151: Author Chris Colby on How to Make (Good) Hard Seltzer
Chris Colby has been writing about brewing process and techniques for the better part of two decades. His new book from Brewers Publications, How to Make Hard Seltzer, sheds light on the rapidly evolv...
7 Sep 20201h 8min
150: Christian DeBenedetti of Wolves and People is Bringing Brewing Back to His Roots
Wolves and People founder Christian DeBenedetti wrote about beer for years as a journalist before taking the leap and founding the brewery on the family farm where he grew up in Oregon’s Willamette Va...
28 Aug 20201h 18min
149: KC Bier's Karlton Graham and Steve Holle Brew Lagers With Reverence
For KC Bier Company Founder Steve Holle and Head Brewer Karlton Graham, the goal is to make lagers that just “taste right.” As students who’ve studied in German brewing programs and who’ve traveled wi...
21 Aug 20201h 2min
148: Stan Hieronymus on New Developments in the World of Hops
Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine® contributor Stan Hieronymus, author of For the Love of Hops and Brewing Local, joins the podcast for an in-depth look at the hop industry, trends in hop use, new hops en...
14 Aug 20201h 13min
147: Resident Culture's Chris Tropeano Gets Honest About Hazy IPA, Berliner, and Craft Lager
Chris Tropeano, known to friends as "Tropes," dislikes more of his beer than he likes. It's not that it's not good beer, but as the head brewer for Resident Culture, he can't not focus on the small th...
7 Aug 20201h 15min
146: The Nuances and Complexities of Malt, with Richard Simpson of Simpson's Malt
The story of malt—from seed to field and harvesting, through the malting and kilning process, and into the tuns of brewers—is far more rich and varied than one might expect when looking at a bag of gr...
31 Juli 20201h 18min
145: Stephen Kirby of Hogshead Has Some Strong Opinions on Cask Ale
“When we opened, everyone said ‘You can’t open a brewery with three beers,’” says Hogshead founder Stephen Kirby. “And I think the answer to that is ‘You can if they’re good ones.’ I think the truth’s...
24 Juli 202057min
144: Cellarmaker’s Tim Sciascia and Connor Casey Discuss Evaluating Hops, Brewing Hazy West Coast IPA, and More
Connor Casey and Tim Sciascia of San Francisco’s Cellarmaker Brewing have a well-earned reputation among peers as savants when it comes to hops. From the colorful descriptive language they’ve develope...
17 Juli 20201h 15min
