12 Degree Brewing

I’m Jon, I founded 12Degree Brewing in 2013. Well, we opened in 2013 but the process began about six years earlier. I started out as a homebrewer, conceiving of and developing most 12Degree beers on my back porch. Like most homebrewers, I brewed beers that I wanted to drink but could not always find. Loving the Belgian’s approach to brewing — the blend of science and artistry, complexity and drinkability, focus on coaxing diverse flavors from eccentric yeast strains — I brewed almost exclusively Belgian-inspired beers. Saisons, Dark Strong Ales, Golden Strong Ales. Quadrupels, and a wide variety of sour beers were the staples for me then and remain the core styles for 12Degree. Of course, we’ve branched out a bit since we opened…