BAOS: Beer & Other Shhh Podcast

This is the first episode since #42 we've done without a guest, but we figured that since it was New Year's Day and we were hungover, let's get drunk and review the awesome year that was 2017. Good times ensued, and this is officially our longest podcast to date. Beers Reviewed: Blood Brothers Momotaro; Blood Brothers Guilty Remnant; Old Nation Boss Tweed; Boulevard Bourbon Barrel Quad (2015);Sawd...

For our milestone Episode #70, we decided to do something a little different. We headed down to Beamsville, ON in Niagara Wine Country to connect with Will and Ryan from Rosewood, who we consider to be the Bellwoods of wine. Rosewood have collaborated with breweries like Bellwoods, providing honey from their in-house bee hives, lavender from their property, and grape must from their incredible win...

Long before BAOS Podcast was a podcast, Dan appeared in the video for Cee's craft beer anthem - and our theme song - "BrewHeads", so it was full circle when they finally connected for an interview. They hung out at Broue Pub Brouhaha's Ahuntsic location to knock back some of their own in-house brews and discuss all things Quebec beer, including a candid chat about the recent Trou du Diable buyout....

Finally back on Canadian soil, we figured it was long overdue that we focus on our local scene(s) so Cee caught up with Co-Owners Guillaume and Derrick from Montreal's Pub BreWskey. Located in a cosy basement in the famous Old Port neighbourhood, we ran through a bunch of their in-house brews, chatted about the Quebec scene and got the scoop on why the "W" is capitalized in their name. Beers Revie...

Our final LA podcast was a special one. We connected with the enigmatic Teo Hunter on Instagram back when Black People Love Beer first launched, and we'd stayed close supporters over the years as both of our movements grew. This LA trip finally allowed us to hang out and build in person with both Teo and his partner in Dope & Dank, Beny Ashburn. Since our producer Tiffany was there too, it was onl...

Four podcasts in and we're sitting with the legends from Firestone Walker at their new(ish) Propagator venue in Venice Beach, CA. Head Brewer Evan and Certified Cicerone Blanca gave us some fantastic insight into how Firestone has changed the game and grown over the years, and even though Cee was hungover AF, Teo from Dope & Dank came through in the clutch to help him make it through. Beers Review...

The third Los Angeles podcast was with the beardless guys at Smog City out in Torrance, CA. This brewery has really made waves in the scene in recent years, so we were excited to sit down with Co-Founder Jonathan and Head Brewer Tim for a candid and hilarious convo. Things got a little messy towards the end there, so shouts out once again to Teo Hunter from Dope & Dank for helping Cee out. Beers R...

Literally across the street from Indie Brew Co. was another of Boyle Heights' finest residents, the Naga Reshi-helmed Dry River Brew Co. Surrounded by candles and South American burning herbs, we talked about Naga's 'slow beer' methods and the struggle to open a brewpub with some neighbourhood resistance. Beers Reviewed: Dry River Al Palmito; Dry River Guanyabo; Dry River Bridges; Dry River x Indi...

Our first Los Angeles podcast was with Connor Forbes, Co-Founder of Boyle Heights' Indie Brew Co. Teo Hunter from Dope & Dank joined Cee as his co-host for all LA podcasts, bringing a phenomenal energy to a hilarious and entertaining chat about Indie's history and the LA beer scene. Beers Reviewed: Indie Brew Co. Found That Juicy Double; Indie Brew Co. IPA Del Rey.  This week's podcast is sponsore...

Our second stop in San Diego was with some OG's in the game, Coronado Brewing. We sat down with Director of Brewing Operations Shawn and Head Brewer Mark to yap about their fantastic beers, their story, the San Diego scene and Coronado Island itself. Beers Reviewed: Coronado North Island IIPA; Coronado Early Bird; Coronado Orange Ave Wit; Coronado Coastwise.  This week's podcast is sponsored by Br...

San Diego is known as a craft beer Mecca so when we decided to head down for a few weeks, we knew we'd get some gold. We hung out with Daniel Drayne, Head Brewer at Half Door in downtown San Diego, to chat about the scene, haze and palm trees. Beer Reviewed: Half Door #Buzzwords.  This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads : for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your...

The day after Beau's annual Oktoberfest, we headed back to Vankleek Hill to interview the man who started it all, Steve Beauchesne, live at the brewery. We ran through some of their best beers and really dug deep into the philosophy behind the legendary, employee-owned Canadian brewery. Beers Reviewed: Beau's Tom Green Cherry Milk Stout; Beau's Full Time IPA; Beau's Lug Tread; Halcyon Barrel House...

After a fun day covering the first annual Ontario Fermentation Festival, we hung out with three of the most lauded brewers in the beautiful wine and beer region of Picton, Ontario. Brett from OGs Barley Days, Eric from newcomers Prince Eddy's and serial entrepreneur Drew from 555 Brewing Co animatedly chatted with us about the local scene as we went through some phenomenal local beers. Beers Revie...

