About this episode

This episode discusses the art of small-scale lagering with experienced brewers.

Lagers have been having a moment for a long time now. In this current age of brewing, there are many small breweries that are giving the time and attention to making lagers of note. We have two guests here that will explain how to best approach the style, and bring great pints to your patrons. Andreas Miller has over 20 years of experience in the brewing industry, and has been an adjunct instructor, consultant, and one of the brewers for the Siebel Institute 's pilot and research brewing department since 2023. A graduate of Doemens Akademie in Munich, Andreas has worked as a brewmaster for a number of breweries large and small internationally, and provided consulting services for many breweries worldwide. His expertise covers practically every phase of brewing, packaging, and engineering operations, along with troubleshooting. Daren Orr and business partner Matt Bartle decided that the town of South Hero, Vermont, would benefit from a public house with community (and great beer) at the forefront. While watching the brewery market for over a decade, they believed that a small town nano brewpub would be a stable model to both produce beer and run a local restaurant so opened Two…

People in this episode

Guests: Andreas Miller, Daren Orr, Matt Bartle

Topics covered

• lager brewing
• small breweries
• community brewing
• nano brewpub
• brewing expertise

Keywords

• lager
• brewing
• small breweries
• community
• nano brewpub
• Two Heroes Brewery
• Andreas Miller

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Siebel Institute

Places: South Hero, Vermont, Two Heroes Brewery

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