City Brew Tours Podcast

This month on the City Brew Tours Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Thom Roholt explore Portland, OR! On this episode, Brian and Thom try Old Town Brewing’s Pilsner and Baerlic Brewery’s “Noble Stout” Oatmeal Stout. They are joined by Head Brewer of Old Town Brewing, Todd Britt.  In this episode, Todd explains Old Town’s methods for making a crystal clear pilsner. He shares the “B...

This month on the City Brew Tours Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Thom Roholt explore Portland, OR! On this episode, Brian and Thom try Von Ebert Brewing’s “Volatile Substance” IPA and Threshold Brewing’s “Jens Bailed” Grisette. Beer power couple Sara and Jarek Szymanski, owners of Threshold Brewing, join the pod to talk about their brewery. But they’re not alone! Becca Linn, br...

This month on the City Brew Tours Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Ethan Angelica explore Brooklyn, NY! This week, Brian and Ethan try Brooklyn Brewery’s “Brooklyn Lager” and “Summer Ale” Pale Ale. In this episode, Brian and Ethan chat about all things Brooklyn Brewery. Ethan shares the history of Brooklyn Brewery’s logo and its renowned designer, Milton Glaser. They discuss how...

This month on the City Brew Tours Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Ethan Angelica explore Brooklyn, NY! This week, Brian and Ethan try Threes Brewing’s “Vliet” Pilsner and “Logical Conclusion” New England IPA. They are joined by Lead Guide for City Brew Tours NYC, Jonathan Mayer.   In this episode, the CBT group engages with the livestream chat for a discussion around conversion...

This month on the City Brew Tours Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Ethan Angelica explore Brooklyn, NY! This week, Brian and Ethan try Kings County Brewers Collective’s (KCBC) “Salu” Pilsner and “Marble of Doom IV” Fruited Sour.  In this episode, Brian and Ethan are joined by City Brew Tours’ own Isaac Bell for a brief chat about the featured beers. The trio dive into discussion...

This month on the City Brew Tours Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Ethan Angelica explore Brooklyn, NY! This week, Brian and Ethan try Other Half Brewing’s “Forever Ever” Double Dry Hopped Hazy IPA and Threes Brewing’s “All or Nothing” West Coast IPA.  In this episode, Brian and Ethan discuss the growth and success of Other Half Brewing. They also explore the list of interesting...

This month on the City Brew Tours Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Anthony Braxton explore Cincinnati, OH! This week, Brian and Braxton try MadTree Brewing’s “Ahuevo!” Mexican Lager and Urban Artifact’s “The Gadget” Midwest Fruit Tart. They are joined by Scotty Hunter, CFO and cofounder of Urban Artifact.   In this episode, Scotty explains how Urban Artifact came to be and how th...

This month on the City Brew Tours Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Anthony Braxton explore Cincinnati, OH! This week, Brian and Braxton try Rhinegeist Brewing’s Petrichor Wheat Ale and Beer for Humans Easy Hop Ale. They are joined by Steven Hampton, Executive Director of the Brewing Heritage Trail.  In this episode, Steven explains the origins of the Brewing Heritage Trail, a tou...

This month on the City Brew Tours Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Anthony Braxton explore Cincinnati, OH! This week, Brian and Braxton try Listermann Brewing Company’s Nutcase Peanut Butter Porter and Hop Head New England IPA. They are joined by Matthew Daniel, Head Brewer at Listermann Brewing Company.  In this episode, Matthew discusses the origins of Hop Head, a beer that was...

This month on the City Brew Tours Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Anthony Braxton explore Cincinnati, OH! This week, Brian and Braxton try 50 West Brewing Company’s Chasing Sunsets Peach Ale and Streetside Brewery’s Return of the Mac Coffee Blonde. They are joined by Victor Navarro, Head Brewer at Streetside Brewery.  In this episode, Victor shares his journey into the world of...

This month on the City Brew Tours Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Glenn Stoops explore Grand Rapids, Michigan! This week, Brian and Glenn try Brewery Vivant’s Big Red and Rapid IPA. Later, they are joined by Jason Spaulding, Co-Founder of Brewery Vivant and Broad Leaf Brewery & Spirits.  In this episode, Brian & Glenn discuss the different malts of Red IPAs. They break d...

This month on the City Brew Tours Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Glenn Stoops explore Grand Rapids, Michigan! This week, Brian and Glenn try Brewery Nyx’s Stout.  In this episode, Brian & Glenn dive into discussion about Food & Wine's "Top 25 Most Important American Craft Beers". The duo discusses notable omissions and debates the rankings of certain beers...

