Cascadian Beer Podcast

A region that has seen some major development in recent years is Kelowna, British Columbia. Located in the Okanagan Valley, Kelowna has seen growth in not only the craft beer community in recent years, but also vineyards, tourism and technology. A new comer onto the sense, and who just celebrated their first year opening, are Vice and Virtue Brewing. I sat down with Matt Jewell & James Windsor.

Vice & Virtue Brewing Co.
https://viceandvirtuebrewing.ca/

Cascadian Beer Podcast
Website: http://cascadian.beer
Facebook: http://facebook.com/cascadianbeer
Twitter: http://twitter.com/cascadianbeer

Big thanks to the BC Ale Trail: http://bcaletrail.ca

Podcast created and hosted by: Aaron Johnson
Recorded on location at Vice & Virtue - Kelowna, BC
Editing & mixing by: Aaron Johnson
Theme music by: A:M (Aaron Johnson & Danny Moffat)

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A few months ago in the Spring, I was in Penticton attending and part of the judges panel for Okanagan Fest of Ales. While there I stopped in to say “Hi” to some friends of the podcast who were in the process of opening their own brewery. Like many stories I’ve encountered while making this podcast series, things don’t always go according to plan. The brewery had to change their name for various reasons a few days before my visit. But now fully open and operational I chatted Liam Peyton & Chris Vandenberg with Slackwater Brewing.

Slackwater Brewing
https://slackwaterbrewing.com/

Cascadian Beer Podcast
Website: http://cascadian.beer
Facebook: http://facebook.com/cascadianbeer
Twitter: http://twitter.com/cascadianbeer

Big thanks to the BC Ale Trail: http://bcaletrail.ca

Podcast created and hosted by: Aaron Johnson
Recorded on location at Slackwater Brewing - Penticton, BC
Editing & mixing by: Aaron Johnson
Theme music by: A:M (Aaron Johnson & Danny Moffat)

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last summer I was lucky to explore the Northern Part of our province along Highway 16. I started my journey in Prince George, BC. Trench Brewing and Distilling open their doors in Spring 2018. I spoke with both co-owner Craig Schwenning & brewer Paul Goncalves.

Trench Brewing & Distilling
https://www.trenchbrew.ca/

Cascadian Beer Podcast
Website: http://cascadian.beer
Facebook: http://facebook.com/cascadianbeer
Twitter: http://twitter.com/cascadianbeer

Big thanks to the BC Ale Trail: http://bcaletrail.ca

Podcast created and hosted by: Aaron Johnson
Recorded on location at Trench Brewing & Distilling - Prince George, BC
Editing & mixing by: Aaron Johnson
Theme music by: A:M (Aaron Johnson & Danny Moffat)

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last summer I was lucky to explore the Northern Part of our province along Highway 16. I spent some time in Smithers, BC. A place that has seen rapid change in recent years. Smithers is not home to just one, but two breweries! One of them being Bulkley Valley Brewery.

Bulkley Valley Brewery
https://www.bulkleyvalleybrewery.ca/

Cascadian Beer Podcast
Website: http://cascadian.beer
Facebook: http://facebook.com/cascadianbeer
Twitter: http://twitter.com/cascadianbeer

Big thanks to the BC Ale Trail: http://bcaletrail.ca

Podcast created and hosted by: Aaron Johnson
Recorded on location at Bulkley Valley Brewery - Smithers, BC
Editing & mixing by: Aaron Johnson
Theme music by: A:M (Aaron Johnson & Danny Moffat)

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Back in 2017 I went to Denver to attend my first Great American Beer Festival. On my first night there I went to the Pink Boots Society Rare Beer event. That’s where I met Brewer Cat Wiest. At the time she was working in Santa Cruz, but then flicked me a note saying she landed a job in Oregon. During my visit to the Oregon Coast last November I thought I would stop by and catch up with Cat at her new position at the Pelican Brewpub in Pacific City, OR.

