Episode 83: He’Brew Bittersweet Lenny’s R.I.P.A.

We’re drinking He’Brew Bittersweet Lenny’s R.I.P.A. from New York’s Schmaltz Brewing with local homebrewer Mark Mruss. Mark has been brewing beer for a few years, sometimes with a few more interesting ingredients.

Show Notes

00:00 – Introduction
00:30 – He’Brew Bittersweet Lenny’s R.I.P.A.
06:45 – Mark getting into homebrewing
14:15 – Higher ABV brews
17:25 – Mark’s homebrew highlights
20:45 – Half Pints Simcoe Spruce
22:30 – Beer ingredients regulations
23:40 – Anniversary beers and high ABV
27:25 – Stone opening a brewery in Germany
28:50 – Back to homebrewing
34:30 – Open fermentation and sour beers
37:05 – Europeans, washing and cheeses
38:40 – Mark finding time to brew
40:20 – The brewing process
47:40 – Wrapping it up