Head Brewer
Head Brewer Brian Owens grew up in O’Fallon and graduated from Fort Zumwalt North High School in 1996. He attended Truman State University and graduated from the University of Missouri – St. Louis with a degree in marketing. Since then he has studied chemistry and microbiology and has earned his Certificate of Brewing and Packaging from the University of California -Davis.
Brian, like most good brewers, has a broad background and lots of interesting job experience. Among other things, he’s been a grave digger, worked in construction and helped run a liquor store. He and his dad began making home brew together some years back, and Brian has successfully turned that hobby into a career.
Brian joined O’Fallon Brewery in January, 2002 as the brewery’s first employee. Since then Brian has overseen several expansions, numerous repair and maintenance projects and the hiring and training of a top notch brewing and packaging production team.