Charlie Bamforth
Special guest
Dr Charlie Bamforth has been part of the brewing industry since 1978. Formerly with the Brewing Research Foundation and Bass in the UK, he was the Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Malting and Brewing Sciences at UC Davis for 20 years from 1999. He is now Distinguished Professor Emeritus at UC Davis and also Honorary Professor with the University of Nottingham in England. Charlie is Senior Quality Adviser to the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. He is the author of numerous articles, papers and books on beer (and soccer), has featured extensively in the media and has received many awards for his contributions to the industry, including the Award of Honor from the MBAA.
Charlie Bamforth has been a guest on 4 episodes.
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Episode 197: A History of Brewing Innovation
December 23rd, 2024 | 1 hr 9 mins
We look back at the last 70 years of innovations in brewing, we look forward to what the future holds, and we hear a pint full of great anecdotes from an author with whom we're all familiar.
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Episode 312: Foam
July 15th, 2024 | 1 hr 7 mins
A deep dive on beer foam with a couple of familiar guests, one of whom literally wrote the book on foam.
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Episode 292: Authenticity vs Technology
October 16th, 2023 | 50 mins 37 secs
Charlie Bamforth discusses authenticity vs technology in lager beer production.
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Episode 229: Is Hop Creep Caused by Microorganisms?
November 1st, 2021 | 33 mins 48 secs
Are we one step closer to understanding the origin of Hop Creep?