More than a decade ago Johannes von Trapp started thinking about brewing his own beer, for guests of the resort. His dream was to produce an American version of the tasty Lager he has enjoyed over the years on his trips to the countryside near his ancestral Austrian home. Johannes' dream became reality in the Spring of 2010, with the opening of the Trapp Family Brewery. The modest facility (60,000 or so gallons a year) is located in the lower level of the DeliBakery (formerly the Austrian Tea Room), where draughts of the heavenly concoction will be available year round. We use high quality German barley and whole flower German hops. Common brewing process is called infusion mashing, which is hydrating the malt at one temperature to convert starch to sugar. We employ a process called decoction. This is where the malt is hydrated at a certain temperature, then slowly raised during a series of temp rises and rests. We then transfer 3/4 of the mash to the Lauter tun and boil the remaining portion of mash. Then mix this boiled portion with the rest of the mash. This creates flavor compounds that are not able to be replicated in the single infusion method. This is very difficult, time consuming, and present a wide array of variables which most brewers would rather avoid.