Bitter Units: A Beer Podcast

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 Hit Rice Lager and Friday Afternoon Hazy IPA.

Please check out Strike at their website www.strikebrewingco.com

Be sure to follow our sponsors Revelton Distilling company at @reveltonDc on socials and https://www.reveltondistillery.com and Kyle Lehman with Wintrust Mortgage at https://www.wintrustmortgage.com/kyle-lehman and on twitter @gohawks275

Thanks!

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 Portugese wine barrels.

Follow 515 Brewing @515brewing on Twitter and www.515brewing.com

This episode is brought to you by Revelton Distilling Company. Follow them on twitter @reveltondc and at their website www.reveltondistillery.com

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 for an absent JT proving once again if she could replace all three of us it would be a better podcast.

Visit us at www.bitterunits.com or www.thetailgatesociety.com

Check out our title sponsor Revelton Distilling Company @ www.reveltondistillery.com

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 commercialization. She condiders her owl hoot one of her unique talents.

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.