{"id":2813,"date":"2010-01-01T10:33:39","date_gmt":"2010-01-01T16:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/?p=2813"},"modified":"2010-01-01T10:33:39","modified_gmt":"2010-01-01T16:33:39","slug":"the-session-35-a-favorite-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/the-session-35-a-favorite-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"The Session #35: A favorite moment"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TheThis is my contribution to The Session,<\/strong> hosted this month by the Beer Chicks<\/a>. They gave us many options, since “New Beer’s Resolutions” includes an invitation to “share with us your greats and mistakes of 2009.” I’m keeping my mistakes to myself. I fear enough will be apparent when Brewing with Wheat<\/a> hits store shelves in February.<\/em><\/p>\n

Every year my favorite moments — beer and otherwise — revolve around sharing. Jon Abernathy<\/a> hauling out a bottle of the first vintage of The Abyss<\/em>. Knocking back ounces of Southampton Cuvee Des Fleurs with Sean Paxton<\/a> at the Great American Beer Festival. Maureen Arthur weaving a tale of courtship, New Glarus Belgian Red<\/em> in hand . . . <\/p>\n

And then there are similar experiences in breweries. I wouldn’t be able to write books such as Brew Like a Monk<\/em><\/a> or Brewing with Wheat<\/a><\/em> were it not for the generosity of brewers. And because they share information with each other the overall quality of what’s in your glass continues to improve.<\/p>\n

So here’s a moment from March 31, as recounted in Brewing with Wheat<\/em>: <\/p>\n

“Steven Pauwels grabbed the computer mouse and, click,<\/em> opened a folder showing the recipes for Boulevard Brewing. He clicked again and the spreadsheet on the large computer screen in front of us revealed the recipe for Unfiltered Wheat Beer<\/em> in detail, as well as the process. Click<\/em> again, and the screen displayed a brew house schematic for a batch of Single Wide IPA<\/em> in progress. Next, he opened a spreadsheet with a recipe for ZÔN<\/em>, Boulevard\u2019s seasonal wit. ‘Copy whatever you want,’ he said.<\/p>\n

“The conversation turned to mashing schedules and a presentation Hans-Peter Drexler had made at the 2008 Craft Brewers Conference in San Diego, revealing ‘the secrets’ about how Private Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn makes its iconic Schneider Weisse Original<\/em>. ‘Hans-Peter is so open, he could be American,’ Pauwels said.<\/p>\n

“Here was a Belgian who moved to Kansas City in 1999, talking about a German and himself and sharing every detail of how Boulevard brews its beers. Pardon me for smiling.”<\/p>\n

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