft beer landscape in the US was largely uncharted, and Russell was a true pioneer in the trade.
He was one of the first US craft brewers to produce mead, doppel bock, alt beer, cream stout and chili beer, and his efforts blazed significant trails for brewers to come.
He was also a big promoter of cask-conditioned beer. Russell placed beer engines and live ale in Wynkoop long before beer consumers had ever heard of them. His “warm & flat is where it’s at” credo was a cheeky mantra for us in our early days.
