Visiting the Hangar 24 Brewery

Boy oh boy. I have not been this excited in a while. I got to visit the Hangar 24 Brewery in Redlands. YES! This place is literally located across the street from the Redlands airport as well as next to a bunch of orange groves. First impressions walking in, this place totally looks like a hangar, exposed sheet metal and tons of wood everywhere.

Their beer selection on draught is mighty impressive, a bunch of hard to find beers are common, some I had not heard about before.

People just kind of pick a spot and drink their beer.

To start off, of course I wanted to try everything, so I got the tasting flight. This included the Helles Lager, Orange Wheat, Alt-Bier Amber Ale, Oktoberfest Fall Lager, Amarillo Pale Ale, Gourdgeous, Betty IPA, Chocolate Porter, and Double IPA. Apart from these I added a last taster in the middle named Polycot, an apricot beer. We signed up for a tour of the brewery and after finishing up the beers it started.

If you are a fan of the Orange Wheat beer, here are the oranges used for it!

Fancy brewing machines everywhere.

Each of the labels and boxes has a price! Packaging does add up.

Tour guide cameo! Here is the bottling machine that bottles EVERY SINGLE Hangar 24 beer.

Fancy machine!

Each beer is hand inspected here and thrown away if it is not perfect.

Next up we checked out the canning and packing station. Actually canning beers is better than bottling, a can is basically a mini keg!

That is an impressive stack of the Helles Lager.

Very impressive...

Once packaged it can be shipped! I was really excited to see this beer available here. I have not been able to find it in any stores around the area.

Hangar 24 has been able to distribute their beers now to a couple of states, not just California. That made me so happy to hear.

After the tour we went back for round two. I got a pint of the Polycot beer, did I mention it was my favorite?! I also got tasters of the Essence (a citrus IPA), their winter Hullabaloo beer, and the Ball Park Pilnser to try a good portion of stuff on the menu.

After hanging out at the brewery for a bit we decided to go home. Across the street some people were fiddling around with a helicopter, so cool!

I definatly did not leave empty handed. I bought a 12 pack of Helles Lager, two Polycots, a Chocolate Porter, and an Essence Bomber. I would say the whole experience was a success. Plus its not that far away either! If you have never been to a brewery, DO IT. You will support local business as well as be exposed to real good quality products. 'Till next time!