From the Texas Ale Project:
DALLAS, TEXAS- German-born, Weihenstephan-trained Brewmaster, Jan Matysiak joins the Texas Ale
Project team to lead the brewing operations. As a graduate of the University of Munich-Weihenstephan and
most recently Brewmaster of Sixpoint Brewery in Brooklyn, NY, Matysiak takes a scientific and artistic
approach to brewing American craft beer, “Craft brewing is a combination of science, art and inspiration. Back
home the approach is very different, the emphasis is on precision and scientific knowledge gathered over
hundreds of years brewing a few specific styles.” Matysiak continues, “Here in the U.S. there are hundreds of
styles and sub-styles of beers, some of which are very traditional, and many more of them are completely new
styles.”
After graduating in Brewing Science at Weihenstephan, Matysiak
worked for several breweries in Germany, ranging from small brew
pubs to breweries with hundreds-of-thousands of barrels produced
each year. Matysiak used this time to further sharpen his brewing
knowledge in every brewing environment he could find.
After several years Matysiak knew he wanted to continue his brewing
journey, but where? He decided to move to Austin, Texas. “I was
young and adventurous, so I thought, "Why not?" so I came to
America, to Texas, to brew beer.”
When Jan first arrived his first interaction with beer was at Live Oak
Brewery in Austin. He felt comfortable at Live Oak brewing mostly
traditional “continental” styles, and it wasn’t until Matysiak began
tasting American craft beers at places such as the Draft House in Austin
that his craft beer horizons began to expand, “For the first six months I
didn’t really drink anything other than beers I knew from Germany.”
Matysiak continues “In the beginning it was an entirely new world. I
remember the first IPA I had, I was like, WHAT is this?” 
Jan Matysiak
(Photo credit: Lauren Reynolds Photography)
Matysiak expands on his first experiences with American craft beer, “Once I began trying different styles of
craft beer, I found myself in a whole new world. As extreme as I originally thought some of the beer styles
were, they won me over rather quickly and now I completely embrace the entire craft beer culture!”
After successfully developing top rated beers and running large scale operations as Brewmaster at Sixpoint
Brewery, Matysiak now finds a new welcoming home back in Texas at Texas Ale Project in Dallas. “We are
very excited to have Jan join our team. His personable nature and motivation to launch a new local brewery with
us has enabled him to fit into the family nicely. We look forward to exciting things to come,” says Kat
Thompson, President of Texas Ale Project.
When asked why he decided to come back to Texas, Matysiak said “In the past few years, Texas has
blossomed into one of the most promising craft beer markets in the United States. I want to be a part of that
scene and make a difference.” With Matysiak on board, the Texas Ale Project team has been actively
developing highly well-crafted, complex beers which they will release later this year.
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