Dreaming Of Beer ft Kelly Ryan
About this episode
The episode features an engaging conversation with Kelly Ryan, exploring his extensive career in brewing and his insights on hops.
"I do still wake up at night and think of beer recipes and beer names and what I could do with certain hops." Time for the last of the interviews recorded while we were in New Zealand for hop harvest in March. And, while Kelly Ryan works for Freestyle Hops, the reason we were keen to chat with him wasn't so much to pick his brains about his current role as to enjoy time in the company of one of the beer world's most gracious and charismatic figures. Prior to swapping the mash tun for the hop bine, Kelly enjoyed a fine career in brewing. It started out at DB Breweries – one of New Zealand's largest – before he spent a few years in the UK, most notably at Thornbridge in the brewery's earlier years, where he worked alongside BrewDog co-founder Martin Dickie as the unique, game-changing operation transitioned from a tiny space in an outbuilding of a 14th century mansion to their current production facility. Back in New Zealand, he burnished his reputation as a brewer at the likes of Epic, Good George, Fork & Brewer and Boneface, while his finely-tuned palate saw him invited to judge across the globe. As thoughtful and engaging as anyone you'll meet in beer, our conversation travels…
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