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.
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.
