Anderson next to a brewing tank
G & A : What do you mean by that ? Steve : Well , wine can be astringent but it can ' t be bitter . And an astringent generally is undesirable anyway , but bitterness is a desired flavor in beer . For instance , like a pilsner it ' s very , very desirable . And with an IPA it ' s mandatory . But the other beauty of bitterness is that in order to perceive it , it has to pass the back of the tongue . Which means if you ' re sampling you can ' t spit it out . But with wine you can spit it out . And maybe rightfully so , but when it comes to beer you must consume it . G & A : That ' s really interesting . Okay , so you ' re looking for a pilsner , an IPA , a dark porter , what else would you do ? Steve : A hefeweizen . It ' s a German or Bavarian style wheat beer . G & A : Meaning wheat is a component in the beer and not in these others ? Steve : Yes . Weiss , I ' ve heard two different theories . It can be either ' wheat ' or also mean ' white '. G & A : Yeah , that ' s what I thought it was , like a white beer . Steve : White . Yeah . In Belgium they make
what ' s called a white beer . But it is an ale , but like we discussed , it ' s the yeast that ' s producing all the flavor in it and it ' s generally consumed around breakfast time with weisswurst . G & A : Okay . We can have beer in the morning . Steve : I ' ve worked with a German brewer at Live Oak ( in Austin ) and he got some authentic weisswurst , and we had Meals-On-Wheels right next door . Right across the street actually . And he took it over there and had them boil it up . And he had some fresh pretzel and some sweet mustard . And we had this hefeweizen in these great big glasses , hefeweizen glasses . And at 10:00 in the morning he goes , " Now this is a traditional German breakfast "…
This interview is condensed from a much ( much ) longer interview given over beer tasting at the new Big Bend Brewing Co ..
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