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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 hol…
7 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 cr…
8 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 joine…
8 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…
8 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…
8 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 fou…
8 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…
8 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 perfec…
9 months 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 …
9 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 p…
9 months, 1 week ago