Weekly Beer Releases – 2017

[WORD IN PROGRESS, Compiling this together in 2025…]

In 2017 we released 56+ beers and 12+ Hard Kombucha’s!

Beers Released in 2017

  1. Jan 5th: Molinillo – We once again collaborated with the Chefs of the Coastal Bend to create a Mexican Hot Chocolate Stout. We started with a Milk Stout base beer and proceeded to add Cinnamon, ancho peppers, cayenne, raisins, vanilla and cacao nibs. What a great combination it came out to be. The aroma from the Cinnamon mixed with the chocolate, and slight coffee from the Milk Stout base is rounded out with a slight vanilla and raison aroma into a fun and complex smell. Onto the flavor! A thick mouthfeel with lots of chocolate, cinnamon and ancho pepper flavor, with a slightly sweet and spicy flavor that lingers for a little while. 35 IBU, 45 SRM, 5.6% ABV
  2. Jan 12th: Session IPA with Mango
  3. Jan 19th: Smash Pekko – Smash stands for Single Malt and Single Hop. This beer is another of our Single Hop Series featuring all Pekko Hops. Pekko named for the Finnish God of Field and Crops is said to have an aroma with floral, melon, pineapple, pears, cucumber, mint, herbal, sage and lemon qualities. 40IBU, 6SRM, 4.5% ABV
  4. Jan 26th: Session IPA with Coffee – We teamed up with Corpus Christi’s Driftwood Coffee Company to make this fun twist on our Session IPA. Their choice of coffee bean gives a great fruity earthy flavor that really complements the beer.
  5. Feb 2nd: cHoppy Waters Double IPA – cHoppy Waters is back! This Double IPA is hopped, hopped and then dry hopped for more hop flavor. American hops shine front and center with a nice malt flavor to keep it balanced and dangerously drinkable. 75 IBU, 8 SRM, 7.5% ABV
  6. Feb 2nd: Session IPA with Grapefruit – Grapefruit just goes so well with the Session IPA. Honestly we were just craving this one. So we brought it back for a short run. 50 IBU, 6 SRM, 4.5% ABV
  7. Feb 9th: Lovers in the Surf – This golden milk stout is smooth and delicious with a chocolate and cherry flavor that builds up beautifully as you enjoy a pint. 20 IBU, 6 SRM, 4.7% ABV
  8. Feb 9th: The Lionfish – In bitter memory of brewer Bobby’s appendix disagreeing and eventually leaving him on this beers brew day. This is a rye pale ale with orange peel. 60 IBU, 5 SRM, 4.8% ABV
  9. Feb 16th: Jetty Rocks – This beer knew it was going to be a beautifully warm weekend. Some roast and crisp malt flavors. 25 IBU, 14 SRM, 5% ABV
  10. Feb 23rd: 1799 Stout – This Dry Irish stout is crisp and smooth with a great roasted barley aroma. 33 IBU, 35 SRM, 4.8% ABV
  11. Mar 2nd: Corpus Christi Version 11 – Another iteration on your beer. It must be getting better and better since most of the comment cards said to keep it as it is! Next most requested was to add more hops. So we tried to keep it very similar and added a small amount more bitterness and aroma. Make sure to get your vote in on how you want version 12 to taste! 36 IBU, 8 SRM, 4.4% ABV
  12. Mar 9th: Tanks-A-Lot – We would not be expanding if it wasn’t for all of your support! Thank you all so much! To celebrate we made one beast of an easy drinking beer. Roastyness up front is followed by a smooth transition to a slightly sweet finish. I would not have ever guessed this beer had an ABV of 10.5% if it weren’t for my head spinning after two.
  13. Mar 16th: Red Leaf Clover – Red Ale
  14. Mar 23rd: Lemon Blueberry IPA: This is an amazingly refreshing IPA. Lots of lemon and hop aroma makes it smell fresh and delicious. A nice hop backbone gives way to a sweet blueberry finish. 4.7% ABV 45 IBU, 12 SRM (with a purple hint)
  15. Mar 30th: Churrasco: Made to pair with the food at this Saturdays GROW Local STX 2017 Farm to Table Dinner Annual Fundraiser This unique brown ale has paprika and chipotle in it giving it a roasted, slightly smokey and many other malty flavors.
    4.6% ABV 22 IBU, 18 SRM
  16. Apr 7th: Sun Coral: A light pale ale with Orange peels giving a slightly orange aroma. 4.7% ABV 40 IBU, 4 SRM
  17. Apr 13th: Kook: A light extremely refreshing cucumber beer. One of those uniquely delicious beers you will remember for a long time to come! 5.1% ABV 24 IBU, 4 SRM
  18. Apr 22: 361 Wheat – Colaboration Brew from: Lazy Beach, Lorelei, Rebel Toad. Lemongrass wheat.
