The WBC story starts back in 2009 when two home brewers had a vision. Greg Gifford and Jeremy Horn wanted to bring good beer and good pizza to the people of Wichita. After a lot of hard work and many, many, many pints later Wichita Brewing Company opened their doors in the summer of 2011. The start was slow, with only five beers on tap. Eventually this would grow to seventeen beers on tap.
Success seemed to come naturally to the two home brewers. Wichitans rejoiced, and their thirst for craft beer kept growing. Eventually it was decided that Wichita needed to be able to get good beer on both sides of town. In 2015 the east side WBC was open for business, but this was not enough.
Eventually Wichita Brewing Company acquired an 18,000 square foot warehouse. The hopes were to continue brewing the same great beer, but they wanted to brew a lot more of it and they wanted to make sure a lot more people got the chance to enjoy it. This allowed WBC to can, keg, and distribute all throughout the state and on into Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wyoming.
From tinkering with self-built brewing systems in the garage and a brick-fire oven in the back yard to owning and operating an 18,000 square-foot brewing facility in south Wichita, Greg and Jeremy have come a long way. From hopeful and passionate hobbyists to full-fledged entrepreneurs, they have built a highly successful business from the ground up and continue to serve up pizza, beer and passion, in equal measure, every single day.
4pack bought at Liquor Shed for under $9. No dating.
It pours a pitch black with a great head of tan foam. Lacing is very good.
Smells of bakers chocolate, cocoa, dark chocolate, a mix of them? Roasted malt, overall nose is bitter sweet.
Taste is splendid. Dark chocolate/cocoa bitterness along with a lactose like sweetness, oaky, woody, light whiskey, roasted malt. Lots of enjoyable complexity. Even a smidgen of fruity tartness that doesn't inflict any damage.
High end of medium bodied, just the right amount of carbonation.
So good and fun to drink. The abv doesn't come into play...much.
Can from the September DC RB Tasting. Poured a light yellow color with a very small white head. Aroma was light lemon notes, touch of mild tartness. Light lemon zest, lemon juice citrus character. Okay.
Pours a crimson red with, initially, a goodly amount of foam. After a short time, foam is gone, no lacing.
The nose is full of caramel and bready malt, suggesting that it is on the sweet side? Slight hoppy note in the background.
The taste is bread forward with caramel not far behind. I can't pick up anything resembling a bitter note, which might have helped me enjoy it more. Too sweet.
Mouthfeel is good enough.
Bought as a single. I'm glad. Wichita is still a brewery that I enjoy...
From a 12 oz, can at the RB DC gathering 9/30/18.it is clear effervescent pale golden collor with a thin white head the Aromas is lemon. The taste Is lemon with a thin finish
From a 12 oz, can at the RB DC gathering 9/30/18. Pours a clear pale gold with a thin off white head. Aromas of lemon. Flavors are lemon with a thin mouthfeel.