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Nick Mader of Alma Mader Balances Lager with Two Sides of Hazy IPA
Episode 207
For Alma Mader, combining lager brewing with a broad approach to hazy IPA provides the best of both worlds—a dogmatic approach to technical brewing s…
4 years, 10 months ago
Shaun Berns of Phase Three Brewing Prefers the Pragmatic to the Romantic
Episode 206
Breweries making barrel-aged beer tend to lean heavily on romance. From name-checking the origins of their barrels to weaving stories of long, labori…
4 years, 10 months ago
Jeremy Grinkey of The Bruery Puts His Faith in the Blend
Episode 205
Jeremy Grinkey worked in wine for the better part of a decade before joining The Bruery in Orange County, California. That winemaking background stil…
4 years, 10 months ago
For Julian Shrago of Beachwood Brewing, There Are No Additives, Only Ingredients
Episode 204
Julian Shrago is not afraid to ruffle feathers. The outspoken brewmaster for Beachwood Brewing (Long Beach, California) has cultivated an intense per…
4 years, 10 months ago
Sam Tierney of Firestone Walker Takes the Dynamic Approach to Flavor
Episode 203
Firestone Walker doesn’t rest on its laurels. Innovation and new product development are constants within the creative boundaries of flavor that defi…
4 years, 11 months ago
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 inher…
4 years, 11 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 th…
4 years, 11 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 lov…
4 years, 11 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…
5 years 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 befor…
5 years ago