Name:
Chris Wilson, lover of beer
Brewery:
Weyerbacher Brewing Company
Function at the brewery:
Head Brewer
Current output in volume:
2013: 17,200 US barrels, 2014: around 20,000 US barrels
Current beers:
Places that sell your beer:
17 states of the USA, mostly along the Atlantic Coast
What brought you to beer?
A love of beer and lack of a job in the field of my education.
When I create a recipe, I’m mostly inspired
by flavors in other beers or cocktails.
First beer I ever drank:
Corona
Last beer I drank:
Weyerbacher Merry Monks Ale, Belgian-style Tripel
Favourite beer(s) that I ever drank:
Victory Prima Pils, Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier, Orval, Duvel,
Favourite beer style:
It is too hard to chose a single one. I love Belgian-style beers, IPAs, and English Barleywines to mention a few.
Favourite hops:
Simcoe, Centennial, Citra
Malty beers or hoppy beers?
Yes!
Everybody should have tried these three beers at one point in their lives:
a Cantillon Gueuze, Westvleteren 12, Russian River Pliny the Elder
Beer variety is:
It’s what makes it so much fun to be a brewer and a beer drinker. It never gets boring!
Best place(s) to drink beer:
The Standard Tap, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Beer means to me:
Beer is fun, enlightening, and liberating.
My best beer experience:
My First trip to Bruges, Belgium. It was a trip filled with nice people, beautiful architecture, and wonderful beers!
To a non-beer drinker I serve:
Weyerbacher Merry Monks Ale, Belgian-style Tripel
Beer is best matched with:
Friends
My advice to home brewers is:
Have fun. Make your own styles with your own recipes.
The Swiss beer scene needs:
More Weyerbacher!
What I always wanted to know about beer is:
How to make a perfect beer! It is an unattainable goal; but we brewers strive to continuously learn more every day.
In five years…
I would like to have brewed at least 100 new beers!