All About Beer

Brian Hutchinson of Cannonball Creek interviews Michael Aubuchon of Koakai Brewing Co. and Kyoto Japanese Market in Oceanside, CA This Episode is Sponsored by: Malteurop Malting Company Malteurop Malting Company (MMC) is based in North America—specializing in growing and producing quality malts for the craft beer and distilling industries. With local farms and Malthouses spread across the United S...

Since bursting onto the scene in 1999, double IPA or imperial IPA has captured the imagination of brewers and the taste buds of consumers.  It is consistently one of the most competitive categories at beer competitions like the World Beer Cup and the Great American Beer Festival. So what makes great, award-winning double IPA?  And how do brewers that brew it well continue to evolve their beers as...

Alex Bakken of Westbound & Down interviews Brian Hutchinson of Cannonball Creek Brewing Company . This Episode is Sponsored by: Malteurop Malting Company Malteurop Malting Company (MMC) is based in North America—specializing in growing and producing quality malts for the craft beer and distilling industries. With local farms and Malthouses spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, M...

Pilsner Urquell is one of the most famous beers in the world and many would argue it’s the original golden lager as, after all, “Pilsner Urquell” means Original Pilsner. But what is its origin story, how is it brewed and how has Pilsner Urquell the beer evolved (if at all) from its invention in 1842 in the town of Plzen, Czech Republic? On this episode of the “All About Beer” podcast, we talk to B...

Whitney Burnside of Grand Fir Brewing interviews Alex Bakken of Westbound & Down. This Episode is Sponsored by: Malteurop Malting Company Malteurop Malting Company (MMC) is based in North America—specializing in growing and producing quality malts for the craft beer and distilling industries. With local farms and Malthouses spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, MMC's commitment...

Japanese rice lagers are having a moment in the beer industry right now. It feels like nowadays everyone is brewing one and they’ve become a popular part of the golden lager trend. But what goes into making them and what unique ways are people exploring to bring this style to the next level? We’ve also been told that rice is just a cheap adjunct that adds no flavor of consequence but new research...

Jesse Brown of Formula Brewing interviews Whitney Burnside of Grand Fir Brewing. This Episode is Sponsored by: Malteurop Malting Company Malteurop Malting Company (MMC) is based in North America—specializing in growing and producing quality malts for the craft beer and distilling industries. With local farms and Malthouses spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, MMC's commitment to ex...

There’s been a lot written about the state of the beer industry.  Overall beer is down.  Craft beer is down.  Breweries are closing.  But is it all doom and doom?  Is this “the new normal,” or is this temporary? Statistics tell us the truth.  And while it is true that the industry is facing headwinds, there are segments and beers that are doing well.  What can we learn from those positive trends t...

Ashleigh Carter of Bierstadt Lagerhaus interviews Jeff Bagby of Bagby Brewing. This Episode is Sponsored by: Brewery Branding Co. Since 2009, Brewery Branding has been crafting merch that helps breweries thrive. They’re born and raised in Portland, Oregon, giving them front row seats to the craft beer revolution and inspiring them to serve as your industry ally for everything branded: apparel, hea...

Spencer Longhurst of Barrique Brewing and Blending interviews Jesse Brown of Formula Brewing. This Episode is Sponsored by: Malteurop Malting Company Malteurop Malting Company (MMC) is based in North America—specializing in growing and producing quality malts for the craft beer and distilling industries. With local farms and Malthouses spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, MMC's com...

You take a sip of beer and enjoy the flavor.  Nothing could be more simple, right? But being aware of how we taste and being mindful of what we are tasting can enhance the beer drinking experience.  And that can be exported to other areas of life.  Learn to enjoy beer; learn to enjoy life. We talk with two expert beer and flavor evaluators about how they evaluate beer and get some practical tips o...

Mitch Steele of New Realm Brewing interviews Kevin Moreland of Fretboard Brewing. This Episode is Sponsored by: Brewery Branding Co. Since 2009, Brewery Branding has been crafting merch that helps breweries thrive. They’re born and raised in Portland, Oregon, giving them front row seats to the craft beer revolution and inspiring them to serve as your industry ally for everything branded: apparel,...

