Patrick and Jeff sit down for a roundtable discussion with women working in the beer industry. The women discuss their experiences, good and sometimes bad, and surface some interesting insights. Joining the conversation are Sarah Pederson, owner of the Saraveza pub and bottle shop, writer Lucy Burningham, brewer Natalie Baldwin of Burnside Brewing, Pink Boots Society director Emily Engdahl, and homebrewer and professional distiller Lee Hedgmon.

Pod 27 - Alan Taylor - On Building a Brewpub, Brewing & His Beer by Jeff Alworth & Patrick Emerson

Jeff and Patrick discuss the 2016 Oregon Brewers Festival. They pick a number of beers to try, discuss trends and themes at this year's festival and whether they portend the future of American craft brewing.

Jeff and Patrick discuss Jeff's recent junkets to Guinness and Carlsberg breweries and what he learned about big breweries, the business of big beer and the future of big beer the the era of craft. Patrick chimes in with his usual blather about economics.

Jeff and Patrick take listeners on a beer tour of Portland highlighting the best breweries for beer, quintessential Portland locales, historical breweries, places noted for good food, places with good ambience and they suggest a couple of day trips afield.

Jeff and Patrick celebrate their one-year podcast anniversary by reveling the four best beers in the world...sort of. They engage in a lively discussion of what they love about beer and what beers they love.

Jeff and Patrick discuss the amazing beer scene in the Czech Republic focusing on the history, the preservation of traditional brewing techniques and the amazing variety of beer. They try Budvar (Czechvar) and Pilsner Urquell. They also compare these beers with American pilsners and sample a pilsner from Ecliptic Brewing.

Pod 21 - How To Taste Beer by Jeff Alworth & Patrick Emerson

Jeff and Patrick discuss the fascinating and forgotten mughal cistern beer and its recent revival by the Mayavi brewery in India.

Patrick and Jeff discuss the economics of beer, beer pricing and her "whales."