tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11982415771243417492024-03-19T11:10:31.792+00:00Natural Selection BrewingOrigin - The latest beer from Natural Selection BrewingNatural Selection Brewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680043980432696059noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198241577124341749.post-85535762208189901792013-07-20T09:58:00.000+01:002013-07-20T09:58:59.173+01:00The Origin Dry-Hop TrailDuring our trials we had the privilege to work with some amazing hops from New Zealand and Australia. The flavour and aroma spectrum that is being found in these new world hops is unparalleled. We knew we wanted to showcase as many of them as we could so we decided to create the Origin Dry-Hop Trail in order to take advantage of these power house hops. We settled on 11 varietals; eight from New Zealand, two from Australia, and one from the U.S. Many of these have only been released to market in the last few years and have been bred especially with the craft brewing industry in mind. <br />
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Only one cask of each hop varietal was racked, so each pub has its own exclusive dry-hopped cask. Over the next week, these 11 pubs will be tapping their cask and when its done, that dry hop is extinct (evolution puns will never get old). As pubs tap the casks we will post on Twitter and Facebook to alert everyone. We hope that everyone has the chance to follow some or all of the Dry-Hop Trail and experiences what the different hops add to the beer. <br />
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Without further ado, the pubs and their hops.<br />
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<b>The Southern: Belma </b>(US) - New hop from the U.S., pine, tropical fruit and strawberry.<br /><br /><b>Kay's Bar: Green Bullet</b>
(NZ) - Very spicy, with hints of white pepper. Its ancestry can be
traced to the noble hop varietals from Germany and the Czech Republic
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<b>Mash Tun: Kohatu</b> (NZ) - Very floral with hints of mint, mango and passion fruit. <br /></div>
<b>The Cumberland Bar: NZ Cascade</b>
(NZ) - Similar to USA Cascade but with a distinct difference from the
NZ terroir. Citrus but also a powerful piney, resiny note.<br />
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<b>Bon Vivant Stockbridge: NZ Pacifica</b> (NZ) - Citrus and floral notes. "Orange marmalade aptly describes the citrus aroma."<br /><br /><b>Brass Monkey: NZ Southern Cross</b> (NZ) - Cross between UK and US hops. Nice herbal profile, with hints of lemon peel and pine needles. <br />
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<b>Caley Sample Room: Pacific Jade</b> (NZ) - Bold hop, with citrus and fresh ground black pepper notes.<br /><br /><b>Holyrood 9A: Pacific Gem</b> (NZ) - Very interesting hop that gives oak and blackberry notes.<br /><br />
<b>The Hanging Bat: Stella</b> (Aus) - Very new hop-varietal with intense herbal notes, very much like thyme. <br /><br /><b>Bow Bar: Summer </b>(Aus) - Melon and peach flavours, not unlike Galaxy. Developed with dry-hopping in mind. <br /><br /><b>Stockbridge Tap: Wakatu</b> (NZ) - Very crisp. Adds a nice lime zest character to beers.<br />
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Natural Selection Brewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680043980432696059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198241577124341749.post-30840979522876630582013-07-04T15:24:00.001+01:002013-07-04T15:24:33.222+01:00Dammit Jim, I'm a Brewer, not a Creative Designer!With our launch less than a week away we thought it would be an idea to give you a flavour of what we have been working on behind the scenes, brewing aside. It's one thing to brew a great beer that is satisfyingly refreshing and becomes more delicious with every sip (ahem...) but it's quite another to come up with the artwork that will make the bottles stand out from the wall of brown glass it will soon be up against. Step in the Natural Selection Brewing Creative Design Team!<br />
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We knew from the start of this project that we would need to find someone with the creative skills that would take our branding to the next level and we found two designers who were up to the challenge, Calum Carr and Tyrone Stoddart.<br />
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Calum was first out of the starting blocks and gave us exactly what we were looking for which has been our core brand image across all of our merchandising. We wanted to work with the Natural Selection and Charles Darwin themes but still add a strong link to brewing, Calum came straight back with a hand drawn image of Charles Darwin with a hop cone beard. Awesome. We were so chuffed with Calum's work we put it straight on to some T-shirts. Anyone who made it along to the Heriot-Watt beer festival in March will recognise this from our shirts and we'll be getting more T-shirts made up next week for those who ordered them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Logo featuring on our Tees</td></tr>
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It was soon time to get our brand image shaped in to a print-ready label for our bottles, which is where Tyrone stepped in to help us out. We wanted something fairly simple and clean that stood out from the crowd and Tyrone came back to us with a really strong design that we are now running on our bottles. And he threw in a cool NSB logo for good measure! We now have the labels ready for bottling this weekend and the prototypes are looking funky, we can't wait to get the beer in to those bottles!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The front beer mat design from Tyrone</td></tr>
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After a lengthy email exchange between us and Tyrone whilst working on all those small fixes for the label it was time to start working on some promotional material to get the message out to the public that Natural Selection is back and we have some damn tasty beer. This is where our advertising Gurus, Pete and Bish, helped us out with their creative minds. They recently worked on the newest IRN-BRU TV ads so we were all ears!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of Calum's sketches</td></tr>
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Being a student project it's probably not a surprise that we are working to a tight budget and so we wanted to get our branding on to something we could get lots of for not much money, we settled on beer mats and posters. We gave those limited promotional options to Pete and Bish and they came back with a really creative way of using both of those.<br />
