Saddle Mountain Brewing Company

JACOB & LAURA HANSEN

JACOB

Jacob was born and raised in Arizona, growing up in Arlington. His parents and brother still live there, with a beautiful view of Saddle Mountain, and Arlington holds a special place in Jacob’s heart.

As a young child, Jacob fell in love with the Goodyear Blimp. In fact, he loved it so much that he wrote many, many letters to the Goodyear Tire Company asking about their amazing airship.

The company responded to his letters by inviting Jacob and his family to come take a ride on the blimp. Right then and there Jacob's love of flying began. As a boy, he took flying lessons and received his pilot's license as a young man. While he dreamed of being in the United States Air Force, a childhood injury kept that dream from coming true. However, that did not hinder his love of aircraft, and Jacob has owned his own airplane and worked in and around planes for different companies his entire life.