our team
BRUCE GREENE
FOUNDER / OWNER
Bruce is the guy responsible for all of this. You’ll probably want to thank him when you’re enjoying your first pint of Dragoon beer.
ERIC GREENE
FOUNDER / OWNER
Eric is responsible for defining our recipes and processes. He loves fixing whatever just broke, and mopping the floor late at night.
TRISTAN WHITE
FOUNDER / OWNER / MANAGER
Tristan pretty much does whatever needs doing. Mostly, that means coordinating the Sales, Distribution and Taproom staff. He also remembers most of the stories from the early days of the brewery.
MATT UNDERWOOD
HEAD BREWER
Matt has traded in his draft tech kit for a set of rubber boots and a book of SOPs. He is ready to rock at all times, whether on stage with one of his bands or on the deck of our brewhouse.
STOUT
SENIOR BAR MANAGER
Stout makes sure the rest of the staff eats their greens, stays hydrated, and plays the lottery on the reg. He is lord of the taproom, so be nice.
WAYNE SHAWVER
FACILITIES SUPERVISOR
While not fixing just about anything and everything at home, Wayne helps us make sure our warehouse is functioning properly.
WES McCANSE
OPERATIONS MANAGER
DEANNA SHERMAN
MARKETING / EVENTS / HR
ALI PALOMINO
TUCSON SALES REP / MERCHANDISE
ANDY RICH
PHOENIX SALES REP
RYAN MCCLELLEN
TUCSON SALES REP
DALE LOCKHART
PHOENIX SALES REP
TYLER PANETTA
PRODUCTION SHIFT SUPERVISOR
MATT MCDONNELL
BREWER
DYLAN BURBACH
BREWER
BRYCE BEAMISH
LEAD PACKAGING OPERATOR
ALEX NORMAN
LEAD CELLAR OPERATOR
BECCA ROOF
BARTENDER & EVENTS
PETER DAVIDSON
BREWER
LIZ WATKINS
BARTENDER & KEEPER OF BOOKS
ADAM SHEPP
FACILITIES
SCOTT PLACHECKI
LAB SUPERVISOR
STEVE FOGG
BREWER
BRYCE BUCHANAN
PACKAGING OPERATOR
our story
Dragoon Brewing Company's origins go back to the mid-90's, when company founder Bruce Greene brewed his first batch of beer in his kitchen. Right then he decided to start saving to open his own brewery. Within 10 years, his son Eric had been bitten by the brewing bug, become a BJCP certified beer judge, and wandered off to Vermont to study at the American Brewer's Guild. In 2009, the Tucson Homebrew Club brought father & son together with Tristan White--a like-minded home brewer and craft beer evangelist who'd been entertaining similar fantasies. After working together on a few creative brew sessions, the beginnings of a brewery began to percolate.
In 2011, the three founded Dragoon Brewing Company with a simple idea in mind: that in sharing a creative endeavor with another person, you can't help but share a bit of yourself. For Dragoon, that endeavor is beer, and we're proud of the passion, integrity, and soul that we pour into every pint. In April of 2012, Dragoon opened as a self-distributing draft-only brewery featuring just 2 beers on tap: Dragoon IPA, and Stronghold Session Ale.
Since those early days, Dragoon has grown from a team of 3 to a family of more than 20 by focusing on quality as a measure of success. We usually brew about 30 different beers throughout the year, with 11 options on tap at any time. Our beer doesn't leave the back of the house unless it meets our strict standards, and that quality control doesn't end when the beer leaves our sight. We're here to produce beer we can be proud of, and to share it with our community.