Podcast Episodes

Vincent Ménard of Messorem Searches for Brash Balance in Sweet and Sour IPA

Episode 422

Montreal’s Messorem strikes an urban pose—the old factory building in a gritty industrial zone is covered with graffiti, and looks more likely to hold underground raves than contemporary brew days. B…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Gabriel Dulong Is Fermenting a Culture of Innovation at Quebec Craft Stalwart Boréale

Episode 421

There was a time in Boréale’s not-so-distant past when they might have released a new beer every other year. The brewery is one of Quebec’s oldest craft breweries, dating back to the late 1980s, and …

Published on 6 months ago

“High Notes”—Abstrax Presents Episode #420 With Highland Park and Hop Butcher

Episode 420

Episode 420! It’s an auspicious number that we couldn’t let pass without commemorating in some significant way, and our friends at Abstrax have joined us to bring you this partner podcast interruptio…

Published on 6 months ago

Jean-Phillippe Lalonde of Silo Finds Fullness and Expression in Continental-Style Lagers and Kölsch

Episode 419

Don’t tell Jean-Phillippe Lalonde of Silo that craft lager is a “new” trend—he’s been brewing small batches for Montreal drinkers for nearly 15 years.

Opened two weeks before COVID shutdowns in 2020…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Faster, More Reliable, More Consistent—Dialing In Hot-Side Process Improvement and Optimization

Episode 418

The focus of this spotlight episode is hot-side process improvements that will make your brew day quicker, more reliable, and more consistent. We get into the nitty-gritty of tank jackets, grist hydr…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Ryan Allen of Macallen Is a Farmer with a Brewing Problem

Episode 417

Estate-grown barley, hops, and fruit are the engines that power the beers at Macallen Farm and Brewery, and multigenerational farmer (and brewery founder) Ryan Allen embraces agriculture as a creativ…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Derrick Robertson of BreWskey Narrows His Hop Palette to Explore the Variations Within Varietals

Episode 416

Before he took the leap and started his own, BreWskey cofounder Derrick Robertson was a process engineer who helped design breweries. That background was invaluable when building out a brewhouse and …

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Mathieu Paquette of Dunham Goes Hard on House Character

Episode 415

This small brewery in Dunham, Quebec, just north of the Vermont border, features a pub, guesthouse, and extensive beer garden that make it the perfect stop-through or weekend destination for those he…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Hill Farmstead at 15—A Conversation with Shaun Hill

Episode 414

Few breweries in the 21st century have been as influential as Hill Farmstead on American craft beer. This rural Vermont brewery, built on the family property just outside Greensboro Bend, captured th…

Published on 7 months ago

Hop Scientists Megan Twomey and Ryan Christian Share the Latest on Virus-Free Hops

Episode 413

At the turn of the 21st century, it wasn’t uncommon for a hop grower focusing on alpha varieties to replant a field every 25 to 50 years. While the plants in the field inevitably contracted viruses, …

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago