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Brewery

A year on the brewhouse floor.

Runs right here. Click in to play.Full screen

What it is

I ran a brewery for 13 years, so I asked an AI to build one and make me want to watch it. This is Ninebark: six fermenters, a canning line, a barrel room, a forklift, three people, and a notebook that explains every decision as it is made. The room changes with the seasons. There is a pumpkin in October.

How it works

Press play and let a year go by. Read the notebook to see why it brewed what it brewed and when it ran out of something.

  • One prompt, no edits, exactly as the model handed it over
  • Real tank times and a depletion model driving every brew decision
Model Claude Opus 5, AnthropicMade One prompt in Claude.ai, archived exactly as it came backDate Aug 21, 2026