Spencer Guy of Atrium Brewing interviews Spencer Longhurst of Barrique Brewing and Blending. This Episode is Sponsored by: Malteurop Malting Company Malteurop Malting Company (MMC) is based in North America—specializing in growing and producing quality malts for the craft beer and distilling industries. With local farms and Malthouses spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, MMC's comm...

Budvar (and known as Czechvar in the U.S.) is an instantly recognizable brand throughout the world. Distributed to 70 countries, Budvar brews its classic Czech pale lager for the world to enjoy. What seems to be a very simple style can be a very complex process and Budvar takes their approach to innovation (as well as MANY nods to traditional brewing practices like decoction mashing) very seriousl...

Brian Strumke of Stillwater interviews Spencer Guy of Atrium Brewing . This Episode is Sponsored by: Malteurop Malting Company Malteurop Malting Company (MMC) is based in North America—specializing in growing and producing quality malts for the craft beer and distilling industries. With local farms and Malthouses spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, MMC's commitment to excellence i...

Kentucky Common may be a lesser known beer style, but it has seen an increase in interest in recent years, thanks at least in part to it now being included in the BJCP Style Guidelines.  How do new styles get added to the guidelines?  And what is the effect? For those who love Kentucky Common, they know that it has a wonderful sweetness from malt and corn.  It is similar to cream ale, but features...

Tim Adams of Oxbow Brewing interviews Brian Strumke of Stillwater. This Episode is Sponsored by: Malteurop Malting Company Malteurop Malting Company (MMC) is based in North America—specializing in growing and producing quality malts for the craft beer and distilling industries. With local farms and Malthouses spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, MMC's commitment to excellence is fu...

There's nothing like a good beer in summer, surrounded by friends, BBQ lit up with burgers sizzling and the baseball game on the radio. Some breweries around the U.S. look to exemplify summer in a single beer style like golden lager or pale ale. But what really makes these beers fit for summer? Aren't all beers good when the weather turns warmer? What are customers looking for in a summer beer and...

Adair Paterno of Sante Adairus Rustic Ales interviews Tim Adams of Oxbow Brewing. This Episode is Sponsored by: Malteurop Malting Company Malteurop Malting Company (MMC) is based in North America—specializing in growing and producing quality malts for the craft beer and distilling industries. With local farms and Malthouses spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, MMC's commitment to e...

There is perhaps no crop that illustrates the success of agricultural science like corn.  It has been bred to grow well, with strong stalks and robust disease resistance.  And scientists have engineered multiple uses for it, making it a very agronomically successful plant. But that success has resulted in an almost monoculture of modern corn in North America.  Historically, corn was a diverse crop...

Natalie Cilurzo of Russian River Brewing Co. interviews Adair Paterno of Sante Adairius Rustic Ales . This Episode is Sponsored by: Malteurop Malting Company Malteurop Malting Company (MMC) is based in North America—specializing in growing and producing quality malts for the craft beer and distilling industries. With local farms and Malthouses spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, M...

THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) is a cannabinoid, and the primary psychoactive compound in cannabis that creates the high associated with marijuana use. Since cannabis has become legal in many states, people are using it in new ways, especially in the drinks space. But what’s the right way to do that? How do breweries, drinkers and mixologists deal with the legal ramifications, the oversight, and the a...

Samuel Pecoraro of Von Ebert Brewing interviews Natalie Cilurzo of Russian River Brewing Co. This Episode is Sponsored by: Malteurop Malting Company Malteurop Malting Company (MMC) is based in North America—specializing in growing and producing quality malts for the craft beer and distilling industries. With local farms and Malthouses spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, MMC's comm...

How does a global brewer ensure drinkers have the same experience, wherever they are in the world.  Brewing has many variables.  How can multinational brewers control those variables? In this conversation with one of Heineken’s Global Master Brewers, a conversation about global quality covers not just how beer is made, but how drinkers perceive it and even includes a touch of yeast science.  Globa...

Van Havig of Gigantic Brewing interviews Samuel Pecoraro of Von Ebert Brewing . This Episode is Sponsored by: Malteurop Malting Company Malteurop Malting Company (MMC) is based in North America—specializing in growing and producing quality malts for the craft beer and distilling industries. With local farms and Malthouses spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, MMC's commitment to exc...