BAOS: Beer & Other Shhh Podcast

Our first Los Angeles podcast was with Connor Forbes, Co-Founder of Boyle Heights' Indie Brew Co. Teo Hunter from Dope & Dank joined Cee as his co-host for all LA podcasts, bringing a phenomenal energy to a hilarious and entertaining chat about Indie's history and the LA beer scene. Beers Reviewed: Indie Brew Co. Found That Juicy Double; Indie Brew Co. IPA Del Rey.  This week's podcast is sponsore...

Our second stop in San Diego was with some OG's in the game, Coronado Brewing. We sat down with Director of Brewing Operations Shawn and Head Brewer Mark to yap about their fantastic beers, their story, the San Diego scene and Coronado Island itself. Beers Reviewed: Coronado North Island IIPA; Coronado Early Bird; Coronado Orange Ave Wit; Coronado Coastwise.  This week's podcast is sponsored by Br...

San Diego is known as a craft beer Mecca so when we decided to head down for a few weeks, we knew we'd get some gold. We hung out with Daniel Drayne, Head Brewer at Half Door in downtown San Diego, to chat about the scene, haze and palm trees. Beer Reviewed: Half Door #Buzzwords.  This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads : for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your...

The day after Beau's annual Oktoberfest, we headed back to Vankleek Hill to interview the man who started it all, Steve Beauchesne, live at the brewery. We ran through some of their best beers and really dug deep into the philosophy behind the legendary, employee-owned Canadian brewery. Beers Reviewed: Beau's Tom Green Cherry Milk Stout; Beau's Full Time IPA; Beau's Lug Tread; Halcyon Barrel House...

After a fun day covering the first annual Ontario Fermentation Festival, we hung out with three of the most lauded brewers in the beautiful wine and beer region of Picton, Ontario. Brett from OGs Barley Days, Eric from newcomers Prince Eddy's and serial entrepreneur Drew from 555 Brewing Co animatedly chatted with us about the local scene as we went through some phenomenal local beers. Beers Revie...

This is potentially our biggest podcast to date and mate, we were super excited for this one. If you've been drinking under a rock, Founders is one of the OG breweries in the USA and currently the 16th largest brewery in the country. Co-Founder Dave Engbers and Brewmaster Jeremy Kosmicki hung out for a chat on their huge patio at the Grand Rapids, MI facility, breaking down the history, how they g...

Our second podcast in Michigan was with incredibly popular Ann Arbor newcomers HOMES. At the time of recording they had only been open for three months, but the demand for their phenomenal and often hazy beers has already elevated their status in the Michigan scene and beyond. We sat down with Founder Tommy and Head Brewer Nick to find out how it all came together. Beers Reviewed: HOMES Lots Of Do...

During our mid-summer trip to Michigan to cover the 20th Anniversary MI Summer Beer Festival, we figured we should connect with a few local breweries. Stephen and Jason from Detroit's Batch Brewing were kind enough to hang out and ply us with some of their phenomenal and extremely unique beers, while discussing the Detroit/Michigan beer scene. Beers Reviewed: Batch Pale Wise, Batch Unrequited, Bat...

When two members of the internet craft beer media finally meet and have the opportunity to hang in person, what else would they do but a vertical. Cee connected with Quebec OG beer writer Noah Forrest of Beerism.ca to put back Cee's first ever vertical, and discuss all things beer in La Belle Province. Beers Reviewed: Dieu du Ciel Isseki Nichō 2013 through 2016.  This week's podcast is sponsored b...

Cee and our Producer Tiffany were blessed with the opportunity to head out to Winnipeg to be a part of an A&W root beer campaign, so we figured it'd make sense to get a podcast in while we were in town. We connected with our mate Colin at PEG Beer Co. who set us up with Head Brewer Scott to chat about the burgeoning beer scene in the Prairies. Beer Reviewed:  PEG Beer Co. Dazzle Ship IPA .  This w...

The morning after the Canadian Brewing Awards was always going to be rough, but we stuck it out and connected with Josh and Scott from Ottawa's premier hazemakers, Dominion City. We had a slow start but ended up having a hilarious chat about the awards, the Ottawa scene and all things haze. Beers Reviewed: Dominion City Paper Salesman; Dominion City Canada Gose On Concord Grape.  This week's podca...

Our first official brewery podcast in Ottawa was a gem. Cee drunkenly connected with Tooth & Nail Co-Founder Matthew Tweedy the night before the interview, so we had a great time chatting about hazy beer, the Ottawa beer scene and hop burps (among other things). Beers Reviewed: Tooth & Nail Vim & Vigor, Tooth & Nail Streif, Tooth & Nail Solo Mission (Ariana), Tooth & Nail Discretion.  This week's...

