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BRYAN
YEST RE PS KY
THIRD-YEAR MEDICINAL
CHEMISTRY STUDENT
CRIPPLER
CHWINOOK RYE IPA
AMERICAN IPA
INGREDIENTS
maledcrye, Chinak
hops, 'crystal malts
Bryan Yestrepsky garnered
second place in The Michigan
Daily's home brew competition
with his American IPA, which
he calls the Crippler Chinook
Rye IPA.
"With this beer, I knew that
I wanted to do an IPA," he said.
"And generally I start with
commercial examples I like and
what I would like to see differ-
ent with them."
For his inspiration, Yestrep-
sky looked to the Red Rye by
Founder's Brewery, located in
Grand Rapids, Mich.
"I'm a big fan of it and I
JED MOCH/Daily G A B E Third-place winner Gabe over. Tabak said they shared
thought that it might be inter- Tabak gained inspiration a glass of beer and then he
esting if I used a little more TA B A K for his brew, Cascade Fresh- left with a pound of hops. -
West Coast hop flavors in it," he FIRST-YEAR LAW Hop Ale, when he was out This was the first time
said. STUDENT running around Ann Arbor Tabak had used fresh hops
Yestrepsky first started a few weeks after he moved in a batch, so he decided to
brewing his own beer when he CASCADE here. go with "a pretty basic pale
entered graduate school at the FRESH-HOP ALE "I saw some hops grow- ale recipe."
University two years ago, and AMER I CA N PALE ing on a fence and I left a "I haven't brewed any
while this batch may be a win- ALE note on the owners mailbox undrinkable batches yet,"
ner, that hasn't been the case saying I wanted to brew a he said. "This one is great
with everything he's made. batch (of beer) using the and I was glad to have it
"I'm getting better and bet- INGREDIENTS hops," he said. entered in the competition"
ter," he said. "The first couple t altc, a Tabak never expected when I did, trying it as fresh
beers that I brewed were inter- vienne, and white wheat, anything to come of the as possible is really impor-
esting, to say the least. You defi- Calfornia ale yeast, dry note, but a few days later tant to this one, the hops
nitely get a sense for what works cascade pellets, fresh Ann he received a call from the just still had a nice fresh
and what doesn't." homeowner inviting him flavor."
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