Beer Town Austin

(512) Brewing Co celebrate the terrible twos with an exquisite double IPA.

Oh happy day.

We went out to the brewery the other day to kick the tires and sample some of Mr. Brand’s new wares.

The beer’s good. Nice and hoppy, but not over hoppy. Balanced, but definitely with a hop emphasis. It’s 9% abv, but you couldn’t tell till you stood up after drinking a few.

Here’re my notes from Nate:

• Brewed in mid July (14th, 15th, and 16th)
• About 9% abv wt 11 different editions of hops.
• Whole leaf simcoe added in cask
• Mash hopped with simcoe
• First wort hopped with nugget
• Grant hopped with simcoe
• Magnum and ahtanum also present
• Magnum and nugget most prominate
• Lower crystal portion than standard (512) IPA for more hops and less balance
• They thought about doing something different than a Belgian and were more excited about the idea of a double IPA
• Started tooling around with recipes and such in April

It’s good stuff and will have its official debut this coming Saturday at the brewery second anniversary open house from 2-5pm.

More info here.

Also, Kevin mentioned that if you plan on hitting up the brewery he’d like everyone to try and cut his neighbors some slack and park in the nearby lots. I know Bender bar and St. Lutheran’s church both have lots and are friendly to (512) visitors.

Now, to the new beer news.

Drum roll…………

After having a few 4oz samplings of the TWO and shooting the shit wt Nate, Kevin and Spencer, Nate asked us if we wanted to try something new… yes, we would.

They have a limited amount of the ONE.2 that has been aged in brandy barrels. And it’s pretty cussing delicious. The brandy leaves a mighty “impression” on the strong belgian, but it’s a robust enough beer from the start that it holds its own against the liquor. Smooth and rich, the Brandy Barrel Aged ONE.2 (the working title) will be released on tap in mid September between the TWO and the Bruin.

So there’s something to definitely look forward too.

Also, Nate confirmed that have a whiskey barrel holding some wit in it. He said this one is just an experiment, but if it goes well they may make it a release. Let’s all keep our fingers crossed.

Wow, lots of (512) Brewing news. Looking forward to the open house this weekend. Kevin said it should be running pretty smooth with hopefully limited waits and lots of shade. See our rundown of the event last year here.

[photo credit: Little Beard's iPhone]