Making old ale from agave syrup!
I got into agave spirits because I was into craft beer, then found out I was gluten-intolerant and had to stop drinking beer. My favorite style was the barley wines and old ales, and I tried everything available on the market at the time (around 2005) — none of them thrilled me the way Thomas Hardy, JW Lee’s, or Old Crusty did. But I just stumbled on the perfect gluten-free old ale … in a pulqueria in Guanajuato! It’s a gluten-free episode of Agave Road Trip!
Agave Road Trip is a critically acclaimed, award-winning podcast that helps gringx bartenders better understand agave, agave spirits, and rural Mexico. This episode is hosted by Lou Bank with special guest Michael Schallau of is/was brewing.
The Cultural Heritage of Agave Syrup
There’s Mrs. Butterworth’s, and then there’s fine Vermont maple syrup. And the same extremes exist for agave syrup. But here’s the thing: the artisanal version of agave syrup has this whole cultural heritage aspect to it. And you’ve probably only been able to access Mrs. Agaveworth’s. Until now! It’s a sticky, chicken-feather-covered episode of Agave Road Trip!
Agave Road Trip is a critically acclaimed, award-winning podcast that helps gringx bartenders better understand agave, agave spirits, and rural Mexico. This episode is hosted by Lou Bank with special co-host Linda Sullivan of seynasecreto.