Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- What is a French pilsner?
- French pilsners are hybrid beers. They're a cross between a standard Czech pilsner and a French biére de garde: a great blend of crispness, hoppy aromatics, and a slightly malty finish.
- There's sediment at the bottom of my bottle. Is that normal?
- YES! We brew traditional biére de garde and trappist-style beer so all our bottles are lagered and conditioned naturally. All our beer is aged for a minimum of 3 months to allow the yeast to produce millions of tiny bubbles, yielding the appropriate mouthfeel for these styles.
- Can I store my beer at room temperature?
- The short answer is yes (provided your room temperature is below 70F) though because these bottles still contain live yeast, we recommend BRAMS beer be stored in the fridge or under cellar conditions (50-55F) up to a maximum of 18 months from purchase. This will account for the aging that occurred prior to the beer being sold.
- Do you have a tasting room?
- Sorry, no. We're a production-only brewery though there are many places where you can find us on draft.
- Do you have any other beers or seasonal beers coming out?
- None are currently planned. We have our hands full with our three standards (four if you count the NA) and we're trying our best to make sure the quality of those three remains consistently high. However, there are some seasonal NA offerings occasionally on tap at Vromans 1894 in Pasadena, California.
- Where do you ship?
- We currently deliver locally throughout most of Los Angeles County (and if your order is $20 or more, we'll deliver to you for freeeeeee!) and ship across California via UPS.
- Did you say draft NA?
- Why yes, how astute of you. Our NA offerings are currently only on-draft. If you purchase NA through our website, we'll require a suitable container to fill the NA. Our aim is to create NA beer, not soda, which means that an NA biére de garde product from BRAMS needs to meet our CO2 standards. Right now, that is only achievable with a retail draft system. GrowlerWerks makes a decent one (we get NO commission from this recommendation).
- How do we submit a reseller location?
- First, THANK YOU! Please send an email to info@drinkbrams.com.
- Do you host any events?
- We've participated in a number of events and are working on hosting our own. Follow us on Instagram for upcoming announcements.
- What's up with your loyalty program?
- Ah yes, BRAMS Centimes. Every dollar spent at BRAMS is 1 point with the Centime program. After the first $40, you'll be sent a franc coin (yes, it's an actual retired franc coin) along with your first 10% off coupon. Every dollar spent thereafter continues to earn points and members also continue to receive free beer. Centime members were also the first to try our Trappist-style Dubbel when it launched last year, for example.
Have other questions? Please feel free to give our Contact page a whirl.