BISON BREW - Key Persons
Derek Dellinger is the author of "The Fermented Man," a book demonstrating how commonplace and powerful fermentation is through an unusual diet experiment - living off of nothing but fermented foods for an entire year. Fermentation is a potent culinary tool - responsible for creating over a third of the foods eaten by humans and long associated with health - yet one nearly forgotten in the modern world. "The Fermented Man" narrates Dellinger's journey into the realm of microbe-made foods, cataloging all the tastes, smells, and sights he experienced as he traveled the globe to explore the world of fermentation.
Derek Dellinger is the head brewer at Kent Falls Brewing Company, the first farmhouse brewery in the state of Connecticut (and undoubtedly the only brewery in the area spontaneously fermenting beers outside of a barn in an old milk chiller). Derek also writes about homebrewing, fermentation, food, and beer for many publications.
Ed won the Philly Homebrew Cup with an IPA inspired by Broillet's hoppy creations, and for his prize, he went on to brew his Riverwards IPA recipe at 2nd Story Brewing in downtown Philadelphia. Through his repeated experiments and research, Coffey sees these new-wave IPAs as simple beers that come together through expert technique and process management.
Nicole is an award-winning homebrewer from Ohio. Lambics are her first love, but she's also happy with a great Stout or Gose. When she's not brewing, she spends her time programming, drawing, and hanging out with her two cats. She once got lost while crossing a parking lot.
Favorite beers: Samuel Smith Organic Chocolate Stout, Founder's Rubaeus, Cantillon Kriek, Crafted Bananas Foster Forever Mead (it's in the BJCP, I'm counting it), Great Lakes Eliot Ness, Fat Head's Cinnamon Toast Crunch