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After hearing their ideas and advice we are now running a competition on our beer mats for one lucky person to win a case of Origin beer! If you want to know how to win there is only one way to find out and that's to get out to pubs and find those beer mats! Do you see what we did there?? The full list of bars is on our locations map so make sure you check it before you hit the town. We've got a few different images on the reverse side of the mats, all sketched for us by Calum and made print-ready by Tyrone, and above is a taster of what you can expect to see if you find some on a beer soaked table. One tip if you want to win, bring a pencil with one of those little erasers on the end :-D<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our launch poster designed by Calum</td></tr>
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Our posters are now all over Edinburgh and you may have already seen one, the above pack shot poster was created by Pete and Bish and our launch poster was created by Calum. Both are very cool we think so keep an eye out for those across the city.<br />
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If you are working on a project of your own and want to get in touch with any of these guys you can find their websites and contact info below.<br />
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So don't forget we're launching Origin on Wednesday next week at Bannermans Bar, Cowgate from 7pm. Full details can be found in the Events section of the website.<br />
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Hopefully see you all there, don't for get your pencils........<br />
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Cheers!<br />
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Natural Selection Brewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680043980432696059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198241577124341749.post-7774508992297923662013-06-13T12:26:00.000+01:002013-06-13T13:31:03.308+01:00Yeast Propagation<div class="MsoNormal">
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Our decision to brew a Saison style beer meant that we had
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profile; namely a pronounced ester (fruity) and spicy flavour with a slightly
acidic finish and a silky mouthfeel. Basically we are looking a whole lot out
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We began trial batches with two strains; the first strain we
used gave us a very enjoyable beer. Unfortunately, issues arose surrounding the
high fermentation temperatures required and its slow fermentation rate; over 2
weeks!! We then brewed a batch using a second Saison strain; this gave superior
flavours and aromas as well as fermenting in half the time, safe to say this
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Step one saw us taking the cropped yeast from our trial
batches and pitching that into 150 litres of wort; which we brewed on the ICBD
pilot brewery at Heriot-Watt University. To maximise our yield, we
carried out this stage aerobically. By using an O<sub>2</sub> stone in the
bottom of the fermentation vessel, we were able to produce small bubbles of filtered compressed
air; resulting in a plentiful supply of oxygen. The presence of oxygen means that the yeast will grow more readily and suppresses alcohol production (not normally what we are looking for!). We obtained a
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We then cropped the yeast from the fermentation vessel ensuring to discard
the first runnings (containing dead cells) and only saving high quality,
healthy yeast. This was then checked under the microscope by Bruce and Pat for
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With the yeast given the all clear, we began the perilous journey to
Stewart Brewing. Feeling a little like Frodo Baggins carrying the One Ring into
Mordor; we escorted our “precious” cargo in an inconspicuous black bucket. Two
buses and a brief encounter with a few Edinburgh bus Orcs later we reached
our destination.</div>
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Upon arrival at Stewart Brewing, Iain (Stewart’s Head Brewer)
and his team had just finished a batch of Edinburgh Gold (a fine brew in my
humble opinion).<br />
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We diverted around 5 barrels (6 hectolitres) into a separate fermentation vessel and pitched our Saison yeast. We then let this ferment, growing our
total yeast weight to around 18kg in a week.<br />
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This is more than enough for us to
use for our first 20 barrel brew. This came as a huge relief; particularly for
me as the man in charge of propagation but also everyone involved with Natural
Selection Brewing. So we now have plenty of yeast for our 1<sup>st</sup> 20
barrel production batch and can crop and reuse this yeast for the 2<sup>nd</sup>
20 barrel production batch the following week. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Side note: Thanks go out to Steve and Iain at Stewart Brewing for trusting us to
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I hope this has been an interesting insight into our
experience of yeast propagation; my take home advice would be that hygiene is paramount;
peracetic acid is truly a brewer’s best friend and is pretty handy against
those pesky Edinburgh bus Orcs too!!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sláinte <o:p></o:p></div>
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Natural Selection Brewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680043980432696059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198241577124341749.post-65635679074280528492013-06-05T19:05:00.000+01:002013-06-06T08:50:34.392+01:00Party Time, Excellent!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">ORIGIN LAUNCH NIGHT WEDNESDAY 10th JULY</span></div>
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We are very proud to announce that the launch of our beer will be at
Bannermans Bar, Cowgate on Wednesday July 10th from 7pm onwards. It
might be an idea to take the Thursday off work, or the morning at least!</div>
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Not
only will we have more beer than you can shake an empty glass at we are
also looking forward to having some live music from one of Edinburgh's
top bands who the NME have described as "one of the country's most
exciting bands". It's all a bit of a secret at the moment as the band currently has
other commitments but we can't wait for them to be part
of the night it's going to be pretty special. I'd bring some extra cash
with you as if you don't have an album already, you will probably want one!</div>
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We will
also be asking you all to take part in a Cask v Keg vote on the night.
