GreatScottBrewing Co.

Where we craft beers that'll make you say "Great Scott!"

The Origin Story

Great Scott Brewing was born from Scott Bell, who has a passion for crazy ideas and craft beer. When Scott first took a job as a data scientist, he earned the nickname "Doc Brown" for his experimental, crazy-enough-that-it-just-might-work approach to problem-solving. The (home) brewery applies the same scientific curiosity to every batch.

The name "GreatScott" is a double meaning — a play on founder Scott's name and Doc Brown's famous catchphrase from Back to the Future. Just like Doc Brown pushed the boundaries of what was possible, GreatScott Brewing has pushed the boundaries of homebrew through crazy recipe design and a willingness to experiment since 2015. Scott brewed a batch of homebrew nearly every week for a whole year to hone his craft and find something to do instead of studying.

Every recipe is all-grain and every batch is an experiment. From a chocolate vanilla stout to an 8-hop double dry-hopped NEIPA, GreatScott beers are crafted where the lab coat meets the brew kettle.

"Great Scott!"

— Doc Brown, Back to the Future

Our Brews

Handcrafted, all-grain homebrews with personality

Faceless

ABV: 5% IBU: 30 Stout

A classic coffee and vanilla stout, brewed since 2015. Simple, challenging, and coffeed to perfection.

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Fire Dragon

ABV: 2.8% IBU: 15 Spiced Beer

A fiery chilli and ginger beer that dials the intensity up to 8. Scotch bonnets and ginger create a dragon's breath experience.

Heard About Pluto? That's Messed Up Right?

ABV: 12% IBU: 70 West Coast APA

Inspired by Psych, expect pineapple and surprises in this accidental masterpiece. First brewed at Brewdog Angel, this happy accident became a legend.

Strawboozy

There's 2 r's in Strawberry

ABV: 4% Strawboozy

A delightful strawberry cider named after a quirky AI spelling mishap. Sweet, refreshing, and definitely contains two r's.

Table Beer

150 Billion Dollar Closed AI

ABV: 1.5% IBU: 10 Table Beer

A light and mysterious table beer that pokes fun at the tech world. The recipe is top secret - not even the VCs know what's in it!

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Blue Sky

ABV: 4.5% IBU: 15 Blue Raspberry Lager

A crystal-clear blue raspberry lager with 99.1% purity. Brewed with the finest blue raspberry and a recipe so precise it would make a chemistry teacher proud. Yeah, science!

Expectation vs Reality - black hole comparison art

Expectation vs Reality v1

ABV: 9.7% IBU: 67 NEIPA

Inspired by Katie Bouman's groundbreaking black hole algorithm and the oversaturation of the NEIPA style. This 8-hop DDH beer aims to reaffirm what an NEIPA should be.

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Death by Citra

ABV: 6.0% IBU: 63 American IPA

Brace yourself for a hop explosion! An audacious American IPA with 248g of Citra hops. A tribute to the beloved hop variety — expect a tsunami of tropical fruits, citrus, and passion fruit.

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Estar Cruda

ABV: 6.3% Mexican Lager

The one that started it all. A Mexican-style tequila and lime lager — GreatScott's very first brew and the spark that lit the homebrewing obsession.

Drain the Swamp

ABV: 8.4% IBU: 107 American Strong Ale

A golden-haired and orange-infused all-American brew. Strong and depressingly simple, this beer embodies the spirit of overcoming adversity through brewing. First crafted in 2016.

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More beers coming soon as we fill the back catalog.