Jeff
Original Co-owner and Head Brewer Jeff was born and raised on the granite coast of the North Shore, specifically the home of The Magicians. Jeff's love of craft beer started while working for some of the North Shore's finer drinking establishments along with some of the well known dives. When not discussing beer styles, brewing process, or ingredients, you can find Jeff playing any number of tabletop games or enjoying good food, most likely though he is enjoying a good beer as well.
Rob
Original Co-owner and Taproom Manager: Rob grew up near Revere Beach. Although he may have wandered and lived all around the country, sampling great beers along the way, he decided to come back home to the granite coast of the North Shore. Rob's love of craft beer grew while he spent a few years living in northern Vermont in the heart of an awesome beer community. Rob has helped get the brewery's name out in the community by making deliveries of samples all around the North Shore and was nicknamed “The Beer Fairy” by one sampler. When not talking about or sampling craft beer and cider, you can find Rob in the woods with his kids and dog climbing rocks and looking for wildlife.
Staff
Amy
Marketing Manager and Events Promotion: At first, Amy jumped in to help with buildout, taking the lead to install the flooring in the taproom. Soon after opening, we looked to Amy for guidance in event planning. With her help, we have been able to plan multiple events every month, book out rentals, create ideas for future events, and better understand how to reach more people.
Mark
Mark has been building and designing our can labels since the first Kolsch can with a tremendous background in graphic design. He joined the Taproom team in May, 2024. He created the Buddy Brew (green holiday radler), Shamrock Shandy, and PB&J Stout.
Matt
Recipe consultant/tester and guest brewer: One of our first brewing friends and supporters, Jeff and Rob first met Matt when they learned to home brew at Beer and Wine Hobby in Woburn (now Danvers). Matt helped push 2 novice home brewers in the right direction early on which helped improve their craft, and to start creating original recipes. Matt is always willing to brew a small test batch to experiment with new ingredients for us. Matt is our resident trivia host!
Mike (MJ)
MJ came aboard in 2022 with a background in bartending and loads of people skills as he works as a full-time talent acquisition specialist. MJ hosts our monthly Music Bingo and karaoke too! He’s our resident expert in non-alcoholic beers. He created the Cherry Limeade Radler.
Mike (Schamp)
A beer-lover like the rest of us, Mike joined the team with a strong knowledge in brews and an extensive "been there" brewery list. Always interested in the details of a beer, Mike loves reading about latest trends in brewing and the business. He’s also our number one social media follower.
Michael (Sarge)
Perhaps not our last “Mike,” he joined the team in 2023 and loves meeting our guests. He’s a great listener and loves to chat!
Olga (OG)
Amy’s friend since the 3rd grade, she brings her own personality and outgoing nature to our service. Olga has been with us since 2022 on and off again.
Family
The families behind Granite Coast play a huge role. While they may not make the beer, they have pushed us to get bigger and better. They have spent many days encouraging us to get a location and move our brewery operations out of their houses. Often, they have provided quick family hot dinners in the middle of long brew days and cold nights. Now that the brewery is up and running, they are often here continuing to show their love and support. Thanks to Diann and Samantha for their support!
Friends
Neil Kade and Amy Kade
Biochemist and interior design: Neil lent us his expertise in biochemistry, microbiology and his eye for design. He has been our go to for discussions about yeast and setting up the ambiance for the taproom. His passion for microbes has opened our eyes to how important our lab is in making great beer. He and his wife Amy were part of our design team and helped keep Jeff and Rob focused on color schemes and layouts that are foreign to the guys. Sadly, we lost Neil to his brave battle with cancer in September, 2025.
Chris Lengyel
Equipment Design and Fabrication: Chris has helped design and then built some of our bottling line as well as make modifications to our brewhouse. An avid homebrewer in his own right, he loves getting a night off to come help bottle and talk beer.
Tom Ellis
Another amazing brewer, Tom has been there to give us feedback and feed us his amazing BBQ at the same time. He's always one to bring his daughter over for a brew session and chat odd styles or ingredients while working the grill. We are especially grateful that Tom was willing to help build the brewery. He did all the trim and built our amazing backbar.
Adria Duijvesteijn
Always a supporter, Adria hand assembled our beautiful epoxy tables and benches.
Olle Duijvesteijn
Our favorite Dutchman, Olle is a great help in the brewery, especially on canning days.
Connected Together
We often get asked how the staff know each other and it’s safe to say that it takes a minute to describe. Here’s our best shot (looping Adria and Olle in too).
Rob and Jeff have known each other since 8th grade or Boy Scouts (they can’t remember).
Matt and Jeff worked together at Beer & Wine Hobby for years.
Amy has known Olga since the 3rd grade. They both met Adria in the 5th grade and later the three went to the same middle school where Adria and Amy were in the same home room and were lab partners.
Amy and Adria were in the same dance class when little, but don’t remember each other from then. They only know because there’s a photo of Amy’s mom doing Adria’s performance makeup.
Adria met Olle at Salem State and they’ve been married since 2014. Amy was in their wedding.
Olle started rock climbing with Rob, and then Adria joined them. Amy tagged along on occasion.
MJ used to work at the rock gym they climbed at with Rob in 2015. He was also familiar with Olle. Amy then met MJ separately in 2022.
MJ also worked with one of Amy’s current co-workers (and Sarge’s former co-worker) in 2002.
Schamp and Amy worked together in the summers of the early 2000’s and became SCUBA partners. Schamp would often cross paths with everyone at Amy’s house over the years.
Sarge and Amy worked together at Amy’s full-time job since 2013. When Sarge retired, he joined the team part-time for fun.
Amy and Mark’s wife worked together part-time around 2007 and they live close to each other. Their families are friends.
As an aside…Amy’s dad and Adria’s mom used to work together. Amy’s dad and Mark’s father-in-law grew up in the same neighborhood. Amy’s mom and Adria’s dad used to hang out with the same band in high school. Sarge’s golf buddy is currently Amy’s boss. Matt’s best friend is in Rotary with Amy. It’s common for a bunch of us to spend holidays together, watch football games, go camping, or travel together.