We were honoured to be invited to cover the 2017 Canadian Brewing Awards, held in Ottawa to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday. The podcast didn't turn out quite how we anticipated, but we chatted with TAPS President Rob Engman to get the lowdown about the event and gave y'all a proper wrap up back at the AirBnb. Beer Reviewed: Beau's x Side Launch Slideway.  This week's podcast is sponsored by Bre...

For our 50th episode, we figured it had to be special, and what better way to see in half a century of podcasts than to link with Luke Pestl, Co-Founder of our most talked about brewery, Bellwoods. We hung out at the new(ish) Hafis Rd. space, drank some incredible beers and chatted mostly about all things haze. Thanks for all the support and getting us to 50 episodes, y'all. Cheers! Beers Reviewed...

Our first podcast back on Canadian soil was with the fellas from Laylow, a dope (relatively) new Hip Hop-themed brewpub and restaurant. Owners Dan Boniferro and Colin Weadick, and hired gun brewer Brandon Judd, chatted with Cee for a hot minute about how such a dope establishment came to be as we were brewing the "Hops On My Sleeve" NEIPA for Notion's album launch. Beers Reviewed: Laylow Lowlands,...

For our final podcast on the winter 2017 Vermont trip, we connected with Chris Rockwood - whose name Cee just couldn't nail - Head Brewer at Magic Hat, one of the OG breweries in VT. We addressed the elephant in the room - that Magic Hat controversially sold to North American Breweries in 2010. Chris gave us his thoughts on working through the transition - how it affected the company culture, the...

One of our favourite spots in Vermont is Beverage Warehouse, one of the largest liquor purchasers in the North East, so we connected with their Wine & Beer Manager Jason Dennis first in our hotel room, and then we took an excursion to the store. Jason bestowed upon us a bounty of incredible local beers, while we chatted more about the Quebec scene than Vermont. Beers Reviewed: Zero Gravity Keller;...

One of our favourite locations in Burlington, VT is Farmhouse Tap & Grill, so we swung by to catch up with Bar Manager & Beer Buyer, Justin Gould, who laced us with our first ever Hill Farmstead hazy IPA and lord, it was incredible.  Beer Reviewed: Hill Farmstead Double Galaxy.  This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your or...

Our second day in Vermont was a big one, kicking off with one of the most interesting and engaging conversations we've been blessed to document. Fiddlehead Brewery Founder Matt Cohen chatted to us about scarcity, hype, mythical beers, the Vermont beer scene, contract brewing, the importance of date stamping and how to survive in craft beer.  Beer Reviewed: Fiddlehead Second Fiddle.  This week's po...

The second stop on our Vermont podcast tour was to connect with Giles Smith at Hostel Tevere in Warren, where he runs both the hostel and an incredible craft beer bar in the building. He was dropping world class beers on us like it was nothing, and it was truly glorious. Beers Reviewed: Trillium x Lawson's Finest Pow Pow; Lawson's Finest Triple Sunshine IPA; Lawson's Finest 2014 Fayston Maple Impe...

The BAOS squad ventured down to Vermont for a 3 day podcast extravaganza, kicking off with Idletyme in Stowe. We caught up with head brewer Will Gilson, drank a ton of great beer, got the lowdown on New England geography and checked out the brewhouse. Beers Reviewed: Pretty much Idletyme's entire lineup. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the cod...

Scott returns from vacay in South East Asia, we try some Cambodian beer and then we get into some bangers courtesy of our mates at Sawdust City. Beers Reviewed: Khmer Cambodia Lager; Cambrew Angkor; Kingdom Pilsener; Kingdom Dark Lager; Sawdust City Crack A Window; Sawdust City Richard Fingers And The Handfuls: Hobo Jungle. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gea...

We first had Shehan De Silva from Lost Craft on the podcast in February 2016, and so much has happened with his burgeoning brewery that we had to get him back on to talk about his uber successful year, his two new beers and his future moves. Beers Reviewed: Lost Craft Revivale; Lost Craft Crimzen; Lost Craft Sirius. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs....

This interview is likely our biggest and most exciting to date. The founder and Head Brewer of one of Canada's most revered breweries, Jean-François Gravel, alongside brewer Jen Nadwodny kindly sat down with us for almost 2 hours during Dieu du Ciel's infamous annual bottle release to talk about his fascinating beer journey. Enjoy! Beers Reviewed: Dieu du Ciel Ultra Mosaïka; Dieu du Ciel Symbiose...

We've always wanted to have homebrewers on the podcast, and Montreal duo Remi and Max, known as The Wild Shack, are all that and more. Considered 'professional homebrewers' due to their regular collaborations with production breweries, The Wild Shack specialize in funky sours and saisons. We broke two records on this podcast - our longest episode ever, and the biggest Wild Shack bottle share to da...