“Our Ommegang beer is a draft-only offering meant largely to help us maintain our draft lines while our brewery is off-line,” said Frymark. 28-29 and combined the recipe for Barrier Brewing Company Mare Undarum, a Belgian-style IPA, with a yeast strain from Brewery Ommegang. The outcome, Barrier Relief, was brewed on Nov. Simon Thorpe, CEO of Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, N.Y., invited Klein and Frymark to use the Belgium-influenced operation’s equipment and presented a collaboration to remain active with established accounts. While Barrier Brewing Company began its rebuilding process, support was offered from local breweries, bars and fans. We have no choice but to remain optimistic and move forward. “We’ve been ordering new parts and cleaning. He also worked with Klein at Brooklyn’s Sixpoint Craft Ales. “When everything finally settled down, we just rolled up our sleeves and picked a corner,” said Frymark, who joined the brewery in 2011. There was no way we thought this would happen.”ĭespite all adversity, however, Klein and Frymark never considered closing their business.
We’re also at the highest point of the building, too. “We weren’t expecting something like this, even after talking with our neighbors who experienced Hurricane Irene. “It was upsetting to see, considering how much hard work we’ve put in the new brewery,” said Klein.
Klein’s Long Beach residence was also damaged, forcing him to temporarily move, with wife and child, into Frymark’s Queens apartment. We just looked at each other and didn’t know what to say.”īarrier Brewing Company, which expanded to a 4,600-square-foot facility at 3301 New Street A2 in May, received four feet of water from Hurricane Sandy and suffered losses estimated at $100,000 (brewhouse pumps, heating systems, delivery trucks, a grain mill and half of the brewery’s ingredients were destroyed). “Tanks were knocked down and ingredients were everywhere. “It was a mess,” said Klein, who established Barrier Brewing Company in 2009. Though no water was present upon arrival, flooding had occurred, and the extensive damage was evident. The duo’s visit, one day following Hurricane Sandy’s crippling blow to Long Island, involved assessing the condition of their Oceanside-based brewery. 30, but not to brew, or prepare deliveries. This has proven fruitful in the influx of people and organizations wanting to know more about who we are.Evan Klein and Craig Frymark entered Barrier Brewing Company on Oct. When CA passed AB-2609 in 2014 allowing donations of homebrew to nonprofits, we tapped into our existing networks to supply homebrew for fundraisers. The Brewjos (what we call ourselves), also a Spanglish term combining brewer and sorcerer, have over a decade of experience working for nonprofit organizations and have built a strong network with professionals committed to working with underserved communities in the Greater Los Angeles area. Brewjeria is the swirling chemistry of ideas, language, culture, science and spirituality intertwined in wonder and community. We feel that this captures some of the essence of what it is to live in Southern California.
The term Brewjeria is a 'Spanglish' word combining the English word "Brew" with the suffix of the Spanish word "Brujeria", which means witchcraft. Sharing our craft with close friends proved to be the root of Brewjeria Company's motivation to move the idea of a brewery and taproom forward. From humble beginnings in 2010 home brewing with a beer kit, to a one barrel system (31 gallon gallons per brew session) has been the result of communicating ideas and challenging our inhibitions. “Brewing quality ales with culture and community as key ingredients”īrewjeria Company is a brewing company initiated by a tight knit group of brewers from Los Angeles County, more specifically, South LA and the San Gabriel Valley.
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