Ruminations on food, drink, travel, life and reason.
I recorded with Brendan and Kenny of @truerespite earlier this week. I will get the episode edited and ready to go this weekend, for release generally on Thursday. Glad to be kicking off a new season, sharing some big news from @truerespite, and catching everyone up on some news of my own. Soon!
It has been about a month since I shared my decision to open a brewery. Progress since has been slow but steady, though we are learning a ton, about the process and ourselves. Here is an update.
Farewell, Vermont, thanks for having us. Even if we didn’t get to visit your beautiful mountains, Burlington was wonderful.
Enjoying one last dinner, a quiet one in the hotel restaurant, now that #nanocon is over. Tomorrow we fly back home.
There is a lot of good local beer, and other products, pouring during the breaks at #nanocon. Grateful that the tasting glass is responsible sized. And the full alone is only half.
I still have a lot of research to do on equipment but there is a lot I like about the idea of a 7 bbl Blichmann system.
When you follow a lovely pair of Canadians from a local Burlington brewery to a cidery, even when you don’t usually drink cider, it is more than all right. Especially when Andrea loves cider.
Brain is reaching full capacity. A few more hours to go in this bootcamp. I think I have a clearer idea of immediate next steps and what will be our biggest challenges ahead. Still excited despite learning more specifically how much hard work is in store.
A man, this man anyway, does not survive on beer alone. When they have a Fernet Branca cocktail, especially made with rye whiskey and bitters, I am going to order it.
Doing a bit of touristing. Walked up and down Church St in downtown Burlington before dinner. We may or may not have purchased flannel and maple syrup.
