The Propagator in Venice, the Firestone Walker Brewing Company’s SoCal brewhouse is finally brewing with in-company hire brewer Ben Maushardt manning the kettles.
The Propagator pilot brewhouse was supposed to be online the same time as the restaurant and store and be the spot for experimental beers. The small scale German Kaspar Schulz equipment just recently started brewing this month.
Maushardt has been with Firestone Walker for more than two years, and he will be “testing new recipes or running hop, malt and yeast trials for the Paso Robles brewery, he will be producing small batches of wort for our Barrelworks team and making killer Venice-only beers for local patrons.”