Life In Berlin: How To Make Beer Like A Parasite

Life In Berlin

Hana Eckermann: Bierlieb in Berlin - Friedrichshain announced a Parasite Produktions beer tasting and we are eager to find out what is the story behind this unusual project. Richie Hodges: We're also in a scene in Berlin right now that although is growing and budding and doing wonderful craft beer, has maybe become a little bit stagnant in the last six months to a year. We thought, "and let's just shake it up a little bit and try something new." It's Berlin, be creative, push the edge a little bit. Hugh Eckermann: That's Richie Hodges, a trained brew master, who teamed up with Cristal Jane Peck, a trained microbiologist and a home brewer, for a scientific experiment. Cristal Jame Peck: For example on the first beer, the Orval, we really utilized Richie's brewing prowess and my microbiological prowess. Because the aim with that was to take one of our most favourite beers, the Orval, and age it on a bed of white fresh peaches. We really like the idea of playing with bacteria and certain