The difference between good lager and great lager is the accumulation of many small things. One of those things is utilizing decoction mashing to create flavor and develop foam. That itself raises questions of the modification of malt and the source of the barley. And that, in turn, raises additional questions.
On this episode of Drink Beer, Think Beer guest host Don Tse talks with Brendan Arnold of Alternate Ending Beer about how he makes sure all of these factors come together in their world-class lagers.
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John Holl is the editor of All About Beer Magazine.
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Don Tse
Living near seven malthouses, Don Tse is a freelance beer and malt writer and consultant known globally as The Don of Beer. He has been active in craft beer for over 25 years and has famously sampled and written tasting notes on almost 27,000 different beers. He is the co-host of the All About Beer podcast. Don has also written for magazines and presented on beer in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Ukraine and Singapore. Nobody in those countries thinks his jokes are funny.