G34.3 Brewing Company was first conceived on a boring Saturday. As we sat and pondered which beer to drink next, a flicker of an idea crossed our minds. Between enjoying long sips of refreshing alcoholic bliss on a hot summer’s day in 2011, we thought, “Why aren’t we brewing our own beer?” That day started our voyage. We ordered a simple home brew kit and the following week it arrived to much excitement.

After unpacking the kit, boiling water on the stove, and adding a can of pre-mixed syrup, we let it ferment. The resultant foul beverage was terrible. Thinking we may have done something incorrectly, we prepared a second batch, but the result was the same: disappointment. Knowing we did nothing wrong, realizing that boiling a can of syrup was unfulfilling, and unsatisfied with the pre-determined malt beverage that ensued, we decided that the next step was to find REAL brewing equipment to make beer the right way. In those days, however, there was not an option to buy an all-grain system from a manufacturer, so we ended up engineering and assembling our homebrewing system ourselves.

With different sized fittings and hoses, leaking clamps and questionable pumps, we spurted boiling water and wort everywhere. Several hours, countless burns, and a huge mess later, we finished our first real batch of beer. As it fermented, the anticipation mounted. Would the result be any better than before?

Upon pouring our first pint, the first taste spoke volumes. Clean, clear, no off odors. And the taste? Well, it tasted like a beer, one produced professionally! After some much-needed streamlining of the process through standard fittings and tubing, we purchased more ingredients, reproduced our stellar results, and found it was not just a fluke. We could actually brew, with wonderful results.

The talks started, could we do this full time? Well, after throwing around several names, we settled on Floyd Brewing Company, after our favorite band, Pink Floyd. We created labels and artwork reminiscent of Pink Floyd album covers and imagery. We continued to homebrew under that name for several years, and created both a Facebook page and website. With things starting to become more serious, we began looking at larger equipment, pricing out what we would need, figuring out how to upscale batches, and looking at professional licenses. At that point, we figured we had to contact David Gilmour of Pink Floyd and ask if we could use the Floyd name on a professional level. Although we thought we sold the idea well to his lawyers, we received the inevitable response: to cease and desist use of the name. Struggling to figure out what to rename the company, we began looking to the stars. It struck in a flash, like the meteor that annihilated the dinosaurs: “G34.3 Brewing Company.”

G34.3 is the largest deep space cosmic cloud of ethanol yet discovered. It contains enough ethanol to supply 300,000 pints of beer to every person on Earth, every single day, for the next billion years! The idea was perfect for us! Our love of physics, space, and science was reflected in the concept.

After years of planning and honing our products, we finally took the plunge to bring our creations and our love of beer to everyone. The opening date we set was March 21, 2020… great timing, right? Despite that setback, we survived with the help of our patrons, and we continue to supply our extended brewery family with products they love, and keep ourselves open to all input on the exciting tastes that YOU would like to see.

Today, G34.3 stands as a testament to the power of passion, perseverance, and the simple joy of sharing exceptional moments over a perfectly poured pint. We invite you to join us in toasting to the spirit of discovery, the thrill of creation, and the enduring magic that resides within each pint. Raise a glass, and join us in our enduring celebration of the spirit of discovery!