Red Hook Brewery in Seattle, started by Paul Shipman who was a wine salesman. Shipman was determined that he was going to brew really original beer.So he didn't want to use any brewer's yeast from any of the institutions that catalog different yeast, so he got a yeast from a professor
But it had a huge impact on several important people like Ken Grossman from Sierra Nevada, Paul Shipman from Red Hook. Actually, I was talking to John Hall from Goose Island in Chicago recently, and he told me he visited New Albian also.
This is not the way it should be. But Shipman , like any entrepreneur, was very determined. And he forged ahead with this beer.
Then they order Coors Light for the next beer. But Shipman was determined. So Michael Jackson came to town.
And he said, this is kind of like a Belgian beer. And Shipman , the ultimate salesman said, exactly Michael. It's a Belgian style beer.
And he turned to Paul Shipman and said, is this made for some unusual ethnic group here in Seattle or something? And Shipman , the ultimate salesman, is like, no Joe. This is our Belgian style ale.
breweries. So Ken Grossman from Sierra Nevada visited Jack and the brewery at New Albion. Paul Shipman , the guy who Caleb mentioned, from Redhook-- he came there, the guy from Goose Island in Chicago. People from all over the country who were interested in starting breweries came to see what was happening at New Albion.
a pioneer with craft beer back in the early '80s. Paul Shipman was determined he was going to do a very original beer, so he didn't want to buy a brewer's yeast from any of the companies that have yeast libraries where you can buy different kinds of yeast for different styles.
So he tasted it, and he said, well this is kind of like a Belgian beer. And Shipman said, exactly, Michael! It's a Belgian style beer.
So he came to Seattle and he tasted the Red Hook Ale. And he turned to Paul Shipman and said, is this made for some unusual ethnic group here in Seattle or something? And Shipman , the ultimate salesman, is like, no Joe.
think you guys should grab it. The set up is Paul Shipman , the co-founder of what became Redhook, was telling a story to Peter Krebs for his book-- is Krebs right-- "Redhook Beer Pioneer," when he hilariously said this, "We inspired people to become microbrewers," Shipman claimed to Krebs, "because every home brewer who tasted our beer thought
1.75 speed before I came in to chat to you and and it is well I mean maybe it's because I was listening to it so fast but it is quite heady stuff from Tim Shipman . Tim Shipman is the presenter of the podcast. Tim Montgomery is the guest that he's speaking to the person that we're talking about. Too many Tims. Um which is actually a sketch on a Radio 4
And as you're expanding your network, you're creating opportunities for yourself. Katty, Shipman and whatnot, in Baltimore a few months ago.
So Joe tasted the Redhook ale, and he turned to Shipman and said, is this made for some sort of ethnic group here in Seattle. And Shipman said, no, Joe. It's our Belgian style ale.
There is an interesting story about Red Hook which I think illustrates a lot of the way things were back with the pioneers. Red Hook Brewery in Seattle, started by Paul Shipman who was a wine salesman. Shipman was determined that he was going to brew really original beer.
The set up is Paul Shipman , the co-founder of what became Redhook, was telling a story to Peter Krebs for his book-- is Krebs right-- "Redhook Beer Pioneer," when he hilariously said this, "We inspired people to become microbrewers," Shipman claimed to Krebs, "because every home brewer who tasted our beer thought they could make better beer in the bathtub.
German, and very sure of himself. So Joe tasted the Redhook ale, and he turned to Shipman and said, is this made for some sort of ethnic group here in Seattle. And Shipman said, no, Joe.
So why is that? So as I started looking into some of the research around confidence, I was looking at Claire Shipman and Katty Kay. I don't know if anyone here is familiar with their book, "The Confidence Code," which sort of became my Bible as I was doing my own research on confidence.
It's infected. He said, this beer has a bacteria in it. So Joe gave them a number of a yeast to buy from the Siebel Institute in Chicago, which Shipman did. And then they produced a new beer called Ballard Bitter, and Redhook was on their way to success.