Marika Josephson - President
Marika Josephson is co-founder and brewer at Scratch Brewing Company, a farmhouse brewery that makes beer and food with ingredients sourced in Southern Illinois, most of which are from the brewery's working farm. Marika is also the author (along with Scratch's co-founders) of The Homebrewer's Almanac, a book on brewing with farmed and foraged ingredients, released fall 2016 from Countryman Press. Marika and co-owner Aaron Kleidon were semi-finalists for the 2020 James Beard Award for Outstanding Beer, Wine, or Spirits Producer.