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Interview with a Brewmaster – Texas Transplant
The latest in our interview series has brought old world brewing and craftsmanship to the north Texas countryside. A stickler for the German beer Purity law, this latest brewmaster is making what is familiar to him in the way it was taugh and expected in the land where he learned his craft. Please welcome, from McKinney, Texas, Brewmaster Dennis Wehrmann of the Franconia Brewing Company. Name(s): Dennis Wehrmann Brewery Name: Franconia Brewing Company When did the brewery start? In Texas, February 2008 (in Germany around 1800, not currently open) How long have you beer brewmaster there? Since our openning Any type of formal training in brewing science or art? If…
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Bell’s Brewery, Inc.
Bell’s Brewery, Inc. began in 1985 with a quest for better beer and a 15 gallon soup kettle. Since then, we’ve grown into a regional craft brewery that employs more than 100 people over an 18 state area. The dedication to brewing flavorful, unfiltered, quality craft beers that started in 1985 is still with us today. We currently brew over 20 beers for distribution as well as many other small batch beers that are served at our pub in Kalamazoo. Our ongoing goal is to brew thoughtfully, creatively and artistically. We strive to bring an authentic and pleasant experience to all of our customers through our unique ales and beers.
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Interview with a Brewmaster – A Grand Floridian
Let’s bring to the stage our next brewer. Talk about the life of Reilly. A job he loves, in a nice sunny location (if you don’t mind an occaisionally pesky hurricane) and always with an eye towards the future. Next up in our Interview with a Brewmaster series, welcome Michael N. Bryant of the Dunedin Brewery in Dunedin, Florida. Name(s): Michael N. Bryant Brewery Name: Dunedin Brewery When did the brewery start? 1996 How long have you been the brewmaster there? Since 1996 Any type of formal training in brewing science or art? If not, how did you learn the craft? Mostly self taught. Have attended American Brewers Guild on…
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Klosterbrauerei Andechs
Andechs Monastery Brewery pursues a philosophy of quality rather than quantity. It builds on the good name of its worldwide renowned trademark and its Holy Mountain antecedents. Not only are Andechs Monastery Beers appreciated in all traditional branches of gastronomy but are also steadily gaining in popularity in the new trend-setting, beer-orientated food-and-drink scene.
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The Abbey Brewery
Abbey Ales. Brewed in Bath since 1997. Founded in 1997, Abbey Ales was the first and only brewery in the historic City of Bath for over fifty years, the initiative of experienced brewery sales and marketing manager Alan Morgan.Our flagship ale Bellringer was successfully launched at the Bath CAMRA beer festival way back in October 1997 and is now the top selling cask bitter in the World Heritage City of Bath and is as popular with the many visitors to the Georgian City as it is with Bathonians. In fact Bath MP Don Foster was so impressed with Bellringer he arranged for it to be sold as a guest beer…
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Interview with a Brewmaster – Argus Edition
{xtypo_dropcap}I{/xtypo_dropcap}n our ongoing Brew News interview series, we now highlight some industry professionals. The Jensens, from Chicago, IL. Welcome the brewmasters from Argus Brewery – Locally Brewed. As you like it Name(s): Robert Jensen and Patrick Jensen Brewery Name: Argus Brewery When did the brewery start? 2009 How long have you beer brewmaster there? Since the beginning Any type of formal training in brewing science or art? If not, how did you learn the craft? Siebel Institue and self education If you will, a brief history of your brewing experience (where have you brewed)? I was a homebrewer for about 10 years
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Interview with a Homebrewer – Cosentino Wire
In our ongoing interview series, we now subject our next homebrewer to the klieg light of fame. When he’s not banging away at his computer keyboard, our interviewee is hard at work on his next home brewed endeavor. Let’s hear it for Kevin Cosentino. Name: Kevin Cosentino Day Job: Software Engineer When did you start homebrewing? September 2006 What got you into homebrewing?A person? An unfulfilled interest? Sheer boredom? My friend and I were sitting around drinking craft beer when a commercial for the Sam Adams homebrew competition came on. We figured it would be fun to brew our own, so we went out and bought a kit and ingredients,…
