Dust Bowl Brewery Taproom

About the Business

Specialties

Support your local hometown brewery with some delicious beer, seltzers and food!

History

Established in 2009.

The spirit of Dust Bowl Brewing Company was born decades ago thanks to one family's unwavering passion for adventure and immeasurable dedication to one another. The tale begins back in the 1930s when the Tate family loaded their Model A and left Oklahoma for a journey that would prove fruitful for generations to come. The Great Depression coupled with life in the Dust Bowl corridor nearly dried up everything the family had...except , of course, their thirst for success and love for each other. Grandpa Tate was a real-life hobo, riding the rails in pursuit of work and a few dollars to feed his family. Ultimately the Tates survived and settled in California where they raised their children to appreciate hard work, love for family, a hearty sense of humor, and a craving for new frontiers.

Meet the Manager

Business owner information

Don O.

Manager

Meet our brewmaster! Don's industrious career began as a helicopter mechanic for the Marine Corps for five years. He later completed undergraduate studies in Business Administration and course work in the area of math and sciences. As a seasoned home brewer, Don was recognized as the Samuel Adams Longshot National Homebrew Competition winner in 2006 for his rendition of an Old Ale. With Dust Bowl Brewing Company on the horizon, he completed the UC Davis Master Brewers Program in 2008. Don was named the John S. Ford winner in 2008 recognizing his top score worldwide for the Diploma in Brewing Exams administered by the Institute of Brewing and Distilling. Since the launch of Dust Bowl Brewing Company, Don was recognized in a Draft Magazine article by Jim Koch, owner of Samuel Adams,as one of "Nine Beer Innovators to Watch" in the growing craft beer industry(Sept./Oct. '09). Don is responsible for daily operations at the brewery and recipe development.