Background story : My buddy Chad (chads99svt) and I purchased some bottles of Hiveranno. Opened them and they were 100% flat. While they tasted good, they were about as flat as wine. Being disappointed, I emailed the brewery to express that. I received an email back from Joe, the head brewer at Odell. After some emails back and forth, he invited me out for a personal tour.
Tour consisted of many many free beers. A tour of literally the entire complex including their offices where I got to meet Doug Odell himself. More beers. Free t-shirts and some replacement bottles of Hiveranno along with a free bottle of Woodcut #5 (basically $60 worth of beer right there alone).
Pic from their office of the recent expansion:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31642290@N08/5983546584/
Joe grabbing us some pints in their Tap Room
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Took us up on their brewing platform. Looking in their kettle.
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Whirlpool setup
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Touchscreen controlled operation
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Bottom of their new cellar room. 100bbl conical with only the bottom half of the cone poking out.
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Centrifuge setup. They ditched their filtering setup.
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Bottling and shipping room. Massive ceiling fans
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Tour consisted of many many free beers. A tour of literally the entire complex including their offices where I got to meet Doug Odell himself. More beers. Free t-shirts and some replacement bottles of Hiveranno along with a free bottle of Woodcut #5 (basically $60 worth of beer right there alone).
Pic from their office of the recent expansion:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31642290@N08/5983546584/
Joe grabbing us some pints in their Tap Room
IMG_0556
Took us up on their brewing platform. Looking in their kettle.
IMG_0557
Whirlpool setup
IMG_0559
Touchscreen controlled operation
IMG_0561
Bottom of their new cellar room. 100bbl conical with only the bottom half of the cone poking out.
IMG_0562
Centrifuge setup. They ditched their filtering setup.
IMG_0563
Bottling and shipping room. Massive ceiling fans
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