“In the event you like beer,” says Greg Casey, “There’s no higher time within the historical past of mankind to be residing in america, proper now.”
And if anybody is certified to make such a press release, it is Casey. After many years main yeast and high quality applications for among the largest brewers within the Western hemisphere, Casey retired to work on his ardour venture—telling the story of American brewing from the 1830’s to the current in a method that showcases its innovation in addition to the interaction by way of that historical past with parallel brewing cultures and industries in Europe.
On this episode, Casey hits on turning factors in American lager brewing historical past, outlining the contexts and driving elements in giant scale recipe adjustments, shopper preferences, ABVs, and extra. Alongside the way in which, he discusses:
- variations in 1800’s beer drinkers in Europe and America
- American brewers’ improvement of pale beer with out chill haze
- the 2 outstanding yeast lineages in American lager brewing
- “flowering instances” by way of American brewing historical past the place beer, on the whole, turned lighter
- early makes an attempt to ban corn and rice through congressional motion
- the affect of the pork trade on brewery closures within the 1940’s
- the lengthy historical past of utilizing offbeat elements in American beer
And extra.
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