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StatsThe First BatchMerch

Over 40 years later, it’s still one of our favorites.

STATS

Ken Grossman with original brewhouse equipment

alcohol by volume (ABV)

5.8%

bitterness units (IBU)

50

carbs

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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