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Brüeprint Brewery
The story of Brüeprint Brewing Company begins five years ago in a family kitchen in Holly Springs, North Carolina. It’s in the Wagner kitchen where Eric first combined his passion and talent for gourmet cooking with over 20 years of engineering expertise, specifically in treating water. Who knew that brewing delicious beer was so similar to the science of treating water? The process of releasing enzymes to break down starches into sugar and fermenting the sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide is second nature to a water engineer, while balancing delicious flavor is what a gourmet cook strives for. Hence the “blueprint” for great beer was born! Eric’s unique combination…
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November 20th, 2015
Must be hunting bare…
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Interview with a Head Brewer – Sole Man
We are on somewhat of an English brewer kick at the moment with our head brewer interviews. The latest brewer was recommended to CellarMonk from an avid beer drinker (thanks @broadfordbrewer) and luckily he agreed to sit in the Comfy Computer Chair of Fame (well, somewhat) and hold court on all aspects of his brewing life (well, the exciting bits at least). Please welcome to CellarMonk, the head brewer for Adnams Plc, Mr. Fergus Fitzgerald.Name(s): Fergus Fitzgerald @SolebearBrewery Name: Adnams Plc How long have you beer head brewer/brewmaster there?I joined in 2004 and became head brewer in 2008. Any type of formal training in brewing science or art? If not, how…
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November 13th, 2015
Frying pans and rolling pin hidden…and go.
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Brew Food for Thought
Our friends at ReGrained are looking to grow. Besides their admonition to “Eat Beer”, the guys at ReGrained push to make a small part of the beer/food system a little more efficient. “Brew Good. Bake Good. Do Good.” Check out how @ReGrained bakes tasty+healthy+sustainable EatBeer bars. Give them a try and think about tossing a few coins their way as they grow and become a bigger part of the beer ecosystem. ReGrained Barnraiser Page Full disclosure: The author has received and tasted both of the available ReGrained bars (provided by ReGrained) and they are quite good. A review will be posted soon.
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November 6th, 2015
Been there…
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Compass Rose Brewery Llc
Compass Rose Brewery opened its doors in North Raleigh in 2015. We are a 10 BBL brewery offering a rotating selection of our own craft beers along with guest beers from other local breweries. Our inspirations come from many sources including the extraordinary beauty of North Carolina, the many local cultures, traveling the world and appreciating their contributions to the brewing industry, input from our friends and customers and creativity in developing unique recipes that appeal to a wide variety of beer connoisseurs.
