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A Brewery is Born.

Some years ago, three Amana men decided to revive the art that hasn't been practiced in Amana for years -- the art of brewing beer. Carroll F. Zuber and brother James and Dennis Roemig dreamt of building a small brewery to produce small batches of hand brewed beer reminiscent of Europe's finest brews.

To brew the best they needed the best, so they called on one of America's premier brewers, Joseph Pickett Sr., who helped in the brewery design, in the development of the beers, Millstream Lager and the robust, Schild Brau. Later, Millstream Brewers, developed the zesty Millstream Wheat Beer.

In 1985 Millstream Brewing Co. opened its doors -- the first brewery to operate in Amana since 1884. So the Millstream Brewery was born and so it has come to be recognized as the home of quality brews of rewarding taste.

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The Millstream Process

The Millstream brewing process is simple and traditional. We grind our fine barley malt through mills into the "mash tun," where the malt is steeped with water at critical temperatures to produce the sweet liquid called "wort." The wort is then boiled in the brew kettle along with our select hops which impart the bouquet and touch of bitterness essential for proper balance.

Following brewing, the hot wort is cooled and yeast added. The liquid is transferred to a chilled tank where natural fermentation takes place. Now the brewmaster patienty waits until just the right moment when fermentation is complete -- then the new beer is transferred into the lagering celler where it ages for several weeks.

During the final stage of beer-making, the critical process of krauesening is begun. While nearly all American breweries artificially carbonate their beer, the Millstream brews are naturally carbonated through krauesening, a controlled second fermentation. This process takes weeks longer, but achieves the depth of flavor and fineness of carbonation that sets Millstream beers apart from all others. Quality like this just can't be duplicated by short-cuts.

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About Our Brews

Millstream Lager

Schild Brau Amber

Millstream Wheat Beer

Millstream Old Time RootBeer

We take pride in producing some of the best beer in the United States.

But don't take our word for it...

2nd Place
SCHILD BRAU AMBER
1987 Great American Beer Fest - Denver, CO

1st Place
SCHILD BRAU AMBER
1989 Great American Beer Fest - Denver, CO

1st Place
MILLSTREAM WHEAT BEER
1990 Great American Beer Fest - Denver, CO

2nd Place
SCHILD BRAU AMBER
1991 Great American Beer Fest - Denver, CO

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Plan to visit

Visit our brewery in scenic Main Amana where you can enjoy the gemutlichkeit of the Millstream hospitality room and sample our beer. View the brewing and bottling areas and the lagering cellars. Located across from the Woolen Mill in Main Amana.

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Phone: 319-622-3672

Millstream Brewing Co. is open daily.

If you would like to request labels, coasters, or bottlecaps, please send a self-addressed, *stamped* envelope to:

Millstream Brewing Company
ATTN: Collector's Requests
P.O. Box 284
Amana, IA 52203

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