Meet Our Team
We are honored to have the most knowledgeable and genuinely friendly staff within 1,600 miles!* Don’t take our word for it, check out our google reviews!
*1,600 miles is the original span of US Highway 16
Amanda McDonald
Full Time Gig: Taproom Manager at Take 16 Brewing Co.
Hobbies: biking, photography, house plants, thrifting for vintage treasures, traveling
Favorite Take 16 Beer: Thumbs Up, Pin High, Hayloft…depends on the day
Fun Fact: I marched in the Rose Bowl Parade in high school.
Kim Bush Von Tersch
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Andrew Ainsworth
Full Time Gig: Flower & Produce Farmer
Hobbies: Kayaking and Gardening
Favorite Take 16 Beer: Island Eclipse Carribean Stout
Fun Fact: As an adult I have climbed and fallen out of many large trees.
Brenda Johnson
Full Time Gig: Daycare provider.
Hobbies: Traveling, camping, biking, hiking, cooking, being with friends and family.
Favorite Take 16 Beer: Depends on the day. Love a good IPA, Thumbs Up and Kick the Bucket to name a few.
Fun Fact: I hitch-hiked from Cork Ireland to Alborg Denmark with only $2 to my name.
Full Time Gig: Music Teacher
Hobbies: Reading, Playing Trumpet, Singing
Favorite Take 16 Beer: Adventure IPA
Fun Fact: I have travelled to Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, and Italy!
Gavin Folkestad
Full Time Gig: 8th grade English Teacher at Luverne
Hobbies: I play guitar and tuba in several bands. I also enjoy running and trying new craft beers.
Favorite Take 16 Beer: Thumbs Up in the summer, Pheasant in the fall
Fun Fact: I have traveled to more than 15 countries overseas, and graduated college with an additional major in Philosophy and a minor in Religion
Amanda Ginn
Full Time Gig: Stay at home parent
Hobbies: Reading, listening to podcasts, napping
Favorite Take 16 Beer: POG in the summer, Quarry Porter in the winter
Fun Fact: My first ever beer was a Take 16 beer!
Tyler Elbers
Full Time Gig: MNDOT
Hobbies: ice fishing, hockey, watching sports, checking out other breweries
Favorite Take 16 Beer: Luverne Copper Lager
Fun Fact: I have read the whole Harry Potter series out loud to my two sons at bedtime.
Jennifer Radtke
Full Time Gig: Special education teacher at Luverne High School.
Hobbies: Playing with my grandbabies and my dog Fritz; going to my son’s sporting events, reading, and socializing anywhere with anyone.
Favorite Take 16 Beer: All of those with a little hop to it.
Fun Fact: I can still put my foot behind my head.
Blaine Radtke
Full Time Gig: Adult Mental Health Social Worker
Hobbies: Sports, drinking beer
Favorite Take 16 Beer: Coffee Kolsch
Fun Fact: Miller Lite is my favorite beer
Erin Hamann
Full Time Gig: Paraprofessional at LHS
Hobbies: Gardening & Attending my kids events
Favorite Take 16 Beer: Hayloft Hefeweizen
Fun Fact: I strictly drove manual transmission vehicles until I got my first mom van.
Chelsie Wermager
Full Time Gig: Teacher
Hobbies: Traveling, dreaming of travel, shopping, sewing, exercise, baking.
Favorite Take 16 Beer: Home Run IPA
Fun Fact: I once held a job at a seed company where my sole purpose was counting individual kernels of corn for test plots.
James Jarvie
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Jacki Johnson
Full Time Gig: Speech-language pathologist.
Hobbies: Reading, fishing, sewing, making soup almost daily.
Favorite Take 16 Beer: Luverne Lager
Fun Fact: I enjoy putting up wallpaper and painting, but I’m completely incapable of operating a paint roller.
Adam Geraets
Full Time Gig: Consultant at NationSat.
Hobbies: Basketball (coaching & playing); being dragged around town by my husky Roman; traveling abroad with my wife Ashley.
Favorite Take 16 Beer: Luverne Lager - it’s the happiest a beer has ever made me.
Fun Fact: I have never broken a bone.
Chris Nowazaki
Full Time Gig: Full time art teacher and coach at Luverne Public Schools.
Hobbies: Umm…. I have a few!
Favorite Take 16 Beer: First run of Stone Cutter by far, Barrel Dancer a close second!
Fun Fact: I graduated from high school in a castle in Germany.
Tim Gust
Full time gig: Managing Principal at NationSat
Hobbies: Travel, Exercising and Reading
Favorite Take 16 Beer: Kick the Bucket
Fun Fact: I ran 12 full marathons before my knees said "please stop this"
Joe Ahrens
Full Time Gig: City of Luverne Water/Wastewater Department
Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, golfing, following minnesota sports, checking out breweries and pubs, and spending time with family.
Favorite Take 16 Beer: Anything cold :)
Fun Fact: I love to do jigsaw puzzles.
Travis Dunn
Full Time Gig: Work at an elective medical facility
Hobbies: Being a dad, scuba, adventuring, camping/backpacking, boating, Magic the Gathering and board games.
Favorite Take 16 Beer: Kick the Can
Fun Fact: When scuba diving in Mexico, I jumped off the boat and landed on a shark.
“The nicest thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side.”