My Last Pint #43 – Don Chapman of Grimm Brothers Brewhouse
Photo: Grimm Bro. Facebook
Sorry it has been so long since the last MLP (What is worse than a blogger apologizing for not posting frequently enough? Not much). I have been busy putting this together. Grimm Brothers Brewhouse is located in Loveland, CO. Don Chapman is the president and head brewer at Grimm Brothers.
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MLP: What would be the last pint of your life?
DC: A rich malty clean doppelbock.
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What would be the setting for your last pint?
During a spring sunset in Lindau, Germany overlooking lake Constance.
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What would you eat with your last pint?
Nothing, I would just savor the beer.
Nothing, I would just savor the beer.
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With whom would you drink your last pint?
With my beautiful wife and daughter.
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Thanks Don!
My Last Pint #42 – Gordon Schuck of Funkwerks
Photo: Gordon's Facebook
Gordon Schuck is the other half of Funkwerks. Being a saison-only brewery, Funkwerks are used to doing things differently. So I was not surprised when Gordon rearranged my questions to weave his answers into a belgian short story. I respect that.
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MLP:What would be the setting for your last pint?
GS: The setting would be in Brugge, Belgium on a warm spring evening. The trees have just budded their first leaves of the season. The birds are chirping as they scour the cobblestones for a bite to eat.
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With whom would you drink your last pint?
I’m with my beautiful girlfriend Carolee. We had just finished sightseeing and visiting museums that afternoon and found a quaint little café for dinner. We decide to sit outside and enjoy the evening.
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What would you eat with your last pint?
I order the braised pork chop with a Westmalle cream sauce, garlic mashed potatoes, and brussel sprouts. Carolee orders the waterzooi. We split an appetizer of various artisanal cheeses and cured meats.
I order the braised pork chop with a Westmalle cream sauce, garlic mashed potatoes, and brussel sprouts. Carolee orders the waterzooi. We split an appetizer of various artisanal cheeses and cured meats.
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What would be the last pint of your life?
Carolee orders the La Trappe Dubbel. Although that sounds tempting, I opt for the perfectly aged vintage bottle of Rodenbach Grand Cru. Ah, perfection.
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Thanks Gordon!
My Last Pint #41 – Brad Lincoln of Funkwerks
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Brad Lincoln is a co-founder of Funkwerks. Brad along with Gordon Schuck opened Funkwerks in the Fall of last year. They are a a saison brewery in Ft. Collins, CO. And they are one of my top five breweries I want to try this year. It will happen in 2011.
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MLP: What would be the last pint of your life?
BL: I would choose a fresh glass of St. Bernardus Witbier. It is everything a wit should be and nothing more.
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What would be the setting for your last pint?
Though typically wits aren’t associated with tropical surroundings I think given the citrus and spicing they would go well in the Caribbean. I am imagining a deck shaded by palm trees overlooking a beach. That said right now I am looking out a window to grey snowy weather so the tropics seems particularly appealing.
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What would you eat with your last pint?
Nothing! Either I am eating or drinking but rarely both at the same time (though I hear this is healthier).
Nothing! Either I am eating or drinking but rarely both at the same time (though I hear this is healthier).
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With whom would you drink your last pint?
My wife and friends. Initially I was thinking about famous people but none of them seemed particularly interesting. If its my last pint I want to share it with the ones I love, as cheesy as this sounds.
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Thanks Brad!
My Last Pint #38 – Todd Usry of Breckenridge Brewery
photo: Breckenridge's Facebook
Todd Usry is the director of brewing at Breckenridge Brewery. Breckenridge Brewery has been around since 1990, starting as a brewpub in Breckenridge, Colorado. Since then they have opened up two more brewpubs and centrally located their headquarters in Denver, where they have their main brewing and bottling facility. Though their operations are now mostly based in Denver, their hearts are still in Breckenridge among the slopes.
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MLP: What would be the last pint of your life?
TU: It wouldn’t be a pint in its truest sense; it would be a delicious Duvel in a Belgian beer glass. There’s something about the dual characteristics of a classic Pilsner and a strong golden ale that make Duvel worthy of a last beer for my tastes.
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What would be the setting for your last pint?
The setting of my last pint would have to be on the beach – the Atlantic coast… on one of the barrier islands, looking out to the ocean. Ah…my favorite place on earth.
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What would you eat with your last pint?
Though I love food and beer paired together, I wouldn’t pair my very last beer with any food – I’d just want to savor the beer alone in all its glory.
Though I love food and beer paired together, I wouldn’t pair my very last beer with any food – I’d just want to savor the beer alone in all its glory.
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With whom would you drink your last pint?
My wife and children, of course.
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Thanks Todd!
My Last Pint #36 – Matt Thrall of Avery Brewing
Photo: Avery's Website
If Avery Brewing is not your favorite CO brewery, I bet it’s close. One of the people you can thank for that is Matt Thrall. Matt is head brewer at Avery Brewing. .
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MLP: What would be the last pint of your life?
MT: Freshly packaged Hog Heaven.
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What would be the setting for your last pint?
On the summit of Mount Sneffels in the beautiful San Juans of Colorado.
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What would you eat with your last pint?
Assuming another pint doesn’t count, I would opt for an extremely rare filet mignon.
Assuming another pint doesn’t count, I would opt for an extremely rare filet mignon.
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With whom would you drink your last pint?
My beautiful, intelligent, and humorous wife.
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Thanks Matt!
My Last Pint #35 – Frederick Rizzo of Avery Brewing
Photo: Avery's Website
Frederick Rizzo is a brewer at Avery Brewing. Like I said last time, I love Avery’s beers, but I am sad to admit I have never had their porter. This is the second time it’s been mentioned on this site. Obviously, it is time for me to try one (or a few). Next purchase = New World Porter.
