including, and most interesting to us, a strain of cacao previously thought to be almost extinct. a few years ago, the valley s cacao trees were genetically tested at a usda lab and proven to have identical dna to one of the rarest forms of cacao in the world, this stuff, the real deal, pure nacionale. don fortunato is our cacao connection, a farmer whose family has been working these mountains for over 40 years. chris: so they re just absolutely beautiful when they start out. absolutely beautiful. anthony: really kooky looking pods as they just come right off the trunk of the tree. chris: this anthony: they sorta look like somebody, you know, glued them to the side of a tree, you know. this is a once a year crop? chris: it goes continuously, but this is the peak season. eric: see the way it comes out? try that. like take one in your mouth. bite it, and you see those the nibs inside? those are the cocoa nibs.
One great thing that I've discovered since being in The Berkshires is the selection of brews out at a few local establishments. As someone originally from the Midwest, I'm new to several of the brews served throughout New England. And from all of them, there is one in particular that seemed like it would be a perfect brew to be 'The Official Beer of WHOOPEE FM'.
One great thing that I've discovered since being in The Berkshires is the selection of brews out at a few local establishments. As someone originally from the Midwest, I'm new to several of the brews served throughout New England. And from all of them, there is one in particular that seemed like it would be a perfect brew to be 'The Official Beer of WHOOPEE FM'.
One great thing that I've discovered since being in The Berkshires is the selection of brews out at a few local establishments. As someone originally from the Midwest, I'm new to several of the brews served throughout New England. And from all of them, there is one in particular that seemed like it would be a perfect brew to be 'The Official Beer of WHOOPEE FM'.