Drink Beer, Think Beer With John Holl

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Drink Beer, Think Beer With John Holl

Drink Beer, Think Beer is a weekly conversation with brewers, growers, and other brewing industry professionals that explores the art, culture, and business of craft beer. Hosted by John Holl and recorded on location, this podcast gets to the bottom of every pint and offers insight into the dynamic world of beer.

  1. What is the Meaning of Beer?

    3 DAYS AGO

    What is the Meaning of Beer?

    What is the meaning of beer? The answer is far more complicated and intertwined with all of our daily lives than you might think. Jonny Garrett is here to talk about his new book that examines how the human pursuit of the perfect pint built the world.  For more Drink Beer, Think Beer check out All About Beer. SponsorsFestival of Wood and Barrel-Aged BeerIf you appreciate the precision of barrel-aged beer, you got to check out the Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer in Chicago You’ll get access to more than 350 beers, ciders, meads and perrys from 13 style categories brewed by the world’s top barrel-aged brewers—all under one roof. The Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer in Chicago takes flight November 22nd and 23rd in Chicago. Grab your crew and get your tickets now and at Fobab.com Host: John Holl Guest: Jonny Garrett Sponsors: All About Beer, Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer Tags: Brewing, History, Books, Drinking, Innovation Photo: HarperCollins

    48 min
  2. How Alternate Ending Beer is Re-writing the Script on Lagers

    NOV 13

    How Alternate Ending Beer is Re-writing the Script on Lagers

    Don Tse fills in as host for an exciting conversation about lagers and decoction with Brendan Arnold of Alternate Ending Beer Co.  For more Drink Beer, Think Beer check out All About Beer. SponsorsFestival of Wood and Barrel-Aged BeerIf you appreciate the precision of barrel-aged beer, you got to check out the Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer in Chicago You’ll get access to more than 350 beers, ciders, meads and perrys from 13 style categories brewed by the world’s top barrel-aged brewers—all under one roof. The Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer in Chicago takes flight November 22nd and 23rd in Chicago. Grab your crew and get your tickets now and at Fobab.com Host: Don Tse Guest: Brendan Arnold Sponsors: All About Beer, Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer Tags: Brewing, Lager, Decoction Photo: John Holl

    50 min

  3. NOV 6

    This Year's Citra Hop Crop Just Pops & Alexandra Nowell Opens a New Brewery

    Alexandra Nowell, the long time brewer, hop advocate, and all around good person, is here for a conversation about how this past season went in the Yakima Valley, and to talk about her new brewery in Ohio, the Mellotone Beer Project.  For more Drink Beer, Think Beer check out All About Beer. SponsorsFestival of Wood and Barrel-Aged BeerIf you appreciate the precision of barrel-aged beer, you got to check out the Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer in Chicago You’ll get access to more than 350 beers, ciders, meads and perrys from 13 style categories brewed by the world’s top barrel-aged brewers—all under one roof. The Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer in Chicago takes flight November 22nd and 23rd in Chicago. Grab your crew and get your tickets now and at Fobab.com Host: John Holl Guest: Alexandra Nowell Sponsors: All About Beer, Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer Tags: Brewing, Hops, Yakima, Ohio, New Brewery, IPA, Helles Photo:

    42 min
  4. Discovering Belgium's Hidden Beers

    OCT 30

    Discovering Belgium's Hidden Beers

    We're glad to welcome Breandán Kearney to the show. He’s the author of the soon-to-be released book Hidden Beers of Belgium, which as the name suggests, covers the beers you might not have heard of from that beer loving country, but should be drinking. For more Drink Beer, Think Beer check out All About Beer. SponsorsFestival of Wood and Barrel-Aged BeerIf you appreciate the precision of barrel-aged beer, you got to check out the Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer in Chicago You’ll get access to more than 350 beers, ciders, meads and perrys from 13 style categories brewed by the world’s top barrel-aged brewers—all under one roof. The Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer in Chicago takes flight November 22nd and 23rd in Chicago. Grab your crew and get your tickets now and at Fobab.com Host: John Holl Guest: Breandán Kearney Sponsors: All About Beer, Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer Tags: Brewing, Belgium, Books, Drinking, History, Innovation Photo: Breandán Kearney

    54 min
  5. Winning Gold: The Brewery of the Year

    OCT 23

    Winning Gold: The Brewery of the Year

    A conversation with Matt Van Wyk of Alesong Brewing and Blending, which was just named Brewery of the Year at the 2024 Great American Beer Festival. For more Drink Beer, Think Beer check out All About Beer. SponsorsFestival of Wood and Barrel-Aged BeerIf you appreciate the precision of barrel-aged beer, you got to check out the Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer in Chicago You’ll get access to more than 350 beers, ciders, meads and perrys from 13 style categories brewed by the world’s top barrel-aged brewers—all under one roof. The Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer in Chicago takes flight November 22nd and 23rd in Chicago. Grab your crew and get your tickets now and at Fobab.com Host: John Holl Guest: Matt Van Wyk Sponsors: All About Beer, Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer Tags: Awards, Oregon, Wood, Barrels, Cocktails, Brewing Photo: Courtesy of Alesong Brewing and Blending

