Team ATG
Meet our crew with mostly checkered pasts.
From former goat wranglers to space oddities, it takes a group of individuals to make Against the Grain the dark-humored beacon of fart jokes it is.
Together make one helluva a team!


Sam Cruz
Co-founder“No shoes, no shirt, no problem.”


Andrew Ott
Co-founder“I once hung upside down on a rollercoaster for 4 hours.”


Adam Watson
Co-founder“Greetings sapiens!”


Jerry Gnagy
Co-founder“For cryin’ out loud! The first “G” is silent!”


Alex Vogt
Production Brewer“Every Vogt counts.”


Carson Meskimen
Kentucky Sales Representative“I’m not Cameron.”


Kyle McCoy
Pit Master“I look better in person.”


Tyler Martin
Brewer“I like your jacket.”


Jason Smith
Director of Operations“I’m Terminator, part 2”


Jesse Valenciana
Director of Marketing“Ideas, man. They can’t all be zingers!”