Mental Brewing

Brews of Ages Past

People often ask me about the styles of beer that I’ve brewed before. So, I thought I’d list some of the beers that I’ve brewed over the last 8 years. (I’ve likely forgotten quite a few, but you get the idea.)


Mental Brewing

2015 - 2019

  • American Porter | Divine Polygon
  • Applewine | Mein Apfelwein
  • Blonde Ale | Synaptic Blonde
  • French Cider | Cider No. 1
  • Imperial Stout | Good Crud
  • Imperial Stout with Fruit & Spices | Juledrikke I
  • Saison | Super Summer Saison, SSS Funke
  • Strong Bitter | Poor Ickle Diddums
  • Wee Heavy | Gravity Problem
  • White IPA | Chase’s Pale Belly Ale

Rahr & Sons Brewing Co.

2013 - 2015

  • American Amber Ale | Beaming Sun (Small Batch), Texas Red / Buffalo Butt
  • American Barleywine | Tenderfoot
  • Autumn Seasonal Beer | Pumpkin
  • Belgian Dubbel | DFW: A Collaboration of Two Breweries
  • Doppelbock | Regulator
  • English IPA | Stormcloud
  • Maibock | Bucking Bock
  • Märzen | Oktoberfest
  • Munich Helles | Blonde
  • Oatmeal Stout | Snowmageddon
  • Piwo Grodziskie | Gratzer (Small Batch)
  • Schwarzbier | Ugly Pug
  • Wee Heavy | Iron Thistle
  • Weizen/Weissbier (Hefeweizen) | Summertime Wheat
  • Winter Seasonal Beer | BBAWW, Winter Warmer

Homebrewer / Siebel Student

2011 - 2013

  • American Pale Ale | Cascade Pale Ale, Centennial Pale Ale, Crystallum
  • Autumn Seasonal Beer | Pumpkin Ale
  • Belgian Golden Strong Ale | Hopped and Loaded
  • Fruit Beer | Cranberry Ale
  • Irish Stout | Dry Irish Stout
  • Winter Seasonal Beer | Blonde with Sand

Given that many of these beers were brewed on a ~50 BBL brewhouse, the amount of beer that I’ve brewed is somewhere in the vicinity of tens of thousands of gallons. This amount is equivalent to millions of pints, or more beer than I could drink in a hundred lifetimes!


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Gunnar Johnson

Written by Gunnar Johnson, a professional brewer turned programmer who enjoys brainy banter, groovy guitars, and clean code.

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