Over 40 years later, it’s still one of our favorites.
STATS
alcohol by volume
5.8%
bitterness units
50
carbs (grams)
21.5g
calories
210
protein
2.2g
Malts
Black, Carafa, Caramelized, Chocolate, Munich, Roasted Barley, Two-row Pale
Hops
Bravo, Cascade, Yakima Golding
Yeast
Ale
DIY 1980
The First Brewhouse
In his 1957 Chevy-turned-flatbed, our founder Ken Grossman searched West Coast salvage yards and defunct dairies for tanks, pipes, and valves to convert into a brewery. Assembly was painstaking, including hand-drilling 4,000 holes in the bottom of the mash tun. Friends thought he was crazy, but Ken wouldn’t quit.
When it was time to test our handiwork, we loaded it up with a heavy, dark Stout. That first batch was a 13-hour labor of love. When we sipped the first bottle, we knew we had a keeper.
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When it was time to test our handiwork, we loaded it up with a heavy, dark Stout. That first batch was a 13-hour labor of love. When we sipped the first bottle, we knew we had a keeper.
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