We incorporate both domestic and imported ingredients in our recipes. We use hop varieties from the Pacific NW, England, Germany, and the Czech Republic. Our malted barley comes from the US and Canada, as well as Germany and England (and sometimes Texas).
Just in case you haven’t gotten around to reading the story on the bottom of the Firemans #4 six-pack carrier, here is the Cliffs Notes version: Almost ten years ago, the owner of Firemans Texas Cruzer and the owner of Real Ale were trying to come up with a tap handle for this blonde ale that we were going to serve at a bike race. In the bike shop, a red tap handle surfaced. Since this was the fourth year-round beer Real Ale had ever made, a brass house number 4 was screwed to the tap, along with a chain ring. It was that simple, and Firemans #4 was born.