What are some of your favorite beers? Westvleteren 12 from Belgium, most beers from Mikkeller, and then there are so many damn good beers from American microbreweries. I like most of the beers I have tried from these American breweries: Alesmith, Green Flash, Stone, Avery, Three Floyds, Dogfish Head, Bells, Surly, Founders, Great Divide, Hoppin Frog, New Glarus, Southampton, Pizza Port, Victory, Kuhnhenn, Oskar Blues, and many more.
Best beer you’ve ever made? I have three home brews that made me really happy. I made a 30 minutes pale ale, which I hopped only with Chinook hop for the last 30 minutes of the boil — great summer beer; then I made a beer called Scull Fucker, a 10.5 percent strong imperial stout oaked with oak chips soaked in red wine; and the last was a beer called English Ale No.1, a 12.3 percent strong barley wine made with English malt, hops and yeast, then oaked with oak chips for three months.
What are your future plans? One more child, hole in one, going to New Zealand, and making more crazy beers.
Skål, René
Interview by Mike Opalek
Portrait by Jacob Christensen
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great interview, great guy and great that you posted this same day as chuck norris birthday 😀
This is the best! Real hero!
glad that I was happy enough to session with him some times in germany!
Excellent
Much Respect
Rene, this interview was a great read. I loved it! Thanks. You are an inspiration.
REné is THE MAN. Nice to read about his “new life”. Somehow we are always worried about where our legends are, and if they’re happy.
Well, rené seems to be living life very proudly. Thanks for this, ONE : )
Rene is a legend… Vert is still being represented here and there’s a vert DVD out now. Highrollaz.org presents Vert Rollerblading. Check it out!
Rene is a total LEGEND! Great interview – I met him in South Africa when he was down here man that guy can drink beer!
Respect Rene!
shoo baby Rene….. ledge!!!!! skal
