Desert Island Beers – Castaways for 2012!
Back in June Mark Fletcher at Real Ale Reviews and I started a collaborative feature titled Desert Island Beers. The premise was simple: to get under the skin of beer lovers (Brewers, Bloggers, Journalist’s etc.) and find out a bit more about the beers that really make them tick and hopefully also a bit about the person along the way.
A new castaway features on this blog and Real Ale Reviews most Friday’s. The concept is simple: it’s just like the Radio 4 show we’ve taken our inspiration from, only that we ask guests what beers they would take to a desert island rather than music.
We ask each guest to select five beers they just could not live without; and if our castaway is a brewer then only one of their selected beers may be brewed by their own fair hands. And as we’re generous island chiefs, we allow our castaways a couple of extras: a meal to go with the beers, one luxury item, a CD and some books that they’d like to take along to keep their spirits up, (the luxury item must be inanimate and of no use in escaping the island or allowing communication from outside!).
We have already had some great guests including a real coup with Santa Claus and also Sir (it’s only matter of time) Steve Wellington of William Worthington fame. We have loads more castaways lined up including brewers and beer writers with the posts now getting a much greater International feel; so here’s to a great new 2012 and loads of new Desert Island Beers castaways.
January 2012 Castaways
6th January 2012 – Tony Magee, U.S.A. – Owner and founder of one of America’s fastest growing breweries, The Lagunitas Brewery Co. Petulama, California.
13th January 2012 – Søren Erikson, New Zealand – Founder and Head Brewer of critically acclaimed NZ craft label 8 Wired Brewing Co. who were recently announced as The Brewers Guild of New Zealand Award’s Champion Brewery for 2011.
20th January 2012 – Garrett Marrero, U.S.A. – Founder and owner of Maui Brewing Co, Hawaii; talking about brewing in paradise!
27th January 2012 – Leigh Linley, U.K. – Leigh has been writing about beer and food on his blog, The Good Stuff, since 2007, and also contributes to the Leeds CAMRA’s Full Measure magazine.
February/March 2012 – Provisionally
Dan Carey, U.S.A – New Glarus Brewing Co.
Jason Ebel, U.S.A. – Two Brothers Brewing Co.
Xavier Baker, Ireland – Dingle Brewery Co.
Doug Donelan, New Zealand – New Zealand Hops Limited
Tim O’Rourke, U.K. – The Brilliant Beer Co.
Hayley Barton, U.K. – Cumbrian Legendary Ales
Fal Allen, U.S.A. – Anderson Valley Brewery
Matt Brynildson, U.S.A. – Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
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