Frio Brewing Company

1905 N. St. Marys, San Antonio, Texas

Shut down brewing operations in 1998

• Honey Wheat

  The new offering from the brewery. Essentially a lighter (hop wise) version of lager with a wheaty lightness and some honey tossed in. Pleasant enough, but nothing uniquely spectacutar.

• Frio Lager

  -This amber lager is available in most major Texas cities on tap and in bottles. I toured the brewery, and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of their operation, considering their "youth" in the business. They brew using only water, hops, malt and yeast (look out Germany!). Around a ton of grain is used for each batch, and when at full capacity, they can turn out around 24,000 gallons a month. Three hop varieties are employed, and five different barley malts are used. They have their own yeast strain which began as a hombrewing project, and was propagated into the quantities needed for their purposes.
  The beer is an amber colored lager with a clean taste, and a pleasant hoppiness. Being a hop-head I might look for more hops, but the beer is certainly not under-hopped.
  So, if you have the chance, why not order a Frio and support Texas (micro)Beer!.

  Here's a picture of David and Bob, Frio's Brewmasters.