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Say you know how to make beer. You take a background in the electrical trade, stir in some experience in refrigeration, then add welding - you pretty much have the skills you need to build a brewery from scratch.
Which is more or less what Dave proceeded to do. He invented much of his own equipment. The equipment he didn't invent he tore town and made better. There was a clear goal in mind: better beer. Always better beer. The road got rough in a lot of places on the way back for Dave. Granting brewery licenses to ex-cons is not exactly on the short favorites list for the Arizona bureaucracy. And there were hassles reported in the papers along the way with the City, County, State - you name it - about sewage, etc., etc. Dave was under a microscope, pretty much. But he's gotten through it. Electric Brewing has been a fact for two and a half years. Dave's hanging in. He personally roasts, mixes, brews, bottles, delivers, sweeps the floors - you name it.
Electric Beer, the light version, has evolved from Dave's first lager of the late eighties. Still his most popular brand, Dave says its in a light, American style.
Dave also makes Electric Dark - or 'Darkee,' as it is more popularly known. It's really dark, Dave says, a stout with a coffee-esque flavor. And there's OK Ale, amber in color, a comfortable American style. Dave's products pack something of a wallop. Electric Beer weighs in at five to five and a half percent alcohol, which is stronger than your average beer. And Dave adds more hops to his beer than most American brewers. "More hops make for more flavor," he says. There's plenty of attention to other detail, too. Bisbee water is famously bad, so Dave uses a reverse osmosis process that removes the junk. Quality control is everywhere. Continued |
