VERY MANLY.
>>> RANCE ADAMS GETS OUT MORE
THAN ANYBODY I KNOW.
>> HE SURE DOES.
AN HIEZER BUSH IS ONE OF THE TOP
THREE BREWERIES IN THE COUNTRY?
HE HEADED OUT TO GET A TOUR OF
THEIR FACILITIES.
LET'S CHECK IT OU.
>> HOST: (MUSIC AN HIEZER BUSH
HAS A BREWERY IN JACKSONVILLE.
WHO KNEW?
IT'S ALSO THE THIRD LARGEST.
AND THEY BREW 14 DIFFERENT
STYLES TO ACCOMMODATE YOUR
DISCERNING PALLET.
>> BUDWEISER AND BUD LIGHT.
ALSO BUSH LIGHT
MICALOB ULTRA
SHOCKTOP
SHOCKTOP.
>> REPORTER: OH, YEAH.
I'M ABOUT THIS TOUR.
YOU DON'T NEED MUCH TO START THE
BEER MAKING PROCESS.
>> MALT, WATER, AND HOPS.
AND BEGIN THE ACTUAL BREWING
PROCESS TO CREATE THE BASE AND
CREATE THE BEER.
>> HOST: THERE ARE ADD-ONS AND
TWEAKS NECESSARY TO GET IT JUST
RIGHT.
>> DEVELOP IT AND ALSO ADD
ADDITIONAL SPICES IF IT'S
SHOCKTOP OR HOPS DEPENDING ON
WHAT THE BEER AND PROFILE IS FOR
THE BEER.
>> HOST: THEY MOVE A LOT OF
LIBATION.
$9 MILLION A YEAR.
>> 500 TO 600 BARRELS PER BREW.
24 HOUR, 7 DAY A WEEK OPERATION.
WE'RE CONSTANTLY RUNNING BEER
THROUGH HERE ONE BATCH AT A
TIME.
>> HOST: THERE ARE TASTINGS
DAILY.
>> WE LOOK FOR ANY OTHER GREENS
OR ANY OTHER PARTICULARS THAT WE
DON'T WANT AND ALSO TASTE.
TAKE A SMALL SAMPLE.
AND TASTE THE GRAIN.
MAKE SURE IT HAS THE RIGHT
NOTES.
LOTS OF FLAVOR.
>> HOST: AND I MEAN, EVERYTHING
GE TASTED.
>> EVERY SINGLE POINT OF THE
PROCESS.
WHETHER IT'S WATER.
IT'S THE WATER AFTER WE MADE A
FEW ADJUSTMENTS AND BEFORE IT'S
PART OF THE PROCESS.
EVEN TASTE THE WATER YOU'RE USED
TO TAKI BEFORE IT SPILLS
TRANSFER OVER TO SECONDARY.
YOU CAN TAS EVERY SING
SHIPMENT BEFORE THE PROCESS.
THIS IS BUDWEISER AND WE WANT TO
TAKE A TASTE WITH OUR NOSE
FIRST.
COAT THE SIDES OF THE GLASS.
IT OPENS UP THE BEER TO GET THE
FULL AROMA OF THE BEER.
AFTER THAT, TAKE A GOOD SMELL.
CHEERS
CHEERS.
.
>> HOST: AND THEY'RE KEEPING IT
GREEN.
>> VERY UNIQUE TO JACKSONVILLE
BREWERY IS WE HAVE A 500-ACRE
FARM.
AND THEN ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE
OF THE JACKSONVILLE AIRPORT WE
HAVE ANOTHER 1600-ACRE FARM.
WHAT WE DO IS TREAT ALL THE
WATER FROM THE PROCESS HERE.
AND THEN WE ACTUALLY PUMP IT TO
THE ARMS
AND WE GROW IT.
GROW A FEW OTHER THINGS.
OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE
DONE EVENTS.
AND THAT MEANS BREWING MORE
BEER.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE ALSO VERY
PROUD OF AND WANT TO DO
EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO MAKE
IT POSSIBLE.
>> HOST: SO LITTLE TIME
I'M RANCE ADAMS FOR RIVER CITY
LIVE.
>> HOST: THAT'S JUST A SMALL
SAMPLE OF WHAT THEY DO.
THEY ALSO HOST TASTING CLASSES
TO LEARN WHA TO PAIR BEER WITH.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF FUN.
>> POOR POOR RANCE.
RANCE, WE NEED YOU TO GO TO A
RESTAURANT OR BREWERY TODAY.
OH, MAN DO I HAVE TO GO?
YOU CAN GET ALL THOSE DETAILS ON
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