We travel to Fort Collins, Colorado to speak with two of the people responsible for the beers at New Belgium brewing.

Also, Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine explains high-end RIMS and HERMS brewing systems. Rick Sellers of Pacific Brew News radio gives us a report on a California brewing competition for women only. OctoQueen of Beers and Recirculating Systems We also get feedback about the experiment from John Palmer. We learn about the history of beer in the USA from Maureen Ogle, author of 'Ambitious Brew - The Story of American Beer.' Part one takes us from the Pilgrims to Prohibition.Īntioxidant properties of herbs and spices iTunes | Streaming mp3Īndy Sparks and James Spencer join Brian Warren and John Holder in Denver to taste the last round of samples in the Hot Side Aeration experiment. We continue our discussion about the history of beer in the USA with Maureen Ogle, author of 'Ambitious Brew - The Story of American Beer.' Part two takes us from Prohibition to the present day. iTunes | Streaming mp3Įd Westemeier, communications director of the Beer Judge Certification Program ( BJCP), gives us the history behind the organization and talks about its role in brewing today. iTunes | Streaming mp3Ĭhris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine walks us through the hoops and hurdles home brewers have to go through to brew American Pilsner, the most maligned of all styles. James, Andy Sparks and Steve Wilkes collaborate to taste home brewer Michael Tonsmeire's experiment comparing six different sugars in Belgian Beers.

Ambitious Brew by Maureen Ogle