Good Beer Hunting

Today's episode is part of a series of talks we recorded at the Shelton Brothers festival back in August in Atlanta — a phenomenal gathering of some of the best brewers in the world, as well as a few niche cider and wine makers, all holding their own in one of the most diverse and interesting product portfolios that's ever been assembled.  The folks from Shelton Brothers gave us a room, and free r...

Today's episode is part of a series of talks we recorded at the Shelton Brothers festival back in August in Atlanta — a phenomenal gathering of some of the best brewers in the world, as well as a few niche cider and wine makers, all holding their own in one of the most diverse and interesting product portfolios that's ever been assembled.  The folks from Shelton Brothers gave us a room, and free r...

Today's episode is part of a series of talks we recorded at the Shelton Brothers festival back in August in Atlanta — a phenomenal gathering of some of the best brewers in the world, as well as a few niche cider and wine makers, all holding their own in one of the most diverse and interesting product portfolios that's ever been assembled.  The folks from Shelton Brothers gave us a room, and free r...

Today's episode is part of a series of talks we recorded at the Shelton Brothers festival back in August in Atlanta — a phenomenal gathering of some of the best brewers in the world, as well as a few niche cider and wine makers, all holding their own in one of the most diverse and interesting product portfolios that's ever been assembled.  The folks from Shelton Brothers gave us a room, and free r...

Today's episode is part of a series of talks we recorded at the Shelton Brothers festival back in August in Atlanta — a phenomenal gathering of some of the best brewers in the world, as well as a few niche cider and wine makers, all holding their own in one of the most diverse and interesting product portfolios that's ever been assembled.  The folks from Shelton Brothers gave us a room, and free r...

Today's episode is part of a series of talks we recorded at the Shelton Brothers festival back in August in Atlanta — a phenomenal gathering of some of the best brewers in the world, as well as a few niche cider and wine makers, all holding their own in one of the most diverse and interesting product portfolios that's ever been assembled.  The folks from Shelton Brothers gave us a room, and free r...

Today's episode is part of a series of talks we recorded at the Shelton Brothers festival back in August in Atlanta — a phenomenal gathering of some of the best brewers in the world, as well as a few niche cider and wine makers, all holding their own in one of the most diverse and interesting product portfolios that's ever been assembled.  The folks from Shelton Brothers gave us a room, and free r...

Today's episode is part of a series of talks we recorded at the Shelton Brothers festival back in August in Atlanta — a phenomenal gathering of some of the best brewers in the world, as well as a few niche cider and wine makers, all holding their own in one of the most diverse and interesting product portfolios that's ever been assembled.  The folks from Shelton Brothers gave us a room, and free r...

Today's episode is part of a series of talks we recorded at the Shelton Brothers festival back in August in Atlanta — a phenomenal gathering of some of the best brewers in the world, as well as a few niche cider and wine makers, all holding their own in one of the most diverse and interesting product portfolios that's ever been assembled.  The folks from Shelton Brothers gave us a room, and free r...

Today's episode is part of a series of talks we recorded at the Shelton Brothers festival back in August in Atlanta — a phenomenal gathering of some of the best brewers in the world, as well as a few niche cider and wine makers, all holding their own in one of the most diverse and interesting product portfolios that's ever been assembled.  The folks from Shelton Brothers gave us a room, and free r...

Today's episode is part of a series of talks we recorded at the Shelton Brothers festival back in August in Atlanta — a phenomenal gathering of some of the best brewers in the world, as well as a few niche cider and wine makers, all holding their own in one of the most diverse and interesting product portfolios that's ever been assembled.  The folks from Shelton Brothers gave us a room, and free r...

A series of talks we recorded at the Shelton Brothers festival back in August in Atlanta — a phenomenal gathering of some of the best brewers in the world, as well as a few niche cider and wine makers, all holding their own in one of the most diverse and interesting product portfolios that's ever been assembled. YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE SERIES OF INTERVIEWS FROM SHELTON FEST 2017 HERE! Intervi...

I've been writing for GBH for going on two and a half years now. Over that time you may or may not have noticed that I've gradually been trying to build a picture of the modern British beer scene. We've looked at the likes of Beavertown and Brew By Numbers in London, BrewDog up in Scotland, Cloudwater in Manchester, Magic Rock and Northern Monk in Yorkshire and most recently Lost & Grounded in Bri...

