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Gigantic Brewing Company LLC
Gigantic Brewing Company is an independent, crafty brewery located in the Southeast quadrant of the Peoples Republic of Portland. Brewer/Owners Ben Love and Van Havig are veterans of the Oregon brewing community. At Gigantic we only do two things: make the best damn IPA in Portland, Oregon and produce seasonal, exciting, flavorful beers, most of which will be brewed only once. Our goal is simultaneously to create new interpretations of classic styles and to ignore those same style guidelines completely and brew whatever our creative natures produce. We hold ourselves to a simple principle – Never Give an Inch. We vow to start small and (stubbornly) stay small,…
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Otters Tears Beer Co.
Specialist Beer Shop – in Burslem, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, UK
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October 16th, 2015
Them’s the rules…
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Star San No Rinse Sanitizer
Star San is an acid based no rinse sanitizer. Use only one ounce per 5 gallons of water. Star San is odorless, flavorless, and requires only one to two minutes of contact time. This product does tend to foam, which has advantages and disadvantages. The foaming action helps to sanitize cracks and crevices, but you need to allow extra time for draining. The foaming action is perfect for plastic fermenters. You can minimize the foaming effect by adding Star San to the vessel after the water has been added, and by siphoning as opposed to pouring the solution between vessels. Since Star San is acid based, contact with soft metals…
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Rat Brewery
This bespoke 6 brewers barrel plant produces 120 firkins per week. Our Brewers have created Rodent themed beers to critical acclaim and won a string of Awards. In addition to the regular beers below, the Rat Brewery concentrates on heavily hopped pale ales. Ones to look out for include the intensely hoppy Crazy Rat 6% and Rat Against the Machine 7.4%, Our Head Brewer, Paul Spencer personally brews something special each month under the ‘Project Rat’ Experimental Series of one-off brews.
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Interview with a Head Brewer – The Man From Ossett
The time has come to restart our monthly interviews with professional brewers. Since breweries seem to be opening once every 35 seconds or so, we will probably not run out of interview subjects anytime soon. Now up, our next guest in the Comfy Computer Chair of Fame, is a brewer that hails from West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. With nearly 15 years in the industry he’s a right “old timer” (compared to the multitudes of new brewers entering the brewing scene). Please welcome to Cellarmonk, Ossett Brewing Company’s head brewer, Mr. Paul Spencer.Name(s): Paul Spencer – @paulspencer1973 Brewery Name: Ossett Brewing Co Ltd, Ossett, West Yorkshire, England How long have you…
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North Coast Scrimshaw
Named for the delicate engravings popularized by 19th century seafarers, Scrimshaw is a fresh tastingPilsner brewed in the finest European tradition using Munich malt and Hallertauer and Tettnang hops. Scrimshaw has a subtle hop character, a crisp, clean palate, and a dry finish.
