Frequently Asked Questions
What is Ceremony?
Ceremony is a botanical brew.
We use brewing and fermentation as the format, but build each beer around a single botanical — like matcha or hibiscus.
So instead of the beer defining the experience, the botanical does.
Why start with botanicals?
Because botanicals have always been part of how people gather.
Across cultures, drinks were built around leaves, flowers, and roots — not just for flavor, but as part of shared rituals.
Matcha comes from tea ceremony.
Hibiscus shows up at communal tables across continents.
Mate is defined by being passed from person to person.
These ingredients carry meaning. They belong to moments.
We place them at the center again — and bring them into a modern, brewed format.
Is Ceremony a beer?
Ceremony is brewed and fermented like a beer, but it’s not a traditional one.
It sits within the world of beer — but it’s not a variation of existing styles.
It’s a botanical brew.
Fermentation gives it structure.
The botanical defines its identity.
What is botanical brewing?
Botanical brewing starts with the plant.
Instead of adding ingredients to a finished beer, we build each recipe around the botanical’s natural character — its flavor, its color, and the kind of moment it belongs to.
The botanical defines the experience.
The beer supports it.
How does this change the brewing process?
It changes the starting point.
Traditional brewing builds around malt and hops.
Ceremony starts with the botanical.
From there, the entire recipe is shaped to support that ingredient — not compete with it.
What does fermentation contribute?
Fermentation is the foundation.
It transforms simple ingredients into something more complex — in flavor, aroma, and texture.
That’s what connects Ceremony to beer.
The process remains rooted in brewing.
What changes is what leads it.
How do botanicals change the taste?
They expand what beer can express.
Hibiscus brings brightness and acidity. Matcha brings a soft, earthy bitterness. Pea butterfly flower adds delicacy and color. Mate adds a structured, herbal backbone.
Each botanical shapes the experience in its own way.
What does “intentional drinking” mean?
It’s about shifting the role of the drink.
Less about excess.
More about presence, intention, and connection.
Ceremony is designed for moments where you want to stay engaged, participate, and enjoy what you’re drinking — not escape from it.
Is this part of a larger shift?
Yes.
Beer has always evolved. What we think of as traditional today is just one point in time.
Now, people are looking for new ingredients, new flavor profiles, and a more thoughtful way to drink.
Ceremony is part of that evolution — and a new way of expressing it.
Where does Ceremony sit in the future of beer?
Ceremony is a new category.
Not traditional beer. Not hard seltzer. Not a wellness product.
It’s botanical brewing — where fermentation meets plants and social ritual.
It keeps the foundation of beer, but builds something new on top of it.
In one sentence?
Ceremony is a new way to gather, built on botanicals and fermentation — where the botanical defines the experience, and the beer supports it.