WELCOME THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE ATHENA INDUSTRIAL PARK:
T
he Southern Brewing Company broke ground on the
property located at 231 Collins Industrial Boulevard off
US Highway 29 near Athens Tech on August 1. The
brewery plans to be opera onal in May 2015 and
eventually grow to employ approximately 30 people. The
brewery has plans for brewery tours and tas ngs, a music venue,
a farmer’s market, an ar st market, bike trails, a yeast lab, an art
camp, and more.
Southern Brewing Company is owned by Brian Roth and Rick
Goddard, who have extensive backgrounds in brewing,
legisla on, and management. The owners originally had plans to
locate the brewery in a neighboring community.
sculpture in 1994. In 1992, Roth began an internship with Leon
Farmer and Company, a local family owned beer distributor, as a
sign painter. While there, he met co‐worker Kenny Havener. He
learned the logis cs of buying and selling beer, and developed a
passion for cra beer. Roth set out on a path to learn anything
and everything he could about the cra and the business.