Homegrown

XLXPA (Xtra Local Xtra Pale Ale)

(il)logical conclusion to a two-year escalation of the concept 'brewing from scratch', which brought me all the way to growing my own barley and hops.

Urban Hops

Many years of growing Cascade and Chinook hops in a city backyard.

Backyard Barley

I grew 25 square feet of barley in a city back yard.

Golden Thistle

a local California apertivo

Summertime Fruit Liqueurs

Sweet liqueurs from ume, loquat, rhubarb, plums, and other local fruit.

Pluomeshu

Umeshu is made from tart unripe ume, sugar, alcohol, and time. I've made it several times over the years, but my favorite variant used a different stone fruit.

Small Batch Cider

Eighty pounds of Adina apples from an Oakland backyard transformed into a dry, sparkling cider.

Crazy Cow

Milk stout, with caramelized backyard figs added for a secondary fermentation.

Beet Kvass

fermented probiotic garden beet drink