375: Murphy Johnson of BlackStack Gets Goosebumps When Talking About Hops
Murphy Johnson of BlackStack in St. Paul, Minnesota, is an enthusiastic brewer with a big personality. Despite many brewers’ strong opinions on hazy IPA, he’s not afraid to go against the grain and em...
23 Aug 20241h 3min
374: Joe Wells of Fair State Brews Lagers, Ales, and More With Texture and Occasion in Mind
Fair State Brewing Collective head brewer Joe Wells has a deep love of tradition but no fear of the future, and the brewer’s multiple focuses on everything from pale lager and modern IPA to sparking h...
17 Aug 20241h 14min
373: Amplifying Expression in Lager Fermentation with Fermentis, Highland Park, and Boston Beer
Lager yeast and the evolution of expression is the subject of this spotlight podcast, brought to you interruption-free by Fermentis, the experts in fermentation for more than 160 years. Brewers everyw...
13 Aug 20241h 6min
372: Ian McCall of Ism is Brewing Pint After Pint of West Coast Pleasure
With his new brewery, Ism, Ian McCall is back in the brewery and taproom that once housed Beachwood in Long Beach, California—a brewery where he was once lead brewer—although he’s in a different posit...
9 Aug 20241h 16min
371: Victor Novak of Figueroa Mountain Builds Modern Beers on Traditional Foundations
Victor Novak has been racking up medals at major competitions for decades now. Through stints at significant Philadelphia and southern California breweries, he’s made his mark on the development of co...
2 Aug 20241h 21min
370: Kari Williams of Snow Capped Cider Explores Terroir and Technique with a Generational Approach to Estate Cider Making
The Williams family has been farming apples and stone fruit on Colorado’s Western slope for over 100 years, and today their Snow Capped Cider is one of the winningest American cideries, notching big h...
26 Jul 20241h 4min
369: Yvan De Baets of Brasserie de la Senne and Eric Toft of Schönramer Talk Shop on European Hops
Both Yvan De Baets, cofounder of Brasserie de la Senne in Brussels, and Eric Toft, brewmaster at Private Landbrauerei Schönram in Schönram, Germany, have appeared on the podcast in the past (episodes ...
19 Jul 20241h 9min
368: De Dolle’s Kris Herteleer Takes a Natural Approach to High-Gravity Belgian Ales
Beers such as Oerbier, Arabier, and Stille Nacht may not be as familiar to today’s avid beer consumer, but for decades these unusual strong ales have been staples on the menus and cellars of more adve...
12 Jul 20241h 15min
