Mammoth Brewing Company |
Industry | Brewing |
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Founded | 1995 |
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Founder | Sam Walker |
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Headquarters | , United States |
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Area served | California & Nevada |
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Products | Beer |
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Owner | Sean Turner |
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Number of employees | 40+ |
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Parent | Mammoth Brewing Group |
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Website | www.mammothbrewingco.com |
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Mammoth Brewing Company is a Californian regional brewery founded in 1995 in Mammoth Lakes.
History
Mammoth Brewing Company was founded in 1995,[1] and is one of the highest elevation breweries on the West Coast of the United States at over 8,000 feet above sea level.[2][3] Since 2007 it is owned by Sean Turner.[3][4] The brewery and tasting room are located at 18 Lake Mary Road, in Mammoth Lakes.[1] They also had a tasting house, office and gift shop at 94 Berner Street, Mammoth,[5] although this was relocated in 2013.[6] In early 2013 they produced 5,300 barrels per year; in May 2013 they added two fermenters and one bright beer tank to increase their capacity to 8,000 barrels a year.[6]
Beers
Mammoth's beers include:
- Golden Trout Kolsch (5.5% abv) - a kolsch style beer
- Yosemite Pale Ale (5.5% abv) - an American pale ale.[7]
- Double Nut Brown (5.5% abv) - a porter.[7] Won a gold award at the 2012 World Beer Cup in the Brown Porter category,[4] and a gold medal at the 2014 Great American Beer Festival in the Brown Porter category.
- Real McCoy Amber (5.5% abv) - an Amber Ale.[7] Won a bronze award at the 2012 World Beer Cup in the German Style Brown/Düsseldorf-Style Altbier category.[4]
- Epic IPA (6.5% abv) - an India pale ale.[7]
- IPA 395 (8.0% abv) - a double IPA[7] or a spiced ale.
Seasonals
Mammoth Brewing Company has a variety of seasonal beers including:
- "Elderberry Sour" (8.0% abv)- A Belgian style sour beer.[citation needed]
- "El Capitan" (9.5% abv)- a west coast style imperial IPA.[citation needed]
- Floating Rock Hefeweizen (5.0% abv) - a wheat beer named after pumice.[8]
- Wild Sierra Mountain Farmhouse Ale (7.5% abv)[8]
- Blondibock (7.5% abv) - A bourbon barrel aged German style bock, formerly known as Bluesapalooza Blonde Bock.[7]
- Lair of the Bear (9.5% abv)[7]
- Fire & Eisbock (10.0% abv)[7]
- Hair of the Bear Doppelbock (9.0% abv)[8]
References