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Pure Project’s Winslow Sawyer Brews With Style, Not to Style
Episode 312
When Winslow Sawyer and his partners launched San Diego’s Pure Project in the middle of the last decade, they weren’t focused on brewing particular styles. Instead, they began with the tenet of build…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Shawn McIlhenney is Rebrewing the Family Legacy
Episode 311
Ask most American brewers about their first experience with New Zealand hops, and nine out of ten will probably name one single beer—Alpine Beer’s Nelson. Alpine founder Pat McIlhenney was one of the…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Ghost Town’s Justin Burdt Boosts Hop Contrast in West Coast IPA and Pils
Episode 310
Justin Burdt loves hops, and has developed a unique and somewhat counter-intuitive approach to selecting them for Ghost Town’s award-winning West coast IPAs. His focus on tight and lean intensity rel…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Firestone Walker, Lawsons, and Breakside Discuss Brewing Modern West Coast-Style IPAs at the Brewer's Retreat
Episode 309
As part of the recent Craft Beer & Brewing Brewer’s Retreat, hosted by Russian River in late May 2023, Jamie moderated panel discussions before a live audience of attendees and featured brewers. This…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Brewer’s Retreat Panel on Wine-Beer Hybrids with Russian River, Side Project, and Hanabi
Episode 308
As part of the recent Craft Beer & Brewing Brewer’s Retreat, hosted by Russian River in late May 2023, Jamie moderated panel discussions before a live audience of attendees and featured brewers. This…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Brewer’s Retreat Panel on Hazy IPA with Monkish, Trillium, and Weldwerks
Episode 307
As part of the recent Craft Beer & Brewing Brewer’s Retreat, hosted by Russian River in late May 2023, Jamie moderated panel discussions before a live audience of attendees and featured brewers. This…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Celebrated Hop Breeder Ron Beatson Discusses the Unique Characteristics of New Zealand Hops
Episode 306
New Zealand’s climate, latitude, and singular terroir offers the right environment for hops of unique expression, but it’s their longstanding breeding program that has made possible so many of the si…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Matthias Trum of Schlenkerla Isn't Preserving the Ashes, He's Keeping the Rauchbier Fire Burning
Episode 305
Matthias Trum is the sixth-generation brewer at Bamberg’s Heller-Trum Bräu—better known as Schlenkerla—and he is as obsessed with local history as he is with producing world-class smoked lagers via t…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Adam Brož of Budějovický Budvar Loves Talking About and Brewing Great Lager
Episode 304
The town of České Budějovice in South Bohemia may be better known to North Americans as Budweis, the German name that’s been appropriated by a couple of famous beers. The real Czech pale lager from h…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Peter Kiley of Monday Night Brewing Is Creating A Framework That Supports Innovation
Episode 303
Monday Night Brewing has grown from their Atlanta roots into taprooms and breweries in major southern US centers—Birmingham, Alabama and Nashville, Tennessee are two, with Charlotte, North Carolina o…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago