Comments on: Craftbrewer Radio - Homebrewed Entertainment from Downunder http://thespiritworld.net/2006/08/08/craftbrewerradio/ Quenching your thirst with sips, nips and tipples. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:57:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Steve Lacey http://thespiritworld.net/2006/08/08/craftbrewerradio/#comment-20422 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 06:43:26 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2006/08/08/craftbrewerradio/#comment-20422 I had noticed Hitachino Nest getting a few reviews on Beer Advocate. Oh, I think it makes some nice beer. Definitely in the upper ranks of the Japanese craft beer scene. I like the white ale and recently had a bottle of Classic Japanese Ale that is allegedly aged in sugi barrels. It was quite a well-balanced ale, and unlike some beer they served at a festival once, the sugi was fortunately way in the background. I think some of their beers miss the mark, and as I just hinted, in their quest to innovate, they have served some truly bizarre beers at local festivals. I agree about Graham's ego being one of his endearing features. To get away with having a big head, you have to go way over the top. He certainly achieves that, and we love him for it. Not that we'd ever tell him that though. I had noticed Hitachino Nest getting a few reviews on Beer Advocate. Oh, I think it makes some nice beer. Definitely in the upper ranks of the Japanese craft beer scene. I like the white ale and recently had a bottle of Classic Japanese Ale that is allegedly aged in sugi barrels. It was quite a well-balanced ale, and unlike some beer they served at a festival once, the sugi was fortunately way in the background. I think some of their beers miss the mark, and as I just hinted, in their quest to innovate, they have served some truly bizarre beers at local festivals.

I agree about Graham’s ego being one of his endearing features. To get away with having a big head, you have to go way over the top. He certainly achieves that, and we love him for it. Not that we’d ever tell him that though.

]]> by: Donavan http://thespiritworld.net/2006/08/08/craftbrewerradio/#comment-20177 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 14:22:55 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2006/08/08/craftbrewerradio/#comment-20177 Steve- Hey, I listened to that interview! What do you think of Hitachino Nest? That's hit the East Coast in a big way. As for Craftbrewer Radio, of all the beer podcasts there are, this is the only one I still listen to on a regular basis. Graham and Ian do get technical sometimes, but it's easily the most entertaining brew radio show out there. I too like the craftbrewer designation and have been using the term to describe what we "brewers at home" do. Another idea of Graham's that I like is to have real craftbeer competitions where commercial brewers go head to head with craftbrewers. And, yes, Graham is the most egotistical brewer in the podcast world. I wouldn't have him any other way. Steve- Hey, I listened to that interview! What do you think of Hitachino Nest? That’s hit the East Coast in a big way.

As for Craftbrewer Radio, of all the beer podcasts there are, this is the only one I still listen to on a regular basis. Graham and Ian do get technical sometimes, but it’s easily the most entertaining brew radio show out there.

I too like the craftbrewer designation and have been using the term to describe what we “brewers at home” do. Another idea of Graham’s that I like is to have real craftbeer competitions where commercial brewers go head to head with craftbrewers.

And, yes, Graham is the most egotistical brewer in the podcast world. I wouldn’t have him any other way.

]]> by: Steve Lacey http://thespiritworld.net/2006/08/08/craftbrewerradio/#comment-20151 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 06:32:42 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2006/08/08/craftbrewerradio/#comment-20151 As the Australian craftbrewer resident in Japan who Graham interviewed, I would like to say, please, for God's sake, don't tell him you wrote this profile. Townsville just won't be big enough for the size of his head after this. I would also like to clarify one point. The only reason that homebrewers in Australia are called craftbrewers is because Graham almost single handedly forced the term upon the hobby around about 1999 when he together with a couple of other dodgy characters launched the <a href="http://craftbrewer.org/" rel="nofollow">Australian Craft Brewer</a> web site. Before that we were homebrewers, and "homebrewer" and "home brewing" hasn't exactly died out. But yes, craftbrewer is a far superior term. The great thing about it is that it upsets the commercial craft breweries. But we assert our right to make beer that is the equal or better of theirs ;-) As the Australian craftbrewer resident in Japan who Graham interviewed, I would like to say, please, for God’s sake, don’t tell him you wrote this profile. Townsville just won’t be big enough for the size of his head after this.

I would also like to clarify one point. The only reason that homebrewers in Australia are called craftbrewers is because Graham almost single handedly forced the term upon the hobby around about 1999 when he together with a couple of other dodgy characters launched the Australian Craft Brewer web site. Before that we were homebrewers, and “homebrewer” and “home brewing” hasn’t exactly died out. But yes, craftbrewer is a far superior term. The great thing about it is that it upsets the commercial craft breweries. But we assert our right to make beer that is the equal or better of theirs ;-)

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