![]() “I’m excited to see the trade show and do a little bit of networking,” he says. He plans to attend as many of onsite education seminars as possible, walk the show floor and possibly take home top prize in the brewing competition. This will be McGarry’s first trip to the WWETT Show that runs Feb. “I’ve seen it from afar and the work that goes into it,” he says. When not brewing beer, McGarry is in charge of the private water and wastewater program for Athens, a county of about 30,000 residents.Īnd, no, McGarry has no thoughts of becoming a full-time brewer. McGarry’s favorite beer is IPA, which he always has on tap. Pawpaws are a native fruit around southeast Ohio, so I do a pawpaw beer. It doesn’t take a lot of Ghost Peppers to spice up 5 gallons of beer,” he says of the world’s hottest chilies. Perhaps his most unusual beer was a Ghost Pepper brew. We’ll use some different fruits and I’ve done some vegetable-based things for weddings and family get-togethers.” “Mostly just for the fun of it,” he says. McGarry now brews 5 gallons once or twice a month for family and friends. Six, seven years later I got back into it.” Beer kit that didn’t turn out so well the first couple go-rounds. A small brewing pub opened up and I started exploring. “I realized beer could taste different from Bud Light and Miller Lite. “It kind of got started in college,” says McGarry, who attended Ohio University. No rookie to beer competitions, McGarry has taken home a few first- and second-place medals. “I was just trying to come up with something more relevant to the wastewater industry.”īoth beers contain a touch of honey - less than 1 percent, although you’re not likely to taste it in the final product since most was consumed during fermentation. McGarry says there’s no special significance to the Honey Dipper name. “It’s going to be very hop-forward with a short, dry aftertaste.” McGarry’s Honey Dipper 2 American IPA features a new variety of hops that came onto the market the past year. “It’s a German-style lager and a pretty balanced beer - neither malt nor hops dominate.” “It’s just a nice clean lager,” McGarry says of the Little Honey Dipper. Other entrants include John Wilson with his Flopstout Milk Stout and Patrick McGarry from the Athens County Health Department, Athens, Ohio, and his Little Honey Dipper Vienna Lager and Honey Dipper 2 American IPA. “I think I have a shot,” he says of his Lemmy Pale Ale. It’s usually ales, I’ve only done a couple of lagers,” says Melton, who brews 40 to 55 gallons a month. I’ve brewed some heavy chocolate styles, some cream ales. I would say pale ale or IPA is what we end up brewing the most. “He started brewing about 20 years ago and I was always interested. Melton got interested in brewing through his friend, Weakman. ![]() ![]() ![]() I’ve had a couple beers that ranked in the 40s out of 50, so I was pretty happy with that.” “I’ve entered beer competitions before so I thought I would get one that kind of pops out and hopefully stands above the crowd,” says Melton, who has been brewing for about five years. “I usually enter pretty big competitions. Dan Miller from Pelton Environmental Products looks to grab the Golden Growler with his Root Ball Ale Black Lager fermented as an ale, while Andy Melton from RapidView IBAK LLC will be bringing his Lemmy India Pale Ale to Indy. ![]() Up for judging in the 1st Annual Wastewater Brewing Competition will be six distinct beers, from IPAs to a Vienna Lager.Īmong the entrants is Kirt Weakman of Northwoods Technology Solutions who will have a sampling of his Spring Bock Maibock/Helles Bock in the competition. Get Education/Training articles, news and videos right in your inbox! Sign up now.įive craft brewers from across the Midwest will be competing for Golden Growler bragging rights during the WWETT Show Kickoff Party on Thursday, Feb. ![]()
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