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357: Von Trapp Makes Conscious Process Choices For Lager Quality and Drinkability
The von Trapp family history is well known thanks to the prominence of a certain Disney film, but their dogged approach to brewing lager, just down the hill from the family lodge in Stowe, Vermont, ha
356: House Rules! Cameron Fisher of Crafthaus Is On a Cold (IPA) Streak
In this final installment of our Las Vegas CBC preview episodes, Crafthaus head brewer Cameron Fisher shares his approach to making award-winning cold IPA with flaked maize, layered hop formats, and a
355: RipeLocker Enables a Fresh Approach to Brewing with Wet Hops
RipeLockers hypobaric chambers allow brewers to keep wet hops fresh for weeks or even months, opening up new possibilities for brewers who want to explore whats possible in fresh-hop beers.
354: No Limits! Dave Pascual of Big Dogs Plays His Medal-Winning Cards Close to the Vest
With 10 GABF medals (including four golds) and three World Beer Cup medals (two more golds) to their name, this Las Vegas brewery has cracked the competition code and figured out how to win big.
353: Viva Las Vegas! Able Baker's Matt Marino Goes "All In" on Modern West Coast IPA
High-gravity brewing, extreme attenuation, pilsner malt, modern hop products, and non-diacetyl-producing yeast all figure into the ways that this Las Vegas brewer produces the compelling (and best-sel
352: Chris Lohring of Notch Wants You to Brew More Distinctive Lager
For years, Notch Brewing in Salem and Brighton, Massachusetts, has been spreading the lager gospel through refined yet characterful iterations of Czech- and German-inspired beers. His challenge to Ame
351: The Big Friendly Takes A Down-To-Earth Approach to Award-Winning Saisons and Barrel-Aged Stouts
The brewery that got its start as a mobile draft trailer and beer bus has now won back-to-back small brewery and brewer of the year, 251-500 barrels, at the Great American Beer Festival, but the Quinl
Episode 350: Kelly McKnight of New Belgium Highlights the R&D Behind Some of Craft’s Biggest Beers
Beer as a whole may be navigating rough seas in 2024, but New Belgium has found a map to growth with flavor-forward hazy IPAs in their Voodoo Ranger family. In this episode, lead R&D brewer Kelly McKn
Episode 349: Ryan Speyrer of Parish is Building the Future of Hazy IPA on a Foundation of Classic Hops
Creating compelling yet characterful hop blends in hazy IPA has become a persistent challenge for brewers swimming in a sea of Citra-Mosaic taste-alikes. The solution for Parish head brewer Ryan Speyr
348: Spotlight: Keys to Successful Beer Fermentation with White Labs, Russian River, and Beachwood
Unlock the secrets of successful fermentation through new and simplified approaches to yeast nutrition, enzymes, and more, with techniques outlined by Chris White, founder of White Labs, Garrison Frat