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Special Episode! The Best in Beer 2022
Episode 272
It’s that time again: Our blind review panelists and editors at Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine® have tasted through thousands of beers, winnowing them down to what we believe are the very best. That y…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Brooklyn’s Grimm Artisanal Ales Apply a Yeast-Driven Approach to Brewing
Episode 271
Joe Grimm of Grimm Artisanal Ales would like to dispel some myths about hazy IPA. “No matter what some brewers say, hazy IPA is one of the hardest styles to make, because it’s never good enough. I’m …
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Sapwood Cellars Puts Research Into Creative Practice With Hoppy and Wild Beers
Episode 270
What do you get when Michael Tonsmiere, aka The Mad Fermentationist, and author of the book American Sour Beers joins forces with Scott Janish, author of The New IPA, to start a brewery in a Maryland…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
GABF Gold! Deadwords and Wye Hill Talk Winning with Light Lager and Hazy Pale Ale
Episode 269
In this special GABF Gold edition of the podcast, Greg Winget of Wye Hill Brewing in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Alex Sarames of Deadwords Brewing in Orlando discuss their specific (and often unconv…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Garrett Ward of Sideward Layers Hops of Every Form in American and Hazy IPAs
Episode 268
Garrett Ward of Sideward Brewing in Orlando, Florida loves to tinker and experiment with new hop formats, and whether it’s hazy and juicy IPAs or their fruit-forward-but-structured American iteration…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
GABF Gold! Roadmap and Precarious Share Their Approaches to Gold-Medal-Winning Pilsner and Cold IPA
Episode 267
In this special episode of the podcast, we brought together segments with two brewers who both won gold medals at the recent Great American Beer Festival—Dustin Baker of Roadmap Brewing in San Antoni…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Barry Chan of Lucky Envelope is Developing a Chinese-American Voice in Craft Brewing
Episode 266
When Barry Chan and his partner started Lucky Envelope, they were concerned with appearing “too Chinese.” The craft beer world at the time wasn’t ready for that, they thought; they wanted to fit in a…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Direct Fire! Firestone Walker Brewmaster Matt Brynildson Takes Listener Brewing Questions
Episode 265
In this “Direct Fire” episode of the podcast, listeners pepper Firestone Walker's Matt Brynildson with questions across the brewing spectrum, including:
The process behind blending recipes for col…Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Cannonball Creek’s Relentless Pursuit of Improvement
Episode 264
Golden’s Cannonball Creek has won a GABF medal every year since they opened in 2013, and they’ve done so across a wide range of styles—from German-style pils to Belgian-style blonde, stout, and cream…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Bale Breaker Brewmaster Kevin Smith Lives the Hop Life
Episode 263
Brewers and hop growers are closer today than they ever have been before, but Bale Breaker—in the Yakima valley town of Moxee—takes that proximity to a level rarely seen in beer. The brewery literall…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago