"American craft brewers are making Belgian Ales better than Belgian breweries."
Wednesday August 16, 2006
That made you sit up, didn't it?
I'll get to it in a minute.
As you know, I've done a lot of hand wringing over the apparent deal with the devil made by one of my personal favorite breweries, Goose Island. At my core I must admit that I'm a purist and as such am continually impressed with the care and effort that this brewery puts into faithfully recreating the styles they brew.
I was surfing the net today and stumbled across this interview with Goose Island brewmaster, Greg Hall. In it he tries to dispel the perception that GI has sold it's soul to A-B. His argument is brief but rather convincing. Only time will really tell whether or not the Goose has been infected. Greg also discusses some of the upcoming brews and makes the claim I quoted in the title of this entry.
I'll get to it in a minute.
As you know, I've done a lot of hand wringing over the apparent deal with the devil made by one of my personal favorite breweries, Goose Island. At my core I must admit that I'm a purist and as such am continually impressed with the care and effort that this brewery puts into faithfully recreating the styles they brew.
I was surfing the net today and stumbled across this interview with Goose Island brewmaster, Greg Hall. In it he tries to dispel the perception that GI has sold it's soul to A-B. His argument is brief but rather convincing. Only time will really tell whether or not the Goose has been infected. Greg also discusses some of the upcoming brews and makes the claim I quoted in the title of this entry.
Comments
Apropos to the title, Beer Advocate will have another Belgian Beer Fest at the end of October. the first one was incredible and showcased a lot of American Belgian-style beer. Of course, I can’t actually directly compare them to beer had on the spot in Belgium.
It’s good to know that the goose is not cooked, so to speak. Thanks for the article!