How do beers from different breweries differ?

How do beers from different breweries differ?

Jeff Evans (Freelance beer Writer) gives expert video advice on: How do beers from different breweries differ?; How do beers from different countries differ?; Why does the taste of beer vary so much? and more...

Think of a brewery as a restaurant or as a kitchen, with a different chef in charge. Each of the different chefs are coming up with their own recipes. They may produce the same dish, but each dish will taste slightly different because they're using slightly different ingredients, using slightly different recipes and they have their own special know how and processes that they go through. An additional fact, that's important when gauging the flavor of one brewery's beer over another is the use of yeast. Many breweries cherish their yeasts. They bring individual characteristics of flavor to their beers. And they look after them for generations because they are the thumbprint, the taste pattern, if you like, for beers from that brewery.