Over 40 years later, it’s still one of our favorites.
STATS
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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.
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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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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.
See The Full Story