Welcome to Over a Pint episode 13, the baker's dozenth.

Recently we went out to Opal Divine's Marina with homebrew extraordinaire, John "JB" Brack. John works at Austin Homebrew Supply and is very active with the Austin homebrew club, the Austin Zealots.

If you're a homebrewer, you've mostly likely been blessed by JB's expertise in recipe selection/tweaking, or in retrospectively assisting you with identifying what went wrong with your brew. If you're a regular of the better Austin beer bar scene, you've prolly shared a pint or a laugh with him.

JB's been part of Austin beer culture since the 90's, and even though that's not that long ago, the ATX beer landscape has undergone quiet a few changes. JB talks about the big brew pub boom of the 90's, the microbrews of yesteryear, the current resurgence of Texas microbrews, and how homebrewers have played such an intrinsic role in shaping the current scene.

He drops major kudos to Live Oak (of which we are both drinking in the video), Real Ale, (512), Independence, and future brewstars, Jester King.

Crack open a cold one, watch the video, and next time you see JB, buy him a beer.

Enjoy!

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