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Rockport Ventures

ROCKPORT VENTURES is a management team of owners and operators that launch, lead and grow craft food and beverage brands and businesses.

Our Team

Adam Blumenshein
Market Leader and Brand Development
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Tim Klatt

Tim Klatt
Operations and Logistics
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Nathan Klatt
Finance, Accounting and Treasury
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Gavin Booth
Marketing, PR and Social Media<
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Trey McWhorter

Trey McWhorter
Development and CRM
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Kyle Queal
Strategy, HR and Tactics
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Our Brands

Strange Land Beer (strangelandbrewery.com): Launched in Austin in 2013 as the “Beer Less Traveled” and currently brewed at Rentsch Brewery’s state of the art facility just north of Austin in Georgetown.

Rentsch Brewery (rentschbrewery.com): Built in 2014 with significant space for beer production, co-packing products for other food and beverage brands, and a beautiful taproom and biergarten.

Barrel Creek Provisions (barrelcreekprovisions.com): Founded in 2013 to bring an array of fermented vegetables to the market including the World’s Best Tasting Pickle. Products distributed throughout the United States.

Greenbelt Kombucha (greenbeltkombucha.com): Created in 2018 with a vision to disrupt the industry with high quality teas, low sugar, and easy to drink flavors in a can. Distribution throughout Texas and the Southeast through HEB and Walmart.

Texas Saké Company (txsake.com): Originally founded in Austin in 2009 and acquired by Rockport Ventures in 2014. Rebranded in 2015 and recently completed construction of a one-of-a-kind brewery and taproom. Distribution throughout Texas and growing in Southwest.

Bonsai Bowl Austin (bonsaibowlaustin.com): In 2019, Rockport Ventures partnered with Austin Chef Jonathan Leichliter to create a food truck to bring Japanese food to customers of Texas Saké Company and other locations in Austin.

Sneaky Chef Foods (sneakychefco.com): Created in 2015 by renown chef Missy Chase Lapine. In 2019, Rockport Ventures joined lead investors to restructure, rebrand and grow the company.

Drafft Root Beer (drafft.com): Founded in 1969 and acquired by Rockport in 2020, Drafft is a premium beverage business that specializes in the manufacturing and co-packing of beverage concentrates, mixes and syrups.