August Luncheon - Speaker Neil Fallon - Northwestern Class of '89

Neil Fallon - Northwestern '89

 Neil Fallon of Northwestern's Class of '89 was our speaker for the August luncheon.

A lifelong resident of Tacoma, Neil graduated from Bellarmine Prep in Tacoma where his experiences included quarterback of the football team.  Recruited to play football at Northwestern, Neil joined the Fiji chapter and became "purple".

For the past 20 years Neil has been a real estate developer in Pierce County where he managed well until the recent downturn had him re-evaluating his economic prospects.  Neil shared the process that got him into the craft brewery business.

Neil recruited a prominent brewmaster to partner with him to create the craft brewery now known as the American Brewery Company. The brewery was launched the end of February this year.

Neil wheeled in samples of his first bottling.

Skip Madsen, Brewmaster and Neil Fallon CEO

Sampling the "Breakaway IPA" is Ardell Barnes '56, Shan Mullin '56, Jerry Thornton '55, James McCurdy '79, and Tom Odell - MN '67