Alan
Tasting Room Lead
Tasting Room Lead
Born in England to a predominantly Irish family, Alan feels an ancestral pull towards pub culture and a good pint or two. He has traveled the world for much of his adult life, and lived in Buenos Aires, Patagonia, Brazil and South Korea, before marrying a Mainer and settling in Portland, which after *extensive* worldwide research, he believes to be the best beer city in the world.
In his spare time, when not running his South American tourism business from afar, Alan enjoys conducting dubious home-brew experiments, watching & playing soccer, cooking with his better half, and dreaming of future travel plans. But he is probably at his happiest when walking or chilling out with his two dogs, Max, a 3-legged South Korean dachshund-beagle, and Molly, a live-wire Argentinian street dog.
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Alex
Production + Packaging Manager
Production + Packaging Manager
Inheriting his love of well-made American beers from his father, Alex has carefully followed the explosion of Maine craft brewing since moving north from Washington DC a decade ago. When not solving problems on the brewery floor, you can find him playing music around Portland, fly fishing, or enjoying the best of what Maine outdoors has to offer.
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Allison “Ally”
Events Lead
Events Lead
Allison was born and raised in Maine. Her love for craft beer flourished 4 years ago after moving to Portland. Allison is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s degree in Education while also working at a local elementary school. No matter where you find Allison, she is always looking to help others. In her spare time, you can find Allison taking photos, spending time with family, and playing with her dachshund Mac.
Pronoun: She/Her/Hers
Ben
Warehouse + Packaging Assistant
Warehouse + Packaging Assistant
Originally from central New Hampshire, Ben found his interest in craft brewing upon his return to New England after college in Washington D.C. He is excited to be trading the office for the production floor to help make a great product. When he is not at work you’ll find Ben hiking, biking, and hanging out with his dog, Faye.
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Berto
ME Sales Rep
ME Sales Rep
Berto has worked in hospitality and beer for years. His favorite part of the industry is getting to meet new people and make new friends, including getting a personal shout-out from Sen. Corey Booker! When he’s not out selling beer, you can find Berto practicing jiu-jitsu, fishing, traveling with his wife, Robin, and spending as much time as he can with their dog, Marley.
Pronouns: he/him
Brady
Head Brewer
Head Brewer
Brady began brewing professionally after stints as a writer, painter, music seller, house builder, tee shirt printer, shipping clerk, shelf stocker, invitation engraver and nighttime laborer. When he’s not busy brewing or drinking, he still enjoys writing and painting and is a long time advocate of analog music, funky cheese and long walks in the woods. Despite a world of forums to the contrary, he still says the world’s greatest beer is the one in his hand.
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Carly
Tasting Room Crew + Galley Cook
Tasting Room Crew + Galley Cook
Carly’s love for entertaining and making people laugh perfectly fits the fun and comfortable brewery environment. From Portland, she has lived all over Maine, including in a tent on a blueberry farm for a year as well as in North Carolina. She is a single mama of two kids, and loves crafting, painting, and singing, as well as having an unabashed obsession with Harry Potter. Carly loves beer and the craft beer community and is looking forward to interacting with guests at Rising Tide Brewing Company this summer.
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Carly
Tasting Room Crew
Tasting Room Crew
Originally from the south shore of Massachusetts, Carly found her home in Portland in 2018. Enthusiast of all things food and beverage, she loves chatting with visitors and locals behind the bar. When she’s not pouring beer, you’ll find Carly exploring Maine’s beauty, laughing with friends, cooking, writing (poorly), dabbling in the arts, or hanging out with her sour patch kid of a cat, Jimbo.
Pronouns: she/her
Chris
Galley Cook
Galley Cook
Originally from Maine, Chris spent years in the windy city before returning home to enjoy the perfect mix of “gray and green” that Portland offers. Food allows Chris to express himself and playing with different flavor combos and pairings keep most days new and exciting. Food is a huge part of Chris’s world, even when not working in The Galley he is often smoking meats or “camp cooking”. His other interest includes homebrewing and playing computer games.
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Dakota
Brewer
Brewer
After bouncing around the East Coast, Dakota worked his way from the ground up in the beer industry while attending the University of South Florida’s Brewing Arts program. Seeking cooler weather, he came to Portland, Maine. Rising Tide was the first brewery he ever visited in New England, and he loved it so much he held his wedding reception here. When Dakota’s not concocting a new beer recipe, you can find him visiting other New England breweries and landmarks with his wife, Katrina and corgi/pitbull, Silas.
Pronouns: he/him/his
Emily
Tasting Room + Events Lead
Tasting Room + Events Lead
Emily was born and raised in Maine, but spent much of her life in Connecticut, where she moved as a middle schooler. She attended college at the University of Vermont in Burlington, a town which helped develop her love for craft breweries and exploring the outdoors. These loves served her well during two different cross country road trips with her childhood best friend, checking out local breweries between stops at national parks. Although she lived briefly in NYC after college, the majority of Emily’s adult life was spent in rural CT, where she worked for almost a decade as an 8th grade English teacher at an international junior boarding school. Emily’s abiding love of Maine and a desire for a new adventure brought her to Portland in the summer of 2019, and she has been happily exploring craft beers and the beauty of the state ever since. In her free time, Emily enjoys hiking, kayaking, doing yoga, baking/cooking, reading, and traveling.
