My brother Dan and I try Samuel Adams Utopia at Alternative Brews in Amherst, NY.

I interview Alex Kopf, Lead brewer at Redhook Brewery in Portsmouth, NH. This is the fourth of a 4 part series. I get an EXCLUSIVE tour and I’m sharing it with you.

Part 1 – The Interview
Part 2 – The Process
Part 3 – Lesson in Malt and Hops
Part 4 – The Tour

I interview Alex Kopf, Lead brewer at Redhook Brewery in Portsmouth, NH. This is the third of a 4 part series. We talk about the brewing process in this segment.

Part 1 – The Interview
Part 2 – The Process
Part 3 – Lesson in Malt and Hops
Part 4 – The Tour

Gregory Ng takes me to the Peace Street Market in Raleigh, NC.

I interview Alex Kopf, Lead brewer at Redhook Brewery in Portsmouth, NH. This is the second of a 4 part series. We talk about the brewing process in this segment.

Part 1 – The Interview
Part 2 – The Process
Part 3 – Lesson in Malt and Hops
Part 4 – The Tour

I interview Alex Kopf, Lead brewer at Redhook Brewery in Portsmouth, NH. This is the first of a 4 part series.

Part 1 – The Interview
Part 2 – The Process
Part 3 – Lesson in Malt and Hops
Part 4 – The Tour

Thanks to Amanda Telford and Alex Kopf of Redhook and NHTweetUp for making this happen. Thanks to Walter Elly for his camera work in the opening scene.

Our company went to the Harpoon Brewery to take in the 5:30 club experience. Appearing are Graham “Thirsty Chicken” Nelson, Amy Moriarty and Allen & Gerritsen’s CEO (and martini man) Andrew Graff.

The treat was talking to Jules the bartender. He is highly knowledgeable about the products and process.

The best part is how I talk about not talking about the finish, right after I talk about the finish. What I meant is that I do not refer to a finish as “lingering, crisp, sweet or dry”. I use language that you and I care about, not beerspeak that no one understands.