Our beer, Origin, will be available on draught keg and cask dispense and
we would like you to tell us which you prefer. We all have our own
preferences and different beers sometimes suit different methods of dispensing so
it's going to be really interesting to find out what people think. We
will also have the beer in bottle conditioned format for anyone who
would like to try it.</div>
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Entry is completely free, so if you like good beer and good music it would be great to see you there!</div>
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Not happy with just an Edinburgh Launch we have gone and organised a second launch at The Rake in London's Borough Market. This is going to be an awesome night of beer and as well as being able to sample our beer The Rake is famous for it's very wide range of beers from around the world.</div>
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Our London launch is on July 17th from 6pm onwards. </div>
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On top of that we have the whole month filled with beery events across Edinburgh. Below is a list of all the events we have planned throughout July. We are
doing a fair bit of beer tasting so there should be plenty of opportunities for people to try before they buy. As if all that wasn't enough we are still adding to this list so please check back to find out if we are going to be in your local for a chat sometime soon!</div>
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Cheers!<br />
The Natural Selection Team<br />
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<b>Origin Launch Night</b> - Bannermans, Cowgate - Wednesday 10th July 7pm onwards</div>
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<b>Beer Tasting</b> - Vino Wines, Comiston Branch - Thursday 11th July 5pm - 7pm</div>
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<b>Scottish Real Ale Festival</b> - The Corn Exchange - Thursday 11th to Sunday 14th July </div>
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<b>Meet the Brewer</b> - The Southern Bar, South Clerk St - Sunday 14th July 8pm - 10pm</div>
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<b>London Launch Night</b> - The Rake, Borough Market - Wednesday 17th July 6pm onwards</div>
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<b>Beer Tasting</b> - Cork and Cask, Marchmont Road - Friday 19th July 5pm - 7pm</div>
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<b>Beer Tasting</b> - Cornelius, Easter Road - Friday 19th July 6pm - 8pm</div>
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<b>Beer Tasting</b> - Bon Vivant, Thistle Street - Saturday 20th July 2pm - 4pm</div>
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<b>Beer Stall</b> - Stockbridge Market - Sunday 21st July 12pm - 5pm</div>
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<b>Cheese and Beer pairing</b> - The Bow Bar, West Bow - Wednesday 24th July 8pm - 10pm</div>
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<b>Beer Stall</b> - Stockbridge Market - Thursday 25th July 12pm - 7:30pm</div>
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<b>Beer Tasting</b> - Great Grog, Dalkeith Road - Friday 26th July 5pm - 7pm</div>
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<b>Beer Tasting</b> - The Beerhive, Canonmills - Friday 26th July 6pm - 8pm</div>
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<b>Barbeque and Beers</b> - Heriot-Watt Union, Riccarton - Sunday 28th July 2pm</div>
Natural Selection Brewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680043980432696059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198241577124341749.post-60727214202290756042013-05-20T08:13:00.000+01:002013-05-20T08:13:45.531+01:00What is a Saison?<style>
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Saison is a beer style that is not well understood by even
the most hard core of beer geeks. It has a very long and interesting history
but was on the verge of dying out until the beer revival in the U.S. helped
drive interest toward this odd style. Why then would we choose to brew such a
confusing and archaic type of beer? It is simple; we find them fascinating and like to
drink them. Not to mention it’s refreshing in the heat and has a pleasant
complexity that allows for contemplation. </div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
BJCP style guidelines defines saison as “<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt;">A refreshing, medium to strong fruity/spicy
ale with a distinctive yellow-orange color, highly carbonated, </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt;">well hopped, and dry with a quenching acidity.” </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt;"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">(BJCP, 2008)</span></span> Today many consider Brasserie
Dupont’s Saison Vielle Provision to exemplify the style but there are many
well-made interpretations on both sides of the pond.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>While
every beer has a story behind its development, saison’s is actually quite
simple. The Flanders region of France and Belgium was and still is a fertile
region full of small farms. As with most agricultural centers, much of the
labor is performed by seasonal workers or saisonierres in French. Brewing has
always been part of Flemish culture and it is no surprise that the majority of
farms brewed their own beer for sustenance. Water in the 19<sup>th</sup>
century was notoriously not potable so it was necessary for farmers to provide
a safe and refreshing beverage to both hydrate and sustain the legions of saisonierres
tilling the fields. Beer, being boiled, was known as a safe beverage. Furthermore,
before refrigeration, beer could only be brewed in the cooler months between
October and March and would have to be stored to last the summer. In Flanders, higher
than normal amounts of hops were used for their antiseptic quality in order to
preserve the beer throughout the year <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">(Markowski, 2004)</span>. The end result was a low-alcohol, typically
3-4%, and highly hopped beer that could be drunk throughout the workday. </div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>As
each farm made their own Saison it is not surprising that the style varied from
farm to farm, even those in the same village. As malt was taxed higher than normal
grains, many farms would add a portion of un-malted barley, wheat, rye and/or spelt in the
mash. Traditionally indigenous hops were used and were often aged before use,
but no one variety dominated and the only commonality was the sharp bitterness
imparted. The yeast is where there is the most variation, many breweries
allowed for spontaneous fermentation similar to the lambics of Brussels while
others began culturing their own house strain. There is even a theory that the
current Dupont strain dominating the market is actually more closely related to<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Saccharomyces cerevisae </i>strains used
for red-wine fermentations than ale strains <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">(Markowski, 2004)</span>. The historical use of wild and other odd yeasts
led to the high attenuation, dryness, and complex ester profile being sought by
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brewers are embracing the creativity of saisons of the past and adding their
own spin to the beer. The most notable change is the gradual increase in ABV over the years, with today's versions in the 5-6% range and some even higher! Our saison includes a good percentage of wheat and rye in
the grist; we sought head retention and body from the wheat and peppery and husky notes
from the rye. We have also experimented with different spice additions to
further add to the flavour and aroma. All of this is on top of being able to
use new-world hop varietals that are bursting with tropical and stone fruit flavours. The saison is
basically a blank canvas that allows the creative brewer to paint their own
picture of what they believe a beer can be. Some might say that the saison is
the epitome of craft beer. </div>
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Sources:</div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Beer Judge Certification Program. (2008). <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">BJCP Style Guidelines for Beer, Mead, &
Cider. 2008 Edition</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Markowski, P. (2004). <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Farmhouse
Ales: Culture and Craftsmanship in the Belgian Tradition</i>. Boulder, Co:
Brewers Publications.</span></div>
Natural Selection Brewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680043980432696059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198241577124341749.post-43640345504543852962013-05-16T13:51:00.000+01:002013-05-16T13:51:41.720+01:00What's in a Name?<br />
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Who knew that the hardest part of making a beer was coming
up with a name? This was something that we found out when we
were racking our brains for weeks before we settled on 'Origin'. The very first thing that you need to ask
yourself is "What's in a name?"
