Our Team

Meet our Team

Picture of Rich Mak wearing a blue work shirt with Balt County Logo on his left breast and his name on his right

Rich Mak, Owner

Rich had a vision for the northern Baltimore County area that he calls home, a place where locals could gather, have a great time, and enjoy a wide range of excellent craft beer without having to drive to the city.  An entrepreneur and home-brewer, Rich is making that vision a reality. BCB will be a taproom-focused brewery with no distribution, so we will make beer the patrons and not the distributors.  “I’m a total hop-head, but there are so many great beers out there, our goal is to make them all and create new ones.”
pic of Jim Wagner wearing a blue work shirt tight a Balt County logo on his left breast and his name on his right

Jim Wagner, Head Brewer

What is left to do after winning just about every home-brew competition possible? Become a professional brewer! And that is what Jim did.  Jim made beer his professional life at DuClaw Brewing for the past 18 years, and now Jim is bringing all that experience to BCB. After many years of brewing for distribution purposes, Jim has been given a blank slate with respect to the brewing menu.  With 14 fermentation tanks at his disposal, Jim is looking forward to pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the world of beer. “Creativity in beer is not just popular at the moment, but it also means making beers that everyone can enjoy, and that is what BCB is all about.”
pic of Chef Dave in the window of BCB Eats food truck, the BCB sign to his right. he has a chef shirt and apron on and a chef's knife in his hand

Dave Magdeburger, Exec Chef, BcB EATS

Dave, a Baltimore local who graduated from Friends School, always dreamed of becoming a chef.  After graduation from college, where he earned his business degree, Dave studied at The Culinary Institute of America, where he honed his culinary skills.  Dave then apprenticed for a high end caterer in the DC Metropolitan area where he was privileged to serve Supreme Court justices, embassy diplomats and CEO’s of Fortune 500 companies.  Inspired by the farm to table concept, Dave is excited to return home to Baltimore and intends to serve locally produced food in the spirit of commensality, where eating and drinking together helps create and cement relationships in order to strengthen a sense of community.