OK gang, I realize I’m a bit delayed on getting updates out to folks from the 2010 Craft Brewer’s Conference in Chicago. Hoping you can all cut me some slack because it’s learning by day, drinking by night. However, as I continue to edit and upload videos from the events here, I felt it necessary [...]
Yesterday marked the first day of Strong Beer Month in San Francisco. Hosted by Magnolia Brewpub and 21st Amendment Brewery, Strong Beer Month features 12 unique and special beers available. You can see a full list of the beers here… I was extremely fortunate to be invited back to brew at the 21st Amendment. Two [...]
The New Year got off to a pretty incredible start for us here at the Elizabeth Street Brewery. We were invited to brew a strong version of our ESB at the 21st Amendment Brewery for their Strong Beer Month coming in February. Each year, 21st Amendment and Magnolia get together and brew a dozen or [...]
Well, gang. I’m typing this from our “pub garden”, with the Sunday evening NFL game about to start. Our kids are playing here in the backyard and I’m wondering if the last three days in Denver really happened. Thankfully, I have the video footage to prove that it did. You already saw what happened on [...]
Denver. I will be back. I promise you. I will be back as a craft brewer. Cheers, Richard
Well gang, We made it. Our first day of our first ever Great American Beer Festival was indeed a memorable one. As we approached the Convention Center (a short 2-block walk from our hotel) the energy was building and more and more beer bellies were coming into view. A wonderful site. The line for the [...]
A Great American Beer Festival (GABF) Pro-Am tasting was recently held at the Trappist in Oakland. Of the 73 Pro-Am entries for this year’s GABF, 8 of them were made in California, 6 of which were available last Thursday – including ours. It was a great event and it was especially cool to meet the [...]
All, I wanted to let you know that I’ll be brewing our Elizabeth Street Bitter recipe with the 21st Amendment crew this coming Saturday, August 1 at their brewpub near the SF Giants ballpark. Using their 12-barrel system, we’ll be starting early in the morning but will still be definitely well into the brew when [...]
All, It is with great excitement and anticipation that I share some pretty cool news with you all. The folks at 21st Amendment Brewpub and Restaurant have selected our ESB recipe as their entry to this year’s Pro-Am tournament at the Great American Beer Festival in late September. The Pro-Am tournament joins an amateur brewer [...]
I have decided to brew our first ever all-grain Pilsener this weekend. It’s a simple recipe with only two malts and Saaz hops. Looking forward to serving it to folks in a couple of months. I hadn’t planned on making a pilsener at first, but I was inspired when I visited Fermentation Solutions for the [...]