I run into some craft brewers who say, ‘We don’t get respect from the local press.’ And, well, could that be because you’re dressed like a small child? And you’ve been trying to disabuse people of the idea that you’re little kids playing with fun toys?
-Garrett Oliver, Brooklyn Brewery
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The Aleheads have been discussing Garrett Oliver a bit since his recent publicity tour in support of the Oxford Companion to Beer. First of all, kudos to Oliver for completing this comprehensive tome that will likely serve as THE de facto reference guide for those interested in the fermented arts. For those that don’t know the man, besides being the brewmaster at the widely-respected Brooklyn Brewery, he has also become one of the faces of the craft beer revolution in the US. The nattily dressed, eloquent, and outspoken Oliver is a wonderful spokesman for beer and has often been called (by himself and others) one of the “world’s foremost beer experts”. Read the rest of this entry »
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