E-Malt.com News article: USA, CA: Fieldwork Brewing to open to the public in early 2015

Fieldwork Brewing Company announced it will begin brewing and open its newly constructed taproom to the public in the first quarter of 2015, brewbound.com reported on December, 18.

Located in a 10,212 square foot building, Fieldwork anchors a block in an area of West Berkeley currently undergoing steady urban revitalization.

“Berkeley was first on our list of potential locations for the brewery. The city is home to a fantastic community of award-winning craft breweries. We wanted to be part of that community, and we are grateful to the City of Berkeley for making us feel right at home,” said co-founder and owner Barry Braden.

In addition to the brewery’s flagship offerings, the taproom will feature a rotating selection of seasonal, limited release and experimental recipe beers.

Fieldwork brews will be available “to go” in 32 oz and 64 oz refillable Fieldwork growlers, and the taproom will fill clean, third-party growlers in accordance with California law.

The Fieldwork brewery consists of a three vessel, 20 barrel brewing system fabricated to the brewer’s specifications and 240 barrels of initial fermentation capacity. The company expects to produce over 2,000 barrels of beer in its first year of operation and will eventually brew over 15,000 barrels annually at the Berkeley location. Fieldwork will provide employment for six full time and ten part time personnel in its first year of operation.

Co-founder and owner Alex Tweet will lead brewing operations for the Company. Before founding Fieldwork Brewing Company, Alex was a brewer at Modern Times Beer in San Diego. Prior to Modern Times, Alex was a brewer at San Diego’s Ballast Point Brewing and Spirits.

“Ballast Point and Modern Times are world-class breweries, and I learned to brew beer from some of the best brewers in the world. Working for these great companies enabled me to hone my craft and inspired the desire to do my own thing,” explained Tweet.

Tweet and the Fieldwork team will be brewing American and Belgian-style beers based on recipes he has created and perfected in pilot batches. The brewery’s initial lineup will consist of seven year round beers, four limited release, four seasonal release and four special release beers. Fieldwork is also planning an extensive barrel-aging and blending program with a focus on American sour ales.


26 December, 2014