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Counting Down Your Favorite Episodes of 2025
Episode 452
In this special year-end episode, we look at the ten most-downloaded episodes of the podcast, share stories behind the conversations, recount personal favorites, and more, with clips from the top ten…
Published on 13 hours ago
Dimitri Staelens of Adept Throws out the Rule Book in Brewing Distinctive Belgian Ales
Episode 451
Dimitri Staelens spent 15 years directing quality across a range of breweries owned by Duvel Moortgat in Europe and North America. Along the way, he built a deep understanding of ingredients and proc…
Published on 1 week ago
Stephen Boardman of 450 North Builds Intense Flavor and Nostalgic Connection With Fruit
Episode 450
From the corner of the family farm in rural Columbus, Indiana, surrounded by corn fields, 450 North has built a worldwide reputation for intensely flavored fruit beers and supersaturated smoothie sou…
Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Christopher Lackner of the Hemp Beverage Alliance Is Fighting for the Loophole that Became an Industry
Episode 449
When President Trump signed the bill to reopen the government on November 12, he also enacted a law that will—unless changed within a year—effectively ban hemp-derived THC beverages and other product…
Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago
West Coast Pils Panel Discussion Live From the Brewers Retreat
Episode 448
This week’s episode comes from a live panel discussion on West coast pils recorded a few weeks ago at the Craft Beer & Brewing Brewers Retreat in Asheville, North Carolina, and features Khristopher J…
Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Building Character in Lagers with 34/70 and Beyond, Presented by Fermentis
Episode 447
Lager yeast is the focus of this spotlight episode, brought to you interuption-free by Fermentis, the experts in fermentation for more than 160 years. Brewers everywhere depend on Fermentis for yeast…
Published on 1 month ago
The Critics Speak! Kate Bernot, Stan Hieronymus, and Joe Stange Glimpse the Future Through Their Favorite Beers of the Year
Episode 446
At Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine®, we obviously spend a lot of time thinking about beer—talking to brewers and others in the industry, digging into the details of process, and writing about what we l…
Published on 1 month ago
The Best in Beer 2025 Special, Featuring the Stories Behind the Picks
Episode 445
It’s one of the most anticipated episodes of the year—our annual peek behind the scenes of the Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine™ Best in Beer issue, as editorial director Jamie Bogner and executive edit…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Mike Foniok of the Establishment Takes an Ultramodern Approach to Mixed-Culture Fermentation
Episode 444
Sheesh! The Establishment (Calgary, Alberta) has built a reputation over the past few years for taking an unconventional, experimental approach to mixed-culture brewing—as well as many other styles—a…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Grain-to-Glass Brewing with Local and Regional Malt, Live from Alberta
Episode 443
We recorded this week’s episode live on stage at the Alberta Craft Brewing Convention in Red Deer, Alberta, in early October. The thematic through line is farm-to-glass brewing—something that’s not t…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago