While our focus is lager beer, we can’t help but embrace the complex process and characteristics of an authentic German-style wheat beer. In contrast to our lagers, fermentation, and maturation of our wheat beers is a two-vessel process using a traditional German wheat yeast. This yeast has the unique capability of transforming compounds in the… Read More
From the nuance of a Pilsner to the hop-forward bite of an India Pale Lager, our inspired lagers undergo an extra-long and cold fermentation. This rarely practiced and traditional technique produces a pure and crisp beer of extraordinary character that cannot be replicated with ale fermentations. Our lager fermentation and maturation occur in the same vessel, called a conical fermenter. The design of… Read More
At East Rock, we use different yeasts and methods to ferment and condition our beer depending on the flavor profile we are trying to achieve. In the brewing world, there are two main categories of yeast used to ferment beer: ale and lager. Ale yeast comprises thousands of different yeast strains which impart a variety… Read More
One of the great benefits of brewing in New Haven is our water. All of the water used at the brewery comes from Lake Gaillard, a private reservoir with soft water characteristics that are perfect for lager brewing. The 13 billion-gallon man-made reservoir was built in the 1920s and receives its water from natural watercourses in Guilford, Madison, and Killingworth. The reservoir is… Read More
In contrast to most breweries who procure hops through a broker, the majority of hops used in the brewery are procured directly from family farms in Germany. Several of our German hop varieties are sourced from Seitz farm in Hallertau, a fourth-generation family-farm run by farm engineer Florian Seitz. At 65 square miles, Hallertau remains the largest contiguous hop growing area in the world, producing roughly… Read More
East Rock is honored to be one of the only breweries in the U.S. working with Stone Path Malt of Wareham, MA, an importer of malt from IREKS GmbH of Kulmbach, Germany. Situated in the Upper Franconia area of Bavaria, IREKS GmbH has been crafting barley into malt since 1856 for some of Germany’s most cherished breweries. While working with another brewery in the… Read More
Great question! Like many brewing cultures, Germany is home to many different styles of beer, brewing traditions and social customs which together characterize what we know as German beer. The most popular styles of beer encompass a variety of lagers and wheat beers, but the country is also known for producing several regional styles of beer including Kolsch, Altbier, Gose, Berliner Weisse and Rauchbier, among others. However, what defines German beer more than… Read More
At East Rock, we use time-honored methods and imported ingredients to produce pure and crisp German-inspired beer. Painfully slow to make but a pleasure to drink, our beers undergo a prolonged and labor-intensive fermentation, resulting in an uncommon depth of flavor and natural carbonation. Fresher than an import and more approachable than a typical craft, our… Read More
Join Mr. Malty this Wednesday from 3-10pm at East Rock’s 1st Halloween costume contest! $5 1/2 liters of Oktoberfest, free wings from 5-7pm and voting at 8pm! Staff favorite wins a $50 gift card!
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