Cheers To Beers

Jess and Shawna talk industry changes in Washington and California, show union support and rage about BS.

Jess and Shawna on the Grit and Grain podcast!  Give them a follow, sub, and check out their network for more of their episodes and locally produced podcasts: channel253.com

Jess and Shawna interview the ladies of Yakima Chief Hops about the history of Yakima farms, how the Pink Boots hop blend is developed, and hop education. Brought to you by the Pink Boots Society.   Links: https://www.yakimachief.com/pink-boots-blend.html https://www.pinkbootssociety.org/pink-boots-brew/    

Jess and Shawna talk to the founder of Pink Boots Society, Teri Farhendorf and President of the committee, Blanca Quintero, about the past and present of Pink Boots. 

We’re Back! Just in time for the end of the year! So you KNOW we’re drinking Sierra Nevada Celebration. Join us in discussing the year for Seattle Beer School and the beer industry as a whole.  Come hang out with us in Portland! Dec 16-18th! Tickets to Falalalalager: falalalalager.eventbrite.com Open that Celebration and join us as we talk about how we had Brouwer’s Cafe tap a 10 year old keg of B...

Jess and Shawna chat with Mark Dredge, author of A Brief History of Lager, about Vietnamese lager and beer culture. Mark collaborated with Lowercase Brewing to brew a Hanoi-inspired, low ABV, rice lager. We do a blind tasting of it, talk German lagers with an English accent, and the French colonization of Vietnam and how that led to lager brewing there.  https://www.beerdredge.com/ @markdredge 

Part 2 on our series about Kölsch sponsored by the Goethe Pop Up in Seattle. “Kolsch is the only language you can drink”  Jess and Shawna interview Arno of Fruh Brewery in Cologne, Germany and talk beer culture in America vs Germany, the history of Früh, and Kölsch vs Altbier.

Jess and Shawna try non-alcoholic beers so you don't have to. Plus! A spicy Seattle Gossip Corner, Tales from Behind the Bar, and Jess' signature mocktail.    “Exploring Seattle’s Booming Beer Scene” "Past Meets Presence - A Voyage to Seattle's Ballard Brewery District" 

Jess and Shawna talk to Barry Chan from Lucky Envelope about his collaboration on a Kölsch style ale with Lowercase Brewing. We talk about the lack of good Kölsch style beers in the US, using dry yeast in brewing, the process of forming a Kölsch style recipe and retro 80s video games. Grab a Kölsch (or Kölsch-style ale) and join us! Cheers   This episode is sponsored by the Goethe Pop Up Seattle h...

Jess and Shawna pick their respective top 3 summer beers and discuss why and how they are ideal for beating the heat. 

Reflecting on the most recent social media blowup on how women are treated in the industry.

F*uck, Marry, Kill, brewery addition, the best Mexican imports, what a Mexican lager even is, and don't be racist on Cinco de Mayo.    Past Meets Presence Articles:  https://bit.ly/33j82Lw https://bit.ly/3xMZ6vP  

That which we call a beer by any other name would taste as sweet. 

Jess and Shawna are joined by Sean and Corey of Number Six with Cheese! To talk about different light beers across the US and share our best Drunchies moments. We're drinking Rainier, PBR, Modelo, and Montucky and Jess is eating Taco Bell. In this 'sode we discuss the Divorced Parents Tuna Bowl, the history of Malort, auditioning for beer commercials, and the best dessert in fast food.

Representation matters! Black people love beer! Drink more west coast IPAs! Jess and Shawna are joined by Chanell Williams aka @hopsgalore to talk representation in the industry, beer influencers, LA vs Seattle, and the box set VHS of Titanic that changed all of our young lives. Get yourself a Block 15 Sticky Hands (or any IIPA) and join us! 

Seattle Gossip Corner but make it the whole episode. There'a all sorts of shenanigans in the beer world right now: co-opting trauma to sell beer, diet beers, and outrageous lawsuits. Grab a beer and join us!

Jess and Shawna rate the super bowl beer commercials, hate on theme park beers, and introduce a new segment, Seattle Gossip Corner.

Jess and Shawna talk to Caitlin Braam of Yonder Cider Co about everything cider! We talk what semi-sweet cider actually means, Miller Lite with green olives, and ciderkins.   @yondercider | yondercider.com @fastpennyspirits | fastpennyspirits.com

Jess and Shawna review craft beer in 2020 and make predictions for 2021. In this episode talk how the Seattle beer scene dealt with the pandemic, the best beers of 2020, and Ken Grossman in the 80s Check out Beer Kulture: @beerkulture beerkulture.com

Jess is joined by Dave Riddile (No Anchor, Here Today, Good Beer Hunting) and Shawna joins virtually via text message. We are drinking Machine House Dark Mild.  This episode we are drinking Machine House Dark Mild and talking about starting a new brewery during a pandemic, March Mildness, and don't take a Nissan Leaf to Skagit Valley.  https://wefunder.com/heretoday

Get ready for a classic Jess and Shawna rant (but make it mini).  In this ep we talk ABinBev being fucking sneaky with their sellout beer agenda, sketchy Beer venture capital groups, and journalism in the social media age. 

Drink West Coast IPAs and be Dankful.    The Beer Kitchen: The Art and Science of Cooking and Pairing with Beer by Melissa Cole  The Oxford Companion to Beer 

The history of witch imagery, how it's related to women brewing, and spoiler alert, the patriarchy and colonialism ruins the party again. Happy Halloween!

A Lit, Theatre, Film Major Walk into a Brewery... Jess and Shawna chat with Michael Dempster of Mirage Beer. We talk capturing wild cultures in a traveling coolship, a love for both saison and NEIPA, the infamous labels, how it's radicalized him and what he's working on to be better.

wtf is the difference between Bav(arian) beer and Franc(onian) beer? Jess and Shawna try to find the answer. Plus! We get the inside scoop on a call in with Ben Howe from Otherlands Beer.