294: Jeremy Kosmicki of Founders and Mahou Can Talk About Brewing All Day Long
When Jeremy Kosmicki was promoted off the Founders packaging line to the brewhouse in the early 2000’s, he relished the opportunity to jump from homebrewing to their 30bbl brewhouse. Over the past two...
11 Mars 202356min
293: Old Nation’s Travis Fritts Applies German Training and Precision to Hazy IPA
Travis Fritts didn’t set out to brew hazy IPA. In fact, the initial plan for Old Nation was far more conventional—brew traditional American craft beer styles like stout and pale ale, with some Europea...
5 Mars 20231h 16min
292: David Ringler of Cedar Springs is Focused on the “Original” Hazy Beer
There’s more to German-style beer than just lager, and Cedar Springs Brewing Co. is out to preach the gospel of weissbier to anyone who will listen. Their Kusterer Original Weissbier has a couple GABF...
26 Feb 20231h
291: Edwin Collazo of City Built is Evolving Creatively to Meet the Needs of the Business
Edwin Collazo is a natural born salesperson. Yes, he’s a brewer and brewery owner, but the bridge in City Built Brewing’s logo isn’t just a graphic element—connecting customers with beer they love is ...
18 Feb 20231h 12min
290: Jason Spaulding of Brewery Vivant and Broad Leaf is Getting Comfortable With Less
Jason Spaulding, cofounder of Brewery Vivant and Broad Leaf Brewery, has been around the block. He cofounded his first brewery, New Holland, in the mid-90’s, and after exiting that brewery and spendin...
12 Feb 20231h 5min
289: Schramm's Mead is Making Quality Their Legacy
Ken Schramm wants to prove it’s possible to make mead that’s every bit as fine as the finest wine, and over the past decade his eponymously named meadery has pioneered a number of new processes and ap...
5 Feb 20231h 44min
288: BKS Artisan Ales Softens the Edges of Hazy IPA by Pushing Beyond Common Practice
BKS Artisan Ales (Kansas City, Missouri) is the result of husband-and-wife team Brian and Mary Rooney’s attempt to bring taproom-based rapid innovation to brewing in their hometown, and their GABF sil...
29 Jan 20231h 10min
287: Revolution’s Doug Veliky Predicts the Future of Craft Beer
You may be more familiar with Doug Veliky through his BeerAficionado social presence, but through his Beercrunchers.com blog and his work as chief financial officer, chief strategy officer, and now ch...
22 Jan 20231h 18min
