From the Brewmaster

We’re back on the blog! Here are a few updates for you.

The Cebruery & Large Marine Vertebrate Project, Philippines are happy to announce the release of the Dugong Dry-Hopped Red IPA. The official launch…

We’ve made it no secret we love history here at The Cebruery. We also love brewing very different styles, and using those styles to display the versatility of…

We’re big fans of history here at The Cebruery, and we love how different styles of and traditions pertaining to beer can tell us about an area or a people.

We’ve ben busy brewing something up for you guys! Yes, you read that right, we’ve been busy brewing the our new commercial equipment and we’ll have beer for you soon… for the meantime, head over to our Facebook page as we try and tease you with picture countdown. As I write this short, but sweet […]

When I was put on Keezer design duty, I knew exactly how I wanted it to look like. I have been a long-time fan of Restoration Hardware and everything with a wood restoration finish. A few Google researches and I was finally able to get a much clearer view on what to do and how […]

To celebrate our last pilot batch bottle of Dumaguete Dubbel, we declared last week as the Dumaguete Dubbel week on our Facebook page. For those who missed our posts here’s a complete summary! Our Dumaguete Dubbel is the strongest of our core offerings. A beautiful ruby red, the robust 7.5% alcohol by volume provides balance […]

One of the coolest aspects of craft beer and the craft beer movement is the opportunity to rediscover “lost” techniques or ingredients.  Following the invention of refrigeration and the development of lagering, the popularity of pale, crisp, refreshing lager beers soared.  Certain legal restrictions have also occurred over the years (Prohibition in America, the German […]

Earlier we talked about beer and food pairings, but ever thought about incorporating beer into the food itself? Everyone loves cupcakes and everyone loves beer, so what’s stopping us from combing these two together for a truly gastronomic adventure! Shying away from a mundane weekend spent browsing the net or watching TV, I thought about combining […]

In a recent article I wrote on beer and food pairings, I commented that beer was a better pair for food than wine because beer was a traditional farmhouse beverage.  What I didn’t go in to at the time was—like all traditional farmhouse products—beer was therefore historically very closely and cyclically linked to the seasons.  […]

The union of the Venn Diagram of “foodies” and “craft beer drinkers” is a fairly substantial one.  There is much that unites these two communities, from a passion for creation founded upon both science and art to an interest in fresh, high quality, locally sourced ingredients. For many, the idea of “pairing” food with drink […]

Glassware is not the most exciting part of the beer consumption experience, for most people ranking somewhere right below the importance of checking the “Best By” date on your bottles.  And for many beer drinkers—including myself on many occasions in the past, and all occasions before I “got in to” craft beer—the “appropriate glass” is […]

More often than not, we take swigs out of our beer straight from the bottle or can – is there something wrong with that? Well, it depends on what you’re after. Are you looking to get drunk, or to just wash down your meal?  Or are you looking to have a more fully defined sensory […]

England has their “Extra Strong Bitters,” America has their “American Pale Ales,” and now Cebuanos have their own version of this classic, full flavored but balanced ale.  Showcasing the careful marriage of pale, biscuity, and lightly roasted malts with mildly bitter, citrusy, earthy hops, the pale ale style is one of the mainstays of breweries […]

A rich, malty beer with its origins in the Catholic abbeys and monasteries of Belgium, dubbels showcase chewy but dry caramelized malts and spicy, phenolic yeast notes.  Brewed by many Trappist Abbeys – following the 48th chapter of the Rule of St. Benedict, which states “for then are they monks in truth, if they live […]

Porter is said to have been popular with transportation workers in Central London in the 1700s – hence the name.  Originally a blend of three different styles—an old (often soured) ale, a new brown ale, and a weaker mild ale—the end result was commonly known as the “Entire Butt,” and can in many ways be […]

The final member of our flagship series of core beers is our Dumaguete Dubbel, and as part of our continuing series of blog entries where we introduce our beers and also wax philosophical/didactic on some aspect of beer history, culture, or production, our Dubbel really gives us a great case study on malts—those grains that […]

What’s better than a nice, crisp, cold beer after a long hot day outside?  For years, marketing and advertising have shown us happy, responsible beer drinkers, drinking pale, golden-hued beers from frosted mugs and ice-chilled long neck bottles, and the expectations and practices of customers and restaurants have followed suit.  Go in to many restaurants […]

  The blog post where I intend to introduce my People Power Pale Ale seems like a pretty good time to also begin a series I’d like to do on each of the four primary ingredients in beer, which was mentioned on our first blog post. All beer (with the exception of certain antiquated styles) […]

We’ve always loved history here at the Cebruery. With modern civilization having spread to most easily reachable corners of the world, it’s become harder and harder to experience first hand what life was before the modern convenience of electricity, medicine, and indoor plumbing. But there are artifacts of history all around us, and beer is […]

For those who, like me, are still wrapping their minds around the concept of “craft beer”, then this little piece on what craft beer really is and what it entails is definitely a place to start! I’m a craft beer novice, myself, but I’ve learned a thing or two about it with the help of […]

Greetings, and welcome to the inaugural post on the official blog of The Cebruery, Cebu’s craft brewery! When my wife and I first decided to share our love of small batch, handcrafted, innovative craft beer with the Philippines, we agreed that one of the best and easiest ways to communicate that love would be by […]

Taste the craft revolution. Bringing you artisanal, uncompromising, and innovative products– just the way beer should be. The ability to create limitless varieties from a simple combination of common and non-traditional ingredients is an amazing opportunity to experiment, craft unique tasting experiences, and to push boundaries within an industry that is thousands of years old. […]