207: Nick Mader of Alma Mader Balances Lager with Two Sides of Hazy IPA
For Alma Mader, combining lager brewing with a broad approach to hazy IPA provides the best of both worlds—a dogmatic approach to technical brewing synergized with a ranging program to squeeze every l...
2 Okt 20211h 7min
206: Shaun Berns of Phase Three Brewing Prefers the Pragmatic to the Romantic
Breweries making barrel-aged beer tend to lean heavily on romance. From name-checking the origins of their barrels to weaving stories of long, laborious boils and careful searches for the perfect ingr...
24 Sep 20211h 7min
205: Jeremy Grinkey of The Bruery Puts His Faith in the Blend
Jeremy Grinkey worked in wine for the better part of a decade before joining The Bruery in Orange County, California. That winemaking background still informs the way the director of brewing operation...
17 Sep 20211h 5min
204: For Julian Shrago of Beachwood Brewing, There Are No Additives, Only Ingredients
Julian Shrago is not afraid to ruffle feathers. The outspoken brewmaster for Beachwood Brewing (Long Beach, California) has cultivated an intense persona, but that passion and focus is evidenced in th...
11 Sep 20211h 15min
203: Sam Tierney of Firestone Walker Takes the Dynamic Approach to Flavor
Firestone Walker doesn’t rest on its laurels. Innovation and new product development are constants within the creative boundaries of flavor that define the brewery. Underpinning all of that is an expe...
7 Sep 20211h 14min
202: Brandon Capps of New Image Brews Better IPAs Through Chemistry
For Brandon Capps of New Image Brewing (Arvada, Colorado), the question of how to push more hop intensity in beer flavor and aroma, despite the inherently inefficient process of extracting those vital...
31 Aug 20211h 34min
201: Michael Messenie of Dutchess Ales Loves to Keep Ale Real
For cofounders Michael Messenie and Tim Lee, the idea behind Dutchess Ales in Wassaic, New York, was to recreate the kinds of cask-conditioned ale they loved when living in Britain. If you’ve enjoyed ...
23 Aug 20211h 9min
200: Ken Grossman of Sierra Nevada Is Obsessed with Innovation and Quality
Sierra Nevada founder Ken Grossman has been working on “innovation” beers since the brewery’s first days in the early ’80s. Beers we all know and love, such as Celebration and Bigfoot, were once “inno...
13 Aug 20211h 2min
