Founded in 2005 by a local teacher and firefighter, Oceanside Ale Works is located in Oceanside, California. Oceanside’s first brewery is also one of the few manual brew houses in the USA.
Posts by Category: Steph’s New Brew Reviews
Every Thursday Steph reviews a different brew with background info on the brewery, a run down of the beer’s characteristics and various additional goodies.
Wayne’s New Brew Review: w00tstout 2015
Since the first batch of w00tstout was brewed in 2013 - a collaboration between Stone CEO and Co-founder Greg Koch, creator of Fark.com and craft-beer fan Drew Curtis, and Wil Wheaton (if you are not familiar with Mr. Wheaton, shame on you) - ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: Hop Devil
When choosing this week’s New Brew Review, I must it admit it came down to, “What do I want to drink right now?” A single bottle of Victory’s HopDevil peeked at me from the refrigerator shelf. Bingo!
Steph’s New Brew Review: Grieskirchner Weisse
Brewing in the Austrian town of Grieskirchen dates back to the early Middle Ages. Two of the original breweries were located on the site of the modern Brauerei Grieskirchen. The first record of the brewery guild in Grieskirchen dates back to 1569.
Steph’s New Brew Review: Black River Gumbo Stout
Peace Tree Brewing Company opened in March 2010 in a former car dealership in Knoxville, Iowa.
Steph’s New Brew Review: Smoked Red Ale
West O Beer is a 6,000 square foot craft microbrewery located just south of West Okoboji Lake in the city of West Okoboji, Iowa.
Steph’s New Brew Review: Raspberry Latte Stout
Millstream Brewing Company is located in Amana, Iowa. It was founded by three Amana men that decided to revive the art of brewing beer in their hometown. Carroll F. Zuber and brothers James and Dennis Roemig called on premier brewer, Joseph ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: Slippery When Wit
Slippery When Wit, a 4.8% ABV Hybrid Wit/Gose | South Street Brewery is Charlottesville’s longest-running brewery and pub. The brewery was recently “born again” when South Street Brewery was purchased in 2014 by Blue Mountain Brewery.
Steph’s New Brew Review: Schöfferhofer Grapefruit
Schöfferhofer Weizen (pronounced Chauffeur + ah + The Hoff + ah!) was the first wheat beer in Germany to be brewed outside Bavaria. The award-winning beer is known for its fruity character with a slight citrus note combined with a hint of clove. ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: Stickin’ In My IPA
Champion Brewing Company, founded by Hunter Smith, is located in Downtown Charlottesville, Virginia. Smith was born in Charlottesville, grew up in Tidewater, and currently lives with his wife and daughter in Belmont. Before opening Champion, he ...