These two Milwaukee Brewers pitchers are getting their own beers. Here's a behind-the-scenes look.

"It's cool that you get to come in here for work every day," Milwaukee Brewer Colin Rea told Corrine Georges , pilot brewer at J. Leinenkugel’s Barrel Yard .

"Oh yeah, yeah! I'm sure people say that to you guys," Georges said, laughing.

"We hear that a lot," he confirmed.

"It's pretty cool, but what you guys do is pretty cool, too," Georges said.

Rea and fellow pitcher Bryse Wilson are fully embodying their team's name. They're getting their own beers — both blonde ales — and had their hands in the development of them.

The pitchers each designed the style, taste and aroma of their individual brews, according to a news release from the Brewers. And, Georges is bringing them to life at the Barrel Yard brewery, located inside American Family Field.

"It's really cool, especially when it's just right inside of our stadium," Wilson said. "I think that's the coolest part."

His is called Billy Ale, an homage to his longtime nickname. And, Rea's is named #48 Ale after his jersey number. Both beers will be limited releases available exclusively at the Barrel Yard.

On Wednesday afternoon, the brewer gave the two Brewers a tour of sorts that gave them an overview of what all went into the brewing of their beers. While Wilson and Rea may be masters on the mound, the Barrel Yard's three-barrel, six-keg brewhouse is where Georges shines.

Last year, the Barrel Yard teamed with Devin Williams for its first player-brewed beer. It was called Airbender Ale , an ode to the pitcher's changeup.

"It's so fun," Georges said after Wednesday's brewing session. "It's a little nerve-wracking, but it's really fun. I geek out about beer, so it's fun to be able to talk about that with the players and share my passion with them."

Here's a behind-the-scenes look at the pitchers' time in the brewery and a sneak peek of the friendly competition planned for their beers' release:

A behind-the-scenes look at Brewers Bryse Wilson's and Colin Rea's time inside the Barrel Yard brewery

After putting on safety glasses, Georges led Wilson and Rea into the back of the brewery. Their first stop was to see the raw ingredients, including the malts being used in their beers.

Wilson said his honey malt reminded him of a hayfield. "With lots of bees around, yeah," Georges added with a laugh. That'll give his brew a sweet, "almost pastry-like" base, she explained.

Rea's malt is wheat, which gives the beer "more of a bready, doughy-type feel," Georges told him.

After entering the brewing area with its giant silver kettles, Georges talked them through the brewing process, showed them where the magic happens and gave them opportunities to get hands-on.

After putting malt in the mill, it gets grinded up, Georges explained to the Journal Sentinel. It goes into a mash mixer, then water is added. After it's done mashing, it goes into a lauter tun, the vessel used to separate the grain from wort.

Georges grabbed a red trash can and a heavy-duty shovel so the players could each have a turn shoveling spent grain, "the fun, messy part of brewing."

The wort is boiled and hops are added, Georges said.

Each player was given a cup of their hops to sniff. The Amarillo hops in Wilson's beer give off "citrusy" aromas, including lemon and orange, Georges told him.

The Hersbrucker hops in Rea's beer, which are from Germany, Georges said, have floral, lavender and spicy characteristics.

Afterwards, Wilson and Rea got to dump the cups into the steamy concoction.

After the boil, the wort is cooled and added to the fermenter, Georges said. The next step in the process is pitching the yeast. Yes, there's pitching in brewing, too.

Making the wort and putting it into the fermenter is a seven- or eight-hour day of work for Georges. And from there, the beer ferments.

Wilson and Rea got to pour out samples of their brews, though they haven't yet undergone filtration. The players examined and smelled their samples, and compared them to one another's.

"Mine's much lighter," Rea said, holding his glass up to Wilson's.

From start to finish, the beers' production takes around three weeks total, Georges told the guys. Wilson and Rea plan to check in periodically as Georges works through filtration, pulling samples, tasting and kegging.

"I've never done anything like this, so to be able to do it and for it to be like my actual own beer, it's really exciting and I can't wait to taste the finished product," Wilson told the JS.

Wilson and Rea were presented with printed mockups and empty crowlers to give them a feel for what their beers will be like.

"I'm super-excited about the size of those cans. I'm not gonna lie," Wilson said. "I've never had a beer that big. I'm looking forward to it."

They also each got a glass beer mug engraved with their individual beer's logo.

The stories behind the names of Bryse Wilson's and Colin Rea's beers

Billy is Wilson's longtime nickname.

"I would go out on a limb and say there's probably multiple people in our clubhouse that don't know my actual name," he said.

During his time with the Atlanta Braves, his teammates called him B. Willy. Getting lazy with it, that eventually got combined into Billy. Wilson ended up making that his gamer tag.

After coming to Milwaukee , it only took him playing video games with Wade Miley one time for the moniker to live on up here.

"Now, everybody calls me Billy," Wilson said.

So when it came to naming his own beer, Billy "just felt like it made sense."

"It's got a good ring to it, too," he added.

Rea said the name of his brew, #48 Ale, is "more basic," simply paying homage to the number he sports.

A sneak peek into Bryse Wilson's and Colin Rea's future Barrel Yard beer release

For the beers' release, there'll be a friendly head-to-head competition to determine which brew fans think is best, according to the Brewers. More details on that, including when it'll happen, are to be announced.

"I think a lot of it could come down to who's putting up zeros and who's giving up homers," Wilson joked.

That, or "personal preference," he said.

No trash-talking from Rea. Being a fan of honey and sweetness himself, Rea could see a lot of folks being into his competitor's concoction.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: These two Milwaukee Brewers pitchers are getting their own beers. Here's a behind-the-scenes look.