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    Byron Stithem

    Founder, CEO and Brewmaster, Proper Sake Co.

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    Portrait of Byron Stithem

    i. Biography

    Byron Stithem is the founder, CEO and brewmaster of Proper Sake Co. in Nashville. After building Tennessee's first dedicated sake brewery, he opened Rice Vice in East Nashville in 2022 as the company's tasting room, brewery and sake-focused bar.

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