by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent
In case you're feeling life is just a little too woke and no room to joke lately, here's an antidote for all the sobering news from Hollywood or around the world, BREWMANCE. We're stealing a page from OG Screenmancer, and the Brews of Summer. Read on...
by OG Screenmancer
Summer of Masks is coming, and what better way to flip off the CDC than with a cold beer… outdoors, no, indoors at a real-life dive bar full of people? Who said that? BREWMANCE from director Christo Brock is just as out of left field and passionate as that opening salvo. Brock’s documentary is about beer makers, yes, but really more about passion, politics, and pouring a cold one. Amazon Prime will offer this craft brew saga June 1, for free, and it doesn’t matter if you’re not a beer drinker for this draft special, as the dynamics of these crafters of fine fermented beverages are beyond relatable. In fact, we meant to cover this heart-felt hops tale back in April, but Award Season and the Oscars intervened.
BREWMANCE teaches a thing or two about the art of crafting signature beverages, and home brewing, but also takes this historic process out of corporate GMO hands, returns it to the private process that fermentation for fun once was as a family business. What if you put it all down on a drink and a dream? What if your family depends on the success of your wort?
Hot steeping grains to stinky wort (the magic sauce of beer flavor and depth) to a foamy mess is how a glass of beer comes to you. This is one to savor about following your dreams to the end of the mug. Watch it and learn (to party and get paid for it).
How to Make Beer 101
Here’s the Official Craft Blurb on Brewmancer from Amazon
The American Craft Beer movement began with a group of restless homebrewers searching for something genuine and flavorful. Today it’s evolved into a redefinition of beer and an international cultural phenomenon. That uniquely American spirit of rebellion and innovation survives in two groups of homebrewers from Long Beach, California who are looking to open their own breweries and bring their beers to the world. These include a Christian father-son team who grew close over making beer and a retired rock star looking for the “quiet" existence of a brewery owner.
With the insight and commentary of legendary brewers Ken Grossman (Sierra Nevada), Fritz Maytag (Anchor Brewing), Charlie Papazian, Vinnie Cilurzo (Russian River), Sam Calagione (Dogfish Head), Jim Koch (Boston Brewing) and others, BREWMANCE reveals the soul of craft beer in the heart of America.
Barley, Hops, & Heartache: Brewmance the movie
Cheers to Christo Brock
Christo Brock is an American Producer, Director, and Editor best known for the iconic swim documentary Touch the Wall, the sports films Spirit of the Marathon and Hood to Coast, and the craft beer documentary BREWMANCE.
More info on the project at: www.brewmancemovie.com.
Follow @brewmancemovie on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter.
From Screemancer to Brewmancer...
Enjoy!
(But no drinking and driving, please!)
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12.05.2021 | Quendrith Johnson's blog