Wylam "Meet and Greet"

Today I met up with one of the co-founders of the Wylam brewery, Chris Lee.
I met him alongside a number of my fellow pupils, in the Tyne Bar, located on the Newcastle quayside.

http://www.goodbeergoodpubs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/tyne-bar-ouseburn-01.jpg < image reference at this link.

http://wylambrewery.co.uk < image reference at this link.

The meet up began at around 3:30pm, and we all sat around him whilst he discussed the brewery, and showed us some of the key ingredients used to make the beer.

http://ktchieng.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/beer.jpg < image reference at this link.

He brought along packs of seeds such as hops, barley, and yeast, as seen in the image above, as well as a 4th ingredient, that being caraway.

Caraway will be a big ingredient used in the 'Chara' brew, that is currently being developed at Wylam brewery.

http://www.savoryspiceshop.com/content/mercury_modules/cart/items/2/7/0/2709/caraway-seeds-dutch-1.jpg < image reference at this link.

It is a very sweet tasting seed, and I tried some whilst at the meetup.
I also tried for the first time, a bottle of Wylam beer, and because I can't try the 'Chara' brew, I chose another, one called Magick.

It had a very bitter taste to it, quite like a lot of beer that I have tried, however it had quite a sweet aftertaste.
It was very enjoyable, its just a shame that the brew is hard to find in stores.

I took some notes, so I will use it to help aid me, as I rapidly approach my concept stage.

Overall it was a very interesting day, and I am very happy that I went along, as I knew that it would be a massive benefit to me.




Thomas.