Carpinteria, California is our second stop in this holiday season as we visit BrewLab.
This brewery puts the nano into nano-brewery using only a 1.5bbl brewhouse. And they put the rotating into action, as they brewed over one hundred beers in their first year of operation. They are also deep into how they source their ingredients using almost entirely organic grains and are growing Santa Barbara terroir hops.
Here are some recent taproom offerings that looked good to me…
Alliance – “crisp & dry saison infused w/ lime zest & cracked peppercorns”
Californica – “50/50 rye/pilsner tart gruit brewed w/ coastal sagebrush & lemon verbena”
Rye Brett Rye – “super funky rye farmhouse ale w/ brett”
Look Up – “dry & complex table saison”
Hessian Horseman – “German-style pilsner w/ German hops, malts, & yeast”