Matt Rose
Founder, Forge Brew Works
Brewing professionally since: 2013.
Growing beard since: 2011—until a shaving accident in June caused him to turn it into a goatee.
Previous job: Aerospace engineer.
Mike Sutherland
Lead brewer, New District Brewing Co.
Brewing professionally since: January 2016.
Growing mustache since: November 2015.
Other job: Membership sales representative at a gym.
Justin Cox
Founder and CEO, Atlas Brew Works
Brewing professionally since: 2013.
Growing beard since: 2012.
Previous job: Presidential management fellow.
Jonathan Reeves
Head brewer, Port City Brewing Co.
Brewing professionally since: 1995.
Growing beard since: 2006.
Previous job: Darkroom technician.
Tolga Baki
Cofounder, Belly Love Brewing Company
Brewing professionally since: 2014.
Growing beard since: 2012.
Previous job: Worked in distribution of flexible packaging (such as plastic bags).
Nathan Zeender
Head brewer and co-owner, Right Proper Brewing Company
Brewing professionally since: 2013.
Growing beard since: May.
Previous job: Database administrator.
Aaron Ludwig
Co-owner and brewery-operations manager, Tin Cannon Brewing Co.
Brewing professionally since: 2014.
Growing beard since: 2002.
Other job: Process supervisor at Micron Technology.
Mark Osborne
Founder, Adroit Theory Brewing
Brewing professionally since: 2014.
Growing stubble since: 2006.
Other job: Owns a housepainting business.
This article appears in our August 2016 issue of Washingtonian.
Caroline Cunningham joined Washingtonian in 2014 after moving to the DC area from Cincinnati, where she interned and freelanced for Cincinnati Magazine and worked in content marketing. She currently resides in College Park.