It's hard to be objective when it comes to such a subjective thing like beer. We're all driven by our own preferences and tastes mapped out by sensory experiences of flavor and aroma. Things are good and bad, sought after whales and shelf turds. Beer is an experiential good and our exposure varies on time of day, mood, company and more. But there are still plenty of cold, hard facts that factor in...

Our resident composer for the podcast and our commercial video work, Andrew Thiboldeaux, is writing original scores devoted to beers he finds fascinating. These are interpretations of the experience of drinking them. But they're also just great tunes.

As someone who thinks way too much about beer way too often, I'll always consider myself lucky for the sheer fact I get to spend some of my time talking about this beverage we love so much. There have been lots of great conversations about beer shared with friends and people in the industry, with some of my favorites simply nerding out with fellow writers I meet during my travels. This fall, I mad...

Welcome back to another episode of the GBH Collective, where we bring you the stories behind the stories from our writers and photographers all over the world.  This new series of episodes is made possible by our Patreon subscribers. Patreon is a way our readers and listeners can become a part of GBH with a monthly contribution, just like subscribing to a magazine. We give back to our subscribers,...

Last week, GBH flew me to Aberdeen, Scotland to visit BrewDog—the fastest growing brewing company in Europe. I first visited the brewery in 2015, and what I experienced on that trip would eventually materialize as my first ever GBH story. Since then, operations at what can now only be described as BrewDog's "campus" in the town of Ellon, around 30 minutes from Aberdeen itself, have expanded expone...

This episode is something very special to us at GBH.  One of our neighbors, who literally lives above the studio here in Logan Square in Chicago, is a woman named Sheerine Alemzadeh. She's a co-founder along with Karla Altmayer of an organization called Healing to Action.  Over a few parties here in the studio, we got to know these women and the work they do, which is to help build capacity for so...

HAZED AND CONFUSED Is the New England IPA the end of the style's evolution or a resistance to a status quo? Host:  Matthew Curtis, Good Beer Hunting Guest Speakers:  Soren Parker Wagner, Dry & Bitter Brewery Wayne Wambles, Cigar City Brewing Company Patrick Ware, Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co.     Good Beer Hunting was thrilled to partner with Beavertown Brewery at their Extravaganza anniversary c...

GROWING HORIZONTALLY Finding Ways to Expand the Beer Bubble Host:  Michael Kiser, Good Beer Hunting Guest Speakers:  Jacob Alsing, Mikkeller Brewing Jos Ruffell, Garage Project Andrew Cooper, The Wild Beer Co.     Good Beer Hunting was thrilled to partner with Beavertown Brewery at their Extravaganza anniversary celebration this year to bring you some compelling discussions and presentations about...

UNDER THE MICROSCOPE What will it look like when yeast has its moment? Host:  Matthew Curtis, Good Beer Hunting Guest Speakers:  Yvan de Baets, Brasserie de la Senne Glenn Castelein, Brouwerij Alvinne Jamil Zainasheff, Heretic Brewing Company     Good Beer Hunting was thrilled to partner with Beavertown Brewery at their Extravaganza anniversary celebration this year to bring you some compelling di...

THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD How hyper-local changes everything Host:  Michael Kiser, Good Beer Hunting Guest Speakers:  Andrew Schwartz, Modern Times Beer Lauren Lister, Beavertown Brewery Connor Casey, Cellarmaker Brewing Co. Good Beer Hunting was thrilled to partner with Beavertown Brewery at their Extravaganza anniversary celebration this year to bring you some compelling discussions and presen...

A NEW TAKE ON TERROIR How are surroundings and the environment influencing modern brewers? Host:  Matthew Curtis, Good Beer Hunting Guest Speakers:  Tom Oliver, Oliver's Cider & Perry Mark Tranter, Burning Sky Brewery Averie Swanson, Jester King Brewery   Good Beer Hunting was thrilled to partner with Beavertown Brewery at their Extravaganza anniversary celebration this year to bring you some comp...

FOREVER YOUNG (PART 2) Staying Relevant in the Modern Beer Landscape, Part 2 Host: Michael Kiser, Good Beer Hunting Guest Speakers: Meghan Waites, Thornbridge Brewery Dande Bagby, Bagby Beer Company Sam Richardson, Other Half Brewing Company   Good Beer Hunting was thrilled to partner with Beavertown Brewery at their Extravaganza anniversary celebration this year to bring you some compelling discu...