In part one of our chat with Russ Springsteen and John Niedermaier of Right Brain Brewery in Traverse City, Michigan, we learn about early ’90s boom in the brewing industry, before exploring the architecture of Charlevoix’s Earl Young.
Are you right brained or left brained?
Left-brained thinkers tend to be more logical and objective, while right-brained thinkers are more intuitive and subjective. Test yourself here.
I’m sure I’m not the only one who, when hearing of the White House Beer Summit, wondered first “what beer will they have?” Today we have an answer, although I’m not sure the ink is dry on this one. According to the Wall Street Journal, Red Stripe and Blue Moon will be served to Professor Gates and Sergeant Crowley, respectively, and it’s Bud Light for the President.
Oh, Mr. President…
I’m not sure what I would recommend he have, but I like the idea mentioned in the story of serving Equality Ale made by the Capitol City Brewing Company in DC (although I’ve never tried it). Any suggestions out there? Leave a comment.
Update: Was Red Stripe unavailable? CNN reports that Professor Gates ended up with a Samuel Adams Light while surprise guest VP Biden enjoyed a Buckler “near beer”. I’m beginning to think that they all should have gone with a Presidential IPA from our old friends at Diamond Bear Brewing.
A longer-than-usual episode, but packed with solid information about Grizzly Peak’s Alan Pugsley brewing system, and the chemistry of nitrogen-dispensed beers. Then we head to Kerrytown, one of Ann Arbor’s funkiest shopping districts.
Launch ad campaigns, not missiles! North Korea has launched a new ad campaign for their locally brewed Taedonggang beer. The BBC has an article about it here, although I’m having trouble getting the video to play here. Maybe you’ll have better luck.
How I’d love to have a bottle of this for the ol’ collection. I’ve been to South Korea — where Taedonggang is sometimes available — but don’t recall ever seeing it. Hite seemed to be the most popular brand. Fairly mild but quite drinkable and very welcome alongside a slab of kalbi.
Kalbi cooked at the table in Daegu, South Korea (bottle of Hite at top center)
