On the Rise: Brewing with Rice

Here at Pure, we enjoy brewing with rice in certain beers. It makes for a dry beer with nice floral notes and a slight hint of vanilla. But rice in beer hasn’t always had the best reputation. Historically speaking, the purists may cite the German Reinheitsgebot, a purity law created in 1516 that limited the […]

Cryo Hops – New Technology to Extract the Classic Flavors we want

Curious about Cryo Hops? Read on… A PURE LOVE FOR LUPULIN If you’re an IPA fan, you’re likely in love with lupulin (and you may not even know it!) Lupulin is a naturally occurring substance in hops that plays a large role in giving the plant its characteristic flavors and aromas. When you see a […]

The Story Behind Lief: How a Belgian Tradition Takes New Roots in San Diego

ORIGINAL SAN DIEGO FLAVORS STEEPED IN OLD TRADITION The very first brew we ever brewed–Lief–has origins way back, long before Pure ever came to be. Think medieval Europe, during the times of kingdoms, not countries. Lief’s name means “loved one”; we love the way it maintains the integrity of the Belgian method of making traditional lambic. […]

What is a Real Ale anyway?

Have you ever tried cask beer or bottle conditioned beer? If so, then you’ve likely had “real ale”. But what makes these types of beers more “real” than all other types of beer anyway? “Real ale” is a name coined by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) (more on that below) and defined by the […]

Yakima Chief Hops & an Idaho-grown IPA, Seven Samurai

Yakima Chief Hops–a 100% grower-owned global supplier of premium quality hops–is at the heart of our Seven Samurai IPA story. Here at Pure Project we believe that ingredients matter, and we love the stories behind the ingredients we use. The Seven Samurai story comes from Idaho–the birthplace of all the good things that went into […]

Raspberries: the JSM Organics difference

Organic gold, double gold, and red raspberries have once again made their way into our annual barrel-aged collaboration with Fruition Brewing called Everything Gold May Stay (to be released this Thursday)! We choose to source our raspberries from JSM Organics, a certified organic farm in Royal Oaks, California, which is a small little town between […]

Black Sears Winery & the Beer-Wine Hybrid, Tao

A brewer and a winemaker walk into a bar… While it may not seem like a brewery in San Diego and a vineyard in Napa have much in common, Pure Brewing and Black Sears Winery actually have quite a bit of common ground. As a brewery with a reverence for beer as an agricultural product, […]

What is a Braggot Anyway?

So, what is a braggot anyway? Braggot is what happens when honey meets beer. Some say braggot is a beer mixed with another of the oldest-known fermented beverages: mead. And others say that braggot is a mead made with grains and hops. Either way, the history of this hybrid beverage is, like almost all beer […]

Vanilla: A Labor of Love

Did you know that vanilla is the most expensive ingredient we use in our beer? At the time of this writing, prices ranged from around $100-$300 per pound for organic vanilla, mostly due to a worldwide shortage. Madagascar, which produces over 80% of the world’s vanilla, experiences severe weather from time to time, often resulting […]