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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…
5 years 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 t…
5 years 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 a…
5 years 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 …
5 years, 1 month 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…
5 years, 1 month ago
Burke-Gilman Brewing is Your Friendly Neighborhood Alpha King Winner
Episode 192
“I’m anti-consistency,” says head brewer Phil Pesheck. “If you’re pro-consistency, you’re anti-advancement. I want to continuously improve the beer, …
5 years, 1 month ago
Nick Berger and Phil Camarano of Good Society on the Ups and Downs of Launching in 2020
Episode 191
We first met Good Society cofounder Phil Camarano in 2018 at our Brewery Workshop: New Brewery Accelerator event in San Diego as he and partner Nick …
5 years, 1 month ago
Brian Thiel and Greg Reichel of Ghostfish Make Great Beer Without Barley
Episode 190
Ten years ago, if you asked any beer drinker what they thought of gluten-free beer, they’d wrinkle their nose and express severe displeasure at the t…
5 years, 2 months ago
Amber Watts and Ron Extract of Garden Path Fermentation Bottle the Flavors of the Skagit Valley
Episode 189
Amber Watts and Ron Extract didn't land in Washington's Skagit Valley by chance. Their brewery, Garden Path Fermentation, was a concept in search of …
5 years, 2 months ago
Steve Luke of Cloudburst Brews with a Methodical Approach to Hops
Episode 188
Steve Luke loves hops, and over a decade and a half working in the industry he’s learned quite a bit about brewing with them. Cloudburst is, effectiv…
5 years, 2 months ago