{"id":4068,"date":"2014-07-02T14:41:54","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T14:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/?p=4068"},"modified":"2014-07-02T14:41:54","modified_gmt":"2014-07-02T14:41:54","slug":"american-brew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/2014\/07\/02\/american-brew\/","title":{"rendered":"The American Brew documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The American Brew<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">the rich and surpising\u00a0history of beer in America<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a title=\"The American Brew documentary\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/BeerAmerica\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Now streaming online for the first time<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Did you know the Pilgrims were not supposed to land at Plymouth rock? Learn how Germans changed America&#8217;s taste for beer in the 19th Century and why\u00a0they became the scapegoats that\u00a0begin Prohibition.Who were the first innovators? See craft brewers like Dick Cantwell\u00a0at Elysian in Seattle make a small-batch jasmine IPA. Hear\u00a0Fritz Maytag talk about taking over the failing\u00a0Anchor Steam Brewery\u00a0in San Francisco. Trying to sell that beer he tells us, &#8220;I went to a German beer garden and the owner said, &#8216;Yes, I know that beer. It&#8217;s terrible beer.'&#8221; Fritz laughs as he remembers, &#8220;It was about that time I realized it&#8217;s really hard to sell bad beer.&#8221; But it wasn&#8217;t bad for long. Even though his friends in the beer business at the time thought he was &#8220;crazy&#8221; for making what would become among the first craft beers. \u00a0And, Ken Grossman recounts buying used dairy machinery to get going as a home brewer that became Sierra Nevada. &#8220;We dumped a dozen commercial sized batches before we got it right. Vinnie Cirluzo evaluates his oaky, wine barrels that are acquired from chardonnay vintners at Russian River: &#8220;It tastes more like chardonnay than beer right now. We may have to blend\u00a0some other brew back in.&#8221; Brewmaster Garett Oliver takes viewers\u00a0on a tour of his Brooklyn Brewery. Legendary journalist Michael Jordan pontificates about all aspects of beer brewing, critiquing \u2013 &#8220;it&#8217;s okay for wine tasters to talk about characteristics, why isn&#8217;t it okay for beer drinkers?&#8221;\u00a0Our cameras are even allowed to witness the judging of the annual Craft Brewers Conference. It&#8217;s an action packed, informative, and entertaining hour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;To understand America, one must know beer not baseball<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The American Brew<\/em> explains with wit and insight our infatuation with beer in it&#8217;s infinite variety.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dick Krek, The Denver Post<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4070\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4070\" class=\"wp-image-4070 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/barley-field0149-01.jpg\" alt=\"Barley Field at sunset in northern Idaho\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/barley-field0149-01.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/barley-field0149-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/barley-field0149-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/barley-field0149-01-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/barley-field0149-01-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4070\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barley Field, northern Idaho<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4061\" style=\"width: 792px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4061\" class=\"wp-image-4061 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/roger-sherman0128-01.jpg\" alt=\"Roger Sherman films hop harvest, northern Idaho\" width=\"782\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/roger-sherman0128-01.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/roger-sherman0128-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/roger-sherman0128-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/roger-sherman0128-01-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/roger-sherman0128-01-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roger Sherman filming hop harvest, northern Idaho<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4058\" style=\"width: 797px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4058\" class=\"wp-image-4058 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1010056.jpg\" alt=\"Beer taps\" width=\"787\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1010056.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1010056-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1010056-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1010056-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1010056-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1010056-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beer making process<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4055\" style=\"width: 453px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4055\" class=\"wp-image-4055\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Michael-Jackson020.jpg\" alt=\"legendary beer critic Michael Jordan being interviewed\" width=\"443\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Michael-Jackson020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Michael-Jackson020-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Michael-Jackson020-480x640.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Legendary beer writer Michael Jordan<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4053\" style=\"width: 452px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4053\" class=\"wp-image-4053\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/GarettOliver_0072.jpg\" alt=\"Garett Oliver brewmaster interviewed at his Brooklyn Brewery\" width=\"442\" height=\"663\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garett Oliver brewmaster Brooklyn Brewery<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4057\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4057\" class=\"wp-image-4057 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1010034.jpg\" alt=\"Director Roger Sherman, Producer Jesse Sweet interview Daniel &amp; Julie Bradford of All About Beer\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1010034.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1010034-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1010034-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1010034-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1010034-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1010034-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Director Roger Sherman, Producer Jesse Sweet interview Daniel Bradford &amp; Julie Johnson of All About Beer<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4071\" style=\"width: 739px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4071\" class=\" wp-image-4071\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0031.jpg\" alt=\"Gabriel Kreuther, Alsatian chef at The Modern show the beer he cooks with\" width=\"729\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0031.