All is calm...Not really

It's 5 a.m. Monday morning and all is quiet -- Just like I like it. Of the three brewers wo work here, I'm the weirdo who comes in early -- sometimes at 4 a.m. to start brewing. Most days start at 7 a.m. I think I've always been this way with any job that I've had. I love to get an early start. Part of coming in early gives me more flexibility and time to get everything done that I need to accomplish. In addition, the phones don't ring, trucks don't show up and thirsty customers rarely stop by at 5 a.m. -- although it has happened. Despite this being a pretty loud job, I enjoy the early mornings where during conversion or lauter rest, the only thing you hear is the sound of the blow-off buckets -- a Co2 symphony, if you will. So today, I'm brewing a second day gold lager. Gold lager is one of our most simple beers in terms of the recipe, 50lbs of speciality grains and about 850 lbs of silo malt. Unlike the other beers we brew, this one doesn't cause you break out in a full sweat first thing in the morning. Kind of a nice way to start your day. Looks like we're in for another busy week, now that we're "in season." Is there really a beer season? I understand that summer is a time for lawnmower beers, but it seems to me that there are clearly beers for every season. None the less, we're brewing almost every day of the weeks. One of our seasonals, the Brusselz Stout (made by OCBC Brewer Zach Beckwith) is now out. Hope you had a chance to try this one, it was great.