European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Chris cock Dan closes the Copper after Wing hops to the brew. Al and Farewell a potent look at British brew Hama Story Mil Ali lot by Dave Stehl . Bir Rimu thirty eight years of brewing Beer Laud jail Tony Webb to make his first sip his by Kest. He s a big Man and he half pint run seems a bit dwarfed in his presence. Webb n a master Brewer of one o he great jri.ili7prs in Netanel. A country where Beer or real often considered boiler when it s Strong not in taste bul in Al fool Content. It s ,1 Rou Wilry where a Rohol is big business. Where just last week one of the largest business i cover bids in English history was within lie ilium link Industry. English Beer to my mime , got More Cir Arutt. It s More Fuller drinking Webb the head Brewer at adnams. Hos Iid English Beers Are i neurally stronger icon their Continental counterparts. Webb a Veteran of More than a few breweries in Britain sits in his third Story office High above the Suffolk coastal town of Southwold overlooking the North sea. Noi Many Miles to the East of his seat is the Region where much of the Best Barley is grown Barley is one of the primary ingredients in Beer. Adnams has been brewing Beer on or about the promises for about 300 years according to Webb. And despite having tripled res output in rhe past 12 years adnams still maintains a traditional philosophy. Adnams is strictly 9 Domestic product. They Don t Export their Beer. Indeed most of the bonded or cask Beer that leaves the brewery is sold by the pint or the bottle in the brewery s 74 Public houses or at other pubs throughout the country. In Days gone by Beer was sold out of wooden barrels. Webb says today Metal barrels arc used Lor consistency. Adnams ii a relatively Small brewery that dispatches its product in draught and bottled form. Webb says the difference Between draught and Keg Beer is that draught does t have the yeas filtered out. Kojjo Beer has the yeast removed and must be artificially carbonated and served under pressure. It for this reason thai on a draught or cask conditioned Beer is All natural. Much of he Beer brewed in Ireland is called hitter referring loan acrid rather than sour uste. Bitters have a Darker color than their Brethren la firs such As Budweiser or Cauberg. ago there was a difference Between Beer and ale. Webb says hat Beer was brewed Wilh hops ale without. Nowadays they re brewed the same but bitters Are referred to As ales Beers will usually carry the word mild on the Label. Although the actual brewing of Beer is lengthy taking about a week and complicated to the unfamiliar there Are Only a few Basic ingredients. Hops malt from Barley sugar and water go into the brewing of English Beer. Alter a Complex and Wrid brr i i process of pulling ind mashing fermenting and boiling the Beer is produced. It s in the boiling of the wort a product of water and malt together with hops Thal Ives the Beer its Laste and Strong. The boiling time lot comines the Krasity of the Beer. Gravity says Webb is no Hinr but an indication of the amount of Sug used to brew the Beer. Webb claims that it s a simple process but then he s been around the stuff for 38 years. The important thing tort member is that the higher the Gravity he stronger the Beer. 6 stripes Mig Ielne Anu any to 13s6
