Anne Sprecher here --
Randy and I are taking a "b" trip around the globe. On Monday, March 1, we depart from San Luis Obispo for Beijing, Bali, Bangkok, Bhutan, Istanbul and Barcelona. The purpose of our trip: to test the hypothesis that American brewers make the best beers on the planet. Lots of research needs to be done and we're the ones to do it.
Randy started Sprecher Brewing Company 25 years ago. First beer available to the market: Winter Brew. What motivated Randy to establish the first microbrewery in Milwaukee since Prohibition? Several factors (entrepreneurial drive, great water, a population that appreciated good beer), but most importantly, his frustration that Europeans were making such great beers while the US macrobreweries were falling short. He decided to make the type of beer he wanted to drink. After many years of homebrewing, special studies at UC-Davis, working at Pabst, and sheer grit and determination, Randy opened his own microbrewery that made complex and satisfying all malt beers.
Flash forward 25 years and the American craft brew seen is rockin'. Time to test a new hypothesis and enjoy beers around the planet. First stop Beijing, a city that loves its local beer and imports as well.
Cheers and back to packing
