Pork and beans? How about pork and beer? If you think “bacon makes it better,” you’ll love the latest episode (#145, listen here) of Beer Sessions Radio™, the first of the new year. We have some truly cool guests, including Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø, the gypsy brewer of Evil Twin who now happily resides in Brooklyn, along with Bierkraft’s Ben Granger, Ryan Barker of Adobe Blues, and author Josh Bernstein.
You’ll hear about Jeppe’s plans for eight new Evil Twin beers, along with the challenges of being a gypsy brewer (hint: it’s not what you know, it’s who you know), why bread beer should be aged, and how host Jimmy Carbone got the Danish Counsel off Budweiser.
As for that pork beer, Alex McDonald of Eagle Earth Brewings and A & G Homebrewing Supplies in Portsmouth (NH) calls in to discuss his experience in brewing gruits: traditional beer that dates back to the 17th Century before hops became a brewer’s mainstay. His brews rely on yarrow, heather tips, and the random pig’s head (!!!) for their flavor.
This is a fascinating episode for homebrewers and beer lovers alike. And vegetarians may want to tune in, as well, just to be safe!