I’ve always been of the opinion that the bulk of the credit of a good hoppy beer has to go to the hop farmer. To some degree, it’s just up to the brewer to not ruin what the farmer has spent decades perfecting and delivering. If anything, the brewer’s main task for an IPA is…
A Mixed-culture, Barrel-Fermented Misc. Pale Ale We’ve spent the last couple of years working to make sour beers approachable. Our sour-mashing process produces a “clean” sourness that allows the style of beer to shine through. If you’re drinking a sour pale ale, for example, it should still taste like a pale ale. But we’re always…
Collaborations are as much a part of craft beer as odd-shaped glasses and punny names. Projects among various brewers allow the creatives to share their ‘style’ of brewing as well as learn about other brewer’s ideas and processes. Just like with two musicians pairing their particular sounds together, brewers collaborating on a beer should showcase what makes…
BLUE OWL FREQUENT FLYER PROGRAM Our Frequent Flyer Program is designed to reward our biggest fans – the folks that come into the brewery to share a few beers the most often. Everyone is eligible. You just need to sign up for our mailing list (either here or on the iPad at the bar).…
Our Sour Units© (SUs) are a measure of the level of acidity (and “sourness”) in a beer. During the sour-mashing stage of our beer production, we introduce wild cultures of bacteria into the wort and allow them to consume some of the sugars and produce acids. The dominant type of bacteria we select for is called…
Blue Owl Brewing’s Tiny Barrel Program began more than a year ago with three discarded 13-gallon Garrison Brothers whiskey barrels. Currently, we’ve got about 250 gallons of barrel-aged beer at any given time, which is “tiny” compared to most barrel programs. With a program of this size, we are limited in our ability to blend…
What “Sour” Means to Blue Owl. A Look at 10 Sour Beers… and What’s Next I’m proud to say that we’ve made it through a whole brewing year and have explored the possibilities of what delving head-first into sour beers really means. We owe a huge thanks to everyone who has supported us, become fans, and been…
