Raise a beer to Fred Eckhardt

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  1. maltmaster420

    maltmaster420 Initiate (0) Aug 17, 2005 Oregon

    We just received word that Fred Eckhardt (famed beer writer and namesake of the HOTD beer) passed away this morning. From what Lisa and I have been told, there will be a small private service for family and close friends, followed by "the wake to end all wakes" at Hair of the Dog sometime in the next month.

    If you have any bottles of Fred in your cellar, this is a damn good reason to crack one open.

    Rest in peace Fred. :slight_frown:
     
    #1 maltmaster420, Aug 11, 2015
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  2. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Sad to hear. R.I.P. Fred.
     
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  3. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (4,504) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
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    Sorry to hear it.

    R.I.P. Fred (Otto?)
     
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  4. NWer

    NWer Pooh-Bah (2,145) Mar 10, 2009 Washington
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    Will toast to Fred when I can. What's the Otto connection?
     
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  5. ajfa531

    ajfa531 Zealot (686) Jun 2, 2007 New Jersey
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    http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/173/83737/

    From Hair of the Dog – Otto is soothing and deep, with flavors of red and black fruits, vanilla and oak. Otto blends peaches and cherries with our distinguished beer, Fred. It is then aged in oak barrels for at least 18 months. Brewed with love and respect for my brewery’s strongest influence, Fred Eckhardt, and bears his name at birth.

    From: http://thefullpint.com/beer-reviews/hair-dog-otto/

    - Joe
     
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  6. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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  7. hophugger

    hophugger Grand Pooh-Bah (3,434) Mar 5, 2014 Virginia
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    RIP, Fred.....................and, Cheers !!
     
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  8. Pegasus

    Pegasus Pooh-Bah (2,308) Mar 20, 2002 Texas
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    Cheers, Fred. I trust there is fine beer to be had in the hereafter. If there isn't, I expect you will remedy that.

    -Pegasus
     
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  9. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,635) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
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    Most have no idea of what Fred did for good beer in the US. He was a Pioneer.
     
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  10. maltmaster420

    maltmaster420 Initiate (0) Aug 17, 2005 Oregon


    Understatement of the day my friend.
     
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  11. Geuzedad

    Geuzedad Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2010 Arizona

    RIP Fred...Cheers and may there be many a brewery in Heaven. And I will be listening...........
     
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  12. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,635) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
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    I met Fred about 3 times that I recall. The first 2 were at a homebrew festival/conference in Frankenmuth MI. The second time he did a talk on how beer and ice cream could go together. This was the 90's, so who knew? The last time was at the Rogue Ale house in SF about 10+ years ago. He was on his way to the Toranado a day or two before, and we chatted once I established I had heard him speak a few times about beers. He was humble,and gregarious, all at once.
     
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  13. GeorgiaKiwi

    GeorgiaKiwi Initiate (0) Dec 7, 2007 Georgia

    Had the pleasure of meeting him at OBF in 2012. What a nice man. RIP.
     
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  14. Chaz

    Chaz Grand Pooh-Bah (3,668) Feb 3, 2002 Minnesota
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    Absolutely a huge influence on many of us in the early 1990s. Godspeed, Fred!
     
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  15. jesskidden

    jesskidden Grand Pooh-Bah (3,145) Aug 10, 2005 New Jersey
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    ...and some of us in the early 1980s, as well. :wink:

    Subscribed to both Talk to Your Beer and Listen to Your Beer. Fred published one of my first articles - I still have the galley proof page with a nice note from him on it.
     
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  16. slander

    slander Pooh-Bah (2,568) Nov 5, 2001 New York
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    Met him at a HOTD thing back in '07, I think.
    That's a tough loss.
     
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  17. rgordon

    rgordon Pooh-Bah (2,701) Apr 26, 2012 North Carolina
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    I never met the man, but I know well his legacy. I wish comfort for his family and this community exists in part because of his passion and efforts. Rest in Peace.
     
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  18. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Oh man -- bummed to hear this. I had the great pleasure to meet Fred and enjoy a beer and conversation with him at the Chicago Real Ale Festival back in the mid '90s. A great personality, a great beer mind, and a great man. Tonight's beer is for Fred.
     
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  19. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    It wouldn't be heaven without one, would it? :wink:
     
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  20. paulys55

    paulys55 Initiate (0) Aug 2, 2010 Pennsylvania

    Cheers to one of the great men who made all this happen but more so just a great person.
     
    #20 paulys55, Aug 11, 2015
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