hopulist issue 3

that deserve, want and need our coverage
most. If there is something we want to cover
but it’s not an independent brewery we have
to weigh it up in our minds.
“For us, not telling the story of Pilsner
Urquell isn’t an option. They invented pale
lager and still make one of the best in the
world. The same goes for Goose Island
Bourbon County. They were the pioneers of
spirit-barrel-aged beer. But would we cover
Goose IPA? Hell no – we could go to 10,000
independent breweries around the world
making better IPA.”
As far as The Craft Beer Channel goes,
though, the only way is up. It’s Beer School
videos remain incredibly popular thanks
to their in-depth explanations of different
facets of brewing and drinking beer
presented in an approachable, down-to-
Earth and entertaining style. And there
are plenty more ideas bouncing around
between this dynamic vlogging duo.
Jonny concludes: “We don’t know what the
future holds. All we know is that we want
to be more ambitious with what we make
and tell some stories we’ve been dying to
tell – Schlenkerla and Omnipollo are our
next bucket list places because what they
do is so unique. I also hope we can travel to
some places not famous at all for their beer
– Peru and Mexico have fantastic, under
represented scenes that I’d love to explore so
there will be more travel.
“Home brewing is another angle we want
to do more of. I love the videos we’ve done
where we brew with a fantastic commercial
brewer then give our viewers a recipe to try
at home.”
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