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The Kreisches waving the Frisch Auf banner in front of the Schuetzen Verein pavilion. Heinrich Kreische is at the head of the horse and Henry Louis Kreische is holding the banner. Photo courtesy of Gavin Miculka, Kreische Brewery and Monument Hill State Historic Sites -
Brian Bush, head brewer at Twisted X Brewing in Dripping Springs is shown here collecting swab samples of yeast remnants at the Kreische Brewery aging vault. He’s been able to regrow Kreische’s original beer brewing yeast back from the brink of extinction. -
A Toast to Kreische: Legacy of Local Brewer Rekindled With New Beer -
Heinrich Kreische’s ultra dark German beer sitting atop a block of ice as lots of friends pose for a photo. It is this traditional style beer that Twisted X Brewing is formulating for their next project. Photo courtesy of Brian Bush -
Above and below, scenes from Brian Bush’s lab at Twisted X Brewing, where he is regrowing yeast samples recovered from Kreische Brewery. “I grew up the cultures I got, purifying them to get rid of bacteria and mold (lots of mold!) and we are finally close to a final culture,” Bush said. -
A Toast to Kreische: Legacy of Local Brewer Rekindled With New Beer
On May 14, Heinrich Kreische would have turned 199 years old.
But long after his death, the legacy of La Grange’s famed German brewer is seeing a renewed interest thanks to the beverage that made him famous.
Inspired by Kreische’s methods and ingredients, a brewery in Drippings Springs (Twisted X Brewing Co.) has started selling Kreische Bluff Bock.
And now Twisted X is working on another…
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