396: Matt Manthe, Formerly of Odd Breed, Is Drawn to Doing the Hard Things
At its height, Pompano Beach’s Odd Breed in Pompano Beach was one of the best-regarded breweries in Florida, winning four GABF medals over a span of three years, and shipping mixed-culture beers to fa...
17 Jan 20251h 18min
395: For Marcin Chmielarz, Baltic Porter Day is Every Day
Mark it down: Baltic Porter Day this year is January 18, always the third Saturday of this month. This year’s will be the 10th edition of a commemoration that began in 2016 in Poland, where rich, heft...
10 Jan 202556min
394: Marcin Ostajewski of Browar Grodzisk is Spreading the Gospel of Grodziskie
The city of Grodzisk Wielkopolski was once a major center of brewing in 19th century Poland, but political unrest, world wars, communism, and then misguided capitalism all played parts in closing the ...
3 Jan 202559min
393: Your Favorite Craft Beer & Brewing Podcast Episodes of 2024
This final episode of 2024 is our chance to look back at the conversations that resonated most with you, the listeners. Here, we count down the ten most-dowloaded episodes of the past year, with excer...
27 Des 20241h 5min
392: Zichovec Nods to Czech Tradition While Exploring Modern Craft Beer
It’s easy for New World brewers to lump Czech beer into the “historical” category, but—while many prominent brewers there focus intently on the lagers we all love—a growing contingent are also tacklin...
20 Des 20241h 9min
391: Kevin Ely of Wooly Pig Finds Small Tweaks That Make Big Impacts in Robust, Farm-Brewed Lagers
Kevin Ely spent many years running the brewhouse at Uinta’s production brewery in Salt Lake City, but family brought him to a farm in rural eastern Ohio. Built next to the farm where his wife grew up,...
13 Des 20241h 22min
390: Sam Calagione Says the Spice Must Flow
Dogfish Head has a reputation for pushing the envelope with culinary ingredients in their beer, and that penchant for experimentation was incorporated into the program at this year’s Brewer’s Retreat ...
6 Des 20241h 7min
389: An International Look at Brewing Barrel-Aged Stout with Firestone Walker, Omnipollo, and FrauGruber
Barrel-aging is nothing new for Firestone Walker’s Matt Brynildson. He got his first exposure to the process while working for barrel-aging pioneer Goose Island in Chicago, and for the better part of ...
29 Nov 20241h 23min
