If we here at the Aleheads have said it once, we’ve said it a million times. We are, of course, champions of the craft brewing movement. And anything that shines the spotlight on the industry is OK by us. But can a television show about a small brewery really maintain dramatic tension and interest for an entire hour? Last week, after the pilot episode of the Discovery Channel’s Brew Masters, we had our answer. No. It really, really can’t.
Did that stop the Discovery Channel from making a full season of fake drama and the travels of Sam Calagione to faraway places? Of course not. After the success of last week’s Episode 1 liveblog, some of the Aleheads decided to run it back with Episode 3 of Brew Masters.* Brother Barley, Dr. Ripped, the Commander and the Professor joined me, Sir Magnus Skullsplitter, as we finally had a chance to see if Sam could win a beer competition. In New Zealand. With a beer brewed from, as near as we could tell, Tomacco. We’ve posted our transcript after the jump for your viewing pleasure.
*Due to scheduling conflicts, Episode 2 will be recapped and posted later in the week. Got a problem with that? It’s a free blog written by a bunch of jackasses about beer. Get over it. It’s not like Brew Masters has any sort of continuity issues. In fact, that’s one of the few types of issues it DOESN’T have.
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