Our Story

What do you do At TF?

Brew beer, maintenance, Drink beer.

What do like Best about your job?

Having total freedom of creativity. No one can tell me what beers I can/cannot make. I love the opportunity to take care of people. Makes me feel really great.

What do you like to do when you’re not working?

Anything where my family is all together. I also like to golf, ski and to hit the lake and go boating.

Bucket list -Top 3

Round of golf at Pebble beach. Travel to Southeast Asia, Take my kids to Oktoberfest, buy a big RV and travel the US-golfing all courses along the way.

If you could snap your fingers and make the world a better place, what would you do?

Clean up the Oceans.

Genie grants you 3 wishes, what are they?

1. Wish for my kids to have a long, healthy and prosperous life and I get to be around to see it.
2. My wife likes playing golf.
3. Bring back those who left too quick-one more visit.

What do you do At TF?

A little of everything.

What do like Best about your job?

Being able to help create something really special. Love the family of people at TF. We are a lucky bunch-couldn’t ask for a better crew.

What do you like to do when you’re not working?

Mom, Dog mom, wife to Kevin. I like to ski, boating on the lake-really anything where I can be with my family. I really like to cook too.

Bucket list -Top 3

Vacation in the Maldives. Oktoberfest in Munich with my family. Eat and drink my way through Italy.

If you could snap your fingers and make the world a better place, what would you do?

Have everyone get along. All dogs have a loving home.

Genie grants you 3 wishes, what are they?

1. Have my dad see what we created here at TF.
2. Keep my family happy and healthy
3. Set my mom up somewhere warm and tropical. -make sure she’s taken care of.

What do you do At TF?

I help with FOH, I am the Event Coordinator. I also flirt with the TF social media account

What do like Best about your job?

I love how Family focused we are. There is so much love and respect for one another inside this Brewery.

What do you like to do when you’re not working?

Travel when I can. Bake until I get it.

Bucket list -Top 3

Take 6 months off to travel through Mexico. Pay off my student loan debt. Obtain the muscle strength and confidence to be able to pole dance.

If you could snap your fingers and make the world a better place, what would you do?

Universal language, I wish we could all communicate and understand one another.

Genie grants you 3 wishes, what are they?

1. I would be fluent in Spanish
2. A home owner, but like when I first moved to SLC 18 years ago.. so at those prices..
3. A comfortable retirement life for my Mother.

What do you do At TF?

Pour Bier, Can Bier, Manage other people pouring bier.

What do like Best about your job?

Providing quality product to quality people. TFB’s regulars are among the most kind and genuine people. The owners respect and value me. My coworkers care and look after each other.

What do you like to do when you’re not working?

Finding fun places to enjoy a cold bier. Sometimes it’s at the top of a mountain, or around a desert campfire. Share a round with me over a game of cribbage and dominos, or on a ski lift. Catch me at the taproom with a Keller Bier after the gym.

Bucket list -Top 3

Attend Munich Oktoberfest. Open my own bar. Drive from Fairbanks, AK to Puerto Williams, Chile.

If you could snap your fingers and make the world a better place, what would you do?

The world being instantaneously switched over to a sustainable system of clean, renewable energy.

Genie grants you 3 wishes, what are they?

1. Enough money to buy a house, bar, and upgrade my Jeep.
2. Full funding to protect, conserve, and sustain US Public Lands and the Post Office indefinitely.
3. To not be allergic to coconuts.

What do you do At TF?

Taproom Manager and Bartender.

What do like Best about your job?

TF is important and everyone that comes in knows it. There’s a feeling that exists in the space made by both the family and the beer. You’re comfortable, the staff is happy and knowledgeable, and the beer is as good as it gets. Perfect combo.

What do you like to do when you’re not working?

Hardcore thrifter and mother

Bucket list -Top 3

Travel to Europe. Write a book. find other bucket list items.

If you could snap your fingers and make the world a better place, what would you do?

Universal Healthcare. UBI. Bodily autonomy for all.

