Bitter Units: A Beer Podcast

On this episode we are going back to our roots! It is just the guys tasting two beers from Strike Brewing Co. in San Jose, CA. This is friend of the show @bayareabrenner favorite brewery and he hooked us up. Pop Fly a patersbier and Colossus of Clout a red ale fill our bellies.

Aaron and Tim welcome guest host Joel Kodner to talk to Joel Winn from New Belgium Brewing. They talk about international travel experiences, brewery work culture, and Iowa experiences. Joel Winn is the western Washington and Oregon area sales manager for New Belgium Brewing in Seattle, WA. He has been with New Belgium for the last 14 years and has worked in the beer and wine industry for over 20...

Aaron, JT and Tim are joined by Unmapped Brewing in Minnetonka, MN Head Brewer Derek Allmendinger. A veteran of the Minnesota brewing scene, Derek has worked at some of the largest breweries in Minnesota. The guys talk about guidance counselors, breweries in strip malls, growlers and crowlers and getting over oneself to make the best beer on the market, the hazy IPA. They also drink Derek's No Tra...

This week, Tim, JT, and Aaron are joined by Libby and Steve Crider, the owners of 2nd Shift Brewing in St. Louis, Missouri. A lot of beer was drank along with welding talk, cat talk, and oh yeah the beer. They are huge beer twitter community supporters with anything from words of encouragement to special delivery beer packages.

Aaron, JT and Tim are back with more beers! Yes, they drank two this time, but there were no Coors Light flights. Sorry, JT. They're joined by Off Color Brewing Co-Founder John Laffler. Laffler is the co-founder of Off Color Brewing, an otter enthusiast and the Zoey Deschanel of being cuter and better at their job than Jeremy Danner.

Aaron, JT and Tim are back! They're drinking beer and discussing the finer points of Missouri. They enjoy the finest and newest offerings from Dubious Claims Brewing Co. out of Excelsior Springs, MO. They're joined by Dubious Claims' Head Brewer Taran Winnie. Taran Winnie is the Head Brewer for Dubious Claims Brewing Co out of Excelsior Springs, MO. A nerd, serial hobbyist, and dark beer fan, he d...

This is episode does not get as chippy as the tease may seem. Eric Hild is Senior Lead Brewer at Toppling Goliath in Decorah, IA. He joins the boys to talk about their Hopsmack! double IPA, discuss the Iowa brewing scene and make hop puns. Follow Bitter Units on Twitter: @BitterUnits

Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they are joined by Kyle Schmidt, a Certified Cicerone® and the VP of Operations and Training for Better Beer Society, an organization that provides training and draft beer services to producers, wholesalers and retailers. They talk about draft beer services, what the hell a Cicerone® is...

Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they are joined by Patrick Kirk and Nate Grover from Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar. The dynamic duo comprises the VP & Director of Beverage at Applebee's International. These are the brains behind $1 drinks across the United States, folks! The group talk about that promotion at Ap...

Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they are joined by Neal Stewart. Neal is the VP of Sales and Marketing at Deschutes Brewery and has an extensive history in the beer industry working with breweries like Pabst to Dogfish Head. He also went to West Virginia for grad school, which raises a few debates surrouding Morgantow...

Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they introduce their producer, David Graf, to tell the audience a little bit more about himself. They also play beer balderdash hosted by Mr. Tim Johnson and conduct a taste test with JT's favorite beer, Oreo Speedwagon.

Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they are joined by The Tailgate Society's Nicole Gustafson. Nicole loves visiting the craft breweries across the Midwest and contributes sports, pop culture, and pretty much anything to The Tailgate Society. The group discuss those activities, her desert island beer list, what Chicago C...

Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they are joined by Michael Koppelman from Badger Hill Brewing. Koppelman has done pretty much a little bit of everything that you have dreamed about doing from being a sound engineer for Prince to now running his own brewery. The group discusses all of Koppelman's ventures, a little bit...

Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they are joined by Justin Kendall from Brewbound. Kendall provides daily coverage of the beer industry on Brewbound.com, conducts live-streamed interviews during Brewbound's events and co-produces the Brewbound podcast. The group discusses the beer business, seltzers, their Iowa State r...

Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they are also joined by The Tailgate Society's Ted Flint. They discuss overrated superhero movies and where they wish they were instead of inside their homes. For the beer, they're drinking Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, but Ted's probably drinking more than just that. Cheers!

Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they discuss how they're staying stocked up on beer while remaining quarantined. Tim leads Aaron and JT through their first "proper" beer taste test with the fastest-growing European import, Peroni. To end the episode, they discuss how and why you should make an effort to support your l...

Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In the inaugural episode, they break down what beers they’re doing their best to keep stocked in quarantine, how quarantine is affecting the beer business, and explore how the term “crowler” was developed. Cheers!