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Hannah
Tasting Room Crew
Tasting Room Crew
Hannah loves meeting and talking with new people. She enjoys the craft beer community and “nerds out” about the science of beer. Hannah is originally from Connecticut and studied in New Hampshire and Senegal. She recently made Portland her home following some time in Brooklyn, NY. She missed the slower pace of life that New England has to offer. She is so happy to live in Maine with her two cats, who are her pride and joy. Hannah is an active member of the Portland and Portsmouth communities. She teaches pottery to children and adults in Portsmouth and is a part of a mutual aid project in Portland, PortCity Mutual Aid.
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Haylee
Private Events Manager
Private Events Manager
Beginning in the Tourism & Hospitality Program at the University of Southern Maine and continuing into the early years of her career, Haylee has left no stone unturned exploring her passion for events. She has curated a multi-cultural food festival, planned a land and sea tour on a cruise to Bermuda, and most recently helped execute weddings and corporate events. When she’s not orchestrating good times, you’ll find Haylee and her husband busy with their young daughter, Maven, and two dogs, Hogan & Maya!
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Heather
Owner + Dir. of Business Operations
Owner + Dir. of Business Operations
After earning a master’s degree in teaching and then a law degree, Heather never expected to be running a brewery. But she jumped on board with a level of excitement that has buoyed Rising Tide from its very inception. From financial projections and HR to supply chains, Heather pulls a laboring oar in nearly every aspect of the brewery operations. Heather is currently serving in the Maine Senate and is past-president of the Maine Brewers’ Guild. She also serves on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee of the Brewers Association.
When she’s not making sure the bills get paid at the brewery, Heather likes to ski, sail, lift heavy barbells at the local CrossFit gym, and walk in the woods with her two crazy, constantly shedding shepherd mix dogs.
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Jake
Events Crew
Events Crew
Jake is a Wisconsin native and a proud University of Maine alum. He is a passionate Green Bay Packers fan who also loves to spend his time in the outdoors with his rescue dog, Luna. He enjoys skiing in the wintertime and hiking and camping in the summer. Jake is an early childhood educator who loves to travel and be active with his family and friends. From the thriving German beer gardens and beer scene in Wisconsin to the Maine coast filled with New England IPA’s, you will find Jake enjoying a beer with company.
Pronouns: he/him/his
Jesse
MA/NH Sales Representative
MA/NH Sales Representative
Jesse is a steadfast New Englander. He grew up in Maine and Massachusetts, attended college in Connecticut, and eventually landed in Boston where he began working his way through restaurants. As chef at a small brewery, he was allowed to also be an assistant brewer and quickly fell out of restaurants and into the beer world. When he isn’t zipping between accounts listening to audiobooks you can find him in his garden or trying to trick his son into eating veggies.
Pronouns: he/him/his
Chef Josh
Chef
Chef
Josh was destined to end up the chef at Rising Tide. A native New Englander, he has worked at some fairly well-known beer-focused restaurants in Boston, Seattle, New York City, and Los Angeles. But he always returned to New England. He and his delightful wife Alison, along with Murray the Dog, have now returned to Portland for good. In their spare time, they enjoy seeing as much live music as possible and eating interesting food. But really just love spending time together playing with Murray.
Julia
Tasting Room Manager
Tasting Room Manager
A native of New Hampshire, Julia is an avid Printmaker (ask her about levigating stones and multi-block registration) and brought her passion of beer and art together by homebrewing and printing labels for her senior thesis. After acquiring a 600lb printing press she moved to Portland with dreams of working with beer and opening her own community print shop. She also enjoys punk shows, hiking, dogs, board games and sunny-side eggs on everything.
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Julie
Tasting Room Crew
Tasting Room Crew
Julie is a long time member of the Portland restaurant scene. She loves that working in hospitality gives the opportunity to meet people from all over and share this beautiful city with them. She loves to visit local breweries and sample their unique and tasty beers, she particularly enjoys sour ales. In her free time she enjoys going to the beach, cooking, traveling and hanging out with friends and family.
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Kail “K”
Branding + Art Director
Branding + Art Director
Kail is originally from the suburbs of Philadelphia and moved to Maine from Ithaca, NY, about ten years ago. K has a background in performing arts management and multi-media design. Their passion for craft brewing started with Ithaca Beer Co.’s CascaZilla and only grew upon arrival in Portland. As someone who loves the art and experience of craft beverages, working with the crew at Rising Tide brings that to life. When not creating Rising Tide’s next label or other design pieces, they enjoy soaking up the sun on the beautiful coast of Maine, binge-watching TV, cooking with their wife, and spending time with close friends.
Pronouns: they/them
Kelly
Events Crew
Events Crew
Born and raised outside of Washington DC, Kelly moved to Maine in the middle of the pandemic for the cooler weather and abundance of outdoor activities. She was lucky enough to work at a popular beer bar in the nation’s capital, and developed an appreciation for stouts and sours (Pisces is her fave RT brew!). When she isn’t slingin’ beers at Rising Tide or working remotely for a couple tech startups, you’ll find her at the beach with her dog, Zeke, with an iced coffee in hand.