Genie grants you 3 wishes, what are they?

Monetarily rich forever. body/mind health through life. My child is always taken care of.

What do you do At TF?

Brewers Assistant/Cellar Boi.

What do like Best about your job?

Working with this outstanding family and being blessed to work(play) with beer everyday

What do you like to do when you’re not working?

Skateboarding, Camping, riding my motorcycle, Rhonda.

Bucket list -Top 3

1.Oktoberfest in Germany 2. Skydive 3. Win the Jackpot

If you could snap your fingers and make the world a better place, what would you do?

Healthcare to everyone

Genie grants you 3 wishes, what are they?

1. Endless Powder runs at Brighton. 2. Confidence to talk to girls. 3. Drinking fountain of Kellerbier in my bedroom.

What do you do At TF?

Brewer.

What do like Best about your job?

Brewing up the crispy lager beer and being a part of this wonderful family.

What do you like to do when you’re not working?

At home I make music, watch a lot of anime, and drink a lot of Kellerbier

Bucket list -Top 3

Win gold at GABF. Travel to Munich for Oktoberfest. Collab with Post Malone on a terpene beer.

If you could snap your fingers and make the world a better place, what would you do?

I would make college free and every time you aced a test you get a 4-pack of Ferda.

Genie grants you 3 wishes, what are they?

1. Peace on Earth.
2. Cure Cancer.
3. no more stuck mashes

What do you do At TF?

Help run the Canning machine, learning to do more.

What do like Best about your job?

I love the beer. The people I work with are really talented and knowledgeable about their craft. I love being out in a liquor store or grocery store and seeing the products I helped can, on the shelves.

What do you like to do when you’re not working?

I am a husband and father of 2 amazing girls. Most of my time away from the brewery is spent with them. I am the President of a non-profit org called the Salty Saints Social Club and Facial Hair Society. We raise money for charity by putting on beard competitions. I currently hold 4th place freestyle beard champion.

Bucket list -Top 3

1. Travel. 2. Travel 3. Travel everywhere.

If you could snap your fingers and make the world a better place, what would you do?

Get rid of nuclear weapons

Genie grants you 3 wishes, what are they?

1. World Peace
2. End World Hunger
3. Unlimted Wishes

What do you do At TF?

Pour Bier, Help Can Bier, Manage Bier inventory.

What do like Best about your job?

I enjoy connecting with my coworkers and customers in a comfortable environment surrounded by exceptional biers.

What do you like to do when you’re not working?

Traveling is probably number one on my list, followed closely by a good footy match whether that is watching or playing. I enjoy drinking bier with my friends in the mountains.

Bucket list -Top 3

1. Visit all 7 continents before I turn 30. 2. Attend a Premier League football match in England. 3. Oktoberfest in Munich

If you could snap your fingers and make the world a better place, what would you do?

I would create a sustainable method of clean water for anyone and everyone.

Genie grants you 3 wishes, what are they?
1. An IV drip of Kellerbier
2. Unrivaled cardiovascular endurance.
3. three more wishes.

What do you do At TF?

Whatever is needed!

What do like Best about your job?

The family of friends/coworkers that has been created here. Low stress. Oh and the beer!

What do you like to do when you’re not working?

Ski, hike, bike,climb, camp, disc golf, PHISH!

Bucket list -Top 3

Country club in Little Cottonwood. Phriends and phish, Desert living,  Dunkel, Haze #2, Keller Bier

 If you could snap your fingers and make the world a better place, what would you do?

I would make sure everyone had something to be passionate about in their life.

Genie grants you 3 wishes, what are they?

800 inches of snow a year.
Phish would play in Salt Lake again.
A new truck, ski, bike, setup

What do you do At TF?

Floor Sweeper, Bathroom cleaner

 What do you like best about your job?

The relaxed environment and the flexibility

What do you like to do when you’re not working?

