Learn about specialty brewing with local fruits at Uplands Woodshop

Published: June 28, 2024, 4 p.m.

\u201cWe use wood so that we give the various microorganisms sort of a place to colonize and live from batch to batch. And over time those colonies and those species that have taken hold will change, they\u2019ll drift and so, you\u2019ll develop a unique character to each tank that\u2019s really interesting.\u201d

This week on the show we dive head first into a giant oak barrel full of aging beer.\xa0

Okay, well, not literally.\xa0

Producer Toby Foster pays a visit to The Woodshop, that\u2019s Upland Brewing Company\u2019s sour beer facility. Now\u2019s your chance to learn what\u2019s special about this type of beer and why they needed to construct a separate building to craft it.