What I mean by that is what constitutes a good name for a beer?</div>
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There are many beers from around the world, and just as many
names. The names which tend to stick with the consumer are the ones which
provide some sort of emotional connection with them. This is accomplished in
many ways, but how were we going to find the right name for this year's Natural
Selection beer? Im going to take you through the intriguing process of coming
up with 'Origin'.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The naming process began for us when the project team for
2013 was chosen all the way back in November 2012. During the very first
meeting recipes, events, social media and names were all being discussed. Let
me rephrase that, it wasn't so much the actual name which was being discussed,
but more the theme of the name which was being discussed. Do we stick with a Darwin/natural selection
theme, such as ‘Finch’, or do we go off in a different direction and create a
unique identity such as ‘Anorak’?<o:p></o:p></div>
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This was a continuous thorn in our side over the next couple
of weeks. Names were thought of, but none really stuck. That was until we were
all stuck in a room together on April 5 during a brew day. We decided that we
would conduct a bit of a ‘naming’ exercise. Since we have a percentage of rye
in our product, we thought it would be a good idea to try and work the word
‘rye’ into any popular theme we could think of….starting with Bond movies. Here
are a list of names which were thought up that day (WARNING: Contains
mind-blowingly awesome names):<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ryefall ©<o:p></o:p></div>
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Live and Let Rye ©<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rye Another Day ©<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Living Ryelights ©<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ryepussy ©<o:p></o:p></div>
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Goldenrye©<o:p></o:p></div>
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From Ryessia with Love ©<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ryemonds are Forever ©<o:p></o:p></div>
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Casino Ryeal ©<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tomorrow Never Ryes ©<o:p></o:p></div>
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Moonryeker ©<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thunder Rye ©<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dr. Rye ©<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ryefinger ©<o:p></o:p></div>
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You only Rye Twice ©<o:p></o:p></div>
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On Her Majesty’s Secret Rye ©<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Man With the Golden Rye ©<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Rye to a Kill ©<o:p></o:p></div>
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Quantum of Ryeace ©<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Spy Who Ryed Me ©<o:p></o:p></div>
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For Your Ryes Only ©<o:p></o:p></div>
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License to Rye ©<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Rye is Not Enough ©<o:p></o:p></div>
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Never Say Rye Again ©<o:p></o:p></div>
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After all this excitement, and multiple other pop culture
references, we ended up liking the sound of Saison “Rye’al (Rhymes with
Royale). This name would stick with the project for a few weeks as the trial
batches began to take shape. As time wore on, we found that the name did not
have the staying power that we had first assumed, and there was some
disagreement among the group members as to whether we should keep it. This is
by far the hardest step to push past. Getting everyone involved in the project
agreeing upon something as central as the name is extremely tough. Everyone has
their own ideas, their own styles which they will put forward. Personally, I
thought that I had some dead on winners, but they didn’t always catch on with
the other guys. It is only after you take a step back and realise that at some
point everyone is going to have to concede on one topic or another, that a
final name can be chosen.</div>
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It was around about April 26<sup>th</sup> that we all fell
upon a name which was originally brought to our attention by Bruce’s dad,
‘Origin’. My original feeling on the name was that it was slightly tacky, and
was sure that it had been used before. That being said, these are the feelings
which you have to push past to get anything done in a group project of this
nature. We were decided, the 2013 Natural Selection beer would be called ‘<b>Origin’</b>. It was only after saying the
name a couple times, having it attached to the project for a couple of meetings
that I realised it was perfect. It had an original feel, had a connection to
the theme of the project, and just sounded damn cool. Im not sure if this is
the path that other brands have followed. For all I know it could have been the
path less travelled, but it was our path, and now its a path a little more trod
upon.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />Natural Selection Brewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680043980432696059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198241577124341749.post-81460579547724360822013-05-12T14:15:00.001+01:002013-05-13T11:11:55.256+01:00Natural Selection Brewing is back!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hello and Welcome to Natural
Selection Brewing 2013!</span></span></div>
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students are back with the third incarnation of Natural Selection Brewing. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The team has been working
tirelessly to design the beer that will be next in line to those that have gone
before. We are now pretty close to our final recipe, which is
going to be a single hopped rye Saison. Delicious! We are still experimenting
with hop varieties and we will let you know how that turns out but be sure to
expect something that smells fantastic and is from New Zealand.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We have named our
beer ‘Origin’ after Charles Darwin’s little known publication ‘On the Origin of
Species by Means of Natural Selection’. The project is continually evolving from year to year so we felt this was an appropriate name for our beer.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So far we have made
an appearance at the 2013 Heriot-Watt beer festival, which was great fun. We
didn’t have our recipe ready at this stage but the Anorak and Finch teams
kindly gave us their recipes and we did our best to recreate them for the
festival. They went down well but as we were giving it away for free it didn’t
last long!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The project is really picking
up pace now and all the planning we have been working towards is taking
shape. The label is almost ready, beer orders are starting to come in and our
events list is still growing – our launch is not to be missed! We have one of
Edinburgh’s very best bands performing live at Bannermans, it will be a great
night of beer and music.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This year the team is a<span style="font-size: small;"> Canadian,</span> American
and Scottish collaboration and we are all from very different
backgrounds prior to our studies in brewing. We thought you all might be
interested to find out more about us, so you can find our biographies below. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So that will do for now I
think, please subscribe to this blog (over on the right) to keep tabs on our
progress and to find out where you can get your hands on our tasty brew!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Patrick Howell</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Born and raised on the ruthless upper-middle class
streets of suburban New Jersey,<b> Campbell</b> was weened on Guinness from the multitude of
Irish pubs that dot the landscape. It wasn’t until he moved west to seek the great outdoors
did he discover the plethora of craft beer that has made the U.S. the greatest
brewing nation of all. Colorado was an excellent place to sample amazing beers.
There are few greater pleasures than sipping a pint of an ultra-resiny IPA
after a day of snowboarding.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">However he was not content with only drinking good
beer and eventually talked his way into a brewery, leaving the high-energy
world of environmental NGO’s behind. Eventually his thirst for knowledge led
him to Edinburgh. He is excited to be working on such a unique project that
will give him experience to help him to one day open his own brewery.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Outside of brewing Campbell is very passionate about
the outdoors and loves spending time hiking, biking, snowboarding, and camping. He also gets very fired up about politics and loves nothing more than a good night of pints and debate.
