Breandán Kearney

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

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Breandán Kearney sits down with some of the most high-profile people in the world of Belgian beer to discuss beer styles, brands, and the stories behind the breweries and to find out what makes beer culture in Belgium so special.

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Breandán Kearney

Episodes

EP006 | Frank Boon of Brouwerij Boon 28.11.2018 1:07:45

In this episode, Breandán talks to Frank Boon about the evolution of lambic, family elements of his business and the establishment of legal terms in Belgium to define oude geuze as apart from geuze.

EP005 | Nino Bacelle of Brouwerij De Ranke 06.09.2016 58:02

In this episode, Breandán talks hops, bitterness and influence with Founder and Brewer of Brouwerij De Ranke, Nino Bacelle.

EP004 | Joris Cambie of Hop Farm Brewery 'De Plukker' 17.07.2016 1:08:37

In this episode, Breandán talks to the hop farmer and brewery Joris Cambie of De Plukker about life as a farmer, his introduction to beer and the travel experiences which changed his life.

EP003 | Armand Debelder and Michaël Blancquaert of Drie Fonteinen 07.06.2016 1:00:31

In this episode, Breandán talks to Armand Debelder and Michaël Blancquaert of Brouwerij Drie Fonteinen about the difficulties they have overcome, the challenges of producing one of the most unique styles in the world and their succession strategy.

EP002 | Rod Tod and Jason Perkins of Allagash Brewing Company 11.05.2016 56:00

In this episode, Breandán talks to Founder of Allagash Brewing Company, Rob Tod and Brewmaster, Jason Perkins about what has inspired them about Belgium's beer culture and how the country has shaped their own personal story as an American brewery.

EP001 | Rudi Ghequire of Rodenbach Brewery 17.04.2016 55:14

In this episode, Breandán talks to the Site Manager at Rodenbach, Rudi Ghequire about developments at the brewery in his lifetime, what makes Rodenbach unique and his hopes for the style generally.