Several months ago, I was introduced to St. Florian’s Brewery while perusing the beer aisle at Petaluma’s Whole Foods. I had heard a lot about this great brewery, Saint something or other, out of San Diego that recently started distributing to the Bay Area. I mistakenly picked up St. Florian’s Flashover IPA thinking it was from San Diego’s Saint Archer Brewery. Welp, not so much, but I’m glad I made the purchase because it introduced me to this up and coming brewery. St. Florian’s is based out of Windsor, a small wine country town 30 minutes north of Petaluma, CA. The brewery is run by former fire captain and current brewmaster Aaron Levin and his wife Amy Levin, a former Silicon Valley marketing and sales manager. One night as a firefighter, Aaron suffered from minor burns on the job. The Levin’s took Aaron’s survival as a sign to pursue their dreams of opening up a brewery. St. Florian is the saint firefighters turn to for protection.
My mom picked up a bomber of St. Florian’s Brown Ale to split over a couple of turkey and salami sandwiches during a recent visit to her place for lunch. The beer was good, but the company was even better. You see, St. Florian’s motto is “let’s drink to the hero in all of us.” My mom is my hero, so it was quite fitting that she picked up this particular bottle/brand to split with me that day.
At 6% ABV, St. Florian’s Brown Ale is a great representation of the American brown ale style. In an era of hops, hops, and more hops, I welcomed the relatively new brewery to bring me back to the flavors of when I first fell in love with craft beer - roasted malts with a slight hint of caramel sweetness. Yum! Plus, St. Florian’s donates 5% of its profits to fire-related and community-based organizations. Good beer for a good cause. That’s a #winwin in by book!
My mom picked up a bomber of St. Florian’s Brown Ale to split over a couple of turkey and salami sandwiches during a recent visit to her place for lunch. The beer was good, but the company was even better. You see, St. Florian’s motto is “let’s drink to the hero in all of us.” My mom is my hero, so it was quite fitting that she picked up this particular bottle/brand to split with me that day.
At 6% ABV, St. Florian’s Brown Ale is a great representation of the American brown ale style. In an era of hops, hops, and more hops, I welcomed the relatively new brewery to bring me back to the flavors of when I first fell in love with craft beer - roasted malts with a slight hint of caramel sweetness. Yum! Plus, St. Florian’s donates 5% of its profits to fire-related and community-based organizations. Good beer for a good cause. That’s a #winwin in by book!
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