When not in the pub you can probably find him listening to the Allman Brothers
while expertly cooking a dead animal.<b> </b></span></span></div>
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intelligent, and talented people to come<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>out of his native Canada since Terrence and Phillip.
Originally from the town of Kitchener,<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>Ontario, Patrick's love of brewing started out just
like any other wildly talented young Canuck’s did, Molson Canadian. It was soon
after that he found that beer has flavour and he started to explore the
wonderful world of craft. The aroma, the flavour, the look, it seemed <a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>that the possibilities were endless.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">One night, after humming his favorite bedtime song,
‘Life is a Highway’ by the great Tom Cochrane, he saw a majestic beaver and as all
Canadians do when they have a rare sighting of a beaver, he wished, and wished, and wished that he
could get a job at a brewery. The next day he got that job in the brewing
industry at a company called Brick Brewing Company in Waterloo Ontario. He couldn’t thank the beaver enough. It was soon,
however, that he found out the summer placement consisted of putting dirty,
empty return bottles on a conveyor belt for 12 hours a day. It was a harsh
introduction to what he thought had been a wonderful, joyous industry as shown
by the great Pawtucket Pat in the documentary <i>‘Family Guy’</i>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nonetheless, he was resolute and rose through the
ranks over the next two years to become one of the full time brewers and cellarman. Loved by the local community
for the affection that he showed for his new craft, Patrick put everything he could into
brewing for many years.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Soon he grew weary of the monotony of brewing the same
beer day after day, and yearned for more. “MORE MALT, MORE HOPS, MORE HEAD
*wink*” he proclaimed. And so he set out for the far away land known as
Scotland, to the International Center for Brewing and Distilling at Heriot-Watt
University. This was where he would learn his craft, this was where he would
brew his hopes, and distill his dreams.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Patrick and the other 3 members of Natural Selection
Brewing are excited to showcase their<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>talent and provide the United Kingdom with a fantastic
product. Looking forward to the product launch!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Bruce</b> is a typical guy with one exception; he spends
most of his time making (or drinking)<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>beer. Originally of Scottish decent; Bruce grew up in
England and Germany before finally<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>finding a permanent home in his motherland of bonnie
Scotland. His younger years were spent at Beaconhurst High School in Bridge of
Allan; academic and sporting achievements were plentiful but soon enough it was
time to head out west to Glasgow to pursue a career as a Physiotherapist; or so
he thought…</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Time passed with many a beer drank and enjoyed but
none made by his own hand. That was until one fateful day when a summer vacancy appeared
in his local brewpub the “Allanwater Brewhouse” and “TinPot Brewery”. There he was trained
by Masterbrewer Douglas Ross in the art of craft beer. His life was changed forever
and he swapped the stethoscope and acupuncture needles for malt and hops.</span></span></div>
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experience in brewing everything from Scottish heather honey blondes aged in
Edradour Whisky and Sauternes Wine casks to chocolate-orange infused imperial stouts, Bruce
believed it was time to set out into the wider beer world.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Along with his fellow classmates Pat
Howell, Campbell Morrissy and Dave Ross from the International Centre of Brewing and
Distilling at Heriot Watt University; Bruce looks to do this with Natural
Selection Brewing. With all of their journeys to this point being so varied and
their expertise so diverse there can be no doubt that they will be releasing
one of the most exciting new beers in the summer of 2013. So come one, come
all; follow their Facebook, Twitter and Blog to find out when and where you can
get your hands on what will undoubtedly be a beautiful and “highly evolved” new
beer!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Dave</b> has been a resident of Edinburgh all his life and has known Beer
for many years now, a relationship which began with a teenage interest in
homebrew kits. For those that don't know, these are Beer concentrates that you
dilute with water and then ferment. Also readily available to those not yet of
age. Excellent! This turned out to be an exceptionally inexpensive way for Dave
and Beer to get to know one and other a bit better.</span></span></div>
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sing-songs with the results of these early brewing experiments, Dave decided
that Beer kits were just not cutting it and so armed with plastic buckets, his
mum's cooker and an inexhaustible naive patience, he decided to embark on the
mighty all grain brewing. There was no turning back for Dave and Beer now.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">After<span style="font-size: small;"> a short period wo<span style="font-size: small;">rking as a Drayman, Dave got the opportunity to shadow John McGa<span style="font-size: small;">rva at the Tryst B<span style="font-size: small;">rewery, which gave him his first hands-on ex<span style="font-size: small;">perience of being a brewer in the real world. John <span style="font-size: small;">h<span style="font-size: small;">elped Dave design h<span style="font-size: small;">is own nano-brewery where he is continuing to experiment with homebrew recipes</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>.<br />
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Beer he was also introduced to Drums, another relationship which has stood the
test of time. Meeting Drums has led to Dave playing in bands for most of his
adult life and Drums have proved to be every bit the companion that Beer has
been. Neither Beer or Drums ever get jealous, in fact, Beer and Drums get on
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But we're determined to give it our best shot and hopefully have some fun along
the way. It's a great project to be involved in, a great experience."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So there you have it. A drumming <span style="font-size: small;">brewer. God help us.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sun has set on Natural Selection Brewing 2012. Looking back it was an incredibly busy 4 months, developing our beer from initial ideas to finished product. Ultimately the project was fantastically rewarding, the team learned a huge amount about developing and bringing a product to market. We have no doubt that the experiences gained from this project will be invaluable in our future careers in the brewing industry.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 2012 team would like to thank our mentors: Steve & Jo Stewart and the whole team at Stewart Brewing, for giving us the opportunity and support to brew our beer in your brewery, and to the project supervisor David Quain, Professor of Brewing at the ICBD, for providing excellent support and guidance. Natural Selection Brewing would not happen without them.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We'd also like to give a special thanks to the staff and managers of our two launch pubs: The Stockbridge Tap and The Rake. The are both great venues to work with and very nice people.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A final thank you to the many other people who supported Anorak: the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">beer-geeks, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">raters, bloggers, pubs, bars and off-licences. You all helped make the project a success.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At this point we pass the baton of Natural Selection Brewing onto the 2013 MSc Brewing & Distilling </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">class, who are at the very beginning of their time at the</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> International Centre for Brewing and Distilling at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. We wish them all the very best and we look forward to tasting the product of Natural Selection Brewing 2013! