Marika Josephson

The Essentials At Scratch Brewing Company in Ava, United States, Marika Josephson handles the structure that supports the beer. As owner and brewer, she helps steer the brewery’s direction while overseeing production, a split that asks for attention to detail and a steady grip on operations. The work does not separate neatly into office and brewhouse; it depends on the coordination of both. That division also defines the brewery’s internal rhythm. Some responsibilities remain with ingredient gathering and cultivation, while others sit with the accounting, logistics, and decisions that keep the business workable. Josephson’s place in that system is on the side of oversight and execution, where the practical demands of ownership meet the technical demands of brewing.

In Their Words “I leave Aaron to what he loves, which is foraging and growing the ingredients.” This is a clean account of division of labor. For a brewery built around ingredients, the work begins before the kettle, and Josephson’s description makes that clear: one person handles the gathering and growing, while the other makes room for that work to happen inside a functioning brewery. “I’m more math-minded, so I do the business stuff and oversee the brewing.” The line places Josephson’s strength in structure, numbers, and oversight. It also shows how brewing practice and business management are bound together at Scratch: the beer requires process, and the process requires someone who can keep the operation aligned, measured, and moving.