My Promise

ON the one hand, I pledge to, as accurately as possible, present information that will help people brew and enjoy beer. ON the other hand, I will also flagrantly distort facts about things just to entertain myself. Please take it with a grain of salt. Let's learn about and enjoy craft beer with a light heart (and a nice head).

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Interview with a pro brewer

During the recent hanami (cherry blossom viewing) party at Yoyogi park I managed to stand still long enough, and form sentences well enough to interview a gentleman by the name of George Juniper. George is from England, and was formerly a brewer at Dark Star Brewing Co. in Brighton, before shipping over to Japan to work at Kiuchi Brewery in Ibaraki, Japan. Kiuchi is the brewery behind the Hitachino Nest brand, perhaps the most recognized Japanese craft beer outside of Japan. George gave me a little critique on my smoked brown ale, and gave me the low-down on how he got into the biz. Watch and learn.

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All right, let's have it!