About Us

Originally founded in 2017, Lake Bums first owners and brewers included Tim Morgan, Don Looper and Norman Eubank. They live and play on Bull Shoals Lake in the beautiful Missouri Ozarks. Friends and beer drinkers for a long time, they all started home brewing back in the early 80's, and sometimes they even used water straight from Bull Shoals Lake to make our LBBC beer. We don't use BSL water any longer, but the love for the lake remains (hence the name). 

They gratefully handed over the reins to the Williams' family, owners of A-Squared Brewing Company in Mountain Grove,MO in July of 2024! Long time visitors of Bull Shoals Lake, Pontiac Campgrounds and Lake Bums BrewCo, we were so excited to be a part of this beautiful community! We too, have grown a love for craft beer, and we LOVE being on the lake, so we thought, what the heck! Two breweries are always better than one! Though, we are all still located in Mountain Grove, you can often find some of us behind the bar or even in the Feeding Frenzy Food Boat! The retirement plan has always been in Pontiac, and the more we're here the more excited we become! Though we are not, "locals" we feel we have immersed ourselves well in the community and we are so thankful for those loyal customers, the amazing staff that stayed with us during our transition to ownership, and Brew Crew members who have opened their hearts (and tummies for that delicious beer) to us and made us feel right at home! We love this place and hope to continue the amazing work that was set in place in 2018, by Tim, Don and Norman!

A little about us ... Austin graduated from Drury University, in Springfield, MO in 2021, with a Bio-Chem degree. He and Allen started with a homebrew kit in Allen's Basement, as a fun father-son project! Before we knew it, we had 16 beers on tap, and Austin had grown a love for brewing and perfecting his craft. We are Allen (Father) owner and brew-hand. Austin (Son) Brewmaster and Owner. Amber (Mother) Owner and Social Media. Marlie (Austins wife)- Social Media, Marketing and Bartend, and Ashton (Daughter)- Social Media, and the occasional bartender!

We can't wait to continue to grow, and to meet all of you!