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This is a special one-off conversation with the newest member of the GLB team – Rob Morra.  

Morra, the new On-Premise Sales Manager with GLB, brings a wealth of industry experience and knowledge to the brewery, with more than 15 years of sales success in the beer biz. He joins the podcast to introduce himself to listeners and spills the beans on his first ever experience with a craft beer. We cover his history with GLB, his love of travel, talk about what makes a great beer rep, and drink a couple of Summer Ale beers in the process.  

Hosted by Troy Burtch, Between Two Fermenters, a podcast brought to you by Toronto's Great Lakes Brewery, is your go-to deep dive for all things craft beer from an insider perspective.    

Jennifer Tamse, the Director of Beer and Beverage with the Charcoal Group of Restaurants, which includes 10 Beertown locations across Ontario, joins Troy Burtch to discuss a variety of topics that span hospitality, Belgian beer, creating memorable experiences and more.   

During the lively conversation, we find out how Jenn discovered beer at an early age, what it really means to her, and how she became known as “The Beer Czar”. We discuss her leadership role with Beertown, hear about how Beertown plays a vital role in the Ontario craft beer industry, understand her thoughts on Beertown’s vision as “The leaders in the craft beer dining revolution”, and find out what’s it’s like to be “Knighted”.  

Cole Raiskums is back with his Cole’s Notes segment. On this episode, Coles talks about how we taste our beer, and he gives you some tips on how to sound really smart (and potentially pretentious) when telling your friends about your favourite brew. 

Thank you for tuning into the #BetweenTwoFermenters podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on whichever platform you get your podcasts at and be sure to follow GreatLakesBeer on all social channels. greatlakesbeer.com. Supporting local never tasted soooo good! 

Hosted by Troy Burtch, Between Two Fermenters, a podcast brought to you by Toronto's Great Lakes Brewery, is your go-to deep dive for all things craft beer from an insider perspective.    

Scott Simmons, the President of the Ontario Craft Brewers Association (OCB), joins Troy Burtch to dissect the recent news about the Ontario government expediting the sale of beer in convenience and big box stores across the province. The Premier of Ontario, alongside the Minister of Finance,
made a stunning announcement on May 24th that beer was coming to convenience stores much earlier than first anticipated – September 5, 2024, not 2026 like first thought.

Simmons, who has been steering the ship for Ontario’s small brewers for seven years, covers every aspect of the development(s), sharing ‘behind the scenes’ information and insights, highlighting the pros and cons of the retail system we currently have and where it’s going. He also gets into why joining the OCB is smart for all breweries, clears up some misconceptions about the OCB, and identifies his celebrity doppelganger.  

If you work in the beer industry, and/or want to learn more about beer going to convenience stores, big box stores, and what getting rid of the Master Framework Agreement a year and a half early really means, this episode is for you.  
Thank you for tuning into the #BetweenTwoFermenters podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on whichever platform you get your podcasts at and be sure to follow GreatLakesBeer on all social channels. greatlakesbeer.com. Supporting local never tasted soooo good! 

Hosted by Troy Burtch, Between Two Fermenters, a podcast brought to you by Toronto's Great Lakes Brewery, is your go-to deep dive for all things craft beer from an insider perspective.   

Jordan St. John is the guest on the podcast this week, The Percheron of the beer writing industry here in Ontario. Jordan writes about beer on his website (St. John’s Wort), covers the industry in his News and Notes column with The Growler magazine, appears on multiple news outlets to highlight the industry, is a past co-host of a beer podcast, teaches about beer and brewing, leads historic tours, and holds the key to the Ontario brewery directory. He joins Troy to discuss it all. Jordan and Troy also geek out on some beer history, talk about how Jordan now supports the Ontario Craft Brewers, muse about the current lack of “beer writers in the province, and they drink a few beers in the process.  

Cole Raiskums is back with his "Coles Notes" segment. Raiskums, the Quality Assurance Lab Supervisor with GLB, discusses “pectins” and how they affect our beer. He uses a lot of big words that we can’t pronounce... 

Burtch wraps up the episode with the "Around the Industry" segment of the pod, talking about the recent announcement of the Keynote Speakers for the Ontario Craft Brewers Conference (Ted Nolan and Ben Edmunds, Breakside Brewery). Other topics covered include the Steel and Oak tattoo blunder, the news of Brew Culture’s closing, new brewery openings, and job postings at GLB. 

Thank you for tuning into the #BetweenTwoFermenters podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on whichever platform you get your podcasts at and be sure to follow ⁠GreatLakesBeer⁠ on all social channels. ⁠greatlakesbeer.com.⁠ Supporting local never tasted soooo good! 

Hosted by ⁠Troy Burtch⁠, Between Two Fermenters, a podcast brought to you by Toronto's ⁠Great Lakes Brewery⁠, is your go-to deep dive for all things craft beer from an insider perspective.

Les Murray, the Owner and President of Beerlicious, parent company of the Toronto Festival of Beer (TFOB), is our guest on the podcast this week. Murray spills the beans on the history of TFOB, tells us about all the changes that have taken place over the years, discusses the highs and lows of organizing one of Canada’s largest beer events, shares what’s on the line-up for this year's festival, and how golden horseshoes follow him around. PLUS, win some tickets to TFOB 2024!  

Cole Raiskums is back with his "Coles Notes" segment. Raiskums, the Quality Assurance Lab Supervisor with GLB, talks about how we harness natural processes to make our beer. 

Burtch wraps up the episode with the "Around the Industry" segment of the pod, talking about the annual Ontario Craft Brewers Conference taking place this November in Hamilton. The names of the two keynote speakers are teased and registration info was shared. Burtch also shares information on the recent release of GLB’s OCTO Mix Pack and some Mexican lagers.  

Thank you for tuning into the #BetweenTwoFermenters podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on whichever platform you get your podcasts at and be sure to follow GreatLakesBeer on all social channels. greatlakesbeer.com.



Supporting local never tasted soooo good! 

   

Hosted by Troy Burtch, Between Two Fermenters, a podcast brought to you by Toronto's Great Lakes Brewery, is your go-to deep dive for all things craft beer from an insider perspective.  

Josh McJannett, the Co-Founder/Owner of Dominion City Brewery is our guest on the podcast this week. Josh walks us through the history of Dominion, sheds some light on his past, discusses how the brewery and the industry has evolved over their 10 years, talks a little about the OCB, and tries to get Troy to pronounce “Gloucester” the proper way. Please note this episode was recorded after a long night of “sampling”. 

Cole Raiskums is back with his "Coles Notes" segment. Raiskums, the Quality Assurance Lab Supervisor with GLB, dives (not literally) into the science behind what the sunny weather does to your beer.  

Burtch wraps up the episode with the "Around the Industry" segment of the pod, talking about the passing of an Ontario beer legend, Brian Morin, co-founder of the famed beerbistro.  

Thank you for tuning into the #BetweenTwoFermenters podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on whichever platform you get your podcasts at and be sure to follow GreatLakesBeer on all social channels. greatlakesbeer.com. Supporting local never tasted soooo good! 

Hosted by Troy Burtch, Between Two Fermenters, a podcast brought to you by Toronto's Great Lakes Brewery, is your go-to deep dive for all things craft beer from an insider perspective.