Fatty’s Beer Works

About Fatty’s Beer Works

From South Carolina to Montana

Fatty’s Beer Works was founded by David “Fatty” McLain, a native of Aiken, South Carolina. David knew early on in life that he wanted to work in a field like math or science. By the time he graduated high school, it was engineering that piqued his interest. It’s why he made his way to Clemson in the late 1990s. 

If you’re wondering where the name came from, McLain was dubbed “Fatty” by his fraternity brothers after he gained more than the infamous “freshman 15” pounds at Clemson. He lost the weight but kept the nickname.