BigFoamyHead was invited to attend a legitimate beer industry event - the Master Brewers Association of the Americas Rocky Mountain District held a joint technical meeting with the American Society of Brewing Chemists (website) at the MillerCoors brewery in Golden, CO.  The highlight of the evening was a keynote presentation «The Bitter, Twisted Truth of the Hop» by Dr. David S. Ryder, Vice President, Brewing & Research, MillerCoors.

Rick is joined by Dana Johnson (Brewery Technical Representative BIRKO Corporation) as we speak with Troy Casey, Toby Eppard and Dr. Ryder from MillerCoors.  There are excellent conversations regarding the Pilot Brewery in Golden CO, a homebrewers dream - an $80K steam fired nano brewery, and the Sand Lot brewery at Coors field.  The pilot brewery team brewed the Pre-Prohibition Pilsner that was on tap for the meeting based on a 1913 recipe.

In the second segment, Dr. Ryder who is based out of Milwaukee, www.healthandrecoveryinstitute.com/soma-carisoprodol-muscle-relaxant/ WI goes into depth regarding hops as we discuss new varieties of hops, hop utilization, hop oils and extracts as well as the ever controversial International Bittering Unit measure.

Steve Presley joins us during the third segment.  Steve is the Senior Assistant Brewmaster for Anheuser-Busch, Inc. in Fort Collins, Colorado.  Steve created Michelob Dunkel Weiss, he discusses taking the beer from concept to commercial distribution.

This show is dedicated to the memory of  Matt Luhr, Head Brewer, The DAM Brewery, Dillon CO.  A passionate brewer that was taken from us too soon.

Errata: during the first segment, Rick said a lambic was a 3 year blend.  It is actually a Gueuze that is a blend of Lambics from 3 different years.

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WARNING: Not Safe For Work (NSFW) due to explicit language.  Send the kiddies out of the room.

BigFoamyHead goes emo and adds to the national hysteria.  If you watch CNN, even casually, you'll start to notice that the reporting is formulaic - disaster and financial ruin, pretty much in that order.  Can you hear the rythmic beating of hooves as the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse ride on the Highway to Hell?  Earthquakes, fire, famine, floods and pestilence are all at hand.  We're flirtin with disaster, but we say crack a cold beer and watch it go up in flames!  You may as well get a good buzz on the eve of destruction.

Beers sampled on this emo episode:

• Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout (8.3% ABV)
• Lagunitas Olde GnarlyWine (9.7% ABV)
• Steinhaus Fat Weasel (preshow beer) (7.1%)
• Baron's Black Wattle Superior
• Breckenridge Brewery 471 Small Batch Double IPA (9.2%)

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