Evan Rail may have spilled a few beans over the weekend in a post updating the Prague beer scene:
I’ll be working with a crew shooting a Discovery Channel television special on beer, which, back home, will include brewing stars like Sam Calagione from the offensively good Dogfish Head and Professor Charlie Bamforth from my old alma mater, the University of California, Davis.
Fantastic news that Stan wrote about this morning from somewhere on the Canadian Prairies. I am convinced that if there is TV station about sports fishing, there is a TV station all about beer just waiting for its creation. Evan is working on the next step towards that good day, that good good day. You know...checking my emails...I passed on the lad's name to the Discovery channel folk back in early June! Hey, I was sure they were asking him to give a reference for me! But I have to accept that Evan's like that smarter, better dancer pal in high school with the nicer car...except he writes books for CAMRA gets his beer articles in The New York Times.¹ Me? I know how to say "my butt is itchy" in Slovak. Going by the info I got from the production company (you know, the ones who wanted to speak to Evan) it looks like a single episode in a series on various basic goods.
I can't find any further information Google-esque so add any information you may have in the comments. Or just spill more beans, Evan.
¹[Ed.: What I read: "I’d love to chat with you about your interest in beer – and find out more about your blog. I’d also like to know if you have an email for Evan Rail." What it means: "I’d love have an email for Evan Rail."]






Comments
Evan Rail - July 8, 2008 3:46 AM
Okay, let's get the beans out of the bag: yes, this is but a single episode on beer for an upcoming series on various human commodities on the Discovery Channel. The working title of the series is "Commodities," but they're not sure if that's going to stick, as it sounds like the series is about pork bellies, which it's not.
Thanks to Alan's email, I met up with the crew in the Czech Republic to serve as their location scout, fixer, translator, production assistant and on-air talent. It was an interesting experience. (In the sense my wife intends for that word when she says I have "an interesting accent" in Czech.)
I'm not so keen on TV, especially after getting a peek behind the curtain, but a Beer TV channel is clearly long overdue. I would like to take this moment to nominate Alan as director of programming. All in favor? Aye!
The Beer Nut - July 8, 2008 5:45 AM
Aye!
And when did you say the TV show about pork bellies is on?
Alan - July 8, 2008 8:25 AM
On. Air. Talent. How excellent! It trips off the tongue. Clearly the central European and Irish news bureau chief roles are already tied up.