Have you ever heard of Polly Pennington? The badass pHD chemist who changed refrigeration? Nicola Twilley joins Gary, Bobby, and Allison again to talk about early brewing trends in America and M.E. Pennington's story.

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NICOLA TWILLEY BIO

Nicola Twilley is the author of "Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves" and co-host of Gastropod, a podcast looking at food through the lens of history and science.

Nicky was raised in England and currently based out of Los Angeles, where she is making use of the abundant sunshine to pretend she has a green thumb. She also frequently contributes to The New Yorker.

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TIMELINE

00:00 Introduction and Welcome

00:25 The Importance of Lager in Beer Culture

03:34 Steam Beer and Refrigeration Challenges

07:45 The Evolution of Refrigeration in Brewing

11:22 Polly Pennington: The Unsung Hero of Refrigeration

18:16 What else is in the book?

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CREDITS

Hosts:

Bobby Fleshman

Allison Fleshman

Joel Hermansan

Gary Ardnt

Music by Sarah Lynn Huss

Recorded & Produced by David Kalsow

Brought to you by McFleshman's Brewing Co

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