Enegren Brewing

Energen Brewing started with a love for brewing, when Chris Energen started homebrewing on his friend’s on-campus apartment stove. Wanting to further pursue his passion, Energen built his own 10-gallon all-grain system and started brewing with his brother. A year later, Joe Nascenzi - Energen’s Lacrosse buddy from LCU - joined their brewing endeavours and the 3 opened Energen Brewing Co together. Since then, Energen has released many lager style beers - from traditional German-style lagers and hoppy West-Coast style pilsners, to big baltic porters and doppelbocks!

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Energen Brewing started in the dorm rooms of Loyola Marymount University (LCU) where its founder, Chris Energen, started his passion for homebrewing. Energen brewed his first batch on a friend’s on-campus apartment stove, but quickly outgrew the humble set-up. He then moved out of the dorms and built a 10-gallon all-grain system in his new house where he started brewing with his brother.

After brewing together for a year, Energen roped in his Lacrosse buddy from LCU - Joe Nascenzi - and together, the trio formed the Energen Brewing Co crew. During this time, Energen was looking for a place to relocate the brewery, Nascenzi gladly offered up his backyard and garage.

After graduation, the 10-gallon brewery moved back to the Energen household in Moorpark California where it got a complete makeover and became an automated brewery. The trio had big dreams for their brewery; they wanted to eventually become a commercial brewery once they stabilise their recipes and produce amazing brews that have a consistent quality.

One morning, as the trio were finishing up an all night double brew, they realised that if they were investing so much time and money into brewing, they should just head into commercial brewing. With that, the trio moved to a custom 3-barrel brewery that was designed by Energen and based in San Diego.

The new brewery officially opened on July 31st, 2011, with two of its beers on tap: Valkyrie Altbier and Protector IPA. Since then, Energen Brewing has added a variety of brews to its lineup, including seasonal specials, limited releases, and several barrel-aged brews.

Energen Brewing’s flagship beers

Energen Brewing has a pretty solid core range of classic beers, including a German-style Amber, a West Coast Pilsner, and a Black Lager. The German-style Amber, also named Valkyrie, is one of the oldest beer styles in Germany also known as an Altbier.

Energen’s Valkyrie is a stronger, maltier, and darker version of the traditional German Amber, and has a smooth toasty and caramel taste with hints of chocolate balanced by a generous dose of German Noble hops. It is precisely because of its unique flavours that make Valkyrie Energen’s best-selling beer, not to mention how well it pairs with rich foods!

Energen Brewing also offers seasonal brews like the Maibock - a German-style Spring Lager, the Oktoberfest - a Marzen-style Lager, and the Baltic Maple - a Porter. The Oktoberfest, as prefaced by its name, is a traditional Bavarian Märzen style Lager brewed with imported German Munich, Vienna and Pilsner malts. These malts give the lager a beautiful orange colour and a full-bodied, malty-sweet flavour with hints of honey, nuts and caramel.

Energen Brewing today and beyond

Energen Brewing began with a deep love and passion for craft beer; the trio found something special in beer and decided to share it with the rest of the world. Although Energen Brewing started out in a humble dorm room, its founders managed to transform it into a highly-respected brewery that churns out delicious beers that continue to impress beer lovers all around the globe.