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Send us Fan Mail Mikerphone Brewing's Mike Pallen is inspired by music Mikerphone Brewing founder and owner Mike Pallen didn't set out to be a brewer.  Although his dad worked at Miller, he didn't want his son to follow in his footsteps and urged him to go to college.  So Pallen did just that.  After getting his degree he began a career in the music industry with the ultimate goal t...

Send us Fan Mail Whiskey comes in many forms, but bourbon is America's spirit The origins of bourbon are both known and debated.  We know early settlers in Virginia and Kentucky made use of the abundance of corn to distill their whiskey, but there are a variety of stories on who was first to put it in a new, charred oak barrel and to actually call it bourbon.  No matter the exact origins of b...

Send us Fan Mail Crooked Run Brewing is more than just beer When Crooked Run Brewing opened co-founders Jake Endres and Lee Rogan were just 25, making them the youngest brewery owners in Virginia. They've had great growth in the last seven years. The duo has opened a second location, started making wine, and launched their Native Culture sub-brand offering wild and spontaneous ales using Virg...

Send us Fan Mail Monday Night Brewing's Peter Kiley talks about taking "safe" beers to the next level Monday Night Brewing started as a Bible study group with founders Jonathan Baker, Jeff Heck, and Joel Iverson.  In addition to learning the word the group brewed beer together, on Monday nights.  When popularity among their friends continued to grow they realized they may on to some...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast!  We love craft beer and we love sharing with others.  Join hosts Tim Dennis and Brian Hewitt every week as we talk with the amazing people of craft beer. We talk new beers and new breweries, brewing science, beer history, homebrewing, beer culture, and much more.  Grab a pint, have a seat, and tune in! PART OF THE PODCAST PARK NET...

Send us Fan Mail Six Bridges Brewing celebrates 2nd anniversary as they eye expansion Just ahead of the kickoff for the 2nd Anniversary month Six Bridges Brewing 's Clay Gridley joined us the studio for this week's show. Clay is one half of the father and son team behind Six Bridges, dad Charles Gridley makes up the other half.  A Georgia Tech grad, Charles enjoyed homebrewing in his spa...

Send us Fan Mail WeldWerks Brewing has way too many barrels We last talked with WeldWerks Brewing in early 2019 as Jake Goodman and Neil Fisher joined us on the show.  This week, we catch up with them again as CEO Colin Jones and Innovation and Wood Cellar Lead Skip Schwartz join us. We're big fans of WeldWerks and I don't think I've had a beer from them I didn't enjoy.  They&a...

Send us Fan Mail Work Sucks, Drink Beer Lupulin Brewing sounds like they've got things figured out - Work Sucks, Drink Beer seems appropriate, especially now.  Founder Jeff Zierdt and Matt Schiller focus on making delicious beers for your off-hours.  Although they're known for their hoppy offerings, as their name implies, they offer up many other styles as well.  They've won several...

Send us Fan Mail Diversity in craft beer is improving, but we still have a lot to do Leaders of the Brew School (LOBS) is an Atlanta-based organization celebrating people of color in craft beer.  The industry has a fairly accurate stereotype of being dominated by bearded white guys, but people of all races and colors love craft beer, and LOBS wants to encourages others to drink, brew, and enjoy. W...

Send us Fan Mail Sixpoint Brewery talks Cicerone certification, crispy lagers, and nuclear submarines Sixpoint Brewery first came to recognition for their bright Resin DIPA.  As the name implies, this isn't a hazy and fruity beer.  Resin packs a punch of pine and citrus to quench your thirst for that West Coast goodness.  Education and Training Manager Max Finnance wants you to enjoy Resin, a...

Send us Fan Mail Steady Hand Beer Co. talks collaborations, charity brews, and the booze hookah We're drinking local this week as Brian Sullivan from Steady Hand Beer Co. joins us in the studio! Steady Hand celebrated their first anniversary just before Covid shut everything down. They used that time to partners with others that were struggling and do some collaboration brews, as well as gett...

Send us Fan Mail Burn the Ships and press on, there's no turning back at Able Ebenezer Brewing Co. Able Ebenezer co-founder isn't a New Hampshire native, he's a California boy.  But when Frizzelle and partner Carl Soderberg were looking for a place to call home the Granite State won it.  The brew scene was vibrant but not too crowded, and Frizzelle liked the Live Free or Die motto....

