The BrewDeck Podcast

Happy New Year! We're kicking off our fifth season of the BrewDeck Podcast with our annual "Best of" episode, where we count down your favorite episodes from the previous year. In this episode, Toby, Heather, Cheyenne, and Adam reflect on our ~crushie era~ after winning Best Beer Podcast at the Craft Beer Marketing Awards. The team also shares some sneak peeks of what you can expect this year and...

We're continuing our year-end updates on this year’s crop harvests, and what you can expect next year. Today, we're sitting down with some of our favorite folks; your CMG Territory Managers! Jon Mendrick, Tim Burke, Tony Little, and Matt Chalmers join us on the brew deck to talk about the 2023 barley harvest in both Canada and the US. What are some challenges of growing malting barley over other c...

Featuring: Yakima Chief Ranches. As the year comes to a close, it’s important to stay informed on this year’s harvests – both hop and barley – and what you can expect next year. Today, we're joined by Joe Catron from Yakima Chief Ranches to dive into this year's hop harvest. How was the 2023 hop harvest and how does it compare to previous years? How are your favorite experimental hops looking? And...

Featuring: Cigar City Brewing, Martin House Brewing Company, and Pink Boots Hop Blend. Are you ready for a barrel of fun? On this episode, (1:16) Sydney Masovero from Yakima Chief Hops pops by to tell us about the 7th Annual Pink Boots Hop Blend. Then, (4:57) Sean Sasscer from Cigar City kicks off our conversation about barrel-aged beers. From sensory to how they source barrels, to maintenance and...

Featuring: Candy + beer pairing, Concession Roads Brewing, and Pink Boots Hop Blend. Happy Halloween! It's our favorite holiday on The BrewDeck Podcast, hope you're ready to trick or treat yo'self with this episode!  (1:08) First, Cat Wiest from Yakima Chief Hops pops by to tell us all about the new Pink Boots Hop Blend, available for pre-order now! (5:35) Then, our resident-certified cicerone, He...

Featuring: National Pediatric Cancer Foundation (NPCF) and Faubourg Brewing Co. Across the nation, the brewing industry is uniting to raise funds for critical pediatric cancer research, and we’re honored to have Chris Geib from the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation back on to chat about Rising Hope . We’re also joined by Rising Hope participant, Zac Brown, from Faubourg in Louisiana, and the on...

Featuring: Five Star Chemicals. In this episode, we're freshening up on brewhouse cleaning and sanitation, with Emily Lovato from Five Star Chemicals! What's the difference between cleaning vs. maintenance, and what happens if you don't sanitize properly? Emily recommends the top products brewers and distillers should always have on hand and what they're used for. Plus, she answers all of our ques...

Featuring: La Cumbre Brewing Company. GIVEAWAY details below! Our safety series continues! In part 2, we're joined by Jeff Erway from La Cumbre Brewing Company. Jeff shares his infamous brewing injury that almost resulted in him losing his eyesight forever. He explains how this turning point shaped the way he prioritizes safety and what he's done to evolve La Cumbre's safety protocols since. He ad...

Featuring: the Brewers Association Safety Subcommittee and United Malt. GIVEAWAY details below! (2:20) First, we sit down with Matt Stinchfield; Author, Safety Consultant, and Safety Subcommittee Member for the Brewer’s Association. We discuss what safety means, the most common safety concerns in the brewery, tips for speaking up to advocate for your safety, and how to create a safety culture. Did...

Featuring: Pink Boots Scholarship Winners, Utah Brewers Cooperative, Stone Brewing, and Cabin Brewing Company.  It's back-to-school season and The BrewDeck Podcast is here to say that you're never too old to learn things! In this episode, we're going behind the scenes of our two Malting Courses earlier this summer (Great Western Malting in Salt Lake City, and Canada Malting Co. in Calgary). Toby a...

Featuring: Great Western Malting and Bairds Malt. What exactly is Low GN malt and why is it important for distillers? We rounded up some long-time friends from across the US and the UK to discuss the need for a Low GN malt. We're joined by Great Western Malting's Director of Quality and Technical Services, Scott Garden; Bairds Malt's Commercial Sales Manager, Graham Manson; and Country Malt Group'...

Featuring: Shacklands Brewing Co. / We're celebrating our anniversary month with a sequel of sorts to your favourite episode, S.2 E.22 - "Dude, Let's Start a Brewery!"  We call it our 'Expansion Pack' but you can call on it for leveling up your brewery expansion plans. Kalev Nisbet from Shacklands Brewing Co. logs on to walkthrough Shacklands' upgrade map, what XP milestones indicate you're ready...

