Lowercase Brewing

03/07/2025

Hello Friends! It has been a beautiful 12 years of making and serving beer at Lowercase. As you may know, we have split our time over the last couple of years between Lowercase and , well, the time has come to focus our efforts entirely on Douglas. So…we will close the Lowercase Brewing facility following our March beer releases. It has been a fantastic journey filled with laughter, friendships, and unforgettable moments. While we will miss making all kinds of lagers, we are excited to shift gears and concentrate on our new project.

Thank you for every pint shared and every memory created. Here’s to the bittersweet farewell and the future ahead! Cheers to all the wonderful people we have met along the way! Stay tuned for updates… including a way to keep Italian Pilsner flowing… :-)

12/04/2024

He’s loopy A— F—— and ready for back surgery! Sorry if we’ve been a little out of touch, behind, slow to respond recently, Chris has been laid up with a gnarly back for a while but is finally looking to get some relief today and be back in the swing of things in a month or so. Thank you soooo much to all the friends and family who have helped pick up the slack lately; without you we are a one-winged bird screaming and spiraling towards the earth.

11/02/2024

Our label designer, , hand-crafting 30 more tap handles for all our lager-chuggin buds. We are forever indebted to this Jake of all Trades. He embodies our stubbornness to do things by hand, the hard way…as economically dumb as we can possibly make things because the pain of it is what brings us joy. Side note, to anyone that might be using AI to create beer labels…may you be in the first wave of deaths when our robot overlords turn us into batteries.

10/16/2024

Head Brewer Langston thinks this is the best Pilsner we’ve made to date and the self-hating assistant brewer agrees.

Polish-Style Pilsner - 4.5% abv

While there is no codified “style” of Polish Pilsner, if we called it that, it would indicate it actually came from Poland, which this beer did not. BUT IT’S HOPS DID! And while beers labeled as Polish Pilsners usually lean more towards the Czech style of brewing, this one is decidedly more German…except that we used Polish hops, specifically Lubelski, aka Lublin. Lublin is an off-shoot of THE Czech Saaz and HOT DAMN, does it ever show it?! Imagine a higher alpha acid Saaz that turns the woody, cedar-y k**b down a couple notches and the lemon k**b up a couple notches. We realize that doesn’t sound like much, but with subtle beers, it just IS.

09/14/2024

06/03/2024

We’re honored to be invited to the challenge where we’ll compete against 11 other world-class breweries in a blind tasting Pilsner Challenge over the weekennd of June 7-9. We aren’t currently drunk enough to think we have a chance against these lager-making legends but you can bet yer ass we’re going to glean as much knoweledge as we can about making great beer from them.

A huge thank you to not only for the invite but also for the years upon years we’ve spent drinking long-pour pilsners from all of your locations…especially on Phinney Ridge - your dedication to the long pour has been inspiration throughout our beer journey.

09/23/2023

Something wicked fresh is coming your way next week

09/07/2023

We're getting the first set of bottles ready for the press and our Kickstarter backers! September has arrived so keep your eyes out for the Dougie showing up in local Seattle-area bars and restaurants near you soon. 👀🍻🌲🐦

09/05/2023

Our very own, John Marti, is currently overseas in the UK conducting field research on what to include in some of our upcoming brews. Any guesses on what he's bringing back??

09/01/2023

Where we produce versus where the nearest "local" bottled lager is produced... about 1,300 miles away. Help us change that by visiting our Kickstarter page in our bio!

Link to Kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/990783621/douglas-lager

page: https://www.facebook.com/DouglasLagerBeer?mibextid=ZbWKwL

08/29/2023

We are excited to introduce you to the latest beer that's about to captivate your taste buds and transport you to the scenic landscapes of the Pacific Northwest - Douglas Lager! 🌲🐦🍻

Crafted with meticulous attention to detail and a passion for the art of brewing, Douglas Lager is a classic, uncomplicated lager that embodies the spirit of the Pacific Northwest. Nestled amidst towering evergreens, cascading waterfalls, and pristine rivers, “Dougie” draws inspiration from the region's natural beauty to bring you an unparalleled lager experience. “Our new Douglas Lager recalls a time when beer was simple and delicious, and when everyday lagers brewed here. We want to bring that tradition back.” - Chris Smith, CEO at Douglas Lager.

We know there are other lagers out there, but we believe the PNW has a legitimate heritage and we’re proud of that. We wanted to honor that heritage by creating a new, easy-drinking lager that’s made here. We're proud to announce an everyday lager with locally sourced ingredients that is brewed and bottled in the PNW. We're almost there, but could use your help. Click the Kickstarter link in our bio to see how you can support our newest project.

Douglas Lager is expected to arrive at local Seattle-area bars and restaurants in September, and will later expand throughout Cascadia. Follow us to stay up to date on this exciting adventure!

Link to Kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/990783621/douglas-lager

page: https://www.facebook.com/DouglasLagerBeer?mibextid=ZbWKwL

Help us launch the Pacific Northwest's next iconic everyday lager

08/25/2023

American Pilsner - 5% abv

‘Murican barley, ‘Murican wheat, ‘Murican Crystal hops and perhaps the most world-changing hop America has given since Cascade…the Citra hop. We consider Citra the cheat code of American brewing. It only makes beer better and in this case gives an otherwise clean and subtle American Pilsner a more-than-subtle-but-not-quite-a-burst of the aptly named “Citr”a. And we didn’t even dry hop this! Fookin’ Citra…so hot right now…so hot forever.