Send us Fan Mail Bravus Brewing has helped usher in a new wave of non-alcoholic beer It wasn't that long ago that your choices were limited to a few macro brews if you want a beer but didn't want the booze.  O'Doul's and... what are the others?  Today, Bravus Brewing and a handful of other brewers are offering up an increasing variety of non-alcoholic options. There are myriad...

Send us Fan Mail August Schell Brewing Co. embraces their past as they look ahead to a bright future There aren't many breweries in America that can say they are working through their second global pandemic, but August Schell Brewing Co . has that "honor."  Founded in 1860, the brewery sold candy and other items to survive Prohibition and the sixth generation of the Marti Family is...

Send us Fan Mail Tomme Arthur talks state of the industry, beer trends, dextrose farmers The Lost Abbey and Port Brewing are well known to most craft beer fans.  Many of their beers make "White Whale" lists and see fans clamoring for short pours at bottle shares or searching trade forms to land their catch. Founder and Chief Operating Owner Tomme Arthur discovered craft beer while pursui...

Send us Fan Mail Oktoberfest brings Festbiers, Märzens, and Mustard Flights Once again it is time for our annual Oktoberfest blind beer tasting!  We look forward to this show every year and its frequently my first dip into Oktoberfest beers after my self-imposed ban from drinking any before September 1st.  It’s my little way of standing up against seasonal creep.  Just say no to Oktoberfests and p...

Send us Fan Mail La Fria es la nueva Caribbean Lager de Second Self Beer Co. y es muy sabrosa   Second Self Beer Co.'s co-founder Jason Santamaria joins us on the show this week to talk new beers, new beverages, heading to Puerto Rico, and what beers pair best with classic video games. In their sixth year, Second Self reflects on the past to help brighten their future.  Santamaria tells us th...

Send us Fan Mail Luminous Brewhouse is helping introduce their small town to craft beer Although they weren't the first brewery in town, Luminous Brewhouse is still helping to introduce a lot of non-craft drinkers to craft beer.  It wasn't that long ago that your typical macro lagers were the only game in town, and plenty of folks are just fine with that.  With just 18,000 people Sherida...

Send us Fan Mail Pipeworks Brewing focuses on controlled expansion and innovative brews to keep things moving forward Since opening in 2012 Pipeworks Brewing has received praise for their brews.  As their became more and more popular the brewery chose to keep their growth controlled, only sending beer to areas where it would be appreciated and move quickly.  Locally, Pipeworks makes sure only thei...

Send us Fan Mail Meet brewery owner, punk rocker, and Emmy-winning TV news camera man... Burnt Hickory Brewery's Scott Hedeen Burnt Hickory Brewery's founder and brewmaster Scott Hedeen has been a "friend of the show" since before the show was even a show.  In the early days of Burnt Hickory (when Georgia breweries could only do tastings) we visited for the monthly gathering to...

Send us Fan Mail We take a trip away from beer to talk kombucha and fermentation with Cultured South Cultured South may not brew beer but they are craft brewers making some tasty artisan beverages like kombucha and kefir.  Although they are fermented, like beer, the process is a bit different.  Kombucha starts as sweet tea and fermentation is done via a SCOBY, a Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Ye...

Send us Fan Mail You can take the beer out of the farmhouse, but you can't take the farmhouse out of the beer Logsdon Farmhouse Ales was founded in 2009 in Hood River, Oregon on a true farm in the picturesque Columbia River Gorge.  David Logsdon and Charles Porter partnered on the brewery and their first batches rolled out in 2011.  Brewers and homebrewers will know of another company Logsdon...

Send us Fan Mail Parish Brewing Co. is bringing the heat to Cajun Country Above photo: Parish Brewing Co. Head Brewer Ryan Speyrer.  If you're a local you may know Parish Brewing Co. for their Canebrake American Wheat Ale.  It's the first (and only) beer the brewery launched with that got people coming back for more.  Nearly 10 years later non-locals know them best for their hoppy offeri...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Hops & Ledgers Podcast! Hops & Ledgers is a series of quarterly podcast episodes that will focus on the business aspects of the craft beverage industry.  Presented in partnership with Wipfli CPAs and Consultants , each episode will cover a different area of interest to launch or grow your brewery. Reopening Your Brewery Amid the Coronavirus Crisis Speakers o...

Send us Fan Mail Urban South Brewery is giving the people what they went with new seltzers and an R&D brewery Just in time for the pandemic, Urban South Brewery opened a new R&D outpost in Houston, TX.  Head Brewer Alex Flores tells us they’ll brew up fun and experimental beers that are (usually) different from what you’ll find at their main taproom in New Orleans.  One exception, both bre...