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Eating and Drinking with Heavy Table's James Norton: Borealis Fermentery

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by Jade

December 12, 2012

Ken Thiemann
Ken Thiemann sits in the brewery he built.
Becca Dilley / Heavy Table

CHOW's Supertaster and Heavy Table food editor James Norton joins the Current's Morning Show to talk about the local food scene.


Today James Norton spoke to The Morning Show's Jill Riley and Steve Seel about one man's beer mission and the monastery-inspired brewery that he built. Listen to James talk about meeting Ken Thiemann, who runs Borealis Fermentery and the path to his DIY brewery.


James Norton edits the Upper Midwestern food journal Heavy Table. He's also the coauthor of a book on Wisconsin's master cheesemakers. For his Supertaster Daily videos, he samples offerings from supermarket aisles and fast-food menus. You can follow him on Twitter, fan him on Facebook, and subscribe to his YouTube channel.