Herbs, Spices & Other Botanical Ingredients in Today’s Beer Recipes

Mitch Steele, who at the time of this presentation was brewmaster of Stone Brewing Co., covers a range of traditional and unconventional techniques in this seminar focused on the use of spice and herbs in beer. Starting with a brief review of historical uses, Mitch then dives into the use of traditional spices in today’s craft beers. After discussing flavor components of select botanicals and certain hop varieties, this talk will then cover some unique botanicals that defy intuition and work quite well in beer.