Or perhaps they just have good taste in logos...

http://blueowlbrewing.com/

"... we don't have any ties to Rice other than our affinity for owls."

(04-04-2017 02:08 PM)JustAnotherAustinOwl Wrote:  Or perhaps they just have good taste in logos...

http://blueowlbrewing.com/

(04-04-2017 03:07 PM)JSA Wrote:  "... we don't have any ties to Rice other than our affinity for owls."

None of the two founders and two early key people given in this article appear to be Rice grads:

Jeff Young ... said in a video interview (5:54-6:00) that he had a math degree and also studied chemistry and engineering, but doesn't mention where. This book said he'd worked two stints at Chemical Lime Co. in Alabama, which is located in Calera, not far from the University of Monetvallo. He did study at UT-Austin for what was described as "disastrous and short-lived."

Suzy Shaffer: Colorado State.

Davy Pasternak: UT-Austin.

and Jessica Brook Deahl: Long Beach State.

Here's the story of their name:

Quote:It took Young and Shaffer around two months to land on a name for the brewery that they were happy with, and just as importantly, that hadn’t already been claimed by one of the other 3000+ craft breweries in the United States.

First, they decided to incorporate the owl because of its popular connotations, it was something Young could relate to.

“They have a smart, kind of nerdy thing to them,” Young said. “I always liked that because of my own personal nerdiness.”

With a background in chemistry and a passion for naming beers after math principles, this resonance makes sense, but that wasn’t Young’s only tie to the owl.

“It does turn out that according to the Internet my spirit animal is an owl,” he joked.

It’s true. According to the almighty Internet, three independent totally, completely, absolutely accurate personality tests across a variety of platforms (we’re hoping one was a Myspace quiz) all found that the owl is pretty much the embodiment of Jeff Young.

After some exploration of different colors and polling some friends, the pair eventually landed on Blue Owl Brewing.

BTW, here's an informative article about their "sour" brewing process: https://medium.com/this-is-an-experiment...64ab259d99

I tried their "Spirit Animal" brew last night while catching up with another Rice friend I hadn't seen in a while. Have to say the sour beer thing is an acquired taste which I have yet to acquire. Not sure I'm going to make the effort...