It all started with Justin, the Californian brewer, in 2014. Arrived in France several years before, he was quickly nostalgic not to find the styles of beers from his native region (IPA, Pale ale…). Determined to introduce these styles to the French, he began to brew in his kitchen. After a meeting with the Empire of Malt beer cellar, and a kitchen filled with a fermenter; the idea of ​​setting up a microbrewery quickly came up.

The project comes to life at the former warehouse of the Empire du Malt, in Aubière. Justin brewed alone, by 120L and did everything by hand. After two years of hard work, the Microbrewery was created in 2016 following the move from the Empire to Brézet. A typically American concept therefore appears: a Brewpub!

Thanks to the purchase of materials, the production and multiplication of varieties of beers increases. Mid-2018, the microbrewery encountered a new turning point, production was at its peak and all products were sold. The training of a new brewer becomes necessary: ​​Benoit!

At the end of the same year, after 6 months of work, Grizzly went from 750L to 20,000L of brewing. This represents 15,000L of beer produced per month; we are now a long way from producing Justin's p'tite cuisine four years ago! To ensure the proper functioning of production, a third person becomes necessary for the Micro-brewery, Pierre-Emmanuel therefore joins the adventure in mid-2019.

In the months and years to come, Grizzly wants to create more different styles to feed the Brew pub and their different partners (L'empire du Malt Gerzat, Délirium Café etc…).