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Automatic 3-Speed Brown Ale

2012-01-25T17:39:00.000-08:00

On Saturday January 29th we will release 3-SPEED BROWN in honor of Blind Lady Ale House's 3rd Anniversary. It will run out. Made with Treehouse Coffee's Yirgacheffe and organic malts. We are tapping it at 11:30am (but Lee might show up a little later sweaty and in a cape.) No growler-fills or sales (except the ONE in the raffle prize!)

LAZY?

2011-10-28T14:48:00.000-07:00

Sorry we've been a little out of it, but we've been busy building our new Daught Beer & Sandwiches spot. Tiger!Tiger! is now open. Hopefully we'll get back to building out our new 10bbl system pretty soon. Meanwhile, watch for an Automatic Brewing Co / Mother Earth collaboration Coffee IPA available during SDBW.

Thanks for Tap Hunter for the write up.

2011-05-19T09:38:00.001-07:00

TapHunter.com’s American Craft Beer Week blogging series continues with an in-depth look at brewer Lee Chase’s efforts to raise the beer bar (part 1 and 2 here). Above: Chase writing up his beer offering for the first in a series of coffee beers by Automatic Brewing. More on Chase’s coffee series and what we can expect to drink by summer time, below.

Artisan pizza pies from Blind Lady Ale House decorate the cover of this month’s San Diego Magazine, the perfect snack to accompany Candace Woo’s Critic’s Pick for ‘Best Craft Beer Selection’ in town. BLAH’s curated selection of craft beers from around the world to those small batches made in-house represent brewer Lee Chase’s dedication to quality, a relevant concern as San Diego breweries and pubs grow in numbers. Curious to find out more on Chase’s quest to raise the beer bar, TapHunter.com asked a few questions exploring BLAH’s involvement with the Honest Pint Project, the quest for clean beer, and an expansion for Automatic Brewing Company debuting this summer.
TapHunter: What did you learn at Stone Brewing Company that you still put to use and think about in your endeavors at Blind Lady and/or Automatic Brewing Co?
Chase: Undoubtedly, I learned a ton from my years working at Stone: We grew the brewery from 0-55,000 barrels of beer per year over the 9+ years I was there. However, a lot of that growth was applying what I’d learned from studying Malting & Brewing Science at UC Davis. Read More...

Bike to Work/Beer Week

2011-05-16T08:57:00.000-07:00

We started off Bike to Work Week in typical Automatic style with a 3-wheeled delivery of Insider Belgian Cream Ale to the North Park Festival of Arts. This beer was chosen by FM94/9 Insiders and was brewed specifically for the North Park Festival of Arts. Money raised at the festival from this beer benefits "About the Music Fund" which supports music education in San Diego County public schools.

Insider's Belgian Cream Ale

2011-05-12T12:02:00.000-07:00

A Belgian Cream Ale brewed with the guys from FM 94/9.

This beer will be released at the North Park Festival of Arts in the Craft Beer Block.

Yes, t-shirts will be available in very limited quantities.

Automatic Brewing Co : New Equipment

2011-05-12T11:46:00.000-07:00

Cancer for College : Will Power IPA

2011-05-12T11:36:00.000-07:00

Automatic Brewing Co : Single Origin Series

2011-05-12T11:17:00.000-07:00

Sex Panther debuts Sept 8th at 5pm

2010-09-02T13:04:00.000-07:00

So, you know how much Will Ferrell likes Blind Lady, right? Well, after what seems like months of him hounding me to do a collaborative beer, it finally happened. The result: Sex Panther Strong Pale Ale.

I wanted to do something basic, since we are still getting used to the system here. This batch was as much about testing some systems as it was about making a beer...maybe even more so.
In order to make the beers I want, I need to know what the system is capable of...and as it turns out, the standard pale ale I was envisioning came out quite a bit stronger: 7.75% abv!
Oh well. It's tasty, but defies categories. Being such a big beer, it has a decent ester profile, which gives it some fruity aroma. The palate is balanced, but not tame: hop bitterness is fairly high, but so is malt character. The use of Munich malt gives a richness to the beer, even though it is fairly pale. It's had a couple of weeks of cold conditioning-- even a little freezing. Again, testing the system:)-- which has made it extremely bright, even though it is unfiltered.
(More notes to come as the carbonation develops, and some final touches are made. Like bits of real Panther, so you know it's good).
Looking forward to sharing a pint with you next Wednesday, Sept. 8th!

Cheers-
Lee

Auto Photo : Chocolate, Rain, Too

2010-07-28T12:15:00.000-07:00

Automatic Brewing Co :: Debut

2010-04-29T23:19:00.001-07:00

Automatic Brewing Co. served "Chocolate Rain, Too" at the City Beat Festival of Beers on April 30, 2010. Quantities were very limited, but very tasty. Thanks to everyone who stopped by. Round 2 will be at the North Park Festival of Arts. See you there.