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#RIPanorak</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PS If you haven't tried ANORAK yet don't worry, there is a very small amount available in off-licences in Edinburgh and around Scotland, but it wont be around for long.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">The big day for Natural Selection Brewing has almost arrived, tomorrow, Wednesday 11th July, we finally launch Anorak at the </span><a href="https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=stockbridge+tap&hl=en&client=safari&oe=UTF-8&t=m&hnear=The+Stockbridge+Tap,+2-6+Raeburn+Pl,+Stockbridge,+Edinburgh+EH4+1HN,+United+Kingdom&z=15" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">Stockbridge Tap</a><span style="background-color: white;">!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From 7pm you will be able to try Anorak for yourself from keg, cask and bottle. We think it's tasting great and look forward to hearing what you think of it! The only other place you will be able to try the kegged version of Anorak will be in London on 16th July </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">at <a href="http://www.naturalselectionbrewing.com/2012/06/anorak-london-launch-16th-july.html" target="_blank">The Rake</a></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also have a special one-of-a-kind cask of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pwvB4_Te8A" target="_blank">Snozberry</a> Anorak that will only be available at the launch night. This cask has been packed full of fresh snozberries which Willy Wonka has assured us will complement the refreshing characteristics of Anorak with a delicious fruity flavour and aroma, never before seen in a Scottish beer.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Team Anorak: L-R Denis Johnstone, Shane O'Beirne, Kristen Ewer & John Woodford<br />Front: Steve Stewart MD of Stewart Brewing, mentor and supporter of NSB.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are very excited to be bringing Anorak to London and even more excited to be bringing it to <a href="http://therakeblog.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The Rake</a>. We're looking forward to showcasing Anorak to craft beer lovers in London, plus it's a great excuse for a roadtrip! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We'll be launching Anorak in London on Monday July 16th from 7pm. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Join us and try some of the very limited kegged Anorak and tell us what you think of it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Natural Selection Brewing is a collaboration between <span style="background-color: white;">The International Centre for Brewing and Distilling at Heriot-Watt University and </span><span style="background-color: white;">Stewart Brewing. It allows four students to design, market, sell and launch a beer as part of their masters project for their MSc in Brewing and Distilling. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">This year we are making a beer called Anorak. It is a 4.8% summer wheat beer. We wanted to design a beer for summertime but also one that was a little unusual. Anorak falls between a few current beer styles. Anorak will not have a banana or clove aroma that might be associated with typical German or Belgian wheat beer. Instead it will have a refreshing, citrus, hoppy aroma derived from dry-hopping and the seven hop varieties we are using. It will have an aroma that might be typical of an IPA but without the bitterness, which combined with the wheat will make it very drinkable. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Abbie Macpherson, the graphic designer behind Anorak, is currently part of an exhibition at the <a href="http://dovecotstudios.com/whats-on/event/9/telford-college-end-of-year-show-showtime" target="_blank">Dovecot Studios</a>, where graduating students from Telford College are showcasing their work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For her graded unit Abbie chose to develop an entire marketing campaign based on Anorak, taking Anorak way beyond our original design brief. We are thrilled with the array of professional marketing materials that Abbie has produced. Abbie really is making a name for herself in the drinks industry - please form an orderly queue, we found her first!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The exhibition finishes on the 17th of June, be sure to get along before then to see Abbie's stunning designs and the rest of the work from the students at Telford College.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In other news, Anorak t-shirts have arrived and they look amazing! </span></div>Natural Selection Brewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680043980432696059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198241577124341749.post-19037240940762695642012-06-10T13:56:00.000+01:002012-06-10T13:56:09.121+01:00Recipe development the Anorak way<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brewday is quickly approaching and we’ve finally nailed down our recipe for Anorak. It has been a lengthy process, beginning with our initial trials at the tail-end of March. Cracking open some of these remaining initial brews evoked fond memories of the progress we’ve made.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reminiscing about the past few months, Shane began daydreaming: fields of golden wheat and barley, mountains of fresh green hops, slurries of sexy yeast, the alluring aroma of isinglass…wait, what? </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the start, we had some BIG ideas for beers – hell, put ‘imperial’ on a beer label and Denis gets that tingly feeling in his pants – but we came to the realization that we needed something more appropriate and approachable than a 10% Brettanomyces chilli espresso scotch ale (actually, that sounds pretty questionable, even for us). An easy-drinking wheat beer for the festival season became our goal, however it needed a twist…</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">HOPS. We like hops. Nay, we f@*$ing love hops. We adore them. Hell, John has some weird fantasy involving hops, a sand wedge, and a handful of 9-volt batteries…. don’t ask. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We’re aiming for full-out hop flavor and aroma to complement the crisp, clean nature of the wheat and our chosen yeast, while avoiding the harsh bitterness of American style IPAs.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">TIME - 7pm</span></div>Natural Selection Brewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680043980432696059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198241577124341749.post-35699561271339176522012-05-28T14:35:00.003+01:002012-05-29T16:11:14.005+01:00Our Kick-Ass Designer - Abbie Macpherson<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Why Anorak <i>looks</i> so spectacularly awesome is down to our talented designer Abbie Macpherson. Why Anorak <i>tastes</i> so spectacularly awesome is down to us (fingers crossed!).</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">All of us at Natural Selection Brewing continue to be blown away with amount of work Abbie is putting into the project. We thank her for her dedication and</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"> professionalism, as well has her brilliant designs. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">TIME: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Friday 25 May 5-8pm </span></div>
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Scotland in September he started reading the dictionary to learn a
new word every day. He hoped this would give him something to
impress the Scottish women with, as rambling on about beer didn't
seem to be working. By March he had nearly reached the end of the
letter A. Needless to say we were tired hearing about aardvarks,
antelopes, alligators, alpacas and antidisestablishmentarianism. He
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1.6 million years ago
man discovered fire. In 1492, Columbus discovered America. In
1985, Brown discovered the flux capacitor. At 11.23am on Tuesday
March 27<sup>th</sup>, John Woodford discovered the word anorak.</span></div>
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John put his pants back on and phoned the rest of the team, declaring
a name had been found. The team agreed that the word was with John.