    48 min
  6. Em Sauter is Pairing Beer with Everything

    OCT 16

    Em Sauter is Pairing Beer with Everything

    Em Sauter is an artist, writer, and the co-host of the All About Beer Podcast. She’s also the author of several books. Her most recent came out last month and is titled Pairing Beer with Everything.  It’s a collection of suggestions on what beer pairs best will all aspects of life, from food to TV shows, sports teams, even the weather. It’s entertaining and hard work to get right. She talks about her process, protecting art, and how to find that perfect pairing.   Visit pintsandpanels.com to learn more. For more Drink Beer, Think Beer check out All About Beer. SponsorsFestival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer If you appreciate the precision of barrel-aged beer, you got to check out the Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer in Chicago You’ll get access to more than 350 beers, ciders, meads and perrys from 13 style categories brewed by the world’s top barrel-aged brewers—all under one roof. The Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer in Chicago takes flight November 22nd and 23rd in Chicago. Grab your crew and get your tickets now and at Fobab.com Host: John Holl Guest: Em Sauter Sponsors: All About Beer, Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer Tags: Art, Beer, Pairing, AI, Weather Photo: Em Sauter

    35 min
  7. A Trio of Brewers Discuss Their Favorite Ingredients

    OCT 9

    A Trio of Brewers Discuss Their Favorite Ingredients

    As a drinkers, it’s hard not to get excited when you hear brewers talking about ingredients. The passion, the exploration, the flavor. There is so much the main ingredients in beer bring to the glass.  This week it’s a trio of brewers talking about how they approach ingredients, from hop selection, to heirloom corn in lagers. It was recorded in front of an audience of brewers at the annual Schilling Oktoberfest in New Hampshire, and the panel includes:    Maggie Pinto left a successful job in home infusion pharmaceuticals to pursue her dream of brewing beer. She enrolled in a craft beer brewing program at a local college, found a job at a small local brewery (Fidens) and worked her way up from the taproom and can sales. Now, she brews beer every day of the week!    Frank Zagami is Co-founder/Head Brewer of Deciduous Brewing Company in Newmarket, NH with his wife Maryann. Founded in 2014, he is striving to brew exceptional beer within all styles.    And   Spencer Longhurst is a graduate of the American Brewers Guild's Brewing Sciences and Engineering Program. Growing up in the Canadian Rockies, Spencer has cultivated a diverse brewing career having lived and brewed in Canada, the UK, Australia, and the United States. Currently, he serves as the Head Brewer at Barrique Brewing & Blending in Nashville, Tennessee, where he specialises in open-fermented mixed culture beers and continental lagers. With a strong commitment to using local and seasonal ingredients.   For more Drink Beer, Think Beer check out All About Beer. Host: John Holl Guests: Maggie Pinto, Spencer Longhurst, Frank Zagami Sponsors: All About Beer, Denver Rare Beer Tasting Tags: Corn, Lager, Brewing, Hops, Ingredients  Photo: Zac Porter

    44 min
  8. Navigating the Current Beer Industry Challenges

    OCT 2

    Navigating the Current Beer Industry Challenges

    Last weekend in New Hampshire, amid the revelry of the Schilling Beer Co. Oktoberfest – a festival I’ll say should be on your radar for next year – I got together with some brewer owners from around the country to record this conversation. There is a lot of uncertainty in the industry these days and folks are trying to figure out the path forward in real time. Talking with and listening to smart people offers up a lot of perspective.    Guests     Peter Kiley is Brewmaster and Co-Owner of Monday Night Brewing, and is an award winning brewmaster, winemaker and distiller from Atlanta, Georgia. From Monday Night’s inception, Kiley’s creative vision, recipe development and multifaceted approach to alcohol production have set the groundwork for the brewery’s worldwide notoriety. Kiley is a founding member of the MBAA Georgia chapter, a member of The Hop Quality Group, a published scientific author and has presented at both The World Brewing Congress and The Craft Brewers Conference.      Tom Beckmann is the Owner and Head Brewer of Goldfinger Brewing Company in Downers Grove, Il.  Upon graduating from the World Brewing Academy Master Brewer's Diploma program through Siebel Institute of Technology and Doemens Akademie in Munich, Germany, Tom became a production brewer at Lagunitas Brewing and later worked several years as a pub brewer at Emmett's Brewing Company. He established Goldfinger Brewing, an exclusively lager beer producer, in the summer of 2020 and has acute experience with lager brewing as well as what it is like to scale up a small, lager-centric, craft brewery.     Jeremy Grinkey, co-founder at Everywhere Beer Co has spent 20 years in the alcohol industry. Having spent half of that time making wine on the Central Coast of California and the remainder of that time managing beer production. Before co-founding Everywhere with a few industry colleagues, he was the Director of Production at The Bruery. Everywhere Beer Co was founded in 2022 and is focused on growing its community and delivering fresh beer as well as esoteric offerings to its dedicated fans.   For more Drink Beer, Think Beer check out All About Beer. Host: John Holl Guests: Jeremy Grinkey, Tom Beckmann, Peter Kiley  Sponsors: All About Beer, Denver Rare Beer Tasting Tags: Business, Lager, Brewing, Economics,  Photo: Zac Porter

    49 min
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Drink Beer, Think Beer is a weekly conversation with brewers, growers, and other brewing industry professionals that explores the art, culture, and business of craft beer. Hosted by John Holl and recorded on location, this podcast gets to the bottom of every pint and offers insight into the dynamic world of beer.

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