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MLP: What would be the last pint of your life?
FR: I think it would have to be our New World Porter. From the second we get it on tap till the second it’s gone NWP is almost all I drink. Perfect balance of huge hop nose and flavor with a roasty, malty backbone.
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What would be the setting for your last pint?
Without a doubt the setting would be in my yard back in Vermont next to a raging bonfire on a near freezing fall night. Wouldn’t be the first time this has happened but every time it does it’s killer and I have a hard time thinking of a better place to be.
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What would you eat with your last pint?
Only because of the beer I chose, I would have to say a rare bacon cheese burger (with thick cut bacon and VT cheddar of coarse). Sorry mom your lasagna was a close second.
Only because of the beer I chose, I would have to say a rare bacon cheese burger (with thick cut bacon and VT cheddar of coarse). Sorry mom your lasagna was a close second.
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With whom would you drink your last pint?
Closest friends and family.
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Thanks Frederick!
My Last Pint #34 – Riley Finnigan of Avery Brewing
Photo: Riley's Facebook
Avery Brewing is located in Boulder, CO, where Riley Finnigan works in production. I did not drink any Avery beer until moving to Austin a few years ago. Their IPA and White are wonderful and their seasonals are great as well. I always felt they were underrated . . . well until recently. Lately they seemed to have caught fire. Everyone is talking about them.
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MLP: What would be the last pint of your life?
BE: Avery New World Porter.
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What would be the setting for your last pint?
I’d enjoy that Porter perched on the cliff that hovers above Steelhead Falls on the mighty Deschutes river outside Bend, OR.
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What would you eat with your last pint?
Nothing. I’d be too busy basking in the glory of my beer to be distracted by food.
Nothing. I’d be too busy basking in the glory of my beer to be distracted by food.
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With whom would you drink your last pint?
Lizzie. And my dog Maya would surely be hanging out, chasing critters.
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Thanks Riley!
My Last Pint #33 – Bill Eye of Dry Dock Brewing
Photo: Dry Dock's Website
Bill Eye is the head brewer at Dry Dock Brewing. By now you know the background of Dry Dock: Aurora, CO . . . open since 2005 . . . awarded more than a handful of medals. So take it away Bill:
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MLP: What would be the last pint of your life?
BE: A pint? It would be a Maß of Augustiner helles.
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What would be the setting for your last pint?
The Biergarten at the Augustiner-Keller in Munich, under a giant chestnut tree in late summer.
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What would you eat with your last pint?
A simple snack of obatzda and a brez’n.
A simple snack of obatzda and a brez’n.
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With whom would you drink your last pint?
My wife and son. My son so that I could share my life’s work and passion with him and my wife because she would enjoy it every bit as much as I would.
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Thanks Bill!
My Last Pint #32 – Kevin DeLange of Dry Dock Brewing
Photo: Dry Dock's Facebook page
Kevin Delange, along with Bill Eye, opened Dry Dock Brewing in 2005 in Aurora, CO. Since then Kevin has owned and operated Dry Dock. He’s grown it into the award winning brewery that it is today.
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MLP: What would be the last pint of your life?
KD: A Belgian sour I’ve never had before. Light, dry, slightly tart and acidic without being so sour that it makes you pucker.
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What would be the setting for your last pint?
Along the canals in Brugge.
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What would you eat with your last pint?
Pizza with a light, crispy thin crust, lots of sauce and pepperoni and green olives.
Pizza with a light, crispy thin crust, lots of sauce and pepperoni and green olives.
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With whom would you drink your last pint?
My wife.
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Thanks Kevin!
My Last Pint #31 – Walt Chleva of Dry Dock Brewing
Photo: Dry Dock's Facebook page
Walt Chleva is an assistant brewer at Dry Dock Brewing. Dry Dock is one of the smallest breweries in Colorado and the only craft brewery in Aurora, Co.
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MLP: What would be the last pint of your life?
WC: An aged English Barleywine. Big, rich, malty and complex, this is my favorite style. A good amount of hop bitterness in the background, but the maltiness is cat’s pajamas for me.
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What would be the setting for your last pint?
It would be atop Kuli’ou’ou Ridge outside Honolulu, Hawaii. I took a hike up there a few years back and found it one of the most beautiful places I’ve even been.
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What would you eat with your last pint?
Macaroni and cheese of course! I am fairly certain that macaroni and cheese can be paired with any beer.
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With whom would you drink your last pint?
I would drink it with my wife and two dogs. My wife has always been there and supported me through everything life’s thrown at me….and the dogs LOVE Barleywines. What good is having a great beer if you can’t share, right?
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Thanks Walt!
My Last Pint #30 – Lachlan McLean of Dry Dock Brewing
Photo: Dry Dock's Website
Lachlan McLean is an assistant brewer at Dry Dock Brewing, located in Aurora, CO. Dry Dock have been brewing since 2006. Since that time they’ve been highly praised. They were awarded GABF Small Brewery of the Year in 2009 and then followed that up with four silver medals at the 2010 GABF.
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MLP: What would be the last pint of your life?
LM: My last pint would be a Wee Heavy. It would be brewed by my two older brothers just for the occasion.
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What would be the setting for your last pint?
I’d like to think that it would be somewhere in Scotland, maybe on the Isle of Mull, but the truth is I’d rather be sitting on the deck at my parents’ house in the Adirondacks, where I grew up, surrounded by woods.
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What would you eat with your last pint?
Haggis. With neeps and tatties.
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With whom would you drink your last pint?
My parents, my brothers and sisters, and my wife.
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Thanks Lachlan!