Kevin Ryan

Co-Founder/CEO

Kevin’s love for craft beer dates back to his first-ever Fat Tire Ale consumed in 1995, though his loyalty to his country began much earlier.

After graduating from West Point in 1996 with a degree in Engineering Management, he spent the next eight years leading and training soldiers in Alaska and Colorado. He commanded two companies in Iraq and left the Army for civilian life in 2004. But the transition was far from typical.

He found himself in the field of techno-centric health care, helping his father with the expansion of his management company. While it was a less obvious path for a former commander, Kevin deeply values the lessons gained in the eight years of developing management products and building client relationships, but most importantly, having the privilege and honor of working next to his father.

In 2011, his fiancé, Meredith Sutton, bought him a home brewing kit. He began tinkering with it immediately, fascinated by both the process and the product.  Within seven months he began working on the plans to open a brewery inspired by service to country and community.

While SBC’s production brewing will be left to the Head Brewer, Kevin continues to be actively engaged in recipe development and enjoys experimenting with local and regional ingredients, including honey from Meredith’s bees. A selection of his small-batch R&D brews can be found on tap at SBC.