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WILK Friday BeerBuzz–27 April 2012 Wyoming Valley Home Brewers w/Chuck Yarmey

WILKFridayBerbuzz14We broke a record today on the WILK Friday BeerBuzz, and we had a lot of fun doing it.  For the last 2 years, our friend Chuck Yarmey has quietly been the Alec Baldwin of the BeerBuzz; and today he takes the lead.  Much like Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin have battled for hosting the most Saturday Night Live shows, Chuck & Mike Hiller from Bavarian Barbarian Brewing have traded the lead on the BeerBuzz…and now Chuck is winning with 4-appearances today (to Mike’s 3.)

Chuck is founder and former president of the Wyoming Valley Home Brewers and we always have a great time talking home brews with him.  It’s taken us most of 2 years to convince John Webster that home-brewed beer doesn’t usually explode, but it only took us one visit to convince us all that home brewed beer can be VERY good.
[image[8].png]Last May we invited Chuck back with the WILK Friday BeerBuzz challenge beers, but more importantly we celebrated the 24th Annual National Homebrewers Day.  Today we start the celebration of the 25th National Homebrewers Day.  This is a big milestone for Home brewing, and once again our local clubs will contribute to The Big Brew. 

The Big Brew is a collection of all of our national home brew clubs and their brewing of three official recipes designated by the national organizers all on the same day.

Today we decided to go with a zero-IBU show and feature some ancient ales.  First up was a Summerian beer that uses bappir, a type of bread baked with honey & barley AND used to make the beer.  Chuck was nice enough to also bring some bappir for us to try as well, which really gives you a sense of how the bread & grain flavor the beer.  As a bonus, Chuck brought one of Jeff Fusco’s 3-year aged Meads into drink.  A Mead is a honey based beverage and this one was a really good one.

If you’re interested in attending this day-long event locally or even just observing some great home brewing, please checkout the Wyoming Valley Homebrewers website for details. It’s an exciting event and a great opportunity to check out what home brewing is all about, AND just how good the beers can be.

Thanks

to Chuck Yarmey, Jeff Fusco  & all the Wyoming Valley Homebrewers, Nancy, John, & Bosco for yet another fun Friday.

The Friday BeerBuzz…bringing good beers and good people together.

As always you can check out the video on-line at the WILK Friday BeerBuzz page by clicking HERE

6 comments (click to read or post):

  1. Anonymous27 April, 2012 09:53

    I've always wanted to brew my own beer. You guys keep not only convincing e it's easy, but REALLY INTERESTING too. Who knew you can do ancient beers? Marty

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  2. John Webster27 April, 2012 10:09

    Thanks to Chuck Yarmey and Jeff Fusco and all the members of the Wyoming Valley Homebrewers Club.

    It was a thrill to taste the modern day version of what is probably the first beer in all of recorded history! Way to go Sumeria!

    And that mead is just sweet enough (but with sufficient horsepower) that it should come with a disclaimer. Both great!

    Thanks to Bill from MyBeerBuzz.com for producing a show each week that has garnered two major awards (neither a leg lamp but we remain optimistic) for the WILK FBB! Thanks too, to Bosco and Rusty Fender.

    And of course, and as always, thank you for listening!

    Best,
    John
    webster@wilknewsradio.com

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  3. Anonymous27 April, 2012 10:20

    I started homebrewing because of the Friday beer buzz show. I love it and while my 1st batch wasn't great, a year later they are getting pretty good. Ryan.

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  4. Anonymous27 April, 2012 10:22

    You guys need a professional camera man & equipment. JT (Still funny!)

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  5. Chuck Yarmey27 April, 2012 10:44

    As always I had a great time on the show!! Thanks to everyone for having me on again to promote homebrewing. While today's selections weren't exactly "marketable" to the masses, it showed that you can make ANY kind of beer you want when you brew your own. I'm glad to see there are people like Ryan who have decided to give it a try because of the the show.
    Thanks Again!! Cheers!!!

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  6. MyBeer Buzz27 April, 2012 10:51

    Thanks everyone. I apologize in advance for being away form Mr. Computer today. Moderating comments may be delayed but thank you all in advance.

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