Goldwater Brewing Co

WHERE IT ALL BEGAN

The starting point of Goldwater Brewing Co. actually dates back a few decades ago. Growing up with an avid home brewing dad, Chad & Dillon McClelland had brewing in their blood at an early age. Although at the time it seemed that they were just grinding grain, adding green flower things to boiling beer soup, while making the garage smell good, over the years and into their 20’s it turned into a full-blown passion. Both Chad and Dillon grew to love the process of making something from nothing with patience and the guidance of their father, Greg McClelland, while enjoying the final golden product of their labor. Fast forward to having brewed many batches of craft ales and lagers with dad, mostly good ones and some bad ones, with both frustrations and increased knowledge about brewing beer, they all grew up. Chad and Dillon graduated from college and started their adult lives. Dillon received a B.A. degree in Graphic Design and landed a job as the Design Director for a leading hospitality company. From there, he started his own independent branding agency where he furthered his skills by designing high quality logos, educating his clients on the importance of a quality brand, and building high-end brand identity systems for them. Chad earned a B.A. in Sociology, traveled the world, worked for a few high-end restaurants and became an assistant brewer at a Tempe based brewery. Jimmy Disken, who has been apart of the family for over 10 years lead and managed restaurants for a popular Arizona based multi-location restaurant company for many years making him the missing piece needed to get their future Tap Rooms and distribution off the ground.