Visit Blaker Brewing
1063 Montclaire Dr.
Ceres, CA 95307
Phone:
(209) 585-4040
Website:
blakerbrewing.com
Hours
Thursdays, 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Fridays, 2:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Saturdays, 12:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Sundays, 12:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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Where to Buy
Blaker Brewing can be found at
restaurants and markets throughout
the Turlock/Ceres/Modesto area.
Contact Blaker Brewing for more
specifics on available locations.
A batch of Almond Brown Ale uses 225 pounds of
almond meal that steeps, or mashes, with the grain
at 150 degrees. During this process, all the flavor is
drawn out of the almond meal to give the beer a malty,
nutty finish. The pair admit they are still working on the
process and are exploring different ways to get more of
the almond flavor through the use of byproducts such as
skins and blanching water.
“It would make the brewing process a little more
efficient,” said Don. “Right now it’s a challenge to do
that beer because we are using whole nuts. The time
and the ingredients for the recipe makes it probably one
of the most expensive beers to brew. Sustainability is
another important thing for us.”
With their hope to one day pass the farm onto their children, Don and
Tom understand the importance of putting sustainable practices in place.
Saving water is one of the biggest projects. At the brewery they use a
heat exchanger to help save water and in the orchard they implemented
an automated water management system where groundwater is checked
at different levels to help schedule irrigation. “We capture all of our run-
off water throughout the farm and run it back to a central point where
we can use it again for irrigation,” explained Don. “On the farming side,
we want to take care of our land, so sustainability is nothing new to us.
We’ve been doing it for years and have been held accountable.”
“Sustainability is also important in the beer industry to consumers,” said
Tom. “People are asking more questions and they want to know where
their food is from, where their beer is from. When we can answer those
questions, it’s part of the process then it becomes the story and people
care about that.”
The pair’s ability to cultivate their crafts and gain support from the
community has allowed them to catch this next wave of success.
Blaker Brewing is quickly gaining popularity in Ceres and Tom owes
this community for their support of the project. “We are family and it’s
rewarding for us to give good beer back to the community and help out
any way we can.”
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