The team at East Brother Beer Company are all about representing the pride and purpose of their community and in turn, their brewery. They live in a scrappy part of California where the farming and industry has always been a down to earth attitude, and no amount of time or technology entering into the state has touched that. Since they opened their doors they’ve continued to make simple, straight-forward beers that are meant for drinking on the back of a patio as the light of the warm summer sun fades over the back of the hills. They’ve got five year-round beers on the slate, with a handful of seasonal beers released around the calendar. They limit their shipping to within California, so getting them up into the frozen north is a real treat. Crack open the handiwork of some dedicated coastal people and sip on all its glory. The Red Lager is an amber lager that relies on mixed malt at the start of it all to deliver a darker, smoother beer with a mild hop profile. Serves well at 8°C and can cellar for up to a year.