Pelican Brewing
https://pelicanbrewing.com/

Pink Boots Society
https://www.pinkbootssociety.org/

Cascadian Beer Podcast
Website: http://cascadian.beer
Facebook: http://facebook.com/cascadianbeer
Twitter: http://twitter.com/cascadianbeer

Podcast created and hosted by: Aaron Johnson
Recorded on location at Pelican Brewpub - Pacific City, OR
Editing & mixing by: Aaron Johnson
Theme music by: A:M (Aaron Johnson & Danny Moffat)

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I was very fortunate to visit a beautiful part of British Columbia. I traveled Highway 16 in the Northern part of the Provence recently and I made a stop in the community of Terrace. Sherwood Mountain is a brewery focusing mostly on lagers and has been quite successful in the local area. On a very busy Thursday afternoon, I sat down with the brewer and co-owner Darryl Tucker.

Cascadian Beer Podcast
Website: http://cascadian.beer
Facebook: http://facebook.com/cascadianbeer
Twitter: http://twitter.com/cascadianbeer

Big thanks to the BC Ale Trail: http://bcaletrail.ca

Podcast created and hosted by: Aaron Johnson
Recorded on location at Sherwood Mountain Brewhouse - Terrace, BC
Editing & mixing by: Aaron Johnson
Theme music by: A:M (Aaron Johnson & Danny Moffat)

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I recently took a trip out of Cascadia to explore a new part of the world. I found myself in Iceland where craft beer is starting to take off in the country. Beer above 2% ABV was actually illegal in Iceland until 1989 and on top of that, not much agriculture in the country to speak of. So I was curious to find out how much the craft beer scene has grown in that short amount of time and what sort of challenges are faced in making beer in Iceland. I visited a local brewery with a team behind it who started importing craft beer. I sat down with Andri Kjartansson, Ingi Kjartansson and Steinn Stefánsson of Malbygg Brugghus.

Malbygg Brugghus
Website: http://www.malbygg.is
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/malbyggbrugghus/

Cascadian Beer Podcast
Website: http://cascadian.beer
Facebook: http://facebook.com/cascadianbeer
Twitter: http://twitter.com/cascadianbeer

Podcast created and hosted by: Aaron Johnson
Recorded on location at Malbygg - Reykjavik, Iceland
Editing & mixing by: Aaron Johnson
Theme music by: A:M (Aaron Johnson & Danny Moffat)

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I’m in the neighbourhood of Vancouver, BC known as Yeast Van. Just celebrating their fourth birthday, Off the Rail is a brewery that has been sticking to traditional recipes, yet not afraid to experiment from time to time to create new classics. I sat down with Steve Forsyth & Mike Evans.

Cascadian Beer Podcast
Website: http://cascadian.beer
Facebook: http://facebook.com/cascadianbeer
Twitter: http://twitter.com/cascadianbeer

Big thanks to the BC Ale Trail: http://bcaletrail.ca

Podcast created and hosted by: Aaron Johnson
Recorded on location at Off The Rail - Vancouver, BC
Editing & mixing by: Aaron Johnson
Theme music by: A:M (Aaron Johnson & Danny Moffat)

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I’m at either the end of the road or the beginning of it, depending on how you look at it. Prince Rupert, British Columbia is on the Pacific Coast of Highway 16 in the northern part of the Provence. Here a small local brewery has been winning awards for the past few years and yet are still kind of a secret to the larger world. I sat down with Craig Outhet of Wheelhouse Brewing.

Cascadian Beer Podcast
Website: http://cascadian.beer
Facebook: http://facebook.com/cascadianbeer
Twitter: http://twitter.com/cascadianbeer

Podcast created and hosted by: Aaron Johnson
Recorded on location at Wheelhouse Brewing Co. - Prince Rupert, BC
Editing & mixing by: Aaron Johnson
Theme music by: A:M (Aaron Johnson & Danny Moffat)

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Located in the majestic Deschutes National Forest is the town of Sisters, OR. I traveled here to visit a brewery that opened its doors during a not so ideal time period when the national economy was in a recession. But they have managed to grow despite the challenges they faced when they opened. I sat down with Wade Underwood, Jeff Cornett and Ashley Woody, at Three Creeks Brewing Co.

Cascadian Beer Podcast
Website: http://cascadian.beer
Facebook: http://facebook.com/cascadianbeer
Twitter: http://twitter.com/cascadianbeer

Podcast created and hosted by: Aaron Johnson
Recorded on location at Three Creeks Brewing Brewpub - Sisters, OR
Editing & mixing by: Aaron Johnson
Theme music by: A:M (Aaron Johnson & Danny Moffat)

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.