What’s the most important ingredient in our beer?

Here’s a hint: we don’t grow, plant, or harvest it, but it’s found in, under and all around our property

While the human body is composed of 60% water, the H2O content of beer is between 80-96%, making it far and away the most important ingredient. At Anderson Valley Brewing Company we have ten wells throughout our property that provide us with our own proprietary water source that we use to brew every one of our award-winning beers.

How does Brew Master Fal describe our most essential component? “It’s a bit hard, maybe a six out of ten, and it makes for a delicious beer. It’s very good for brewing, particularly British style ales and has always been a big part of why our beers have been so drinkable. If your water tastes good when you drink it, it’ll probably make good beer.”

Just as Fal and crew taste every batch of beer, they also sample the water daily to ensure it’s just as Bahl Hornin’ the brew. No treated municipal water here; every pint of Anderson Valley Brewing Co. beer is exclusively brewed from water that’s been drawn from our property. We’ll spare you the lecture about drinking eight glasses a day, let’s raise a glass and cheers to happy hydrating. We’ll drink to that!

---