  19. May 4th: Poblano Wit: Another fun one! We roasted poblanos and added them to a belgian wit. Lots of poblano aroma with a little bit of spice but not overwhelming. 4.6% ABV 15 IBU, 4 SRM
  20. May 10th: Mother Pecan-I: Mother may I have another Pecan Porter? This roasty pecan porter is for the tough mom that put up with you all this time. Listen to your momma! 4.7% ABV 38 IBU, 32 SRM
  21. May 18th: Little John Bitter up front, quickly giving way to a sweet and gentle little brown ale. Guaranteed to make you a merrier fellow. 4.9% ABV 45 IBU, 13 SRM
  22. May 25th: Summer Stout – Lots of rich roasted, coffee, malty stout flavors without the thick, filling body. 4.6% ABV 30 IBU, 40 SRM
  23. Jun 1st: Sunburnt Blonde – A blonde ale with Cayenne and chipotle.
  24. Jun 1st: 3 Seashells – A very easy drinking and refreshing english pub ale
  25. Jun 1st: Life is a Lemon – As the saying goes make lemonaide, in our case we prefer to make a shandy
  26. Jun 8th: Corpus Christi v13 – Lucky number 13, this time we went slightly maltier with a little more hops up front.
  27. Jun 15th: SMASH Amarillo This simple SMASH (Single Malt and Single Hop) beer was created to showcase the Amarillo hop. Described by hop farmers as having aroma descriptors include grapefruit, orange, lemon, melon, apricot and peach.
  28. June 23rd: MisoThirsty – created to be paired with D’Lish Foods for their 2 year anniversary. It is a Saison with ginger, lemon, and lemongrass.
  29. Jun 29th: Goodbye Cherry Tree! – A Farmhouse Ale with cherries added.
  30. Jul 6th: Land of the Watermelon
  31. Jul 11th: “She has a Pale Ale now.” A delicious pale ale we brewed for Reel Big Fish – The Beer Run
  32. Jul 20th: KOOK It’s back! This is perhaps the perfect summer beer. Huge cucumber aroma with a light, crisp, satisfying taste. 20 IBU, 4.5%ABV
  33. Jul 27th: “Origin I” – This beer is the first of our new series. Our staff are each going to brew a batch of beer to represent what got them into drinking craft beer. Up first is Aaron the Beer Barron with a Belgian Pale Ale. Coming in at 4.4% ABV & 35 IBU.
  34. Aug 3rd: Watermelon Mint Blonde – This refreshing summer beer comes in at 4.2% ABV & 25 IBUs.
  35. Aug 3rd: Blueberry Vanilla Hefeweizen with 4.4% ABV and 15 IBUs.
  36. Aug 9th: Pie-rates! This beer was brewed in collaboration with B & J’ s Pizza – The Original. It is a New England IPA with 5% ABV and 67 IBUs. It is only available in our taproom and at both B & J’s Pizza – Brew Pub locations.
  37. Aug 17th: “HAAS”Style Takeover – An American IPA brewed with the Haas Family
  38. Aug 17th: It’s Too Damn Hot Cream Ale – A light “lawnmower” beer to help you beat the heat!
  39. Aug 24th: Corpus Christi v.14 -Come try our latest version of Corpus Christi, the people’s beer. Coming in at 35 IBUs and 4.8% ABV
  40. Aug 30th – Skipped, Hurricane Harvey hit.
  41. Sep 7th: Beach at Night ~ A delicious Dunkelweizen coming in at 20 IBUs and 4.7% ABV. It is a darker, maltier version of our Beach in wHeat.
  42. Sep 12th: Ward Island Wit~ A traditional Belgian Wit with coriander & orange peel. Coming in at 19 IBUs and 4.1% ABV
  43. Sep 20th: Summer Refresh-mint~ This beer is a minty version of our Summer Stout, coming in at 30 IBUs & 4.6% ABV.
  44. Sep 26th: Pumpkin – Coming in at 25 IBUs &4.5% ABV, it is a slighty sweet pumpkin brown without an overpowering pumpkin flavor.
  45. Oct 5th: Studland Strong Ale~ A malty English Strong Ale coming in at 15 SRM, 40 IBUs, and 8.1% ABV
  46. Oct 5th: Bazinga Bock – Coffee infused version of the Texas Bock.
  47. Oct 12th: Diwali – A Light Beer with 7 Indian Spices. This brew comes in at 30 IBUs and 4.9% ABV
  48. Oct 18th: Lime Chipotle IPA (Session IPA Tap Takeover)
  49. Oct 18th: Coffee IPA (Session IPA Tap Takeover)
  50. Oct 18th: Dreamsicle IPA (Session IPA Tap Takeover)
  51. Oct 18th: Tiramisu IPA (Session IPA Tap Takeover)
  52. Oct 18th:”Old Fashioned” IPA (Session IPA Tap Takeover)
  53. Oct 18th: Peach Mint IPA (Session IPA Tap Takeover)
  54. Oct 18th: Grapefruit IPA (Session IPA Tap Takeover)
  55. Oct 18th: Coconut & Pineapple IPA (Session IPA Tap Takeover)
  56. Oct 18th: Serrano Cacao IPA (Session IPA Tap Takeover)