Fish, Trail Run and hang with my daughter

Bucket list -Top 3

1. Travel to fish Montana, Wyoming , Utah, Idaho, Argentina, Chile, Mexica, New Zealand, and any tropical waters that hold Bonefish, Permit and Roosterfish. 2. Live in Argentina 3. Run the Speed Goat in a respectable time.

If you could snap your fingers and make the world a better place, what would you do?

Have people be more grateful for living in the world. Be more compassionate towards others.

Genie grants you 3 wishes, what are they?

1. Retire right now and have the money to do what I want to do.
2. Clean the world up. Get rid of all the pollution and garbage and have the world be pristine like it once was way back when.
3. Retire right now!

What do you do At TF?

Ferda Friday’s Runner, Some Gardening.

What do like Best about your job?

Couldn’t be more proud to work along with my family old and new.

What do you like to do when you’re not working?

I work for the town of Alta, Marshal’s office dispatcher. Avid skier, lover of trees, dioramas, and surveys

If you could snap your fingers and make the world a better place, what would you do?

Peace

Genie grants you 3 wishes, what are they?

More wishes

What do you do At TF?

Server/Bartender

What do like Best about your job?

I love the tight community, rad customers, and excellent beer!

What do you like to do when you’re not working?

I enjoy running in the mountains, playing records, and traveling the world.

Bucket list -Top 3

Run 100 miles. Hit all 7 continents. Write a book.

If you could snap your fingers and make the world a better place, what would you do?

Empower the working class

Genie grants you 3 wishes, what are they?

1. More snow. 2. Less smog. 3. A new electric vehicle

What do you do At TF?

Bartender.

What do like Best about your job?

I love being able to talk with people about beer and educating our customers about beers they may not have had before. I love to help guide them to a beer they didn’t know they would enjoy! I get to do this so often at TF, since we have so many interesting German styles that many people are not familiar with.

What do you like to do when you’re not working?

I spend most of my free time camping in the mountains or out in the desert. I also love paddleboarding on the reservoirs.

Bucket list -Top 3

Go to Bruce Springsteen Concert before he stops touring. See the Aurora Borealis. Spend a summer in Greece.

If you could snap your fingers and make the world a better place, what would you do?

I would want more people to love a little more and to not take life so seriously.

Genie grants you 3 wishes, what are they?

1. The ability to teleport.

2. A large plot of land with as many different animals as I want.

3. A house in every country in the world!

What do you do At TF?

Pour. Serve. Sell. Fall in love with…BEER

What do like Best about your job?

The people. The atmosphere. The beer. Every little thing here is incredibly special.

What do you like to do when you’re not working?

Hang with our husky pups. Out honey bees. Our garden. Work on our home. Hike. Camp. Backpack

Bucket List-Top 3

The northern lights. To have a cabin, surrounded by wilderness. To travel, everywhere.

If you could snap your fingers and make the world a better place, what would you do?

So many things.. That list is a long one..

Genie grants you 3 wishes, what are they?

1. Be Happy. 2. To be healthy. 3. To be surrounded by the people, and the things that I love, always.

What do you do At TF?

Bartender.

What do like Best about your job?

TF is an incredible family, one that I am beyond grateful to be a part of. Meeting people and building our community is what I love best about my job.

What do you like to do when you’re not working?

By day-Lab manager at Huntsman Cancer institute where the lab is studying endometrial cancer. By night I am slinging beers or studying as I am applying to nursing school at the U. Outside of work and my studies, you will find me hiking with my dogs, drinking a beer with friends or in the hot shop blowing glass.

Bucket list -Top 3

1. Open a multidisciplinary open-access art studio for the young, elderly and underprivileged who may not have access to open studios, local and visiting artist to showcase and display their talents, and anyone interested in expanding their knowledge of arts and crafts. 2. Live abroad and be immersed in another culture/language. 3. Write and publish a book

If you could snap your fingers and make the world a better place, what would you do?

I would eliminate hate, prejudice and bigotry. We all need more kindness in our lives

Genie grants you 3 wishes, what are they?

