This the third of three episodes that was recorded during the Little Beer IV festival hosted by Good Word Brewing and Duluth, Georgia.  This panel features a trio of brewers who talk with All About Beer Podcast Co-Host and noted author Don Tse about how malt is the most important ingredients for little beers. From heritage grains, to stalwarts, a look at how grains bring out flavor in small beers and why it should be better appreciated.

• Host: Don Tse 
• Guests: Amanda Cardinali, Ryan Ziarko, Brett Schweigert
• Sponsors: All About Beer
• Tags: Travel, Little Beers, Malt, Culture
• Photo by John Holl 

This the second of three episodes that was recorded during the Little Beer IV festival hosted by Good Word Brewing and Duluth, Georgia.  This panel features a trio of cask beer experts who talk with All About Beer Publisher Andy Crouch about the very best of the process. 

• Host: Andy Crouch
• Guests: Steve Hamburg, Todd DiMatteo, Neil Callaghan
• Sponsors: All About Beer
• Tags: Travel, Little Beers, Ales, Cask Ale, Culture
• Photo by John Holl 

This episode is kicking off a trio of shows that was recorded at the just concluded Little Beer IV festival hosted by Good Word Brewing and the city of Duluth, Georgia.  This panel, which was presented live during the fest, features a trio of brewers all talking about the process, culture, and general greatness of low abv ales and lagers. Guests include: Zach Adams of Fox Farm Brewery, John Branding of Wheatland Spring + Brewery, and Todd Boera of Fonta Flora.

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Visit the Wonkas of tea beer at booth 2390. Firsd Tea has teas and botanicals to create new colors, flavors, and textures to craft beer and hard teas. Firsd Tea even has beer and cocktail recipes with popping boba. Step into pure imagination at booth 2390 at the Vegas CBC or email [email protected].

Malteurop Malting Company is North American proud with premium grains from field to flavor. Their selections include Base, Specialty and Distillers malt varieties. Stop by their Booth #2143 at the Craft Brewers Conference in Vegas!

• Host: John Holl
• Guests: Zach Adams, John Branding, Todd Boera
• Sponsors: All About Beer
• Tags: Travel, Little Beers, Ales, Brewing, Culture
• Photo by John Holl 

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.

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

This Episode is Sponsored by:

Visit the Wonkas of tea beer at booth 2390. Firsd Tea has teas and botanicals to create new colors, flavors, and textures to craft beer and hard teas. Firsd Tea even has beer and cocktail recipes with popping boba. Step into pure imagination at booth 2390 at the Vegas CBC or email [email protected].

Malteurop Malting Company is North American proud with premium grains from field to flavor. Their selections include Base, Specialty and Distillers malt varieties. Stop by their Booth #2143 at the Craft Brewers Conference in Vegas!

• 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

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

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

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

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.

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

• 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/

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.

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

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

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 [email protected] .
 

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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