This is potentially our biggest podcast to date and mate, we were super excited for this one. If you've been drinking under a rock, Founders is one of the OG breweries in the USA and currently the 16th largest brewery in the country. Co-Founder Dave Engbers and Brewmaster Jeremy Kosmicki hung out for a chat on their huge patio at the Grand Rapids, MI facility, breaking down the history, how they g...

Our second podcast in Michigan was with incredibly popular Ann Arbor newcomers HOMES. At the time of recording they had only been open for three months, but the demand for their phenomenal and often hazy beers has already elevated their status in the Michigan scene and beyond. We sat down with Founder Tommy and Head Brewer Nick to find out how it all came together. Beers Reviewed: HOMES Lots Of Do...

During our mid-summer trip to Michigan to cover the 20th Anniversary MI Summer Beer Festival, we figured we should connect with a few local breweries. Stephen and Jason from Detroit's Batch Brewing were kind enough to hang out and ply us with some of their phenomenal and extremely unique beers, while discussing the Detroit/Michigan beer scene. Beers Reviewed: Batch Pale Wise, Batch Unrequited, Bat...

When two members of the internet craft beer media finally meet and have the opportunity to hang in person, what else would they do but a vertical. Cee connected with Quebec OG beer writer Noah Forrest of Beerism.ca to put back Cee's first ever vertical, and discuss all things beer in La Belle Province. Beers Reviewed: Dieu du Ciel Isseki Nichō 2013 through 2016.  This week's podcast is sponsored b...

Cee and our Producer Tiffany were blessed with the opportunity to head out to Winnipeg to be a part of an A&W root beer campaign, so we figured it'd make sense to get a podcast in while we were in town. We connected with our mate Colin at PEG Beer Co. who set us up with Head Brewer Scott to chat about the burgeoning beer scene in the Prairies. Beer Reviewed:  PEG Beer Co. Dazzle Ship IPA .  This w...

The morning after the Canadian Brewing Awards was always going to be rough, but we stuck it out and connected with Josh and Scott from Ottawa's premier hazemakers, Dominion City. We had a slow start but ended up having a hilarious chat about the awards, the Ottawa scene and all things haze. Beers Reviewed: Dominion City Paper Salesman; Dominion City Canada Gose On Concord Grape.  This week's podca...

Our first official brewery podcast in Ottawa was a gem. Cee drunkenly connected with Tooth & Nail Co-Founder Matthew Tweedy the night before the interview, so we had a great time chatting about hazy beer, the Ottawa beer scene and hop burps (among other things). Beers Reviewed: Tooth & Nail Vim & Vigor, Tooth & Nail Streif, Tooth & Nail Solo Mission (Ariana), Tooth & Nail Discretion.  This week's...

We were honoured to be invited to cover the 2017 Canadian Brewing Awards, held in Ottawa to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday. The podcast didn't turn out quite how we anticipated, but we chatted with TAPS President Rob Engman to get the lowdown about the event and gave y'all a proper wrap up back at the AirBnb. Beer Reviewed: Beau's x Side Launch Slideway.  This week's podcast is sponsored by Bre...

For our 50th episode, we figured it had to be special, and what better way to see in half a century of podcasts than to link with Luke Pestl, Co-Founder of our most talked about brewery, Bellwoods. We hung out at the new(ish) Hafis Rd. space, drank some incredible beers and chatted mostly about all things haze. Thanks for all the support and getting us to 50 episodes, y'all. Cheers! Beers Reviewed...

Our first podcast back on Canadian soil was with the fellas from Laylow, a dope (relatively) new Hip Hop-themed brewpub and restaurant. Owners Dan Boniferro and Colin Weadick, and hired gun brewer Brandon Judd, chatted with Cee for a hot minute about how such a dope establishment came to be as we were brewing the "Hops On My Sleeve" NEIPA for Notion's album launch. Beers Reviewed: Laylow Lowlands,...

For our final podcast on the winter 2017 Vermont trip, we connected with Chris Rockwood - whose name Cee just couldn't nail - Head Brewer at Magic Hat, one of the OG breweries in VT. We addressed the elephant in the room - that Magic Hat controversially sold to North American Breweries in 2010. Chris gave us his thoughts on working through the transition - how it affected the company culture, the...

One of our favourite spots in Vermont is Beverage Warehouse, one of the largest liquor purchasers in the North East, so we connected with their Wine & Beer Manager Jason Dennis first in our hotel room, and then we took an excursion to the store. Jason bestowed upon us a bounty of incredible local beers, while we chatted more about the Quebec scene than Vermont. Beers Reviewed: Zero Gravity Keller;...