44: Bierstadt Lagerhaus Founders: A Methodical Approach to Traditional Techniques
“It’s not one thing one hundred percent better, it’s a hundred things one percent better,” says Ashleigh Carter. “There’s not one thing I can put my finger on in our brewhouse that we do, but it’s the commitment to doing every single one of those things every single time.”
Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine Podcast
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Show Notes
Ashleigh Carter and Bill Eye of Denver’s Bierstadt Lagerhaus are quintessential brewers’ brewers, and their singular focus on lagers along with their exacting and methodical approach to traditional techniques has earned them deep respect from their peers. In this episode of the podcast, they discuss everything from the Weyermann base malt they use in their pale lagers, to the importance of decoction mashing, the value of technique over recipe, their novel glassware and pricing strategies, broader trends in the brewing industry, the boom and bust cycle, and why beer should not be the focus of the conversation.