Sovereign Brewing

Sovereign Brewing Will Die on a Hill

It is with a heavy heart that I’m announcing that Sovereign Brewing’s last day will be November 18th. Serendipitously, this will make exactly 3 years of existence. This decision is preempted by dozens of factors - some personal, but mostly business.

The TL;DR of this choice is that it will allow us the opportunity to “grow down”, and focus on making Standard as efficient and functional as possible, honing our craft, and balancing our lives. Sovereign has been held back for 3 years by the effects of Covid, and it is simply time to cut the anchor.

If you want to know more:
Please visit sovereignbeer.com for more information. Thank you to everyone for the support you’ve given us over the years!

Justin Gerardy
Sovereign Brewing

BREAK TIME. We will be closed this week so that our small staff can take some time off and chillax a little. We will be open again on Thursday, October 26th. If you were planning to visit, swing up to Standard Brewing, where we have 6 bottles available and Faithful and True on draft!

Just tapped - Open Fermented Witbier! But what does it mean?! Well, most beer is fermented in a sealed, sterile fermenter with a monoculture of yeast. Spontaneous beer ferments in oak barrels after a night in the coolship without pitching yeast. Open fermentation is neither. Or maybe both? In this process, we didn’t just cool the beer in the coolship, we pitched wit yeast in it and let it ferment for a few days before moving it to barrels where it aged out for a few months. We then keg conditioned it and you can now drink it in the tap room. The process makes the yeast more expressive, and the time in oak brings structure and balance, and in this case, a lovely vanilla note that marries the elements in such a delightful way. Draft only release.