After installing and setting up our brewing system, we ran a couple of test batches all the way through the process. Experimental beers, if you will. The “Fish Bowl” moniker was bestowed on them as a tribute to Chris’s grandfather, who owned a pair of bars in Kentucky by the same name. We’re reminded of him every day, as our pool table and old-school neons all came from the Fish Bowl(s).

Experiment numero duo was an American IPA hopped with Warrior and Glacier. The rich amber color was a fun interplay with the some of the flavor notes, most notably tea. The 2012 version saw CTZ replace the Warrior.