This month on the City Brew Tours Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Glenn Stoops explore Grand Rapids, Michigan! This week, Brian and Glenn try Broad Leaf Brewery’s Sour Lake (Guava, Passionfruit, Orange) and Fruit Moon (Blueberry Vanilla).  In this episode, Brian discusses friends of the podcast who won medals at the 2023 World Beer Cup. Brian and Glenn talk about breweries who h...

This month on the City Brew Tours Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Glenn Stoops explore Grand Rapids, Michigan! This week, Brian and Glenn try Brewery Nyx’s Salted Lime and Blonde. Later, they are joined by Jess Stricklen, Founder of Brewery Nyx, and Dale Streeter, Director of Sales of Brewery Nyx.  In this episode, the group takes a deep dive into the process of brewing gluten-f...

This month on the City Brew Tours Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Glenn Stoops explore Grand Rapids, Michigan! This week, Brian and Glenn try Brewery Vivant’s Grand Lager.  In this episode, Brian and Glenn discuss the beer club’s recent rebrand. The duo dives into a retrospective, discussing all of the cities, breweries and styles we’ve featured so far in the Beer Club. Later, B...

This week, Brian and Todd try Une Année Brewery’s Hubbard’s Cave Irish Stout. They are then joined by Old Irving Brewing Co.’s Director of Business & Operations, Matthew Moldenhauer, and taste Old Irving’s Oni Cold IPA. In this episode, Matthew tells us what Old Irving does to maintain its guest experience within the brewery. The trio talk about Oni, Old Irving’s “Hoppy Lager,” which is curren...

This week, Brian is back! Brian and Todd try two Maplewood Brewery cans in this episode: Pulaski Pils, a German Style Pilsner, and Top Pocket, a Blonde Ale. We are joined by the founder and CEO of Maplewood, Adam Cieslak. Adam starts the conversation with the story behind Maplewood’s name, and then discusses how Maplewood became the first brewery-distillery combination in the state of Illinois. Th...

This week, we have Glenn filling in as our host, joined by our April co-host, Todd. We try two beers from Pipeworks Brewing Co., its Select Schwarzbier and its Velocity of Light, a Double Dry-Hopped Oat IPA. We are joined by one of Pipework’s co-founders, Gerrit Lewis. In this episode, Gerrit shares how Pipeworks became one of the first successful Kickstarter campaigns as the brewery opened with c...

This week, we have MC filling in as our host, joined by our co-host Todd. The pair taste Freedom Lemonade, a session sour with lemons and cane sugar, as well as the intimidating Deth's Tar, a 14.8% ABV imperial oatmeal stout aged in bourbon barrels. These beers are from Revolution Brewing, and we are joined by Jim Cibak, the Head Brewer at Revolution Brewing. In this episode, Todd and MC ask J...

This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Ken Carrano explore one of the most infamous beer cities—Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This week, Brian and Ken taste MobCraft Beer’s Low pHunk Sour Ale and its Too Legit to Wit Belgian-Style Wheat Beer. The founder and vice president of the brewery, Andrew Gierczak, joins the hosts for a cold one. Our trio of beer en...

This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Ken Carrano explore one of the most infamous beer cities—Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This week, Brian and Ken taste Raised Grain Brewing Co.’s GABF-awarded beer, Paradocs Red Imperial Red IPA, as well as the Black Walnut Belgian Imperial Stout. The hosting duo are joined by one of Raised Grain Brewing Co.’s co-owner...

This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Ken Carrano explore one of the most infamous beer cities—Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This week, Brian and Ken taste Arrivederci Roma (Italian Pilsner) and Storm & Stress (Schwarzbier) from Gathering Place Brewing Company. They are joined by the owner of the brewery, Joe Yeado. In this episode, Brian and Ken ask...

This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Ken Carrano explore one of the most infamous beer cities—Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Brian and Ken taste two beers from Broken Bat Brewing Co., The Arm Barn (Hazy IPA) and Oh'Fer (Cold IPA). They also have a chat with the president of Broken Bat  Brewing Co., Tim Pauly. In this episode, the trio talk about the...

This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, we finish our exploration of the craft beer scene of Sioux Falls, South Dakota! Brian is joined by co-host Isaac to chat with CEO & Head Brewer Scott Heckel and Sales Manager Lindsay Perout from Severance Brewing Co. They sample “Tedious Fool” and “Cranberrery State of Mind” from Severance Brewing Co. In this episode, the Severance Brewi...

This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, we continue our exploration of the craft beer scene of Sioux Falls, South Dakota! Brian is joined by co-host Isaac this week. They try two beers from A Homestead Brew: Sergeant Pepper and Potsdam Dunkel. In this episode, Isaac fills us in on the traveling he’s been doing for Brewvana’s sister company, City Brew Tours. He talks about how he h...