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| - Okay, first of all, to be fair, I have not tasted beer from this brewery. But I guarantee that I will. This review is for the interactions we had with the brewer and the expectations I have for this place in the future.
We were in Madison for a brief overnight getaway trip. (I know, but it was close by and I just wanted out of the city and the apartment.) We actually had a somewhat disappointing trip the first day or so, and were going to head back home early. We stopped for coffee, and just to see if there was anything of interest to do before bailing, I put "fun' into Yelp to see what would come up. As luck would have it, Funk Factory Guezeria was literally around the corner from the coffee shop and I said, hey, let's check it out!
It became apparent pretty quickly that this is not an "open to the public" place. Well, not yet. The door was open so we went in, but it was a huge room full of barrels and pretty clearly not meant for walk-ins. But the brewer there, Jay, welcomed us and was very nice. He gave us the brewery history, told us they sell online for now, but will be opening a tap room in the building next door, planning to be up and running by this summer, for sure.
This place is going to be a sour heaven! We saw a huge container of a brew currently soaking in a TON of raspberries - my mouth was watering. Jay gave us the scoop on their barrels, how they get the wine out and the process of filling, etc. Nothing we haven't heard before but you always learn something new when another person explains it, or when it's looked at from a different perspective.
We had a great conversation about homebrewing as well. Apparently they are considering selling their yeasts, which we think would be great. Because they brew in true Belgian lambic style, their yeasts are all open-air derived, and they have collected and grown those. While that would not be a true open-air yeast for a homebrewer, it's probably a lot easier for a quick brew.
All in all, we spent about half an hour chatting with Jay before we let him get back to his barrel supports, and we are so glad he took the time to talk with us. It was very cool, and made us eager to come back to Madison this summer specifically to visit the upcoming taproom.
I highly recommend you keep an eye out for it and go as soon as you can - I think these guys will be brewery stars!
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