Mikkel Borg Bjergsø is the man behind the world-renowned brewery Mikkeller, which revolutionized the craft beer game in Denmark and now runs bars and restaurants around the world.
Mikkeller doesn’t have a permanent brewing facility, but makes most of its beer at a high-tech plant in Belgium. In this episode of Craftwerk, we travel with Mikkel to Belgium where he gets to brew a beer with his childhood pop idol: Rick Astley.
Mikkel takes Rick for a lesson in Belgian beer traditions at one of Brussel’s legendary bars, before they head to the brewery to make the beer for Rick’s upcoming tour: a red lager with a hint of ginger.
Mikkel also pays a visit to the town of Lembeek and the “godfather of lambic”, Frank Boon, who is one of the most respected brewers within this style of spontaneously fermented beer.
Just watching all the beer sampled in this episode is enough to get you slightly tipsy.
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