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Resident Culture's Chris Tropeano Gets Honest About Hazy IPA, Berliner, and Craft Lager
Episode 147
Chris Tropeano, known to friends as "Tropes," dislikes more of his beer than he likes. It's not that it's not good beer, but as the head brewer for R…
6 years ago
The Nuances and Complexities of Malt, with Richard Simpson of Simpson's Malt
Episode 146
The story of malt—from seed to field and harvesting, through the malting and kilning process, and into the tuns of brewers—is far more rich and varie…
6 years ago
Stephen Kirby of Hogshead Has Some Strong Opinions on Cask Ale
Episode 145
“When we opened, everyone said ‘You can’t open a brewery with three beers,’” says Hogshead founder Stephen Kirby. “And I think the answer to that is …
6 years ago
Cellarmaker’s Tim Sciascia and Connor Casey Discuss Evaluating Hops, Brewing Hazy West Coast IPA, and More
Episode 144
Connor Casey and Tim Sciascia of San Francisco’s Cellarmaker Brewing have a well-earned reputation among peers as savants when it comes to hops. From…
6 years ago
New Anthem's Aaron Skiles on Learning Through Problem Solving with Hazy IPA
Episode 143
Wilmington, North Carolina’s New Anthem Beer Project has become a force in the world of hazy IPA through their creative and meticulous approach to in…
6 years ago
Drekker's Mark Bjornstad on Balancing Tart, Thick, Envelope-Pushing Fruit-Smoothie Ales
Episode 142
Drekker Brewing in Fargo, North Dakota, has grabbed the attention of enthusiasts across the country with funky, smoothie-thick, highly fruited beers …
6 years, 1 month ago
Chris Harris of Black Frog Just Brews What He Likes to Drink
Episode 141
The way Chris Harris caught the brewing bug will be familiar to many: It all started with a Mr. Beer kit. From there it evolved into a 20-gallon gara…
6 years, 1 month ago
Jeff Herbert of Superstition Meadery on Envisioning and Making Best-in-Class Craft Beverages
Episode 140
While technically considered wine, mead has long had a stronger affinity with the world of beer and home brewing than it has with the wine world, and…
6 years, 1 month ago
Andy Farrell, Brewing Innovation Manager for Bell's Brewery, on the Delicate Design of Low-Cal IPAs
Episode 139
Making a great low-ABV, low-calorie beer is a lot more work than just scaling down a larger recipe, so when Bell’s Brewery decided to enter the very …
6 years, 1 month ago
Jeremy Tofte of Melvin: Learn From Mistakes, Focus on Improvement
Episode 138
Dickens’ opening paragraph for “A Tale of Two Cities” provides an appropriate metaphor for the past few years of Melvin Brewing’s existence—best and …
6 years, 2 months ago