Blake's Craft Beer Podcast

Welcome Back to episode 58. On this epiosde, I went back to talk with Justin Trhlin the now head Brewer of Branch and Bone Artisan Ales out of Dayton Ohio. He was my third-ever episode. I had a fun time catching up and hearing all the exciting things he's doing.

Welcome to episode 57! In this episode, I welcomed some incredible women from Ohio's craft beer scene. Joining me were Brittany Frey, Head Brewer of Madtree Brewing; Daira Moore, HR Project Manager at Rhinegeist; Hannah Kent, Brewhouse Operations Lead at Urban Artifact; Kayla McGuire, Brewer at Gemüt Biergarten; and Natalie Iseli-Smith, Head Brewer at Yellow Spring Brewing. Mark your calendars...

Welcome to episode 56. I went back to Bock Family Brewing in Centerville Brewing to talk with Jen and Ian Bock. They were on my second-ever episode. We just caught up and talk everything going on with them and craft beer.

Welcome to Episode 55. On this Episode, I went back to Heavier Than Air Brewing to talk with Nick Tarkany Jr. He was on my 9th episode. We had the chance to catch up on whats going there and everything happening in the craft beer landscape.

Welcome to episode 54. In this episode, I talked to Mike Morgan and Bret Kollmann Baker of the Brew Skies Podcast. They were part of my 2024 Craft Beer Summit panel final part podcaster episode. We had a fun time talking about their podcast called Brew Skies. Also, every Friday on YouTube, they have a show called Barstool Perspective, which talks about everything alcohol news. They also have a boo...

Welcome to episode 53! If you're wondering whether you accidentally skipped the weekend and jumped back to Monday, don’t worry—you didn’t. This is a Thirsty Thursday episode because this weekend is Bock Fest in Cincinnati. I had the pleasure of chatting with my friend and fellow podcaster, the Gnarly Gnome, from Cincy Brewcast. If you haven't listened yet, check out his appearance on episo...

Welcome to 52. On this episode, I returned to Cincinnati to talk with my buddy Jason Brewer. I had back in episode 18 when I first spoke with him. We talked about running a kitchen, events, and Craft Beer.

Welcome to epiosde 51. On this episode, I went back to Yellow Springs Brewing to talk with Jayson Hartings which you heard from episode 14. I also had another awesome Guest Natalie Iseli-Smith. She is the Head Brewer at Yellow Springs Brewing.

Welcome TO EPIOSDE 50. On this episode, I got the honor of having some amazing people from the 513 Craft Brew group with our Collaboration with Third Eye Brewing Head Brewer Kelly Montgomery. In 2023 Kelly invited us to make a beer with him. We made a Bourbon Barrel Stout with blueberries, raspberries, and Maple, which, aged two years, was in a Bourbon Barrel. Some of the voices you will hear from...

Welcome to Episode 49 In this episode I talk with Prentice he is a home brewer and has an Instagram called Beer Me STL to RDU. We talked about home brewing and the St. Louis craft beer scene. Check out his page on the link below. https://www.instagram.com/beerme314?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

Welcome to episode 48. I sat with Mike Meholick and Jarrod Fisher of Aematic Artisan Ales from Huber Heights, Ohio in this episode. On February 8th is their 6th Anniversary if you are in the area you should come out. I always like coming out to their brewery.

Welcome to epiosde 47. On this episode, I sat down with a good friend of mine Elijah Moreland he runs Cincy Sours on Instagram, threads, and Twitter. We talked about sour beers and the differences between all the different sours.

Welcome to Episode 46. On this episode with the guy Behind the 513 Craft Brew Facebook Group and he has an Instagram page 513 Craft Brew 2.0 Mr Zac Holley.

Welcome to episode 45. In this episode, I meet up with Dustin Fisher. He worked for 8 years as a bartender at my favorite bar in my home town of Troy, Ohio Mojos Bar & Grill.

Welcome back and Happy New Year 2025. On this episode, I had Joel Geier. On Instagram, his name is Brewery_Travels. He has been to over a thousand breweries and all 50 states. He also has a new book called Flights Across America: A Brewey Lovers Journey. https://www.amazon.com/Flights-Across-America-Brewery-Journey/dp/B0DN3RH9KJ/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8

First, I wish everyone a great New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. This episode is the Series Finale to the Craft Beer Summit and I couldn't think of a better group of people to end it. I had Julia and Marco from Truth, Beer, and, Podsquences, Bret Kollmann Baker and Mike Morgan from Brew Skies Happy Hour, and The Gnarly Gnome from Cincy Brewcast. Bret and Mike also wrote a book called Tanked in Ci...

I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! This is part three of the Craft Beer Summit Cincinnati Breweries Panel. We were at Rhinegeist Brewing with some amazing people: Tracey Ireland and Travis Houston from Rhinegeist, Brittany Frey from Madtree Brewing, Hannah Kent from Urban Artifact, Kelly Montgomery from Third Eye Brewing, and Max Fram from Fifty West Brewing.

Welcome to Craft Beer Summit 2024 part two. I went to Loose Ends Brewing to talk with 5 different people from Dayton Brewers. I talked with Nick Bowman from Warped Wing Brewing, John Loose from Loose Ends Brewing, Jason Moore from Crooked Handle Brewing, Nick Tarkany Jr from Heavier than Air Brewing, and Micheal Muncy from Hairless Hare Brewery.

Welcome to Part 1 of the 2024 Craft Beer Summit. Throughout this four-part summit, I will be speaking with various groups in Ohio about craft beer in 2024 and its future in 2025. In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Mary Macdonald, the Executive Director, and Justin Hemminger, the Deputy Director, of the Ohio Craft Brewers Association.

On this episode, I went back to Warped Wing to talk with my friends John Haggerty and Nick Bowman. We talked about Esther Lil's secret, about John being a judge in Mexico for a beer competition, and most importantly This Saturday's Whiskey Rebellion Day. I'm so excited for this one of my favorite beer Releases I hope to see you there.

Welcome to episode 38. On this episode, I went down to Cincinnati to talk with Brittany Frey and Ryan Blevins from MadTree Brewing.

With all the Exciting things happening to The Cellar in Troy, Ohio I had to come back and talk with owner David Peeples. This was home to the first-ever episode and it was great to be back.

I meet with Julia and Marco from Truth, Beer, and Podsequences at Fretboard Brewing in Blue Ash, Ohio. This was a fun episode; if you haven't listened to them, you should you can listen to them anywhere you get your podcast.

In this episode, I went up to Coldwater Ohio to talk with Austin Craft head of Brewer at Tailspin Brewing, and had such fun conversations and great beers. Also, I had a co-host Ronald Lynch from the Misbeerhavior podcast. I've been on some episodes with them and he was on Episode 26 when I had the whole group on as well.

Weclome to the old/new Blakes Craft Beer Podcast. Formally the Miami Valley Craft Beer podcast. New podcast name but the same podcast talking craft beer, talking to craft beer people, and going to Craft Brewries.