406: Dr. Tom Shellhammer and Dr. Ron Beatson Discuss the Impacts of Genetics, Terroir, and Pick Timing on New Zealand Hops
Dr. Ron Beatson is the retired hop breeder who built a storied career at Plant & Food Research developing some of the most popular New Zealand hop varieties today, and Dr. Tom Shellhammer is the Orego...
28 Mar 20251h 13min
405: Pete Gillespie of Garage Project and Hāpi Research Is Fighting the Forces of Homogenization
Homogeneity is the name of the game in certain circles of brewing—whether it’s massive brewers who standardize their hop lots by blending before pelletizing, or it’s hop companies that blend lots to i...
21 Mar 20251h 32min
404: Bright Spots in Beer’s Economic Data with Contributing Editor Kate Bernot
Earlier this week, our Industry All-Access subscribers received in their email inbox this week’s subscriber-exclusive article that Kate reported, parsing the latest industry economic data but reading ...
14 Mar 202549min
Episode 403: Offset’s Conor Brown Is Lying to You About Low-ABV IPA
From their tiny outpost in the ski town of Park City, Offset Bier has turned Utah’s challenges—such as a ban on serving draft beer higher than 5 percent ABV—into opportunities. Last year was a breakou...
7 Mar 20251h 7min
402: Colorado WCIPA Roundtable With Cannonball Creek, Westbound & Down, and Amalgam
Strong brewing communities produce clusters of great breweries, and the Colorado brewing world, centered in Denver, is no different. Friendly competition drives innovation, exploration, and refinement...
1 Mar 20251h 47min
401: Superior Stouts and Standout Sours With Louisville’s Atrium
In our latest issue, Louisville’s Atrium Brewing scored a category-leading 98 for their barrel-aged stout Denny-Lou, Blend 1, and that was as good a reason as any to check in with cofounder Mark Ruben...
22 Feb 20251h 8min
400: Episode 400! Craft Beer Vibe Check With Special Host Neil Fisher of Weldwerks
For this 400th episode of the podcast, Neil Fisher of Weldwerks takes over the host chair and puts Jamie Bogner in the hot seat for a ranging conversation about business, passion, creativity, discipli...
14 Feb 20251h 27min
399: James Herrholz of Corporate Ladder Lays it on Thiccc With Award-Winning Pastry Stouts
“If you’re a brewer and you’re not making things that you really want to make, or things you want to experiment with and learn more about, then what are you brewing for,” asks James Herrholz, Chief Cr...
7 Feb 20251h 18min
