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Sam Pecoraro of Von Ebert Writes the Beer Description Before the Recipe
Episode 182
Portland, Oregon’s Von Ebert has built a reputation for quality beer in a city full of great beer. From GABF medals to a Craft Beer & Brewing Beer of the Year in 2020, peers and critics have been pay…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
Jeff Wiederkehr of Burning Beard Believes Authenticity is the Best Policy
Episode 181
“Be your authentic self, and they will come to you,” says Burning Beard cofounder Jeff Wiederkehr. It’s not about marketing calculus or cynically appealing to here-today, gone-tomorrow hype chasers. …
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
Seventh Son’s Collin Castore and Colin Vent Balance the Normal with the Weird
Episode 180
For Collin Castore and Colin Vent of Seventh Son Brewing in Columbus, Ohio, the focus has always been on quality and constant improvement over hype. Eight years on, the core brands they launched with…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Chris Davison of Wolf's Ridge Still Tinkers Like a Homebrewer
Episode 179
Wolf’s Ridge Brewing started as a cramped basement brewpub setup below one of the best-regarded restaurants in Columbus, Ohio. On Chris Davison’s watch since 2014, the brewery grew to add a 30-barrel…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Altstadt Brewery’s Craig Rowan Can Taste the Hard Work in His Beer
Episode 178
Alstadt Brewery is a remarkable creation—a gleaming brewery, taproom, restaurant, and event space designed in the form of a European-style chateau, plopped down in the German-American community of Fr…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
St. Elmo’s Bryan Winslow Embraces the “A-Ha” Moment
Episode 177
In today’s brewing world, big and bold flavors tend to attract drinkers with an an endless thirt for what’s next. But for Austin’s St. Elmo Brewing,, those aren’t the beers that are going to get peop…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
The Austin Beer Garden Brewery Is Committed to All the Little Things that Make Great Lagers
Episode 176
Great lagers require commitment and focus, and it’s no surprise that the Austin Beer Garden Brewery has been so successful at making them—with three-plus decades of lager-brewing experience between t…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
Kevin Davey of Wayfinder Sets the Record Straight on “Cold IPA”
Episode 175
Kevin Davey doesn’t understand why Wayfinder’s “Cold IPA” has gone viral in brewing circles. This proponent of genre bending approaches to brewing that respect tradition but recombine elements of tra…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
Live Oak Turns Back the Clock with Historical Lagers and Smoked Beers
Episode 174
“If it’s a pain in the ass, we usually do it,” says Live Oak head brewer Dusan Kwiatkowski. Brewing the hard way has been a core tenet of the brewery since their start in the mid ’90s. While most bre…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
Marcus Baskerville of Weathered Souls Brews Beautiful Stouts
Episode 173
It’s been a busy and momentous year for Marcus Baskerville. The co-owner and head brewer of San Antonio’s Weathered Souls Brewing made national news with his Black Is Beautiful initiative in 2020. To…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago