Brew Crew
Dustin Watts - VP, Sales and Marketing
Dustin joined the Terrapin team in 2004 while Terrapin was a draft only brewery. He helped to quickly grow the brand and expand the distribution network to include seven states in the southeast and along the east coast. Though his responsibilities extend beyond sales and marketing, Dustin is primarily in charge of opening all new markets as well as overseeing current ones. Following graduat... Read more »
Horace Cunningham - Operations Manager
Mr. Cunningham brings thirty years of brewing experience as well as extensive training in the brewing industry with him to Terrapin. He relocated to Georgia after working with Summit Brewing Co. in St. Paul, Minnesota where he worked for eight and a half years as Vice President - Brewing. Horace graduated with a degree in Natural Sciences, specializing in applied microbiology, from the Univ... Read more »
Tammy Prince - Office Manager
Tammy comes from a background that includes the Air Force Reserves, Software consulting, and accounting. Tammy has known Spike and the Cochrans for about 10 years now and when the time came to hire an office person so that John could quit working 24 hours a day, she was the obvious choice! Tammy handles everything from Accounts Payable to Distributor sales reports and everything in betw... Read more »
Brandon Stull - Head Brewer
Brandon awoke one morning, deciding he was done with society. Waving Tah-Tah to lame white-collared job, he started life anew the WHP way, stiff and clueless. By a stroke of fate, he was hired at Dogwood Brewing Co. in Atlanta as a keg and bottling monkey in October of 2000. He then spent two years working his way up to brewing only to watch the strange dooder (Spike) brew the first ever batch ... Read more »
John Wetzel - Regional Manager
John was lucky enough to be introduced to Terrapin Beer Co. when it was only available on a few taps here in Athens. After his first sip of Rye Pale Ale he was hooked. Soon after graduating from Western Carolina University as a Hydrogeology Major, John realized that while geology rocks, beer is better. Now John does sales and marketing for Terrapin in GA, SC, and Western NC. When John is not wo... Read more »
Mark Harris - Production Manager
Mark is a graduate of Georgia Tech and came to Terrapin from Sweetwater in Atlanta. He lives here in Athens with his wife Katie and thier two kids. Read more »
Julia Weckback - Marketing
Julia grew up in Ft. Collins Colorado and is a graduate of New York University. She began at Terrapin in 2007 after moving to Athens from Northern California where she worked at Preston Vineyards, a family owned estate winery, for seven years. The wine industry gave Julia a great passion for food pairing and a palette for distinguished beverages. The transition from grape to grain has been an e... Read more »
Bob Weckback - Cellar
Bob comes from the wine industry where here worked for years in Northern California. He spent time at many great wineries including Preston Vineyards, Hartford Court, Moon Mountain Vineyards and Carmenet. Bob also spent time as a filtration consultant in California. He studied beer fermentation at the University of California Davis and then came to Georgia to work with Terrapin. Read more »
Steve Hayes - Regional Manager
Steve Hayes "Terrapin...it's more exciting than Shark Week, and tastier than Mom's apple pie!" Steve graduated from UGA with a business degree in 2002. He spent 4 years in the wine biz after college, but hasn't looked back since joining Terrapin in 2006. In addition to beer, Steve also loves: music, spending time with his wife and dogs, traveling, and playing outside with friends. Sal... Read more »
Dustin "Ranger" Walker - Regional Manager
Ranger is a graduate of UGA and works the Athens market for Terrapin. Read more »
John Lane - Brewer
John is from Cookeville, Tennessee. John is a dreamer. He chased the dream of being a rock star for twenty years. During that time period there was a good deal of home brewing and when the band fizzled out he decided to chase another dream of brewing beer for a living. He went to brew school at the Versuchs- und Lehranstalt für Brauerei in Berlin, Germany in 2008. After that he was hired at... Read more »
Peter Shoun - Packaging
Peter grew up in Greenville, SC and is a UGA alum. In his spare time he camps, hikes, bikes, cooks, and cheers on the Dawgs! Read more »