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An anorak isn't simply a functional piece of outerwear for those
inconvenient Scottish summers. It is also a person with a very
strong interest in a niche subject, such as John's unhealthy wolf
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Most importantly, ANORAK is the new beer from Natural Selection
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The previous blog described the beginnings of Natural Selection Brewing last year. As a reminder NSB is the overarching brand that each year 4 new students work under to launch a new beer to market. By having a new team every year NSB is unlike any other brewery. More of a phoenix than a cuckoo, it rises from the ashes of the previous year with new ambitions and targets to achieve.</div>
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The raison d'etre of NSB is to provide four students with the experience of developing a new beer and bringing it to market. Importantly this experience is then written into a formal report that goes towards the Brewing and Distilling qualification they are working towards. The content of the report will be slightly different for each member of the team as they will focus on the parts of the project that they are responsible for. Although they are each responsible for different aspects of the project, the students will work closely together, each gaining experience of all aspects of the project.</div>
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<i><b>Where is home?</b></i> New Jer-zee (translation: New Jersey)</div>
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<i><b>What's your background?</b></i> Chemistry, I have lab coats with my name embroidered on them.</div>
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<i><b>Favorite beer?</b></i> I have a soft spot for Belgians, so Westvleteren 12.</div>
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<i><b>Pirates or ninjas?</b></i> Pirates!</div>
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<i style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b>Role in NSB?</b></i><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b> </b> I'm the Lead Brewer</span><br />
<i style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b>What's your background?</b></i><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"> I studied chemistry at Iowa State.</span><br />
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<i><b>Favorite beer?</b></i> Boulevard Brewing - Collaboration No.2, it's a great white IPA.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>What's your background?</b> </i> I have worked as project manager for a number of years and have a degree in engineering and a post-grad in management.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Denis Johnstone </b><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/DenisJohnstone" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">@denisjohnstone</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>What's your background?</b> </i> BSc Hons. Ecological Science - University of Edinburgh / Former BrewDog Assistant Brewer</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Favorite beer?</i> </b>My favorite is the Mikkeller, Brewdog collaboration I Hardcore U</span></div>
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<br />Natural Selection Brewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680043980432696059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198241577124341749.post-65021341359462339922012-04-10T09:49:00.000+01:002012-04-10T10:23:31.393+01:00What is Natural Selection Brewing?<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Steve Stewart (Managing Director of</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.stewartbrewing.co.uk/" target="_blank">Stewart Brewing</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">) came up with the original idea of enabling students to launch their own beer as part of an MSc project. The idea became a reality in 2011 when Steve teamed up with </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">David
Quain (Professor of Brewing at the <a href="http://www.icbd.hw.ac.uk/" target="_blank">International Centre for Brewing and Distilling at Heriot Watt University</a>). The plan was to give four postgraduate <a href="http://www.postgraduate.hw.ac.uk/courses/view/118/" target="_blank">MSc Brewing and Distilling</a> students the opportunity to design a beer and bring it to
market, experiencing first hand every step in the process from ideas
through to sales.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NSB can be thought of
as a cuckoo brewery. The cuckoo is a species of bird that doesn't build its own
nest but lays eggs in the nests of other bird species. A cuckoo brewery brews on the premises of another brewery, and doesn't
own a physical brewery itself. Several very successful breweries follow this model of cuckoo brewing including
the Danish Mikkeller and Evil Twin. Edinburgh also has other cuckoo brewers: Innis & Gunn and Knops
Brewing Company. NSB brew their beer in the "nest" of Stewart Brewing. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Initially the 2011 students had to
decide a name for the brewery and
Natural Selection Brewing was chosen due Edinburgh's association with
Charles Darwin. They also hoped their beer would be another step in the
evolution of great beer. The students were responsible for devising the recipe, deciding a name and designing branding. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
beer they released was called Finch, a 6.5% 'robust red ale'. Unlike most breweries that can develop a brand over
months or years, NSB only had a matter of weeks to bring the beer from
initial ideas to being brewed and sold. The project was so successful
that plans were put in place to repeat the project this year. NSB has turned out to be
one of the most high profile, challenging and rewarding MSc projects
offered by the ICBD at Heriot Watt.
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fresh ideas and new talent
every year mean that no two NSB beers will ever be the same. If any of you still have a few bottles of Finch you are in
the envious position of being able to taste and compare it side by
side with the beer produced this year.</span></div>Natural Selection Brewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680043980432696059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198241577124341749.post-36694933950824562952012-04-04T11:46:00.000+01:002012-04-04T11:46:01.112+01:00Natural Selection Brewing 2012<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2012: a new year, a new team and a new beer. Natural Selection Brewing is back, bigger and better than before.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year we are going to brew 'Anorak', a wheat beer which we think
will be the perfect summer beer to launch during July. At the moment the
team are busy brewing prototype batches to determine the exact recipe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our other main task at the moment is to choose branding for the beer. We
are looking for a creative person to help us design artwork for the
label, pump clip and websites/social media. Full details of what we are
looking for, including the design brief, can be found
<a href="http://www.naturalselectionbrewing.com/p/2012-design-brief.html">here</a>.
