Meet the Klockows
We are Andy and Tasha Klockow,
a husband and wife team and owners and operators of Klockow Brewing Company. Andy is the head brewer and business/sales guy. Tasha manages the taproom and schedules music and events. We enjoy the beauty of northern Minnesota with our daughter, Lisey.
WHY DID WE OPEN A BREWERY?
Glad you asked! Andy was a homebrewer for several years before becoming a commercial brewer at HammerHeart Brewing Company in Lino Lakes where he worked for 3 years. We always talked about starting our own brewery together and every time we would say “Grand Rapids still doesn’t have one...” So when we decided to start a family and raise our child in the same environment in which we grew up (a small town surrounded by nature), we finally took the plunge.
More About Andy
Name: Andy “New Pants” Klockow
AKA: Big Boss Man/Owner Guy
Role: Owner/Brewer/Sales & Delivery/Maintenance/Bookkeeping/HR/Janitor/Scapegoat
What do you do outside of KBC? THERE’S AN OUTSIDE OF KBC?!
Guilty pleasure: Reese’s PB Cups (“Really no such thing as a guilty pleasure, only pleasure” -Tanner Anderson)
Favorite music: Prog Rock/Heavy Metal
Favorite food: Smoked meats and cheeses
Favorite beer: Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier and anything by HammerHeart
If I’m not drinking beer, I’m drinking: Coffee
More about Tasha
Name: Tasha KS Klockow
AKA: Boss, Mom, Mrs. K
Role: Taproom Manager/Event Coordinator/Marketing/HBIC
What do you do outside of KBC? Garden, run around a forest, and fetch snacks for a child.
Guilty pleasure: Video games and audiobooks
Favorite music: Prog Rock & Heavy Metal
Favorite food: Margherita pizza
Favorite beer: Roggenbier or anything else malty
When I’m not drinking beer, I’m drinking: chai tea lattes with oat milk, water, or gin and tonics
The extended family
Name: Max Chamberlain
AKA: Shoulder Boss
Role: I brew that good shit.
What I do outside of KBC: Lift weights and spirits.
Guilty pleasure: Chocolate souffle
Favorite food: sushis and sashimis
Favorite beer: My dad’s homebrewed barrel aged stout.
If I’m not drinking beer, I’m drinking: High quality H2O
Name: Zach
Role: Sales & Production
What I do outside of KBC: Make delicious food and eat tacos
Guilty pleasure: Love to cook and grill along with collecting vintage video games
Favorite music: Changes daily but today let’s say pup
Favorite beer: Supply Line Hazy IPA, Founders CBS, Toppling Goliath King Sue
Name: Nathan Bergstedt
AKA: Opera Man
Role: Event Coordinator, Beertender and Problem Listener
What I do outside of KBC: Write poetry and act in plays.
Guilty pleasure: None. I feel no guilt for my pleasure.
Favorite music: Showtunes
Favorite food: Anything breakfast related.
Favorite beer: Hale Lake Helles
If I’m not drinking beer, I’m drinking: Why whisky & wine!
Name: Jamie Beer
AKA: Yes, Beer is really my last name.
Role: Beertender
What I do outside of KBC: Special Education Paraprofessional
Guilty pleasure: Reality TV
Favorite music: Country or 80s hair metal
Favorite food: Detroit Coney Dog
Favorite beer: I feel like this is a trick question…Münchkin Oktoberfest or Founders Rubaeus
If I’m not drinking beer, I’m drinking: Well…there’s water in beer…
Name: Amanda
AKA: Manderz
What I do at KBC: Currently in training but my experience is brewing, packaging, beertending. Basically anything beer related!
What I do outside of KBC: Working on a business plan to open up a from scratch restaurant! Plus toy around with simple syrups and ferments for cocktails.
Guilty pleasure: 90s music and pumpkin spice lattes
Favorite music: I like most music but I’m a sucker for female vocalists like Solange, Lauryn Hill, Haley Heynderickx, Dolly, etc :)
Favorite food: My roots are Filipino food, but I have a strong love for Thai and Vietnamese cuisine
Favorite beer of all time: Oof! It’s tough. I’m a seasonal drinker but if I had to choose anything: Schell’s Starkeller
If I’m not drinking beer, I’m drinking: SO MUCH WATER. And any n/a fermented drink.
Name: Ren
AKA: Mama Ren (per Jarod)
What I do at KBC: Beertender
What I do outside of KBC: Spending time with my family on our hobby farm.
Guilty pleasure: Watching Survivor
Favorite music: 70s Yacht Rock
Favorite food: Sushi
Favorite beer of all time: Supply Line - Hazy IPA
If I’m not drinking beer, I’m drinking: Coffee or La Croix
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