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Manzanita Brewing Co. Gets Label Approval for their IPA

22 Monday Nov 2010

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Manzanita Brewing Co., the nanobrewery in Santee, CA that’s only about half a year old is currently only available on draft, at both their brewery for samplers and growler fills and at various bars and restaurants around town. They do have plans to get their beer into bottles though, and they’re now one step closer to being able to do so. Last time I spoke with them they didn’t have a firm date on when we might see bottles on shelves around town, but they were recently granted label approval to bottle and sell their IPA.

This label is for a 22oz bomber. No word on pricing or exact dates, but we’ll blog again when these bottles (and any more from Manzanita) start to hit local store shelves.

Update: Manzanita Brewing Co. has posted on their Facebook page that four out of the five beers they are planning on bottling have gotten label approval and they hope to have bottles out by the end of the year. The labels for Riverwalk Blonde Ale, Pale Ale and Rustic Horizon Red are below.


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Manzanita Brewing Co. Pumpkin Ale

25 Monday Oct 2010

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My quest for pumpkin beers hasn’t been going too well. I tasted Shipyard Brewing Co.’s Smashed Pumpkin two weeks ago with plans to sample many more pumpkin beers this fall. I’ve found that many pumpkin beers are only sold in six packs (or four packs in some cases) and I’m just not a big enough fan to buy that many at a time. But the search goes on and I’m hoping to get a few more in before Thanksgiving.

I recently stopped by Manzanita Brewing Co. in Santee to try their Pumpkin Ale and wasn’t disappointed. Headbrewer and Co-Founder Garry Pittman poured me a sample and I enjoyed it so much a took home a growler full.

Manzanita Brewing Co.’s Pumpkin Ale is more of an Imperial Pumpkin Ale at 9.5% ABV but it’s very easy drinking and hides it’s alcohol well. No fresh pumpkins are used to make the beer, but canned pumpkin pie mix which does include actual pumpkin is added to the boil along with ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon (the pumpkin pie mix used includes all of those spices as well as cloves and allspice).

I picked up cloves and nutmeg while smelling the beer, it has a strong aroma of typical pumpkin pie spices. The taste is very much spices as well. There is a bit of sweetness from the malt and maybe a bit of ginger (I’m not sure if the pumpkin pie mix includes any additional sugar). I couldn’t taste any hops, Manzanita uses a small amount of Fuggles but the hops don’t play a big role in this beer (they don’t calculate the IBU as it’s not really important). There is a slight hint of alcohol, but it doesn’t come across as being as strong as it actually is. In addition to the spices and Fuggles hops, Maris Otter is the base grain and an English ale yeast finishes out the ingredient list.

Pittman tells me that there has been quite a demand for Pumpkin Ale. The first keg tapped in the tasting room was sold out within 7 hours between tasters, pints and growler fills. They have sold out of their first batch at the tasting room in Santee, but they’re fermenting another batch now and are hoping to keep it available until Thanksgiving. Kegs have been gone out to some bars and restaurants but I didn’t get a list of which specific locations have Pumpkin Ale.

Manzanita Brewing Company, Santee CA Grand Opening

10 Saturday Jul 2010

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Headbrewer and Co-Founder of Manzanita Brewing Co. Garry Pittman

It’s not often that I get to blog about the openings of two new breweries during the same week, but that’s happened this week. Wednesday saw the opening of Hess Brewing Company (click here for my post about it) and tomorrow marks the grand opening of Manzanita Brewing Company in Santee.

A day before their grand opening they had four beers on tap, with a fifth in the bright tank awaiting carbonation, hopefully ready in time for today’s festivities. I sampled a Blonde, Pale Ale, Brown Ale and an IPA, while their Red Ale was being prepped for tasting tomorrow. Head Brewer Garry Pitman gave me a tour and overview of the brewing operations while I sampled the beer. Manzanita Brewing Co. brewed their first batch of beer a little over a month ago, but he’s been homebrewing for about five years. They brew on a 3 barrel system while doing as much as possible to conserve and reuse water.

The tasting room is small, only three or four stools and a small counter, while I was there a couple other people stopped in and there were about 4 people working, we all ended up in the back of the building, in the brewing area chatting and sampling beer.
As for the beers, the Blonde, Pale and Brown were good. The IPA, 7.6% ABV, wasn’t a bad beer, but it seemed like there was something off about it. The Blonde, 5.5% ABV, a Kolsch was fairly light and citrusy, a good beer for a warm day. The Pale Ale, 6.3% ABV, had a good hop presence but wasn’t overpowering while the Brown Ale at 7.4% ABV could possibly be described as an Imperial Brown. I’m told they’ll have four year round beers, I’m not sure which one out of the five they have on now is not in the regular line up, and will have seasonals throughout the year. Pitman told me he’s hoping to brew a pumpkin beer as a fall seasonal, and would like to do one seasonal beer per month.

They offered five tasters for $5, and $7 would get you a Manzanita Brewing Co. pint glass full of beer, which can be brought back for $5 fills. Growlers and kegs are available also, but I didn’t get pricing on those. Manzanita has big plans, now that they’re off the ground and have some beer in kegs they’re planning to start bottling some beer soon, as well as starting to look for some draft accounts in local bars and restaurants.

One concern that did come up while chatting was heat, Manzanita Brewing Co. is located in a non-climate controlled warehouse in Santee, which can get extremely hot during the summer months, which could be bad for the beer as it is fermenting. Pittman assured us that they’re prepared for that with a glycol cooling system and they’re prepared to use an internal cooling system as well as a backup if necessary.

Manzanita Brewing Company’s grand opening is happening today (July 10th, 2010) from Noon to 6pm with music from Soul of the River and food from Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse. They’re located at 9962 Prospect Ave., Suite E. Santee, CA 92071. More information can also be found on their Facebook Page.
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