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West Coast Pilsner Roundtable With Firestone Walker, Highland Park, and Humble Sea
Episode 257
West Coast pilsner is the subject of this month’s roundtable, and we’ve assembled a talented cast of brewers to further the discussion. From the Fire…
3 years, 11 months ago
Tom Riley and Dane Volek of Anchor Open Up About Steam Beer and Open Fermentation
Episode 256
Anchor Brewmaster Tom Riley has been working on steam beer for a long time—38 years, in fact. He started at Anchor in 1984, decades before craft beer…
3 years, 11 months ago
John Harris of Ecliptic Has Learned the Hard Way to Make the Beers That People Want to Drink
Episode 255
John Harris has been around. From his start at the McMenamins Hillsdale brewpub in 1986 (where they brewed with extract and fermented without tempera…
3 years, 11 months ago
Direct Fire! Weldwerks Founder Neil Fisher Takes Listener Brewing Questions
Episode 254
In this first-ever “Direct Fire” episode of the podcast, listeners from around the globe heat things up with spicy brewing questions for Weldwerks fo…
3 years, 11 months ago
Matt Van Wyk and Brian Coombs of Alesong Stay Focused on the Barrel
Episode 253
Science teacher turns brewer. On paper, it makes sense. But Alesong’s Matt Van Wyk made the career transition long before many in the current generat…
3 years, 11 months ago
10 Barrel’s Tonya Cornett Takes a Layered Approach to Fruit Beer
Episode 252
Tonya Cornett marks her brewing experience in decades, but the head of R&D for 10 Barrel in Bend, Oregon, isn't resting on any laurels. She’s earned …
4 years ago
Nick Panchamé of HOMES and Smooj Applies His Chef’s Training to Fruited Hard Seltzer and More
Episode 251
Smooj, the heavily-fruited smoothie-like hard seltzer produced by the brewing team at HOMES brewery in Ann Arbor, Michigan, may draw the ire of certa…
4 years ago
Breakside’s Ben Edmunds, Great Notion’s James Dugan, and Von Ebert’s Sam Pecoraro Dissect Trendy Beers and Innovation
Episode 250
How do you as a brewer identify trends, evaluate their potential resonance with your customers, then develop and deploy your own beers in response? T…
4 years ago
Andy Hooper, Former Seismic Brewmaster, is Taking Light Lager Back for Craft
Episode 249
Light lager may not be the style most brewers are passionate about, but it’s one that many people drink. Long dominated by macro brewers and beers li…
4 years ago
This episode is nuts. Bob Slack and Justin Teff of Pulpit Rock Share Their Adjunct Experience
Episode 248
Pulpit Rock co-head brewers Bob Slack and Justin Teff have built a reputation for creative “pastry” beers in both the stout and quick sour realms. In…
4 years ago