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Brewery News
April 2011
Volume VI

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  NEW GRAND OPENING!

June 8-12 2011

SORRY, WE WANT TO BE SURE

WE HAVE ENOUGH BEER! 

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 Brewery News

The floors of the brewery and warehouse have been sealed.

 All the dry wall has been completed and walls have been painted.  Sky blue above the windows in the tasting room and earth tones for the bathrooms and Home Brew Supply Shop.

The fermenting and brite tanks have been moved into place and installed!
 

Several from Surf Brewery, including our head brewer, Chas, attended The Craft Brewers Conference  in San Francisco.  This is the nation's largest gathering for professionals in the brewing industry.
 

Our very long, 29 feet (!), concrete tasting counter is being built.
 

 

Our outside sign has been installed!  Large letters, 19 inches tall, and blue LED lettering make for a very unique and catchy sign!
 

 

The Homebrew Shop within our brewery is getting close! 

We are working on inventory and plan on starting with 24 specialty grains!

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Surf Brewery is hiring! Open positions are:  Homebrew Shop Attendant  and Tasting Room Manager Further details can be found on the News/Events page on our website www.surfbrewery.com.  Please send your resume to beer@

surfbrewery.com.  No phone calls please. 

Tasting Room Tangerine Orange

 tasting room orange

Outdoor Sign

 

outdoor sign

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Fermenting & Brite Tanks

 

More Brewhouse 

Brewhouse Vessels

 

More Brewhouse tanks 

Tasting Counter in Progress
 

tasting bar and tanks

California Beer History Fact:
 

In 1869, Fredericksburg Brewing Company was established in San Jose. They used water from Artesian wells on their property, barley from the Santa Clara Valley and malt made on site.

 

 Ventura Surfing History Fact:

 

On July 3-4, 1965, the Tom Morey Invitational Nose Riding Championship was held in Ventura. This was the first contest to offer prize money, $1500.  The person who stayed on the nose, the front 25% of the board, for the longest time.

Noserider Championship