Booth: Live Oak Brewing Co.

Since moving to Austin last fall Live Oak has been by far my favorite brewery to visit and enjoy craft beer from.

As a brewer of primarily traditional German beers, do you ever feel pressured to brew trendier/more popular styles?

What is one style of beer that you want to brew that you haven't had a chance to yet?

Cheers and thanks for all the delicious beer!

 

Pre-War Pils is great example of a historical beer style — the dumbed-down (not to mention non-Reinheitsgebot-compliant) take on the Bohemian Pilsner — by necessity — as early American brewers had little access to two-row barley, and needed low-in-protein adjuncts like corn (and also rice) to create that crystal-clear appearance of the classic European pilsners.

With its light straw color, crystal-clear appearance, and especially the corn/cereal notes, it reminded me more of a kolsch-style beer, however. Then again, I am experiencing it in 2021.

"Pre-War" (WWI) is a curious moniker though for a 1912 American beer recipe. Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in 1914, which kick-started the Great War, which the US didn't enter into until 1917. And since Prohibition started less that three years later, and obviously had more of an effect on the American brewing industry than WWI did, wouldn't "Pre-Prohibition Pils" have been a more fitting name?

Regardless, thanks for re-creating some American brewing history. Cheers/Na zdavi!

Tomm

 

With 1/3rd corn are you using 6 row for the remainder of the grist; and if not, were the beers of the time you're emulating using 2 row? Are there any concessions either way with regard to protein content vs. flavor?

I've loved whatever beers I've had of yours so I'm really looking forward to trying this one.

 

No question for the brewery folks, but kudos for an informative and, hell yeah, hilarious video - excellent production all around...

 

Thank you! It was a fun video to put together! Hope everyone enjoys the beer and the session tomorrow!

 

Wow, Live Oak has a bunch of smoked beers, awesome! I remember taking the brewery tour when they just opened, way back in 1998 or so! Love every beer I've had from them, even the pale ale and I usually don't like that style! Got to make a trip down to try some smoked beers though (and of course the Heffe!)

 

Great beer, how do you get it so clear?

 

Two BJCP judges here and absolutely LOVE this beer and miss Austin, TX. We wish we could get your beers in CT. Cheers!

 

Chip, lean closer to the mike, please!

 

What temperature would this Pre-War Pils have been served at back in the day?

 

why does this have a lemoney taste to it?

 

Can you tell us more about your Tree Hugger? The inspiration and why after being brewed once it went dormant for so long?

 

Chip, your comment about two mashes causes this question. Can't the grits be mashed with the barley? Or did I misunderstand?

 

Awesome tap room! Soooo close to the airport too - if you're in Austin hit them up while you wait for your flight - it'll be 10 minutes to the airport via Lyft. Can grab a couple cans and hit the frisbee golf course as well. Top 5 non-local brewery for me (enough so I'd fly to Austin just to hit them)

 

Pretty sure the grits need to go through a separate cereal mash

 

Nice pilsner, not too harsh bit a tad light in body. No head or Lacing. Still a nice crisp beer

 

Glad that you folks are brewing, discussing and honoring the history and traditions of this style. Good on you for throwing aside the snobbery against rice to produce an excellent beer.

 

Are you using the Weyermann oak smoked wheat or a different producer?

 

Hey Chip! How's about expandin' your distribution to your neighbors on the north side of the Red River?

 

so no hazy IPA/heffeweizen mix anytime soon?

 

Chip, I recently moved to Colorado from Austin, can you ship to Colorado, or do I need to continue to have my daughter smuggle it across state lines

 

chip is great, Dusan is cool too!!

 

Rad. Heading out to Austin in Oktober for a wedding and will definitely be in as soon as I land.