Last week started off with a visit to Half Acre. We were able to go to their production facility which is absolutely beautiful. They have a 30bbl four vessel BrauKon system. The staff were awesome and you could tell everyone there loved their job.
Here is their lab, which wins for best sign!
This was a true treat, we got to have couple hour old Daisy Cutter. It was still wet from the canning line and it was fantastic. As far as the rest of the week, we did not do anything of great interest beside our classwork. The lectures shifted from micro and bio to engineering. We covered bottle, can, and keg filling, pumps, pressures, problem solving, pasteurization, fluid flow, automation...you get the idea. It also has dawned on us that we are a few short weeks from being in Germany!
Here are a few pics from my continued quest for the best Italian Beef. Above is Portillo's and it was good, but not as good as Joe Boston. The beef was just a little dry however the bread was really good. Impressive considering they are a chain.
We also had Al's, which was a nice change of pace because their sandwich was way different than most. The beef was more finely chopped and they put a good amount of peppers on it. I got it dipped as well, but the beef was still just a little dry. The peppers were probably the best peppers I have had and almost made up for the beef. The flavor was spot on, but just short of Joe Boston's.
This week we have more packaging and engineering, but I know most of us are already looking forward to Germany and the practical portion of the class. Me and the roommates are planning a couple adventures this week, so hopefully will have more pictures for my next post.
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