About Us

Greg is a 4th generation printer who missed out on the chance to move to Santa Cruz in 1991. Hopefully you’ll taste the beer, and be glad he didn’t. Greg grew up surrounded by the family trade—Never content to stay in his lane, Greg has been brewing since 1993. Ask him about his experiences starting various punk rock bands: He’ll seem cagey about the topic at first, but we suspect he may want to brag about it over a pint or two. Greg claims his favorite job of all-time was washing dishes at a Knoxville restaurant, because of the tightly-knit community that formed in the kitchen. We can only assume that his new gig at the brewery will prove to be a close second.

Rocky Esposita has joined our family as Lead Brewer! Moving from Colorado, he has worked all over the country with CraftWorks for the last 11 years. He started out as a starry-eyed server who loved being around beer and has worked his way up through the ranks becoming Head Brewer within the CraftWorks company. Rocky's skill set, hard work, and dedication are the perfect ingredients for making really great beer. Rocky's previous beer drinkers know him for his kettle sours and Double IPA. Rocky and his cute family are incredibly excited to call Carrollton, "Home"!
Welcome home.

Kevin has been brewing professionally for about 20 years in the Baltimore area but moved to the Atlanta area in 2020. Since then you may have seen Kevin at Pontoon Brewing before taking a job at Hippin Hops and later finding a home at Printer's Ale. Believing that beer should be approachable to everybody, we think Kevin is a great fit for producing great beer for all people, 21+ of course. Having won medals for his gose and working at Gorden Biersh, Kevin is a big fan of technical German brewing. Kevin also uses his leadership skills to bring people together and has served as the chair of the diversity committee for the Brewers Association in previous years. We are so proud and grateful to have you on the team.

Josh Watterson is an accomplished and award-winning Brewmaster with over a decade in the industry. After finishing his degree in Business Administration at Boise State University he attended the World Brewing Academy spending time at both the Seibel Institute in Chicago and the Doemens Academy in Munich, Germany. There he received his diploma in “International Brewing Technology” and set his sites on building his career in beer. He worked for both Owen Roe and Fausse Piste Wineries before being accepting a position at Bridgeport Brewing in Portland, OR. After Portland he ran operations for Brasserie Saint James in 2011 for over 6 years and then later help build a destination brewery located in the Hill Country outside Austin, TX. After creating an award-winning lineup and beer portfolio Josh was lucky enough to cross path’s with Greg Smith (Owner at Printer’s Ale) and a mutual respect and admiration led to an opportunity to join the team and Josh couldn’t be more thrilled. If you find yourself in Josh's presence be sure to geek out about beer with him, he loves it!