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Brandon Capps of New Image Brews Better IPAs Through Chemistry
Episode 202
For Brandon Capps of New Image Brewing (Arvada, Colorado), the question of how to push more hop intensity in beer flavor and aroma, despite the inherently inefficient process of extracting those vita…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Michael Messenie of Dutchess Ales Loves to Keep Ale Real
Episode 201
For cofounders Michael Messenie and Tim Lee, the idea behind Dutchess Ales in Wassaic, New York, was to recreate the kinds of cask-conditioned ale they loved when living in Britain. If you’ve enjoyed…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Ken Grossman of Sierra Nevada Is Obsessed with Innovation and Quality
Episode 200
Sierra Nevada founder Ken Grossman has been working on “innovation” beers since the brewery’s first days in the early ’80s. Beers we all know and love, such as Celebration and Bigfoot, were once “inn…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Alex Flores of Urban South Kettle-Sours the Hard Way
Episode 199
Kettle sours get a bad rap in some brewing circles, but Urban South’s Alex Flores would love to change your mind. Recalibrating and considering these beers as their own thing—rather than some faster …
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Lisa Allen of Heater Allen Takes the Patient Approach to Lager and Business
Episode 198
From their small outpost in McMinnville, in Oregon wine country, Heater Allen has flown the lager flag for its 14 years of their existence—long before it was “cool.” The father-daughter duo of Rick a…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Nick Gislason of Hanabi Lager and Screaming Eagle Wines Admires the Beauty of Grains Through the Canvas of Lager
Episode 197
Hanabi Lager Company’s Nick Gislason has always been a builder, and that same DIY sensibility drives his lager-focused brewery project today. For the past decade, he’s been head winemaker for Screami…
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
Kevin Ashford of Figueroa Mountain Does More by Using Less
Episode 196
For Kevin Ashford, brewmaster of Figueroa Mountain Brewing in Buellton, California, every beer can always be improved. After winning two medals for their Danish Red Lager, Ashford and team made the d…
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
East Brother’s Paul Liszewski Has a License Plate that Says “LAGER”
Episode 195
East Brother Beer in Richmond, California, makes its living by nailing classic styles, including an oatmeal stout in the core range. Naturally they also brew IPA—Gold or Red, take your pick—but their…
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
Ryan Crisp of Alesmith is Wired on Coffee Stout
Episode 194
Can we spend an entire hourlong episode talking about one beer? You bet we can. In this week’s episode, Alesmith Director of Brewing Operations Ryan Crisp takes us for a few hot laps around the track…
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
Adam Cieslak of Maplewood Puts A Gentle Spin on Classic Styles
Episode 193
Five years ago, Chicago’s Maplewood Brewing brewed 1,000 barrels of beer per year and were small upstarts in a crowded Chicago beer market. This year, they’re on track to brew over 16,000 barrels of …
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago