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Point Well Made before Gabe Hopkins changed the recipe by not brewing with corn grits to save money..

49.jpg Back in 2012 when all the Point Special Lager Beer was brewed with corn grits before Gabe Hopkins changed the original lager recipe.ThumbnailsProud to be retired from the Stevens Point Brewery which is still operating in the same location since 1857. History in the making!Back in 2012 when all the Point Special Lager Beer was brewed with corn grits before Gabe Hopkins changed the original lager recipe.ThumbnailsProud to be retired from the Stevens Point Brewery which is still operating in the same location since 1857. History in the making!Back in 2012 when all the Point Special Lager Beer was brewed with corn grits before Gabe Hopkins changed the original lager recipe.ThumbnailsProud to be retired from the Stevens Point Brewery which is still operating in the same location since 1857. History in the making!

Around 2012 the SPB management changed the Point Special lager recipe to an all-malt beer and also changed to a high gravity brewing process. If you google "high gravity brewing process" you can learn more about the theory.