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0031-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0031-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0031-980x652.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0031-480x319.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gabriel Kreuther, Alsatian chef at The Modern<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4072\" style=\"width: 739px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4072\" class=\"wp-image-4072\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0107.jpg\" alt=\"people at &quot;Cheese Wars&quot; does beer go better than wine? They sip and taste and vote.\" width=\"729\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0107.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0107-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0107-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0107-980x652.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0107-480x319.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Cheese Wars&#8221; which goes better with cheese, beer or wine?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the DVD extras is a scene we call &#8220;Cheese Wars.&#8221; Two sommeliers one choosing beer, the other wine match particular cheeses with beer and wine. A group of enthusiastic drinkers sip, taste and vote. In this session, beer won handily and we didn&#8217;t pay off the audience. It seems the bubbles of beer cleanse the palate\u00a0so that the flavor of cheese can be enjoyed more than when eating it while drinking wine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4062\" style=\"width: 461px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4062\" class=\" wp-image-4062 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Vinnie-Cilurzo067.jpg\" alt=\"Vinnie Cilurzo, owner\/brewmaster, Russian River Brewery, Sonoma, CA\" width=\"451\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Vinnie-Cilurzo067.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Vinnie-Cilurzo067-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Vinnie-Cilurzo067-480x640.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vinnie Cilurzo, owner\/brewmaster, Russian River Brewery, Sonoma, CA<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4059\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4059\" class=\" wp-image-4059\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Paul-Brady0055.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Brady, beer memorabilia collector shows off a beer serving tray from Schultz's\" width=\"440\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Paul-Brady0055.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Paul-Brady0055-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Paul-Brady0055-480x722.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Brady, beer memorabilia collector<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4056\" style=\"width: 454px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4056\" class=\"wp-image-4056\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1010019.jpg\" alt=\"Colonial Williamsburg brewmasters pose in costume front of an historic building\" width=\"444\" height=\"592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1010019.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1010019-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1010019-480x640.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4056\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colonial Williamsburg brewmasters<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4054\" style=\"width: 867px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4054\" class=\"wp-image-4054\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_0119-01.jpg\" alt=\"Director\/camera Roger Sherman films hop harvest in northern Idaho\" width=\"857\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_0119-01.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_0119-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_0119-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_0119-01-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_0119-01-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 857px) 100vw, 857px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Director\/camera Roger Sherman films hop harvest in northern Idaho<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4052\" style=\"width: 439px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4052\" class=\" wp-image-4052\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Fritz-Maytag052.jpg\" alt=\"Fritz Maytag, founder of the Anchor Steam Brewery in San Francisco being interviewed\" width=\"429\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Fritz-Maytag052.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Fritz-Maytag052-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Fritz-Maytag052-480x640.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4052\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fritz Maytag, founder, Anchor Steam Brewery, San Francisco<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4051\" style=\"width: 645px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4051\" class=\" wp-image-4051\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/CarolStoudt_0038.jpg\" alt=\"Carol Stoudt, owner and brewmaster of Stoudt's Brewery being interview in her tank room\" width=\"635\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/CarolStoudt_0038.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/CarolStoudt_0038-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/CarolStoudt_0038-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/CarolStoudt_0038-980x652.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/CarolStoudt_0038-480x319.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4051\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carol Stoudt, owner\/brewmaster Stoudts<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"The American Brew online\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/BeerAmerica\" target=\"_blank\">WATCH IT NOW ONLINE<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"The American Brew DVD\" href=\"http:\/\/www.shoppbs.org\/product\/index.jsp?productId=3762908\" target=\"_blank\">Or get the DVD with LOTS of EXTRAS: interviews, additional scenes&#8230;<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">and, please let us know what you think!<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know the Pilgrims were not supposed to land at Plymouth rock? Why did early German brewers end up in the mid-West? See craft brewers making designer brews like Dick Cantwell&#8217;s jasmine IPA at Elysian in Seattle. Hear Fritz Maytag talk about starting Anchor Steam in San Francisco and Ken Grossman&#8217;s story of buying used dairy machinery to get going as a home brewer that became Sierra Nevada. Vinnie Cirluzo shows his oaky chardonnay barrels at Russian River, and Garett Oliver takes viewers on a tour of his Brooklyn Brewery. Legendary journalist Michael Jordan pontificates about all aspects of beer brewing, drinking, the business. Visit the big three breweries Anheuser Busch, Miller and Coors. 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