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Less is More as Surly’s Ben Smith Pursues Bigger Hop Flavor in Hazy IPA and a Refined Approach to West Coast IPA
Episode 237
Minnesota's Surly Brewing has cultivated a brand image that's bold and in-your-face, but the next chapter of Surly's approach to brewing will be defi…
4 years, 3 months ago
Forager’s Austin Jevne Embraces Nuanced Flavor in Fruited Seltzers, Sours, and Barrel-Aged Stouts
Episode 236
In Rochester, Minnesota, the Forager brewpub that Austin Jevne founded with life and business partner Annie Henderson continues with its mission to p…
4 years, 3 months ago
Barrett Tillman of BlackMan Brewing Tells Stories Through Beer
Episode 235
Barrett Tillman’s love affair with yeast started innocently enough—as his small group of homebrewing friends divided up brewday tasks, he arbitrarily…
4 years, 3 months ago
Pierre Tilquin of Gueuzerie Tilquin Makes Lambic and Gueuze with Lively Spirit and Mathematical Precision
Episode 234
Passionate people tend to have exacting ideas of how to do things, and Pierre Tilquin is no exception. The founder of Gueuzerie Tilquin has spent mor…
4 years, 3 months ago
Urbain Coutteau of Struise Brouwers Shares Some “Peasant Intelligence”
Episode 233
Struise Brouwers is scrappy, in the best sense of the word. Small and underfunded from the start, they’ve always made the best of what they have, and…
4 years, 4 months ago
Raf Souvereyns of Bokke Is Blending Lambic with Fruit and New Perspective
Episode 232
Last year, Raf Souvereyns produced virtually no beer. A debilitating and still-mysterious illness kept him largely out of his Bokke blendery and ofte…
4 years, 4 months ago
Cameron Owen of The Eighth State Can’t Afford to be Average
Episode 231
The Eighth State is small—very small. The three-barrel, open-vessel brewhouse sits adjacent to the taproom, with brewing gear spilling over on days w…
4 years, 4 months ago
The Bitter Truth About Belgian Beer With Nino Bacelle of De Ranke
Episode 230
When Nino Bacelle and Guido Devos started homebrewing together in the 80’s, Belgian beer was in the midst of a sea change. Consolidation was afoot as…
4 years, 4 months ago
Au Baron’s Xavier Ballieux Carries on the Family Farmhouse-Brewing Tradition
Episode 229
It’s a striking spot for a brewery—the site of a former mill on a winding stream, with the village church looming overhead. Out behind Brasserie Au B…
4 years, 4 months ago
Paula Yunes and Valéry De Breucker of Brasserie Atrium Are Shaking Things Up in the Famenne
Episode 228
She’s a native Brazilian, beer sommelier, and former reality TV host. He’s a Brussels native who has worked in every aspect of the industry, includin…
4 years, 5 months ago