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Hard Kombucha Released in 2017

  1. Jan 19th: Apple Rhubarb
  2. Feb 16th: Peach
  3. Mar 9th: Orange Cranberry
  4. Apr 22nd: Orange Pineapple
  5. Jun 8th: pineapple mango
  6. Jul 6th: Mango Apple
  7. Jul 27th: Black-beer-y Kombucha
  8. Aug 3rd: Apple
  9. Aug 9th: Black-beer-y Mint Kombucha
  10. Aug 24th: Strawberry Rhubarb Kombucha – A delicious variety of a taproom favorite!
  11. Sep 7th: Apple Blueberry
  12. Oct 12th: Peachx2

Events at the Brewery:

  1. Acro and Ale
  2. Back to School Bash – School Supply Drive benefiting Communities In Schools
  3. Belly Dancing & Brews
  4. Blood Drive at Lazy Beach
  5. CC Brewery Festival – 1st Annual
  6. Communities In Schools, Corpus Christi, Inc. School supplies drive
  7. Crawfish Boil
  8. Food and Beer Pairing 3, 4
  9. Hurricane Harvey Help in Port A
  10. Pints For Port A to raise money for the Port Aransas ISD
  11. Thirsty Yoga Thursday
  12. Session IPA Tap Takeover (10 versions of the Session IPA)
  13. Sushi 101
  14. Yoga Shred

Events we Attended:

  1. Feb 4th: Tap Takeover Tapology Texas Pub – Choppy Waters Distribution Release
  2. GROW Local STX 2017 Farm to Table Dinner Annual Fundraiser
  3. Pint for a Pint – Battle of the Breweries
  4. Reel Big Fish – “The Beer Run” Craft Beer & Food Truck Festival
  5. 1st Annual Ward Island Wannabes Fundraiser benefiting the Women’s Shelter of South Texas
  6. KEDT Corpus Christi Classic Brew

Food Trucks that came out to the Brewery:

  1. 3Chics On Fire
  2. Chez Weiners
  3. D’Lish Foods
  4. El Jefe Food Truck
  5. FAT Chad’s Wing & Mobile Cuisine
  6. Full Speed Ahead Crawfish
  7. Full Speed Ahead BBQ
  8. Ginger cafè
  9. HESTER’S Cafe & Coffee Bar
  10. Iron Piñata
  11. Joint Venture Food Truck
  12. Kono Pizza Corpus Christi
  13. Miseenplace Mobilecafe
  14. The MIX Grill
  15. Salty Oak BBQ
  16. TacoBar Street
  17. Taquitos Mi Tierra
  18. Texas Donner

Bands that Played:

  1. Antisocial Science
  2. Arcade Hustlers
  3. Bent Johnson’s String Band
  4. Brody Newton
  5. David Martinez
  6. Dick and Pete
  7. Fedora
  8. Harper’s Corner
  9. Hot Tin Roof
  10. Independent Thieves
  11. Mistics
  12. Phillip Hand
  13. Special K
  14. Stickshift
  15. Trisha Sharklover
  16. Ward Island Wannabes

Brewery Changes:

Our new brewhouse.
We upgraded our brewhouse from a 2.17bbl (72 gallon) to a 5bbl (155gallon) system in March.