Basic Brewing Radio

10-02-25 - Broken Rice Japanese Lager

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Show Notes

Dr. Scott Lafontaine from the University of Arkansas joins James along with Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing and author Chris Colby to sample James' rice lager and talk about the role of rice in brewing and its future.

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