Comments on: Women of the beerosphere: Carolyn Smagalski http://hop-talk.com/2008/03/18/women-of-the-beerosphere-carolyn-smagalski/ Beer. Life. Blog. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:37:05 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Carolyn Smagalski http://hop-talk.com/2008/03/18/women-of-the-beerosphere-carolyn-smagalski/comment-page-1/#comment-8685 Carolyn Smagalski Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:37:02 +0000 http://hop-talk.com/2008/03/18/women-of-the-beerosphere-carolyn-smagalski/#comment-8685 Although I do not homebrew (lack of adequate space), I have "guest brewed with Chris LaPierre at Iron Hill Brewery in West Chester, PA. Chris is a gifted brewer, and it was hugely educational to be exposed to all the aspects of brewing - chemistry, physics, physical labor, creativity, and pleasure in the finished product. I also do taste-testing for Dr. Lee Williams of www.chestnuttrails.com, who is developing gluten free beer using chestnuts. The development has come a long way in a few years, from a weak brew with high levels of phenolics, to a rich, flavorful quencher that is satiating to the tastebuds. Although I do not homebrew (lack of adequate space), I have “guest brewed with Chris LaPierre at Iron Hill Brewery in West Chester, PA. Chris is a gifted brewer, and it was hugely educational to be exposed to all the aspects of brewing – chemistry, physics, physical labor, creativity, and pleasure in the finished product.

I also do taste-testing for Dr. Lee Williams of http://www.chestnuttrails.com, who is developing gluten free beer using chestnuts. The development has come a long way in a few years, from a weak brew with high levels of phenolics, to a rich, flavorful quencher that is satiating to the tastebuds.

]]> By: Ron http://hop-talk.com/2008/03/18/women-of-the-beerosphere-carolyn-smagalski/comment-page-1/#comment-8644 Ron Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:23:42 +0000 http://hop-talk.com/2008/03/18/women-of-the-beerosphere-carolyn-smagalski/#comment-8644 Thanks to Al for kicking off this series, I'm really learning a lot about women and beer. One common thread amongst our guest writers seems to be the social aspect of beer which is something we at Hop Talk love to blog about; we call it “atmosphere”. Beer just tastes better in the right place with the right people. You sure are busy, certainly you don’t have time to homebrew…. or do you? Thanks for taking the time to write, Carolyn! Thanks to Al for kicking off this series, I’m really learning a lot about women and beer. One common thread amongst our guest writers seems to be the social aspect of beer which is something we at Hop Talk love to blog about; we call it “atmosphere”. Beer just tastes better in the right place with the right people.

You sure are busy, certainly you don’t have time to homebrew…. or do you?

Thanks for taking the time to write, Carolyn!

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