Brian Hunt

[Taboot]

I guessed I jumped full in on the bashing and after some thought, I am still sticking with it. No, not really. Actually I am. Did I contradict myself enough to be on the same level? To be honest, I don't appreciate eccentric personalities. I am not saying that is who Brian is(don't know the man), but in my experience there always seems to be some level of forced effort put into being "off the grid" or "left of center". I tend to think Brian is who he is, which I can appreciate, but at the same time I can't stand it. I am very sarcastic and at times I have been known to be an "ASS" as my wife might say and people of our kind don't mix well. We tend to have a fire and gasoline mix.

I think I have now commented more on this, than anything beer related on this site. Just to be clear...I think the BN, it's "staff" and 99% of the guests have made me a better brewer. I think in a true sign of ass-hattery the BN should sign Brian up for his own weekly show, just to shove it people's face(like myself).

[TheMadHopper]

I would love to talk to some of the Brewcasters one-on-one and see what they really thought of him. Not the diplomatic responses that I'm sure they would spew if posted to this forum, but what they REALLY think.

All-in-all, I didn't think it was a bad show, except for the lack of a meltdown. They guy is just wierd.

As far as the Brewcasters go, give them some credit. The trend I've seen for any "controversial" thread is for J to sit back and let it be our forum. Only if someone starts posting something inaccurate or purely vitreolic does he jump in. Most of the time he will let us work it out for ourselves.

Oh, I know that J is laid back about the forum. I was just referring to what one of the Brewcasters may say on the forum if directly asked their opinion as opposed to what they may say in private conversation. You may be right about sending the feedback email. I may have to try that!

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[Taboot]

They very well could be, but they also aren't the featured guest for 3-4 hours. Doc's knowledge and humor add to the show, even in the meltdown phase. JP interjects that burst of whacked out humor and Schuman brings out the hamburger to keep everyone loose.

[Nyakavt]

To be honest, I don't appreciate eccentric personalities.

You don't think Doc is eccentric? Or JP? Schuman?

It's just a bit.

[Wutz]

After listening to the whole show I have a little opinion-stating to do:

First of all, Brian says some things that are fairly brilliant. His thought process on "what if barley were from the Americas and corn from Egypt" is quite interesting. He's basically suggesting that "beer" could be recreated, or at the least rethought, by using different ingredients in the brewing process. It's an interesting suggestion that can be applied to almost any artistic field. "Why do my songs have to have this sort of notes? Are there pleasing tones between these frets instead of only at the frets? Can I use quarter-tones in a more interesting manner?" Check out Robert Schneider's non-Pythagorean music scale. He plays/sings the male stuff in Apples in Stereo. There's a completely different bunch of math behind it than is used in a typical music scale.

Second, though Brian says some things that (he hopes) can inspire thought he is so fuckin' abrasive and grating that most people listening to him are instantly going to tune out. The thing about "don't call it a saison if it's not better than Dupont" was pretty annoying, to be fair. I guess I'll brew a "naison," then a "maison," then a "maize-on," ('cause it'll be brewed with corn), then "quaison" because apparently I can't use a semi-arbitrary grouping of letters that implies a set of sounds which I'll only be able to pronounce in a manner which is only slightly similar to the way the Dupont guys would pronounce it.

My English IPA isn't as good as Summit's IPA (which is tasty as hell but I can only imagine isn't as good as the best English IPA) which says I (and Summit) can't call it an IPA because IPA are letters that someone else uses to describe a similarly concocted (though, in my case, theirs is much better brewed) beer.

...oh, and only Vinnie can call it a Double IPA...but I can brew a rouble EyePeeAye. Hell, I can brew a double IPA and call it a chek pillzner using Brian's thought process.

There's some intelligence buried under that crazy shit he spews; I think that he's super abrasive, and, over the radio anyway, a lot of the great mental work gets lost in translation.

[boobookittyfuk]

I liked Brian. Its nice to have a change up once in a while. One of the things I really liked is that the brewcasters were involved with his discussions more than most guests on the show. There were a lot of funny things he said that made me laugh out loud while riding on public transportation....like..."I drink a lot when I talk".

trust me, there are a lot of brewers out there with no clue of what they are doing when they brew beers (ie talk to any east coast brewer about their IPA that they love so much).

suck it!

[Dirk McLargeHuge]

I listened to a bit of it and have a question: So it's okay to use corn and rice? We don't have to listen to those brewers who say on film "I don't use corn and rice in the beer I brew"? Cool.

There's something to be said for the "use local ingredients" idea. I watch Mario Batali on TV say the same thing.