398: River North Explores the Outer Limits of High ABV Brewing
Over the past few years, Denver's River North Brewery has collected accolades from top beer competitions around the world—four GABF medals, four World Beer Cup medals, four European Beer Star medals j...
31 Jan 20251h 8min
397: Brewing Scientist and Historian Greg Casey Builds a Case for the Worldwide Impact of American Lager Brewing
“If you like beer," says Greg Casey, "There’s no better time in the history of mankind to be living in the United States, right now.” And if anyone is qualified to make such a statement, it's Casey. A...
24 Jan 20251h 13min
396: Matt Manthe, Formerly of Odd Breed, Is Drawn to Doing the Hard Things
At its height, Pompano Beach’s Odd Breed in Pompano Beach was one of the best-regarded breweries in Florida, winning four GABF medals over a span of three years, and shipping mixed-culture beers to fa...
17 Jan 20251h 18min
395: For Marcin Chmielarz, Baltic Porter Day is Every Day
Mark it down: Baltic Porter Day this year is January 18, always the third Saturday of this month. This year’s will be the 10th edition of a commemoration that began in 2016 in Poland, where rich, heft...
10 Jan 202556min
394: Marcin Ostajewski of Browar Grodzisk is Spreading the Gospel of Grodziskie
The city of Grodzisk Wielkopolski was once a major center of brewing in 19th century Poland, but political unrest, world wars, communism, and then misguided capitalism all played parts in closing the ...
3 Jan 202559min
393: Your Favorite Craft Beer & Brewing Podcast Episodes of 2024
This final episode of 2024 is our chance to look back at the conversations that resonated most with you, the listeners. Here, we count down the ten most-dowloaded episodes of the past year, with excer...
27 Dec 20241h 5min
392: Zichovec Nods to Czech Tradition While Exploring Modern Craft Beer
It’s easy for New World brewers to lump Czech beer into the “historical” category, but—while many prominent brewers there focus intently on the lagers we all love—a growing contingent are also tacklin...
20 Dec 20241h 9min
391: Kevin Ely of Wooly Pig Finds Small Tweaks That Make Big Impacts in Robust, Farm-Brewed Lagers
Kevin Ely spent many years running the brewhouse at Uinta’s production brewery in Salt Lake City, but family brought him to a farm in rural eastern Ohio. Built next to the farm where his wife grew up,...
13 Dec 20241h 22min
