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The Best Places to Drink Craft Beer in Las Vegas Apr 10, 2024

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Las Vegas will be the focal point for many brewers in the coming weeks as the Brewers Association hosts its annual Craft Brewers Conference, World Beer Cup, and Brewers Expo. For those traveling to sin city – either as brewing professionals or curious drinkers – this episode will offer up all the tips to make the most out of your drinking time on and off the strip.

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Host: John Holl
Guests: Wyndee Forrest, David Pascual, and Dan Pixley
Sponsors: All About Beer
Tags: Travel, Casinos, Beer, Las Vegas, Dining
Photo art by Canva

Modern Lager Beer Apr 03, 2024

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Jack Hendler and Joe Connolly discuss their new book Modern Lager Beer: Techniques, Processes, and Recipes.

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Host: John Holl
Guests: Jack Hendler and Joe Connolly
Sponsors: All About Beer
Tags: Lager, Tradition, Fermentation, Germany, Landbier
Photo by Brewers Publications

This Week in Rauchbier 2024 Apr 01, 2024

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Welcome to This Week in Rauchbier for April 1, 2024.

Our Rauchbier spotlight is trained on Caleb Michalke of Sugar Creek Malt in Indiana. He's working to bring rauchmalt of distinction of discerning brewers and distillers.

Then Rick Lyke, our rauchbier sherpa and the founder of the Pints for Prostates Campaign, shares his inspirational journey into smoked beer and offers his unparalleled insight and advice to breweries regarding smoked beer.

Then Bart Watson of the Brewers Association joins us to share the latest growth and success of Rauchbier in the marketplace.

Enjoy these audio smoky delights.

Thanks to Hagen and Bill for the inspiration to do this show. Hear the genesis of This Week in Rauchbier on episode 5 of Drink Beer, Think Beer.

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Host: John Holl
Guests: Caleb Michalke, Rick Lyke, and Bart Watson.
Tags: beer, craft beer, rauchbier, smoke, April Fool's Day

Music for this episode:
NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newssting

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Fiden's Brewing is Making IPA with Character and Distinction Mar 27, 2024

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On this episode it's a deep dive on what goes in to making a great IPA. Steve Parker of New York’s Fiden’s Brewery joins the show.

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Host: John Holl
Guest: Steve Parker
Sponsors: All About Beer
Tags: New York, West Coast IPA, Mosaic Hops, Mouthfeel
Photo by John Holl

Wayne Wambles talks about beers of his past and his brewing future. Mar 20, 2024

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How do beers evolve over time? And how does patience, curiosity, trust, and creativity work to the benefit of bother brewery and brewer? Wayne Wambles, the (now former) long-time brewmaster of Cigar City, is here to talk about his career, a return to homebrewing, and how specialty ingredients work best when added to a solid beer base.

Wambles has started a brewery consulting service and can be reached at WayneWambles@yahoo.com .

For more Drink Beer, Think Beer check out All About Beer.

Host: John Holl
Guest: Wayne Wambles
Sponsors: All About Beer
Tags: Florida, Stout, IPA, Homebrewing, Consulting, Creativity
Photo courtesy of Wayne Wambles via Facebook.

Ep. 225 Meteorologist Eric Fisher Mar 13, 2024

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It's beer and weather together on this episode of the podcast as Boston CBS Meterologist Eric Fisher joins the show.

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Host: John Holl
Guest: Eric Fisher
Sponsors: All About Beer
Tags: Weather, Treehouse, Blizzard, Travel, Boston, Eclipse

Ep. 224 - Author Aaron Goldfarb, Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits Mar 06, 2024

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It’s a bit of a departure on the show this week as we’re talking about spirits with long-time beverage writer Aaron Goldfarb. He has a new book out: Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits.

Goldfarb has been a journalist for over a decade, frequently writing on the subjects of cocktails and drinking culture for such publications as the New York Times, Esquire, Playboy, PUNCH, and VinePair, and has had features written about his career in the New York Times, Forbes, and the Boston Globe. His previous books include Hacking Whiskey, named a finalist for Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards Best New Book, and Gather Around Cocktails. In 2020, Tales of the Cocktail named Goldfarb the Best Cocktail & Spirit Writer for the year. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, daughter, son, cat, and a lot of bottles of booze.

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Host: John Holl
Guest: Aaron Goldfarb
Sponsors: All About Beer
Tags: Booze, Books, California, Tequila, Bourbon, Cocktails

Ep. 223 - Morgan Snyder of Buttonwoods Brewing Feb 28, 2024

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It’s a trip to the Ocean State and a conversation with Morgan Snyder, the head brewer and co-founder of Buttonwoods Brewery. From world-class small-batch lagers, to an expansion, and the wonder of saison, this episode covers it all and more.

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Host: John Holl
Guest: Morgan Snyder
Sponsors: All About Beer
Tags: Beer, Lager, Saison, Rhode Island, Growth, Cocktails

Ep. 222 - Julia Herz of the American Homebrewers Association Feb 21, 2024

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Homebrewing has been a source of passionate online chatter over the last week after the American Homebrewers Association announced it would put its annual Homebrew Con on “hiatus” in favor of smaller events and demonstrations located within the Great American Beer Festival in Denver.

Julia Herz, the executive director of the AHA is here, to explain the change.

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Host: John Holl
Guest: Julia Herz
Sponsors: All About Beer
Tags: Beer, Homebrewing, Conference, Festival, Denver

Ep. 221 - All The Things to Love About Beer Feb 14, 2024

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There’s a lot to love about beer. And that can be tough to remember at times. So in honor of Valentine’s Day, we've asked three enthusiastic folks - Aaron MJ Gore, Annette May, and Tom M. - to come on and share what makes their heart flutter when it comes to lager and ale.
For more Drink Beer, Think Beer check out All About Beer.

Host: John Holl
Guests: Aaron MJ Gore, Annette, May, Tom M.
Sponsors: All About Beer
Tags: Beer, Cask, Love, Education
Cover art: AI image created by Canva.

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