Friday, June 3rd 2011
It was 5 days away from my 21st birthday. My brother, his friends, and myself went on a trip to celebrate the life of my brother’s father. He is actually my half brother by blood, but he is 100% my brother. His dad, like my brother, is very intelligent with a photographic memory. To put this in perspective, my brother, is a well respected neurosurgeon. On our way to a small bar, one that my brother’s dad frequented, we toured Ireland. It was my first time traveling abroad. It was also my first time ever legally indulging in fermented beverages. I had no idea that the events on this trip would have profoundly impacted the direction of my career. We visited Old Bushmills Distillery and the Guinness Brewery. The brewery tour is the most prominent early life beer-memory I have. The tour lacked personal flare, now something I always add when giving a tour, but had a vast amount of information beautifully presented on screens. Before this moment I never thought about the complexities, the science, and the joy that is involved in fermentation science. Thanks bro!
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