Fred Eckhardt

Fred Eckhardt

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Fred Eckhardt is an American beer critic and writer.

Biography

"Fred is [an eighty-two] year old ex-marine Buddhist who teaches swimming classes to children back in his native Portland, Oregon. . . . He wrote a book on how to homebrew lagers in 1969, ten years before homebrewing was relegalized. His 1989 book, "The Essentials of Beer Style", has become a kind of Rosetta Stone for homebrewers and those who judge homebrew competitions. "Eckhardt (as mentioned by Ken Wells of The Wall Street Journal) is a soft-spoken, diminutive, roundish man with blue twinkling eyes and a white mustache and goatee. Imagine Shakespeare's Puck reborn as a beer mensch." [Wells, Ken; "Travels with Barley"]

Fred has many friends in the beer and homebrewing world, including the [http://www.foamrangers.com Foam Rangers] homebrew club of Houston, Texas. Fred has been an honored guest at the Foam Rangers' annual [http://www.crunchyfrog.net/dixiecup/ Dixie Cup] homebrew competition and celebration, where he has conducted the infamous "Fred Tasting" since 1987 [ [http://www.crunchyfrog.net/dixiecup/events/speakers Dixie Cup Speakers ] ] . Decked out in whatever costume the Foam Rangers present, Fred advises and entertains Dixie Cup attendees with excellent food and beer pairings, the latest developments on relevant political issues, and the newest (or, at least, classic) jokes.

Fred currently writes articles on beer, brewing, and other miscellany in Celebrator Beer News and All About Beer. He also has the honor of having a beer named in his honor, "Fred", by the Hair of the Dog Brewing Company in Portland, Oregon [ [http://www.allaboutbeer.com/columns/fredfred.html Fred Eckhardt on a beer named Fred ] ] . BridgePort Brewing Company brews a barleywine named "Old Knucklehead" where a "Knucklehead" is inaugurated every few years; bottling "no. 11" features Fred [ [http://www.bridgeportbrew.com/ourales/featured/old_knuc.php BridgePort Brewing Company | Old Knucklehead ] ] .

Fred holds the distinctive rank of National judge in the Beer Judge Certification Program.

Bibliography

*"Sake USA" (1992)
*"A Treatise on Lager Beers" (1970)
*"The Essentials of Beer Style" (1989)

References

External links

* [http://celebrator.com/ Celebrator Beer News]
* [http://www.allaboutbeer.com/ All About Beer Magazine]
* [http://www.crunchyfrog.net/dixiecup/ Official Dixie Cup Website]
* [http://www.foamrangers.com/ Official Houston Foam Ranger Website]


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