RIP Mike Tasty McDole

[Snark_Wolf_Brewing]

Oh, 2020 clearly is not done f@cking around with humanity quite yet

Not for another two months yet...

 

[madscientist451]

I listened to almost all of the old CYBI episodes and other shows featuring Tasty on the Brewing Network, and always admired him..
He put up with all the frat boy, locker room type prattle from the younger guys and never sank to their level. Supposedly, Tasty always showed up to events with an entourage of good looking women. I believe he was a veteran of the US NAVY?

Janet's Brown Ale was one of his famous recipes, anyone else know if any others?

 

[SteveH aka shetc]

I listened to almost all of the old CYBI episodes and other shows featuring Tasty on the Brewing Network, and always admired him..
He put up with all the frat boy, locker room type prattle from the younger guys and never sank to their level. Supposedly, Tasty always showed up to events with an entourage of good looking women. I believe he was a veteran of the US NAVY?

Janet's Brown Ale was one of his famous recipes, anyone else know if any others?

https://www.themanual.com/food-and-drink/tasty-ipa-21st-amendment-brewery/

 

[Morgz]

Been listening to heaps of TBN lately, catching up on times missed. Sorry to hear Tasty. Make it rain Janet's Brown from up there brother!

 

[mjdonnelly68]

Tasty was the best of us and he will be missed.

I would of course see Mike at the NHCs I attended and always made a point to go up to him and say hello. He was unfailingly kind, interested and interesting. I thoroughly enjoyed the conversations we had and always looked forward to seeing him again. He was a home brewer's home brewer.

Condolences to his family and the home brew community. We all suffered a loss with Mike's passing.

 

[Steveruch]

I only met him once; had a short encounter during Homebrewcon 2018 in Portland. His enthusiasm for home brewing was contagious.

I was wearing my "When I grow up I want to be like Denny Conn" t-shirt. He got a kick out of that and took a picture. Unfortunately my cheap a$$ phone had no camera.

 

[Joe.Conley]

I just saw this last week. Gonna have to brew that Janet's Brown Ale I had been planning tomorrow now.

 

[ba-brewer]

I received a email from morebeer for a tribute this morning. I was unable to watch or attend but it looks like it may be recorded if anyone wants to watch.
Tasty McDole Tribute

I meet him a couple times at local beer contests and the AHA rallies at Heretic. I thanked him once for sharing his process on brewing lagers, he was quite humble and said it was not his process but Narziss. It may not of been his process to start but the way he presented it on the brewing with style shows and his pragmatic approach to brewing helped me brew good lagers from the start.

 

[Joe.Conley]

Yeah I wanted to watch that but seems to require a Facebook login. Is there a recording anywhere else? I don’t have fb (and would rather not have anything to do with fb)

 

[ba-brewer]

I get you about fb, I have an account for just such an occasion but dont actively use it.

I listened to the recording after posting and they said they are doing another tribute on the brewing network "the session show" on monday. I looked at the brewing network and dont see it in the up coming events though.

edit:
I think this is a video they mentioned in the tribute show, it is a collab about brewing Janet's Brown ale at Russian River for GABF.

 

[j_in_beer]

Late to respond but sad news indeed. I knew the man by Mike and would consider him a friend. I lived locally to him and I would often see him at the pub I would hang out at and we would chit chat about brewing and the industry. Super nice and down to earth guy. I drank a Janet's Brown yesterday in his honor.