Brewer's Corner'

Apricot-Peach Pilsner - Our New Summer Beer

Posted by Victor Winquist on May 3, 2012 in Industry News with 9 Comments

By 1900 Bisbee had prospered to become the largest city between St Louis and San Francisco. In ordered to sustain the population, orchards of many fruit varieties were planted around Bisbee. In fact, some of the original apricot and peach trees remain. After our survey of our great customers, we thought the combining of the smooth, subtle flavors of a classic Pilsner with cold infusion of apricot and peach would be just the answer. Make no mistake, this is not a sweet beer. It is totally refreshing but a hint hint of apricot and peach to enhance our enjoyment of summer. Enjoy this on our patio now!

Yes, I enjoy making beer you like.

Posted by Victor Winquist on January 8, 2012 in Industry News with 102 Comments

The advantage of having a Tap Room is the feedback we get about our beers.

Tucson We have arrived!

Posted by Victor Winquist on November 22, 2011 in Industry News with 126 Comments

We are having a fantastic reception for our beers in Tucson! Please support the following establishments which are now featuring our beers and continue your suggestion of other restaurants and bars where you would like to see our beers

Winter Apple Ale Now available at the Tap Room

Posted by Victor Winquist on September 23, 2011 in Industry News with 72 Comments

Yes, it is true. We have just introduced our winter beer! And no, it is not hard apple cider it is a true apple beer with a unique blend of caramelized malts and our heirloom Baldin winter apples.. It is our own special recipe.

Mountain Lime Lager Our new beer!

Posted by Victor Winquist on May 12, 2011 in Industry News with 216 Comments

Our new beer - Mountain Lime Lager. Available at the Tap Room in late May, our new beer is a real summer treat. Inspiration came from from walking onto the back deck of my house here in Bisbee on a Spring morning. A waff of lime fragrence from two blooming lime trees in the neighborhood created a freshness sooo invigorating. The essence of this experience is captured in our Mountain Lime Lager.

Listening To Our Customers

Posted by Victor Winquist on February 4, 2011 in Industry News with 100 Comments

I like to spend a lot of time in The Tap Room talking with our customers. Your input is very important to us.

Creating A Big IPA

Posted by Victor Winquist on December 14, 2010 in Industry News with 328 Comments

Our training in England gave us a great reference from which to create our beer profiles. As we have expressed previously, balance is always a key factor. But how in the world would we create an American style IPA with loads of IBU’s and still have balance? The simple answer is more malt but it is a bit more complex. One critical factor is when the hop additions are added during the boil. We decided to include more additions which resulted not only in more IBU’s but more complex hop flavors which nicely knit with the malt flavors. We are excited about this “Double Hopped” IPA and look forward to serving it to you in our tap room!

Copper City Ale…The beer that made Bisbee famous

Posted by Victor Winquist on October 8, 2010 in Industry News with 149 Comments

Well maybe Copper City Ale has not made us famous yet but it is catching on. Based on the historical receipies of over 120 years ago, notice the deep copper color and nut brown flavors. Why did they make such beers here? It’s the water. The specialized toasted barly when blended with the local water created the perfect ph for fermentation. The toasting process acidifies the barley balancing the alkilinity of the water. At Old Bisbee Brewing Company, we alter the chemical profile of the water for every type of beer we make but very little adjustment is made for our historic Copper City Ale

Balance - One of the keys to good beer

Posted by Victor Winquist on July 20, 2010 in Industry News with 253 Comments

Often we are asked why we don’t produce beers with more extreme characteristics such as high alcohol, super hop bitterness, etc. While it is easy to produce beers with one pronounced characteristic, they, generally, are not a pleasure to drink.