On this episode we are joined by Andy Ruhland (@ruhbrewer) of Bad Weather Brewing (@badweatherbrew) in St. Paul, MN. We learn some new vocabulary, Aaron plays the role of JT with a dysfunctional nose, and JT shows up late without the beer. We really crushed this one. Special thanks to our sponsors Revelton Distilling Company and Kyle Lehman of Wint…

Joe Ploof of Hanging Hills is back for the 3rd time. I don't know why he subjects himself to this punishment but we sure appreciate it! We talk about all about what's new with Hanging Hills, some random beer stuff, and find out which cities have the most breweries per capita in the US. Also, if you don't like Tim this is your episode. Our West Coas…

Hey were back with Matt Gilliland (@mattysmooth) as he makes a poor decision to become a two-timer on the podcast and he drug his co-worker Cody Reif (@reifstyle). We talk about the formula change on Fat Tire and show off how good we are at our beer tasting segment of the podcast while trying Juice Force. It helps that JT wasn't on this episode and…

Hey everyone! This is the first one in a long time that we've done that does not involved an industry guest. Ryan Nanny (@celebrityhottub) and co-host of the Shutdown Fullcast, the worlds only college football podcast, joins us to talk about almost everything but beer. So if you're only here for beer this isn't your episode. If you're here for shen…

We are joined on the pod by John Carruthers of Revolution Brewing in Chicago. John is a regular dude. You may have met him, or just a guy with a beard who looks exactly like him. And really, you get the gist either way. You can find him at https://nachosandlager.com and @nachosandlager on Twitter. Please check out our sponsors. We couldn't do this …

John Martin is the founder of Confluence Brewing in Des Moines, Iowa. John left the construction industry to turn his love of brewing into a career. Confluence has been a staple of the Des Moines craft beer industry since 2012. You can find out more at https://confluencebrewing.com/ Please check out our sponsors. We couldn't do this without their s…

This is long. I've warned you in advance. We did however raise $1600 for Feeding America with our friends over at United we drink (https://www.unitedwedrink.com). Thank you for all the listens and following along with us this year. New episodes coming soon. Thanks to our sponsors Revelton Distilling Co and Kyle Lehman of Wintrust Mortgage. https://…

Tim regaled the guys with a story about a celebrity encounter at a ChiChi's. I mean what else do you need to know? Also we drink Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale for an old classic review. Special thanks to our sponsors. Please visit them at... https://www.reveltondistillery.com and https://www.wintrustmortgage.com/kyle-lehman You can find them on twit…

This episode we are joined by Brad Miles of Firestone Walker. Tim uses his made up language again, while JT and Aaron get lost in the brewers nerd talk. Brad Miles is the R&D/Innovations Manager @ Firestone Walker (www.firestonebeer.com) and a UNLV graduate. He is also 1/5th of the LA Lakers starting 5, The Pentaverate, and The Olympic Rings. As al…

Nathan Crane from Chuckanut Beer joins us on the pod to talk about their Mexican Lager and Bohemian Pilsner. I don't want to give away too much here, but we had a lot of fun in this episode drinking beer that tastes and looks like beer. Check them out at https://www.chuckanutbrewery.com As always this episode is brought to you by 3 Beards Media in …

The guys are back with Joe Brenner of Strike Brewing in San Jose, California. You might remember that Strike has been on the pod before as it was Joe's favorite brewery before he got into the industry and now he works there. Hear about what it's like to start from zero and end up as operations management. We drink 2 beers with Joe, Strike's Clean H…

Aaron, Tim, and JT are joined by Ryan Rost of 515 Brewing. Ryan is the owner and founder of 515 Brewing in Clive, Iowa and enjoys "electronic tinkering and the quality control of beer". Though his favorite beer is Mediocré (pale ale) the boys are drinking Bad Bad Leroy Bruin, a flanders brown ale, which is barrel fermented and aged in whiskey and P…

Just a test of the system after a hosting site change...

JT, Tim, and Aaron all bring a beer they enjoy to the pod and name their official beers of summer. Get involved with #beersofsummer.

We talk Kolsch, soft baseball fans, and other things in this episode. Corey is the Head BrewMaster Brewer, ramen lover, and Kolsch Pedant of The Gathering Place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We know the audio is a little rough in places but hang in there we think it's worth it.

You know him, you love him, he's the editor at Brewbound, and he's back for more tomfoolery. Justin Kendall (@justindkendall) joins us expanding the 2-timers club of people looney enought to talk to us twice. We talk about the changes in the industry during the pandemic and a host of other things. Our West Coast Correspondant Anyaa Carter steps in …

The guys are joined by Joe Ploof of Hanging Hills once again. He promised Tim and Aaron less IPAs before the show then we had 5 IPAs sent to us and one Pils. Joe Ploof is the Founder/CEO/Chief Hack of Hanging Hills Brewery in Hartford, CT.

Veronica has worked in the craft beer industry for 16 years after switching paths from biological field work. She landed in Bend, Oregon where she got her foot in the door at Deschutes Brewery. She is currently the Director of Product Development, wher she "sells ideas internally" and then works to bring products (mostly beers) from idea to commerc…

Matt Gilliland is a Craft Brewing veteran with over 27 years under his belt, most notably 24 years at New Belgium Brewing Company, while also dabbling in writing, podcasting, and beer judging. When not reeking of DMS, Matt enjoys gravity sports in the mountains of CO, or just chilling at home of Fort Collins with his wife, kids, and dogs.…

This week, the boys are joined by Josh Oestreich, co-owner and lead janitor at Wooden Ship Brewing in Minneapolis, MN. They taste a beer that Tim suckered Josh into collab-ing withhim on and learn what goes into opening a brewery.

In this episode the guys just drink beers they like and JT lays out some horrible hot takes. Ketchup anyone???

In this episode we talk with Adam Sjogren co-founder of the now defunct Northgate Brewing. We talk about things to do different and what caused their business to not suceed long term. We also drink Oktoberfest from Summit Brewing.

We finally try a hard seltzer. It doesn't go well. There ain't no laws in this episode.

With Aaron absent from the episode Tim and JT stumble through the episode, rudderless, like a broken down pirate ship. Thanks to Mike there is still some good conversation though. Brewmaster Mike is a 20+ year veteran of the craft beer scene. 15 of those years working in various breweries. An enthusiast of beer, wine, and spirits, he continues to l…

On this episode we have Ariel Keeton from Badger Hill Brewing and he brough one of Tim's desert island beers. Sun Pillar from Bad Weather Brewing. It's probably for the best that Tim got something he loves in this episode because he took an abolute beating otherwise. Ariel is a brewer @ Badger Hill Brewing in Shakopee, MN. She named all of the tank…