443: Grain-to-Glass Brewing with Local and Regional Malt, Live from Alberta
We recorded this week’s episode live on stage at the Alberta Craft Brewing Convention in Red Deer, Alberta, in early October. The thematic through line is farm-to-glass brewing—something that’s not th...
31 Okt 202552min
442: Fast Fashion Puts Its Foot on the Gas With New Zealand Hops and Extra Anchovy
Seattle’s Fast Fashion has built a reputation for modern, forward-looking IPAs and hop-focused lagers, and the characterful brewery and taproom in SoDo expresses the eclectic interests and aesthetic t...
24 Okt 20251h 11min
441: Cask Ale Elegance and Understatement with Bill Arnott of Machine House
It can be difficult to articulate how to make simple beers extraordinarily well—much comes down to ingredient quality, training and discipline, and the hundreds of small choices a brewer makes through...
17 Okt 20251h 10min
440: Jesse Brown of Formula Slows Down to Make Better Lager and IPA
The 2024 World Beer Cup was quite a moment for Issaquah, Washington’s Formula. Head brewer Jesse Brown is no stranger to medals, but four in one year at the world’s most prestigious beer competition m...
10 Okt 20251h 15min
439: Ben Howe of Otherlands Manipulates pH and Process in Pursuit of the Perfect Franconian-Style Lager
Ben Howe’s brewing career reads more like that of a chef than a typical brewer—stints in Denmark, brewing jobs on both the East and West coasts, weeks spent interning at breweries that intrigued him—b...
3 Okt 20251h 12min
438: Regenerative Malt's Impact From Farm to Brewhouse, Presented by Proximity Malt
What is regenerative farming and what does it have to do with beer? In this episode, presented by Proximity Malt, we tackle that question with experts from each phase of the malt supply chain—farmer, ...
30 Sep 20251h 17min
437: Happy Birthday Simcoe! Vinnie Cilurzo and Jason Perrault Look Back on 25 Years of the Groundbreaking Hop
This year marks the 25th birthday of Simcoe, and when Russian River cofounder Vinnie Cilurzo suggested recording an episode of the podcast in Yakima to celebrate it, we weren’t going to say no. Rather...
26 Sep 20251h 22min
436: Blake Masoner of Craft Coast Strives for Excellence Beer After Beer, Taco After Taco
At Craft Coast in Oceanside and San Marcos, California, Blake Masoner is happy if you show up for tacos and stay for a beer. The fairly priced tacos are scratch-made, down to the tortillas themselves,...
19 Sep 20251h 32min
