![]() ![]() Inside U Flecku in Prague, the site of Scott's beer epiphany. I am old enough that my legal drinking age predates the earliest American microbreweries starting production in the late 1970s (read pre-Sierra Nevada). Having said that, my beer epiphany didn’t happen until 1988 in Prague.Īt the time I was a 20-something, Budweiser-drinking American living in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, a small ski town in the Bavarian Alps south of Munich. I spent three glorious years of life-changing imbibing of hefeweizens, helles, pilsner, bock, doppelbock, rauchbier, dunkel, and dunkelweizens. However, if I were not brewing for a living, I picture myself in retirement reverting back to my early post uni dirt bag days (now that the house is nearly paid off) and spending time out on the waters around Tasmania with my wife Kate, sailing and paddling and just plain exploring. And my original homebrew kit would be set up in the corner waiting for the gas burner to be fired up. ![]() I started along the path of becoming a brewer later in life than most, so I have already had all those other jobs from dirt bag raft guiding and spending all my free time in the outdoors to pseudo careers wearing suits and ties. And now I cannot imagine being anything other than a brewer for the rest of my working life. What would you be if you weren't a brewer? I am a brewer because everyday when I wake up I actually look forward to going to work because, well, I am consumed by everything beer. Just ask my wife. That is a collective group of generally amazing people in a worldwide industry. ![]() Then there is the process of making beer: the mechanical, electrical and chemical engineering that supports brewing of wort and ending with a packaged product to enjoy with friends (or the quiet company of oneself) for consumer consumption.Īdd to all of that all of the personalities of everyone involved in the industry from the suppliers, the pubs, those selling beer, those writing about beer, those promoting beer and, last but not least, all those brewers around the world who make beer. There is also the science of making beer. And that is an endless journey of learning and knowledge. I am consumed by beer. I love the history and the lore of beer, breweries and the people behind them. ![]() Scott Overdorf – Hobart Brewing Company Scott and Hobart Brewing Company founder Brendan Parnell take to the waters of Hobart for the launch of their first beer in 2014. Thankfully – somehow – amid everything that has gone into opening Hobart Brewing Company's impressive "Red Shed" venue on the Tasmanian capital's waterfront, head brewer Scott Overdorf (above left) has managed to find the time to do just that.Īs someone who started out brewing in one of the heartlands of the most developed craft beer scene in the world before coming to Australia, including time spent on America's first ever craft canning line, he has stories and insights that few local brewers possess.Īnd here, with answers taking in Scotland, Colorado, Prague, Germany, the romance of beer and a Thai Boxing World Champion, they are. It's just a shame that brewers are all so busy it can take a while to coax answers from them so the features don't run as often as we'd like. It's why we launched our Brew & A series: to find out more about the characters responsible for bringing you the beers you know and love. When you've decided to dedicate your life to making beer, the chances are you're an interesting sort, particularly if you've decided to do that in the fledgling realm of craft beer. ![]()
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