Featuring: Tailgunner Brewing Co., Horse Thief Hollow Brewing Company, and Ask Abi / Do you have the Skills to Brew the Pils? Golden lager leaders, Blake Enemark from Tailgunner Brewing (1:23) and Jake Nelson from Horse Thief Hollow (38:34), are here to share their evolutions of brewing pilsners. They walk us through brewing with North American Pilsner malts versus European Pilsner Malts, and how...

Featuring: Veterans Blend, Homes For Our Troops, and Paradox Brewery / We're kicking off Veterans Blend pre-order season! The 6th annual blend features Citra® Brand, HBC 638, Talus® Brand, and Sabro® Brand hop varieties. Proceeds benefit Homes For Our Troops (HFOT) in building and donating specially adapted custom homes nationwide for severely injured post-9/11 Veterans. (3:27) First, we're joined...

Featuring: East Village Brewing / In this episode, we're making a splash into water chemistry and pH with Aaron Justus from East Village Brewing Company (and from our most popular episode: S2E23 "Dude, Let's Start a Brewery" ). From the first steps of understanding water chemistry in a new location and which elements to look for, to how often water testing should be done; former meteorologist, Aar...

Featuring: Necromancer Brewing Company Happy Pride Month! In this episode, we're celebrating with Lauren Hughes and Nina Santiago from Necromancer Brewing Company , in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We talk about their Code of Conduct, their 'Even Gayer' light lager that broke Facebook, Queer Beer Club, and all of their Pride Festival events ( happening this week! ). Learn about how they have created a...

Get ready for Ready To Drink (RTD) cocktails! In this episode, we're joined by Bryce Parsons from Last Best Brewing & Distilling , and Matt Howell from Collective Arts . They walk us through what spirits they make and their journeys of getting into RTDs. From production methods to trending spirits, we get an inside look at what goes into creating popular RTDs and how you can too! PSST! Did you...

We're LIVE from the tradeshow floor at Craft Brewers Conference 2023 in Nashville! In this mini-episode, we’re doing rapid-fire trivia with brewers, vendors, and CBC-goers. Featuring: Borderlands Brewing, Bountiful Bag, Shan Ferments, Yakima Chief Hops, and Oregon Fruit. Learn more about our CBC events, activities, and new product launches:  ⁠countrymalt.com/cbc23⁠

We're LIVE from the tradeshow floor at Craft Brewers Conference 2023 in Nashville! In this mini-episode, we’re giving you a behind-the-scenes look with our vendor friends about what goes into planning and getting to CBC with our vendor friends. Featuring: Briess Malting, Five Star Chemicals, Oregon Fruit Purees, and Country Malt Group. Learn more about our CBC events, activities, and new product l...

We're LIVE from the tradeshow floor at Craft Brewers Conference 2023 in Nashville! In this mini-episode, we’re joined by some of the breweries we collaborated with for our Booth beers! Featuring: East Nashville Beer Works, Living Waters Brewing, and Wooden Robot Brewery. Learn more about our CBC events, activities, and new product launches:  ⁠countrymalt.com/cbc23

Just in time for CBC next week, the team from Canada Malting is here to announce that their new adjuncts processing facility and bagging line is now operational, and the first product, Flaked Oats, is now available! But how does this new oat product compare? Jonas Hurtig from Cabin Brewing Company and Rob McCoy from Great Notion pop by to share their experiences having transitioned to the new oats...

Happy Earth Month from The BrewDeck Podcast! In this episode, we're celebrating the planet with Jonathan Warwick, Project Engineer for Canada Malting Co. As a part of the United Malt global family of brands, Jonathan gives us insights on the sustainability efforts at our malting facilities in Canada and the U.S. From carbon capture to water conservation and energy efficiency; we love our environ-m...

Competition season is coming and we've got all the best tips to help you prepare, from Nationally-ranked BJCP Judge and Brewmaster at Parallel 49 Brewing –Graham With! Graham shares how he got into beer judging and the training for it, plus how judging competitions has influenced his decisions about entering Parallel 49's beers into competitions. What are judges looking for and how can you utilize...

Women's History Month continues on The BrewDeck Podcast! In this episode, we're honored to sit down with legends in the industry; Teri Fahrendorf (Founder of the Pink Boots Society) and Tiah Edmunson-Morton (Historian of the Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives, at OSU Libraries). Tiah walks us through how women contributed to the evolution of beer and how we can learn from history to help shape the f...

Happy International Women's Day (eve)! Natasha Peiskar joins us to co-host our annual Women's History Month episodes on The BrewDeck Podcast. We're kicking off the celebration with Brittany Frey from MadTree Brewing Company and Karlie Pretty-McDonald from Tofino Brewing Co. They tell us about the craft beverages they're making for International Women's Day and how they're incorporating educational...