Día de los Muertos
Wine and beer have had a long history with All Hallows Eve and Dia de Los Muertos. The tradition has long been celebrated to respect those who have passed. Oferendas are used to display and honor loved ones gone, often with the individuals’ favorite food and...
Beer & Barley
Modern North American 2-row barley was designed to suit the needs of industrial brewers who use adjuncts (ie rice & corn) in their process. They need barley that is high in DP, FAN, etc. to support the adjunct. Attempting to brew (all-malt)...
Farm Grown Violetta Barley
Most craft breweries just pick up the phone to order the malted barley needed to produce their beers from large malting companies like Cargill. Brewing beer at Mount Ida is different – it starts in the field and requires a team of experts. Before barley gets...
Supermoon .992
Supermoon IPA and the evolution of West-coast style IPAs India Pale Ales (IPAs) originated during the expansion of the British Empire. Traditional cask English ales were unable to make the long journey from England to the colonies of India; as a precaution to...
Wicked Cool Southie Stout
Dark, roasted, and full of flavor, stouts derived from Porters on the beer family tree around the late 1670’s. The term “stout” was originally used to describe a stronger porter. This practice continued until Arthur Guinness began his famous namesake...
Old Ironsides NEIPA
India Pale Ales originated in the early-mid 19th century during British colonialism. Used as a preservative of their traditionally bitter beers, hops were added to ales in order to transport casked beer from England to the far reaches of the India colonies. Known for...
Brewery Update
Happy Friday everyone! We had so many people reach out to us last week to express their excitement about our brewery after our last post. Since the brewery has been our focus at the construction site we figured we would go ahead and share some of our progress pics...