brewing

Notes on Calicious California Common

Hoppy Friday! This Wednesday Calicious California Common returned on tap at both of our locations after a surprisingly successful debut in September. I intended the release of Calicious as an ode to the end of summer and really didn’t know what to expect in terms of customer reception to it. In fact I wasn’t sure […]

Sweetness Imperial Sweet Stout Release Party Friday Nov. 24th!

Greetings all, “Black Friday” is the perfect day for the release of SWEETNESS Imperial Sweet Stout! Sweet Stout is the official name for the milk stout style (which means that lactose is used to provide some creamy sweet flavor/aroma as well as adding some weight to the beer’s body/mouthfeel) and at 9.3% ABV Sweetness is […]

Grainne’s Special Bitter ESB debut at our Taproom this Friday 10/27!

Hello all, GRAINNE’S SPECIAL BITTER, our acclaimed Extra Special Bitter (ESB), makes its debut at our Taproom on Friday October 27th! Robin Shepard of the Isthmus named Grainne’s Special Bitter his favorite beer of 2015 (https://isthmus.com/food-drink/beer/a-look-back-at-the-best-beer-of-2015/) and the following February a firkin (10 gallons) of “GSB” lasted for a whopping five hours at the Malt […]

Oktoberfest Party Sunday October 1st 3PM!

Greetings all, Our first Oktoberfest party at our Taproom (1444 E. Wash) is happening on Sunday October 1st. It features the debut of WESTPORTIERFEST Oktoberfest at the Taproom AND our good buddies Smokin’ Cantina will be firing up 100 brats from 3 to 7! Don’t put that lederhosen away yet!?! Westportierfest is probably the last […]