10 July 2010

187. firestone walker

10 julio 2010

My first brewery tour of Firestone Walker, a California Central Coast brewery!

Extra yeast = extra overflowing foam. According to our host, this was a rare picture opportunity:



Just FYI, Firestone Walker is 1 of 2 breweries in the US to age its ales in American Oak barrels:



The yellow tube carries the beer around the brewery to the different parts of the factory (from the beginning hot water+yeast+hops mixture to the oak barrels for aging to the bottling process):



The awards from various beer festivals and competitions:



Babes posing near a control center:




Just another fun fact about firestone: since it's only a mid-size brewery it's only available on the west coast (for now). Yay for California beer!

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