Craft Beer 101 – The Ultimate Beer Course

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TASTE AND LEARN FROM AN UP AND COMING LOCAL CRAFT BREWER!
Craft Beers Are the Fastest Growing Segment of the American Brewing Industry

Learn Everything You Need to Know About Craft Beer -
In Just Under 2 Hours!
Join TasteDC and local Beer Legend - Brian "Stillwater" Strumke as we cover the basics of
craft beers! By the end of the 70's in the U.S., there were only 44 brewing companies - the industry
began to revitalize with microbreweries in the 80's and today there are over 1,500 craft brewers in
the U.S.! In this class, we will taste eight different "styles" of beer that showcase the
revolution in beer making currently going on in this country. Beer can be very confusing, so we'll
cover and taste some of the following: Barley Wine, ESB, Hefeweizen, Imperial, IPA, Lager, Lambic,
Pale Ale, Pilsner, Porter, Steam Beer and Stout.
Learn the basics like how to:
-Understand the Major Beer Styles,
-Discover the fine distinctions between craft vs. commercial style beers,
-Become accustomed to terms like "bottle-conditioned", "dry-hopping", "Saccharomyces cerevisiae",
-Develop your palate and preferences based on simple Beer Characteristics,

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Stillwater Artisanal Ales is the nomadic brewing venture headed by Baltimore native,
Brian "Stillwater" Strumke. A former internationally renowned techno DJ and producer who
has extensively traveled much of the US and Europe, he returned home in 2004 to delve into
a new passion, brewing. Brian rather quickly made his mark in the homebrewing community for
his often odd concoctions and unconventional brewing methods. "I look at brewing as an art
form, creating a beer to me is like painting a picture. There are virtually an infinite
amount of variables that can be manipulated and my approach to brewing very much parallels
how I went about creating my music." Brian eventually cut his teeth by ranking in some local
homebrew competitions, which eventually led to wins in the Sam Adams Longshot and Holiday
Competitions, as well as the AHA (American Homebrewer's Association) Nationals. These accolades
were surprising given that Brian's beers rarely fit into BJCP (Beer Judge Certification Program)
categories; even the more "traditional" beers he made would have some sort of twist. "I am not
really into this to reinvent the wheel (or Pale Ale for that matter), so you can definitely expect
something fresh and new." These competitions often yielded wins in the more esoteric categories
and his intricate use of herbs, spices, wild yeasts, and anything else he could get his hands
on often came to judges with both intrigue and enjoyment. In 2010, after about 5 years of backyard
brewing, Brian has taken Stillwater Artisanal Ales to the public. Wary of startup costs for a
full-blown brewery, Brian now travels to various breweries in the US and Belgium, hand-crafting
small-batch, authentic ales.
You will taste 8 beers at this event.
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