1. I would ask that my dogs be invincible so they could live forever.
2. I would ask for a substantial amount of money to live comfortably so I could explore my interests.
3. I would ask that the supreme court was expanded and that politicians had term limits.

What do you do At TF?

Serve the finest beer with some damn fine people.

What do like Best about your job?

The crew I get to work with every day and sitting down after shift for a lager beer.

What do you like to do when you’re not working?

Lot of time laughing with my partner, Kelly. Cooking, camping, exploring Utah’s hills on foot make the list. Also do quite a bit of skateboarding and snowboarding.

Bucket list -Top 3

1. England to catch a Liverpool match and knock back a few pints. 2. Japan for a culture shock, food, snowboarding/surfing. 3. Sicily to get my wine and pasta fix.

If you could snap your fingers and make the world a better place, what would you do?

I suppose I’d get more empathy and patience into people’s lives. We could get a lot more happiness flowing if that were the case.

Genie grants you 3 wishes, what are they?

A plot of land away from the city. A chunk of money to build the house and garden. Plenty of time with the loved ones to enjoy it all.

What do you do At TF?

I sling beers and run the chess club.

What do like Best about your job?

All the stories you hear and people you get to know bartending. The connections you make are what make it special. TF-It’s too easy to say the beer but, hot damn. TF is what it is because it truly is a family and you feel that working there.

What do you like to do when you’re not working?

Oh man, name a hobby and I probably took it too seriously at some point. Chess, table tennis, tennis, soccer, basketball, bowling, golf, and climbing, seem to be the main time thief’s at this point in my life.

Bucket list -Top 3

Travel to Japan. Oktoberfest in Germany. Deepwater solo in Mallorca.

If you could snap your fingers and make the world better, what would you do?

Cool the earth’s atmosphere by 3.2 degrees C

Genie grants you 3 wishes, what are they?

1. Zero calorie beer for life.
2. A singing voice that would make Whitney Houston weep.
3. idk airbending looks fun.

What do you do At TF?

Pour tasty beverages for the wonderful humans that visit us.

What do like Best about your job?

Working with people I love. We have an incredible family here.

What do you like to do when you’re not working? ‘

Coach high school lacrosse and try to get outside occasionally.

Bucket list -Top 3

Greece, Portugal, and Colombia

If you could snap your fingers and make the world a better place, what would you do?

Put a few smiles on some faces

Genie grants you 3 wishes, what are they?

1.Stay as healthy as a young man can.
2-Live shamelessly in sweatpants forever.
3-Forever supply of charcuterie for every meal.

What do you do At TF?

Bartend.

What do like Best about your job?

The people, absolutely without question. Not only do I have the pleasure of working alongside some of the loveliest folks in the city, our customer base certainly does not disappoint. The people I meet and the conversations I have definitely keep me inspired and excited to sling beers for the wonderful people of Salt Lake

What do you like to do when you’re not working?

Where do I begin? I am usually working on an art project of some kind. lost in a book or a good movie, at a dive bar watching a local show, taking a stroll around the city, at a dance class, you name it. You can definitely catch me perusing through the antique mall and/or the slew of other vintage shops around town.

Bucket list -Top 3

1. Its always been a secret dream of mine to play on stage with a local Honky-tonk band. 2. Skydiving over Southern Utah. -Is this cliché for your bucket list? Yes… Is it cliché for a reason? I sure hope so. 3. I’d love to buy an old motorcycle and a run-down truck and learn how to rebuild and refinish them from scratch. I’ve got my heart set on a Cafe racer and an old Ford or Bronco.

If you could snap your fingers and make the world a better place, what would you do?

There are about a thousand things that race through my head when I dream of a better world. If I had to narrow it down, I’d make this world a place where everyone has access to food and water, proper healthcare, and a decent roof over their heads. There is no reason anyone should be living outside, especially in the freezing Utah winters.

Genie grants you 3 wishes, what are they?

1. Unlimited travel fund.
2. The ability to sit and have a beer with my favorite musicians living or dead.
3. A device that can record my dreams and my memories so that I can play them back like a movie.