patto1ro.bsky.social
@patto1ro.bsky.social
Lover of beer and numbers. And cachaca and whisky. And every other alcoholic drink.
Visit my bookstore: https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/andrewsblag
Or my blog, Shut up About Barclay Perkins: https://barclayperkins.blogspot.com
Part two of my interview with Mitch Steele. Where he discusses his time at Stone and New Realm.
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Mitch Steele interview part two
YouTube video by Shut up About Barclay Perkins
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February 2, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Writing today about London-brewed Burton Ales 1880-1899 and wondering who the hell is interested in such specific stuff. Then remembered I am. And I'm just writing for me, really.
February 1, 2026 at 4:53 PM
The first part of my interview with Mitch Steele, former brewer at Anheuser Busch. This covers his time studying at UC Davis, working at a winery, his first brewing job at the San Andreas brewpub and his move to Anheuser Busch.
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Mitch Steele part one
YouTube video by Kilderkin
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January 29, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Got a few more interviews lined up for my YouTube channel With people from all over the world.

Anyone in the brewing world you'd like me to interview?

www.youtube.com/@patto1ro
Kilderkin
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Chris Flaskamp, of Tübinger brewery, based in Pirque just outside Santiago in Chile, discusses brewing in South America. Touching on the problems of setting up a brewery, buying equipment, access to market and the possibility of Chile's own beer styles.
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Chris Flaskamp
YouTube video by Kilderkin
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January 25, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Just corrected the subtitles for the forth part of my chat with Derek Prentice. Where he discusses tank beer, parti-gyling, continuous fermentation and blending Tuborg from three worts.
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Derek Prentice and brewing in the 1970s part 4
YouTube video by Kilderkin
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January 23, 2026 at 11:54 AM
I chat with John Keeling. former head of brewing at Fullers.
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Interview with John Keeling
YouTube video by Kilderkin
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January 21, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Sheepscar in Leeds was like this in the 1970s. Only a few pubs left in a scene of devastation.
January 21, 2026 at 6:40 AM
The last part of my interview with legend Derek Prentice.
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Derek Prentice and brewing in the 1970s part 4
YouTube video by Kilderkin
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January 19, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Irish pubs again.
January 19, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Dublin pubs in the 1960s.
January 19, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Brewing legend Derek Prentice (formerly of Truman, Youngs and Fullers) talks about keg and cask beer, primings, maltings, hop varieties, mashing and dropping system of fermentation.
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Derek Prentice and brewing in the 1970s part 3
YouTube video by Kilderkin
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January 18, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Some video of the Budvar brewery in 2008 that I'd forgotten about. And never used because I didn't know how to nail all the bits together.
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Central Europe 2008 Budvar
YouTube video by Kilderkin
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January 16, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I've just published the second part of my interview with Derek Prentice. Lots of good stuff about takeovers, brewery closures and dodgy brewing practices in the 1970s.
barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2026/01/dere...
Derek Prentice and brewing in the 1970s part 2
I've just published the second part of my interview with Derek Prentice. Lots of good stuff about takeovers, brewery closures and dodgy brew...
barclayperkins.blogspot.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Legendary brewer Derek Prentice talks about brewing at Truman on Brick Lane in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
youtu.be/xU6y6oOG6qE
Derek Prentice part 1
YouTube video by Kilderkin
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January 15, 2026 at 10:56 AM
A real 19th-century IPA recipe - 1897 Fremlin IPA. Enough to satisfy even the most fervent style-N*zi.
barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2026/01/lets...
Let's Brew Wednesday - 1897 Fremlin IPA
And here we finally are at the top of the Pale Ale tree. It’s been a long climb, but worth it. You might be a little confused by this beer. ...
barclayperkins.blogspot.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM