Brewed in honor of O’Brien’s 30th Anniversary, Handgeplukte Kriek – a special blend of lambic-style sour ales brewed with rare Schaerbeek cherries grown right here in Jamul by Chad Stevens, one of O’Brien’s original patrons. Schaerbeek cherries are native to Brussels, and Chad is one of only two people in the U.S. able to grow this incredible fruit.⁠
For this release, we used 870 pounds of cherries from Chad’s trees—seedlings he personally brought from Belgium and planted locally.