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I had an interesting experience in the homebrew shop the other day. A thirsty brewer had a hankering for Rogue Brewing's " Dead Guy Ale." The grain bill he asked me to fill was... different. The gravi...

6 Aug 57min

The Herbalist and a Brewer are walking through the forest... There ought to be a joke about that, and if I were a better writer, there would be. I do have the next best thing. This week we sat down wi...

30 Jul 46min

In this episode of The Beer Craft, Ben and Andrew dive into Northwest Brewers Supply's new Summer Brewing Series—four recipes designed to keep you brewing through the hottest months of the year. We ta...

1 Jul 56min

Some debates may never be settled: Ford vs. Chevy, Miller vs. Bud, the Yankees aren't that good... As unlikely as we are to redraw the battle lines, we are going to give you the good, the bad, and the...

18 Jun 1h

Before refrigeration. Before vitamin supplements. Before anyone knew what vitamin C even was. People brewed with trees. This week, Ben and Andrew trace the surprising history of spruce beer, a drink t...

3 Jun 51min

If you take corn, rye, and barley, add some yeast, and what do you get? You could be brewing a Kentucky common beer, and no one will bat an eye, but the moment you run that through a still... Recently...

21 Mai 54min

The ancient alchemists never figured out how to turn lead into gold, but they did help crack open the door to modern chemistry, laboratory science, and the very human habit of asking, "What happens if...

30 Apr 53min

Way back at the beginning of this podcast I sat down with Greg Pore co-owner and brewer at Terramar brewing and we had a fantastic talk about Berlinerweisse.  Unfortunately we weren't ready to have hi...

16 Apr 1h