Aug 27, 2018
Podcast: Adjuncts are on review with guest Todd Ryan from Ryan Brewing
In this podcast episode we delve
into adjunct brewing with Ryan Brewing master brewer,
Todd Ryan. The crew discusses the craft beer craze of adjunct
brewing in detail. We'll talk about Todd's new start-up one-barrel
craft beer system and visit his brewing past from explorations in
Europe to Wyoming home-brew roots to the now 2-month opened for
public consumption, Ryan Brewing in Roscoe, IL. And of course, we
do some beer tastings....this time featuring M-43
NEIPA from Old Nation Brewing Co. in Williamston, Michigan, the
first release in Othe “New Orthodox” IPA series utilizing a complex
combination of Calypso, Simcoe, Citra and Amarillo hops. Not to
outdone, Todd brough 4 fabulous beers from Ryan's Brewing,
including his signature Schlopgarten German Hefeweizen, Back in
Blackberry PA, a Cherry Apricot Sour and a delicious Kolsch with
some steamy influence. Speaking of one barrel systems, we wondered
in the real life, does size really matter?...Kent and Brent lead a
another segment of BEER TAG, where they offer fact or fiction of
different sizes of breweries, beer production, etc. and Mike and
Todd have to guess whether the size given for each topic is indeed
real or fake. Surprisingly, they both did quite well ... are you a
beer know-it-all? If so, how did you do on this episodes beer tag?
Finally, much like adjunct brewing, we shared clips from Opal, an American
rock band in the 1980s from LA. They were part of the Paisley
Underground musical style and come across as a fuzz-drenched infuse
of Mazzy Star meets T-Rex. The band's name is derived from Opel, a
song by Syd Barrett of early Pink Floyd fame. As is the case with
many of our music clip features, Opal is extremely rare and
difficult to find so we hope you enjoy the sneak preview of these
fuzzy rock classics from our youth. Share this podcast with your
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2018! #drinkitup 
