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The Cuvers.
Hendrik Cuver and his wife Amber Cuver, from CuVer Brewery in Windsor, join Steve Jaxon and Herlinda Heras on Brew Ha Ha today. They are here to talk about their Windsor, California brewery where they specialize in Belgian beer. Hendrik was on this episode of Brew Ha Ha back on September 16, 2021, when they were just opening the brewery. He was also on this episode on May 5, 2022, a year and a half later.
Also today, Harry Duke will be calling in live from Russian River Brewing Co. in Windsor. The Pliny the Younger public event is in full swing there. His portion of this live radio show will be on this separate podcast episode page, to allow each guest to have their own audio and podcast indexing.
Cuver’s Origin
Hendrick and his father were used to drinking Belgian beers when they immigrated to California in 2012. A year later they started home brewing in order to have the beer that they wanted. They continued doing that while Hendrick was back in Belgium getting his Master’s degrees in Biochemistry. Then when St. Florian’s brewery came up for sale, they made the purchase. The history of Cuver Brewery and the two families that founded it are closely intertwined. Hendrick invited his fiancée Amber and her family to meet his family at Thanksgiving. Amber’s father Reed Cushing became a partner in the brewery. When Hendrick and Amber got married, they changed their surnames to Cuver, derived from combining Cushing and Verspecht. Read the whole story on the Cuver website, on this page.
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Belgian ales can have combinations of different flavors, from malt, hops and specially chosen yeasts. The Belgian beers range from a 4.4% abv whit to a quad that is 10.3%.
The first beer that they are tasting is a white IPS, which is a hybrid style between a Belgian wheat beer and an IPA. It is called “By Her Bootstraps.”
Russian River Brewing Co. is open in Santa Rosa on 4th St. and at their big Windsor location. Visit their website for up-to-date hours, menus, beers and more.
Closures and Sales
Herlinda mentions some news in the beer industry. Moylen’s in Marin is closing, the owner is retiring. Marin Brewing Company closed last year. Also, Anderson Valley Brewing has sold to a winery owner and Fal Allen has moved to Kauai where he is still a brewer. There are lots of changes in the brew business.
Cuver is located on Bell Road in Windsor, around the corner from Russian River, in the Windsor Beverage District. The tap room offers 11 different beers. They have Food Truck Fridays from 4 to 7.
Herlinda has brought a rare Vienna lager from Vienna, Austria. She recently visited Martin Voigt there, he has been on BHH when he was traveling in California.