Beer Me!

Today Odessa Winter and Lily Schulz from the DC chapter of The Pink Society discuss what they hope for the craft beer industry and what they are doing to make those changes. The Pink Boots Society is a non-profit with members all over the world that: "was created to assist, inspire and encourage women beer industry professionals to advance their careers through education."  Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

Brewers are stewards of the community. To list all the good brewers have done for their neighborhoods - we can't, it would take too long. Today we are highlighting one big thing: A St. Baldrick's Event at Boundary Stone to help conquer childhood cancer. This annual event (this year: March 15th) fueled by donated beer, and many a DC brewer's participation/fundraising. We also manage to talk over some beer news and the new Atlas Brew Works location in Navy Yard.  Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

Raman Santra (Creator of Nightlife blog Barred in DC), Bobby Bump (Head Brewer at Right Proper Brewing Company), and Michael Stein (President of Lost Lagers and Sr. Staff Writer at DCBeer.com) joined forces to brew a beer that is built through a series of online polls. For example: "What should the appearance of the beer be?".  The results are in and the beer will be released late March. We get into beer social media, the restrained palates of the general public, and get some fun beer history tidbits. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

A topic that comes up a lot here on Beer Me! Is how the craft beer industry has expanded so much over the years, that establishments really need to make an effort to stand out. Breweries, brewpubs, and beer bars need to tell a story and create a brand. Dmitri Chekaldin, the owner of Dacha Beer Garden in the Shaw neighborhood of DC and Dacha Navy Yard, has a story for both of his locations, and very specific ways he tells that story. Today he joins the show to talk about the little details and choices he scrutinized over to make a clear story for Dacha Navy Yard. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

This series of episodes will cover beverages that are near and dear to the beer world. This week: Tiki cocktails. Brewers and beer professionals have a true affinity for tiki. You see the flavors pop up in brews throughout the US - and most beer professionals love tiki bars and cocktails. Who doesn't?! Jeff Faile, spirits specialist for Bacchus Imports is on the show to talk tiki history and cocktails. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

Josh Bernstein is a beer, spirits, food, and travel journalist. He has written some pretty cool beer books, like "Brewed Awakening" and "Homebrew World." Well, what do we need now? MORE BEER BOOKS! And Bernstein has delivered with his newly \-published "Drink Better Beer: Discover the Secrets of the Brewing Experts." Calling in from his home in Brooklyn, he discusses our burning questions about this new read! Powered and distributed by SImplecast.

Pete Jones (Education and Competition Committee Chairman of the DC Homebrewers Club), Jake Grover (Events Committee Chairman of the DC Homebrewers Club) and Ron Fink (Lead Brewer at Jailbreak Brewing Company) join us in studio to discuss how these two brewing worlds differ in ingredients, processes, and mindset. We also manage to cover other homebrewing facts and get nerdy about lagers.

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Welcoming back to the studio Katie Marisic (Federal Affairs Manager for the Brewers Association) and Doug Miller (Lecture for Cornell University teaching Fermented Grains, Cider, and Sake classes)! We cover new beer education at Cornell, work that the Brewers Association is doing on Capitol Hill, and some more random topics - like hop farmers and Monks Cafe. Kicking off the new season strong! Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

Neighborhood Restaurant Group has recently opened its newest location in NYC's Lower East Side - The Grand Delancy. Greg Engert sits down at Churchkey in DC to talk about the new establishment, beer trend, and a nice little recap on beer for 2019. 

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Yazan Karadsheh attended school in Boulder, Colorado and naturally, got excited about craft beer. After years of training he opened Jordan's first craft brewery - fast forward ten years later and his brewery, Carakale, is still the only craft brewery in the country. On Beer Me, he reflects on the challenges and the benefits of owning and operating his brewery. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.