PTR: Lagunitas Brewing Co - Petaluma, CA

[PhishyBrewer]

All I can really say about this place is that it’s pretty laid back. And it shows. The place wasn’t really organized at all. Hoses not in use all over the floor, random Victory beer bottles collecting dust on tables stacked with years of paperwork, beer stickers on machinery and a picture of Gerry Garcia every where you looked. It didn’t look pretty, but they were getting the job done and making great beer. Actually… let me rephrase that; they were bottling great beer. They weren’t brewing because their grain got put on the wrong truck and was many miles away.

 

Anyway… on to the photos!

Since it has a period after it I'm thinking moe. the band.

 

That's about it. I was in and out in about 20 mintues. When the tour guide found out I was a brewer she didn't tell me shit and let me figure it out for myself. Not the best tour, but the folks

These 3 primary fermentors were names Larry, Curly and Moe.

The bright beer tanks all had weird names.

The brewing setup.

Here is their bottle filler. It fills 250 12oz a minute. When I told the girl that our new bottle fillers do 3600 a minute she about shit herself.

Besides the Brown Sugar, the IPA's kept me happy. The pilsner was actually pretty refreshing.

I got to try everything they made... or atleast what they had on hand. And Ted, you were right about that Brown Sugar... GOD! That was nasty!

Here's the bar... err tasting room??? VERY hippie friendly. I swear I could hear someone in the background yelling, "Grilled cheese... just a buck, what the f***!"

This is part of what they had on hand for shipping. I saw some locals pull up and just grab cases and load them up into their trucks or SUV's. The girl that gave me the tour said that the employees get one case of beer a week. That's pretty sweet when I o

Welcome... I guess. There wasn't and entrance for tours. You just had to find someone in the wharehouse and tell them why you were there. Then they would try to find someone to help you.

[PhishyBrewer]

Nobody likes me... everybody hates me... I might as well eat worms

[slick]

That's really cool. Thanks for the heads up into beer,.. 'n stuff.

 

Just out of curiosity, do you have any photos of these "3600 beers a minute" machines of mass desdrunktion?

[PhishyBrewer]

^Unfortunately I do not. I'm not permitted to take photos at work. Or even bring a camera into the building for that matter.

[mcjaco]

Nice Wally. What a strange tour. Perhaps keeping your profession to yourself would have helped. What area in this in Petaluma?

[DerekRx]

Nice(?) tour dude. I also recommend not telling people you're a brewer until after the tour ends. Kinda like how when the nurses at work have to teach a patient about their treatment, and then finding out at the end that the patient used to be an oncology nurse. If they find out before, they get all nervous and don't want to screw up.

[CoasterFanatic]

Nice TR! The whole "Moe." thing is pretty funny. They seriously look like they are a big bunch of hippies. I hear that their production has gone way up since Phish called it a day.

 

And Ted, you were right about that Brown Sugar... GOD! That was nasty!

 

Yep. It is almost like they kept adding more sugar and more to see just how high they could got the alcohol content. Truly nasty.

[DerekRx]

Yeah, the brewery may be a little odd, but the IPAs are pretty tasty.

 

Speaking of breweries, hows Weiss Ass coming along, Wally? I had a dream last night that I found a bomber bottle of Weiss Ass Dortmunder Gold at a beer mart.

[PhishyBrewer]

Nice Wally. What a strange tour. Perhaps keeping your profession to yourself would have helped. What area in this in Petaluma?

 

It's right off the Redwood Hwy exit before Santa Rosa. Real easy to find.

 

I also recommend not telling people you're a brewer until after the tour ends.

 

I was going to wait, but she asked me where I was coming from and it just slipped out. Working mids really takes a lot out of a person.

 

^The Weiss Ass Beer will be shipped out within 2 weeks. The Bavarian Pilsner is being bottled on Friday along with the Dortmunder. But the Dortmunder will need to condition in the bottle at room temperature for at least 2 weeks before drinking it.