Over a Pint Episode 25 wt Jamie Fulton of the Covey
This one has been aging for a while. Last holiday I was able to make the short trip from my parent’s house out to the Covey in Fort Worth to try some beers and meet with brewmaster Jamie Fulton.
It was pretty impromptu. I showed up just looking to try some beers, and ended up meeting Jamie, and then recording a video on HIS MacBook Pro using the built in iSite camera and iMovie.
BLOGGING!
Jamie was a great sport and a very gracious host.
Of course I tried the multi-award winning Vienna Lager. I had hoped to try the smoked porter, but it wasn’t on tap at the time. It sounds incredible. Jamie talks about how he smokes his own malt in the video.
In the 2009 GABF the Covey won silver for the 100 (a 100th brew commemorative Belgian style strong beer) and the Weizenbock and also a silver in the 2010 World Beer Cup. Very nice.
I took some great notes, but alas, lost my notebook during our last move. That little guy was filled with beer blogging gold. You will be missed.
From my tweets circa November 2009 I recall liking the Christmas ale and Vienna lager. I also sampled the newest version of the 100 from the fermentor (blogging doesn’t pay but it has it’s perks). It was very nice.
As Jamie mentions in the video, he likes to switch up the hop profile in the IPA to keep it interesting. I had the simcoe and really enjoyed it.
The Covey, a reason besides my family living there for me to make the 3hr drive north. Thanks, Jamie!
We drank the Simcoe IPA during the video. It was mighty tasty. So if you can, crack open a cold one and join us over a pint.
Enjoy!
