432: Ben Clayton of Test Approaches Brewing with a Chef’s Discipline and a Beginner’s Mind
Ben Clayton of Brooklyn’s Test honed his approach to brewing while working in the context of a Michelin-starred restaurant in New York City. Today, building a deep, meaningful supply chain for interes...
22 Aug 20251h 10min
431: Using Taproom Data and Insights to Optimize Brewery Decision Making, Presented by Arryved
The best beer isn’t brewed in a vacuum—it’s brewed with your guests in mind. Every pour, every seasonal release, every new recipe starts with one question: What do people actually want to drink? In...
19 Aug 20251h 15min
430: Float House Explores the Intersection of Beer Culture, Beer Flavor, and Hemp-Derived THC
Hemp-derived THC products, including beverages, have exploded on the market in recent years as producers take advantage of a federal legal loophole that leaves the products legal—or at least not-illeg...
15 Aug 20251h 11min
429: Cody Peczkowski of Moontown Maximizes Malt Expression in Medal-Winning Märzen
In Whitestown, Indiana, just outside Indianapolis, this small-town lager brewery has made big waves with multiple World Beer Cup golds for its märzen, Follow the Lederhosen—not to mention a WBC silver...
8 Aug 20251h 14min
428: Shaun Kalis of Ruse Layers Flavor and Aroma in IPA With Old and New School Methods (Plus a Healthy Dose of Dankness)
Portland, Oregon’s proximity to hop country gives its brewers an enviable perspective on hop flavors, aromas, evolving technologies, and seasonal expressions, and the brewers at Ruse don’t take that f...
1 Aug 20251h 3min
427: Low-Calorie and Low-Carbohydrate Brewing with Lagunitas, Societe, and White Labs
This special low-carbohydrate and low-calorie focused episode of the podcast is brought to you interruption-free by the yeast and fermentation specialists at White Labs. White labs has been on the for...
29 Jul 20251h 1min
426: Whitney Burnside of Grand Fir Finds New Use for Old Growth
Whitney Burnside built her résumé at some of the best breweries in the Pacific Northwest, so when she and her husband Doug—a celebrated chef—embarked on their post-COVID project of working together on...
25 Jul 20251h 3min
425: Economist Lester Jones Shares the Truth of Today's Craft Beer Market and Debunks Prevailing Misconceptions
This week’s interview wasn’t initially intended for the podcast and wasn’t recorded that way (Brewing Industry Guide subscribers read it last month), but the topics are salient and the audio listenabl...
18 Jul 20251h 6min