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Kevin
Galley Cook
Galley Cook
Born and raised in central Maine, Kevin calls Portland “home”. It is the experience of tasting the passion and care that goes into the creation of craft beer that excites Kevin and brought him to Rising Tide. Cooking gives him the opportunity to learn new things and put them to use with the immediate satisfaction of having accomplished something. When not in the kitchen, Kevin enjoys video games, “trash TV”, and spending as much time as possible with his son, Apollo.
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Missy
Quality Control Specialist
Quality Control Specialist
Missy’s quest of beer started like most people, by drinking a lot. Then she wondered how it was made and has now opened a bottle that cannot be closed. After working too many years in the restaurant industry, she decided to call it quits and started learning everything she could about brewing, joined a couple clubs, and started working as a brewer.ÊWhen Missy’s not brewing, you can find her biking, hiking, boating, cooking, or doing more research on beer.
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Nathan
Owner + Dir. of Brewing Operations
Owner + Dir. of Brewing Operations
Rising Tide’s beers are brewed by Nathan Sanborn, a Portland native. Prior to founding Rising Tide in 2010, Nathan spent more than a dozen years teaching himself about brewing, experimenting with creative recipes on his home-brewing system, and serving up his beers for feedback from friends and family. Nathan is fascinated by the science and the art of beer-making. He strives to create beers that are informed by traditional styles but with a creative, modern sensibility.
When he’s not brewing and selling beer, Nathan likes to ski, sail, cycle, and cook for friends and family.
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Navit
Tasting Room Crew + Event Lead
Tasting Room Crew + Event Lead
Navit loves great beer and trying new flavors and brews. Going to a brewery is an experience, and she loves being a part of that experience for others. She moved to Maine from Maryland with her boyfriend to be closer to the ocean and family. They love Portland and are very excited to explore all Maine has to offer. Navit is an avid writer and has kept a journal since childhood. Some of her adventures include living in a tent on a farm in Hawaii for a year, being born in the Dominican Republic, and mastering “Spanglish.” She is one for enjoying the simpler things in life, such as long walks, time with loved ones, and cozy naps.
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Olivia
Tasting Room Crew
Tasting Room Crew
Olivia moved to Portland from Buffalo to attend dental school at the University of New England after working as a dental hygenist for multiple years. Her favorite summertime activity is enjoying a cold beer in the sunshine, but you may also see her on a run or walking her pitbull, Zuko. She loves chatting with guests and making new friends with the rest of the Rising Tide crew.
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Rob
Director of Sales
Director of Sales
Originally from the New Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia, Rob got into the beer industry twenty years ago while living in Chicago. He and his family are recent transplants to Portland. When they’re not out exploring Maine, you’ll find Rob spinning records, sipping bourbon and doing the prepwork for a home cooked meal.
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Rori
Events Crew
Events Crew
Born in Portland and raised throughout the state of Maine, Rori has always had a love for the ocean and coastal towns. Her path has led her into many fields including teaching, bartending, beer sales, brewing beers, beer tours, and even some yoga instructing. She has always loved the variety and creativity that goes into brewing and enjoys conversations over a great pint.
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Ryan
Galley Cook
Galley Cook
Born in New Hampshire, Ryan moved to Maine at the age of five. Maine is without doubt their home and a source of constant inspiration. Food is a staple of Ryan’s family environment, and they feel most at home when working with and around food. It is not until recently that they entered the craft beer community, however, they have been interested in expanding their palette for many years. When not working in the Galley, Ryan can be found taking photographs with their 35mm or digital cameras, freelancing as a filmmaker and video editor, or enjoying a coastal wander. Watch out for them at the cornhole boards, they once played a round of ring toss with Glenn Close and won!
Pronouns: they/them
Sarah
Tasting Room + Events Crew
Tasting Room + Events Crew
Sarah is excited to have joined the Rising Tide community! When not working as a professional sign language interpreter or serving up the good stuff at Rising Tide, she can be found playing with her son, growing food and flowers in her garden, cooking, running mountains or pedaling!
pronouns: she/her
Sev
Events Crew
Events Crew
Sev is grounded in Portland but now resides in Auburn with her two college-bound daughters and six cats. When not behind the bar at Rising Tide, Sev is teaching at Poland Regional High School where history/social studies take center stage. If there is an adventure outdoors – hiking, biking, swimming, snowshoeing etc. – that’s where you will find her. Since field hockey is a passion – you can track her down at college games to watch her daughters on the field. You might also catch her building furniture, decks, or remodeling on inside and outside projects. Cheers.
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Will
brewer
brewer
After discovering good beer and receiving a homebrew kit for his birthday, Will knew he wanted to learn more about the brewing process and ultimately work in the industry. He moved to Portland and worked as a delivery driver to distribute beer across the state before joining Rising Tide. In his free time, you can find Will playing music, spending time with friends, and hanging out with his greyhound.
Pronouns: he/him/his