Beervana Podcast

Jeff Alworth & Patrick Emerson
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Author Jeff Alworth (The Beer Bible, The Secrets of Master Brewers) and Oregon State Economics professor Patrick Emerson host this engaging podcast about the culture, economics, history, and business of beer and brewing.

  1. Show 194: The End

    05/02/2024

    Show 194: The End

    Nine years ago, almost to the day, we recorded our first episode of the Beervana Podcast. All things must end, and it is with deep gratitude and appreciation that we announce this is our last show. If you'd like to read a bit more of a formal obit, we have one here. https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2024/5/2/old-podcasts-dont-die Thanks for everything, you wonderful listeners!

    1h 31m
  2. Show 193: Polish Brewer Marek Kamiński on Grodziskie

    02/28/2024

    Show 193: Polish Brewer Marek Kamiński on Grodziskie

    At this year’s Central European Brewers Festival, Polish brewer Marek Kamiński gave a presentation on the briefly extinct style of Grodziskie that has been making a comeback in its homeland. Jeff and Marek later sat down to discuss this fascinating style, its history, and how it’s doing today. We have that interview, along with the news and mailbag and a Croatian beer tasting.

    1h 12m
  3. Show 192: Czechia and Central Europe

    02/14/2024

    Show 192: Czechia and Central Europe

    Today we’re going to go to Prague and Budapest, where Jeff recently spent ten days. He was there to speak at the Central European Brewers Conference, and had a chance to get caught up on the beer scenes in the region. The countries there have very diverse brewing backgrounds, from the Czechia, with local intact traditions dating back centuries, to countries like Croatia, where craft brewing dates back only a decade. He’s going to tell us what he found. Beer Tastings: Varionica Pale, Zmajska Pils, and Maktoob IPA

    1h 2m
  4. Show 191: Is the Era of “Next Big Thing” Over?

    12/07/2023

    Show 191: Is the Era of “Next Big Thing” Over?

    Not long ago, we received a very interesting email in the mailbag. It came from Pete Hoppins of Portland’s British-influenced brewery, Away Days. It was the length of a short article and came with a color-coded graph. The essence of the email boiled down to a pithy question he posed about the viability of small breweries today. Pete asked: “Do you think we could ever see another brewery as successful as say Breakside or 10 Barrel (in Portland area)?” The email was far to detailed and meaty for a simple mailbag item, so we’re bumping it up to the main topic of this pod. PHOTO: 10 Barrel Brewing Beer tasting: Rogue Dead Guy IPA, Hetty Alice Belgian IPA (BIPA)

    1h 5m
  5. Audioblog: Singha Beer, Don't Ask No Questions

    12/01/2023

    Audioblog: Singha Beer, Don't Ask No Questions

    Audioblog: Singha Beer, Don't Ask No Questions by Jeff Alworth & Patrick Emerson

    8 min
  6. Show 190: Ryan Wagner and Megan Schwarz of Guinness Chicago

    11/22/2023

    Show 190: Ryan Wagner and Megan Schwarz of Guinness Chicago

    In September, Dublin's Guinness Brewery opened its second American site, this time in Chicago. Jeff went to the Windy City to check it out and while he was there, sat down with Ryan Wagner, who helped see the project over the finish line, and brewer Megan Schwarz.

    57 min
  7. Show 189: The Problem With Style

    11/09/2023

    Show 189: The Problem With Style

    When we think of different beers, our minds almost immediately frame them in terms of “style.” IPAs and witbiers and Czech dark lagers: this is how we’ve come to understand beer. Today we get philosophical and ask the question: what if styles aren’t the only way to think about beer? What if, rather than illuminating something essential about beer, styles actually deceive us?

    1h 5m
  8. Show 188: The Business of Hops with Max Coleman

    10/26/2023

    Show 188: The Business of Hops with Max Coleman

    Today we are joined by hop grower Max Coleman for a special edition of Beeronomics. Hops are a very unusual crop, sold only to a single industry for one purpose. How does this business relationship work? We’re going to ask Max how he knows which hops to grow and how many, and how the market for hops works. Photo: Max enveloped by a field of Mosaic hops.

    1h 6m
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Author Jeff Alworth (The Beer Bible, The Secrets of Master Brewers) and Oregon State Economics professor Patrick Emerson host this engaging podcast about the culture, economics, history, and business of beer and brewing.

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  • Creator
    Jeff Alworth & Patrick Emerson
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2024
  • Episodes
    269
  • Rating
    Clean
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    Beervana Podcast