If you know anyone who might be interested in helping us design our
artwork please direct them to this website.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over the coming months we will post blogs to share our experience of
bringing a beer from initial ideas to market. It should be an
interesting journey and we hope you will come on it with us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kristen, Shane, John and Denis</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Natural Selection Brewing 2012</span>Natural Selection Brewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680043980432696059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198241577124341749.post-85412092212292324762011-09-09T19:42:00.000+01:002011-09-09T19:42:38.079+01:00AcknowledgementsWell, it has been a great experience and tons of fun, but the project is now finished. There are some people that need to be acknowledged. Big thanks go out to:<br />
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Steve Stewart and the staff of Stewart Brewing, for giving us this opportunity and working with us every step of the way<br />
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Dr. David Quain for seeing the value in this project and mentoring us through it all<br />
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Fellow classmate of the ICBD 2011 for giving us great support and drinking lots of the beer!<br />
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Graham McKernan for his help with test batches, and the professors of the ICBD<br />
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Chris Mair for his enthusiasm and excellent advice, as well as the whole Black Isle crew!<br />
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Real Ale Guide, Mark Dredge, Kenny the beer monkey, Beercast, and all the beer writers that picked up our story<br />
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The publicans and retailers that took a chance on our humble beer<br />
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And everyone who came out to the launch, or chased the beer around Edinburgh to find it in <br />
cask, or bought T-shirts, or supported us in any way<br />
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And many more of you! Thanks again and cheers!<br />
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- the Natural Selection Brewing project teamNatural Selection Brewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680043980432696059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198241577124341749.post-88153510270407516282011-08-01T22:54:00.000+01:002011-08-01T22:54:16.824+01:00bio of Kevin<!--StartFragment--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal">Well, it has been an amazing experience but the project that is 'Natural Selection Brewing' is coming to a close, so I feel like taking this last opportunity to tell you a little bit about myself and say a few things about the project.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">So, first of all, Hi! My name is Kevin Emms, I am the Project Manager for Natural Selection Brewing and I am hailing from Vancouver, Canada. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiikN1SjzbTYuGGdKpM-9wzFC3jqjr1E19wDXBnKqSB5KxFhbOP6V9xKv31yH5-DADNt6Qz7oFHgGro79kdgvmIDlXC-xeZ29uzQp-Jyp4lxBSCRvWM_-8kqAgT9XAXg7SwCZIxsCwbqB4/s1600/teacup.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiikN1SjzbTYuGGdKpM-9wzFC3jqjr1E19wDXBnKqSB5KxFhbOP6V9xKv31yH5-DADNt6Qz7oFHgGro79kdgvmIDlXC-xeZ29uzQp-Jyp4lxBSCRvWM_-8kqAgT9XAXg7SwCZIxsCwbqB4/s320/teacup.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p> </o:p>I can trace the beginning of my proper beer life back to when I was 15, and I moved from Canada to London, UK. There I attended the American School in London, and we found that at that age, if we picked our spots carefully, we could often get into the pub! At ASL I got to travel around Europe quite a bit for sports and music. Suddenly, it was as if my universe of beer underwent a 'big bang' and I was discovering tons of new varieties and styles - and I loved it!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I returned to Canada to study at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. I realized I wanted to do something I was really passionate about, so I tried to find a job in a local brewery (driver, washing kegs, ANYTHING!), but at the time I was unsuccessful. Shortly after I discovered the MSc Brewing and Distilling course at Heriot-Watt University and applied....<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I came to HWU wanting to really hone in on my brewing passion, but I've found that distilling spirits is quite interesting as well, and it is often the same people that produce - and indeed consume - both types of beverages. One of the best parts of my HWU experience was that the community of MSc brewers was really tight-knit and enthusiastic. It was great fun to experiment with all of our home-brewing shenanigans, and no doubt this provided a good atmosphere to strengthen our brewing abilities. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW1e3AASdaLAgUWTK8ndRK-IBYTzOeNYnEifaKu8eV6ku2N2BhwENmvzJk7-93SdaqNF2XctI5OEw_KyzZ92EDGWXvgyAAoZFZM9U6ILxfTahyphenhyphenrYFAvnRDph2ew0KBpWwpjfjKPik-nnU/s1600/jamout.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW1e3AASdaLAgUWTK8ndRK-IBYTzOeNYnEifaKu8eV6ku2N2BhwENmvzJk7-93SdaqNF2XctI5OEw_KyzZ92EDGWXvgyAAoZFZM9U6ILxfTahyphenhyphenrYFAvnRDph2ew0KBpWwpjfjKPik-nnU/s200/jamout.png" width="200" /></a>Although we set high standards for ourselves as a group in this project, I am pleased that we were able to meet our goals. My role in Natural Selection Brewing has been mostly behind the scenes. In addition to several side projects I took on, I coordinated the members of the team to keep everyone on the same page, I liaised with Project Supervisors, balanced the budget, held everyone to the tight timeline, et cetera. I was mainly concerned with keeping the project running smoothly and ensuring that everything was done in a manner that was befitting of our company image/vibe. My other main passion is music, and it was amazing how much my experience promoting my own bands on a shoestring budget tied in with the situations I encountered in this brewing project.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p></o:p>Once again, this project has been a great experience and I would quickly like to acknowledge a short list of people that were instrumental in making this happen. Big thanks to Steve Stewart, Dr. David Quain, the professors of the ICBD, our fellow MSc Brewing and Distilling Students 2011, and especially, BIG THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED US BY BUYING OUR BEER!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">What does the future hold?<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">In the immediate future I will be heading back to Vancouver, BC. I have been craving the West Coast outdoors so badly. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">I want to be involved in craft brewing on the West Coast in North America. I want to get involved with a company that is passionate, innovative, artisanal but with good practice and business sense, and that has ambitions to expand and grow. Really, I want to get involved somewhere that I can really put my all into. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">My last word is that this project was inspiring and has been invaluable for my own experience. I hope to see it undertaken again in subsequent years, and I hope that those involved can receive the same amazing level of support that we got. Thanks again.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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