Sunday 3rd of January 2010 06:10:31 PM

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* Atmosphere Score seems Not Applicable until the tasting room is open ~Apr 2010; score selected on brewery cleanness, order, professional ambiance.
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Small craft brewery founded in 2008 by five home-brewer friends. Brewery's website reports: Three Dads, Two Uncles, Seven Daughters. That's Seven Weddings [and Seven Brides; hence, the name and the enterprise].

Moved to present location in Aug 2009

Nine known beers; all very good; several excellent
o Black Cat Porter - Robust Porter Ale; 55 IBUs; 6.4% ABV; ~20 SRM
o Drunkel Strong Ale; 90 IBUs; 9.5% ABV;
o Emily's Ember - Amber Ale; 35 IBUs; 4.5% ABV; 15 SRM
o Lauren's Pale Ale [LPA]; 50 IBUs; 5.5% ABV; 11 SRM
o Lil's Pils - Pilsner Lager; 30 IBUs; 4.5% ABV; 05 SRM
o Maggie's Marzen Lager; 30 IBUs; 5.5% ABV; 13 SRM
o Oatmeal Ellie - Oatmeal Stout Ale; 30 IBUs; 4.5% ABV; 33 SRM
o Rose's Imperial Pilsner; 75 IBUs; 7.5% ABV; ~05 SRM
o Weezin-ator Dopplebock Lager ; 30 IBUs; 7.9% ABV; 22 SRM

Ales and lagers brewed using local ingredients
- hops sourced by neighboring Annen Brothers hops farm
- grain from Vancouver, Washington
- yeast from Wyeast Laboratories, Odell, Oregon

Retail sale at brewery dock
- 22 oz bombers, 64 oz growler fill/re-fill; 1/6th and 1/2 barrels [$30 keg deposit]
- Cash, local area check, Master Card, and Visa payment accepted

Tasting room will open when building expansion is complete; April 2010

Seven Brides' sales and marketing director, Jeff DeSantis, is
- involved with and supportive of the Salem’s homebrew community
- associated with the Hop2You, a provider of innovative 15 pound bales of fresh hops to home-brewers and micro-breweries