420: “High Notes”—Abstrax Presents Episode #420 With Highland Park and Hop Butcher
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 interruption...
24 Jun 20251h 11min
419: Jean-Phillippe Lalonde of Silo Finds Fullness and Expression in Continental-Style Lagers and Kölsch
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...
20 Jun 202558min
418: Faster, More Reliable, More Consistent—Dialing In Hot-Side Process Improvement and Optimization
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 hydra...
17 Jun 20251h 7min
417: Ryan Allen of Macallen Is a Farmer with a Brewing Problem
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 creative...
13 Jun 20251h 5min
416: Derrick Robertson of BreWskey Narrows His Hop Palette to Explore the Variations Within Varietals
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 c...
6 Jun 20251h 5min
415: Mathieu Paquette of Dunham Goes Hard on House Character
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 hea...
30 Mai 20251h 12min
414: Hill Farmstead at 15—A Conversation with Shaun Hill
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 the...
23 Mai 20251h 38min
413: Hop Scientists Megan Twomey and Ryan Christian Share the Latest on Virus-Free Hops
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, t...
16 Mai 20251h 9min
