For months, I have anticipated the debut of this show. ‘Brew Masters’ is exactly the kind of thing I’ve been talking about since getting into beer, and being an avid Discovery Channel watcher built the anticipation even more. The show is hosted by Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head Brewery in Milton, Delaware. Dogfish Head is currently one of my
top 5 favorite breweries in the nation, so this helped build the steam in my mind, as well. The approach to the show can be expressed as ‘
How It’s Made’ meets ‘
Mythbusters’ meets ‘
American Chopper’ meets ‘
a delicious pint of 90 minute IPA.’
Episode one introduced us to the brewery, told us a bit about the process, sprinkled in some history of brewing and let us meet the characters of the show. And I do mean characters. Sam and his collaborators have a fun sense of humor that comes across in the show and have crafted themselves easily as likable hosts. I’m excited for the show and don’t really want to wait another week to learn about turning spit into beer!
…Until then, I better go find myself a
Theobroma to cool me down.
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