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In a first for the podcast, we have a guest interview. IGOR Eric Pierce brings us a conversation with John Wei of Brewlander & Co in Singapore. How did he get started with good beer? What does it take to find ingredients and why did make the job to go pro? Find out! We also sit down and cover the beer world - Hazy IPA going national, Drew's quixotic LA quest, the notion of courtesy scoring and hey.. what's that? Why yes, we're announcing another experiment! Sit back and get ready to listen!
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- Forbes - Hop Vendors Swallow a Bitter Pil: https://www.forbes.com/sites/taranurin/2018/01/26/hop-vendors-swallow-a-...
- Sam Adams launches a national New England Hazy IPA: https://thefullpint.com/beer-news/samuel-adams-best-selling-new-england-...
- Sierra Nevada donation to Butte College: http://www.butte.edu/feeds/2018/Free_Tuition_Fees_Fall_2018.html
- The Return of Dan and Martha Holly-Paquette: https://www.rmcmedia.co.uk/vibe/food-and-drink/article/Brewery-to-open-o...
- Brewery at Abgaile - https://abigailerestaurant.com/
- Zymurgy Brewworks: http://www.zymurgybrewworks.com/
- Long Beach Beer Lab: https://lbbeer.com/
- Yeast Family Tree: http://allaboutbeer.com/article/the-family-tree-of-yeast/
- Courtesy Scoring in Judging: http://professorgoodales.net/archives/13532
- Cryo Hop Experiment: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/cryo-hop-vs-t-90
- Brewlander: http://www.brewlander.com/
- Dark Run by Mike Brooks: http://amzn.to/2CMS6Bs
- Habitat for Humanity - https://www.habitat.org/
- Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
- Experimental Brew Store - https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store
Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:03:13 Announcements & Feedback
00:9:12 The Pub
00:26:16 The Library - Yeast Tree
00:32:39 The Brewery - Courtesy Scoring
00:39:50 The Lab - Cryo Hops
00:44:57 The Lounge - Brewlander
01:41:36 Quick Tip - Beer Shipping
01:44:00 Something Other Than Beer
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YCH Hops
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The concept of a "courtesy score" in grading a beer ruins the entire purpose of the scoring sheet. For any beer receiving the courtesy score one should understand that the real score is less than or equal to the value shown. The brewer of that beer would be a fool to believe the actual score of the beer was actually the score received, and you are doing nothing for the brewer of the poor-quality beer by lying. The "dick" is the one who insists, "We must not harm the feelings of the brewer by telling the truth." If the real score is in question, the score has to be determined at the judging table.
Fred L Johnson
Apex, North Carolina, USA