Focus on the Beer

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  • EP-078: Hop Terpenes with Telluride Brewing and Oast House Oils

    Welcome to Focus on the Beer. I’m Ryan Hannigan.

    Years ago, if you may remember, we posited that Colorado breweries were creating a new style of IPA. Back in 2014, FOTB’s very own Josh Howard wrote about the Colorado Wild IPA as a rising regional style. Many of the beers Josh mentioned still exist, yet the style didn’t catch on. Could it be that the Colorado beer scene was just waiting for a more exemplary style? Perhaps.

    Flash forward five years to a beer industry dominated by breweries pushing out hundreds of copy-cat hazy IPAs, changing the hops ever so slightly and calling it good. With terms like “Double dry hopped,” “Quadruple DDH”, and more, we’ve waived farewell to the IBU wars of the late 90’s, as today’s brewers are fighting to pack as many pounds per barrel of hops as possible. Today’s guests are doing that too, but in unconventional way.

    Join us as we embark on a conversation with Telluride Brewing’s Chris Fish and Oast House Oil’s Rob Kevwitch about the newest technology to hit liquid. Listen in.

    53 min
  • EP-075: Drinking Pilsners, AmLams and Lambics with Jeffrey Airman

    We talk with Jeff Airman from Paradox about a slew of things that are happening in the beer industry...listen in.

    Beers in this episode:

    • Rockcut Galactic Portal IPA 
    • Odd13 Superfly Keller Pilsner 
    • Stillwater Artisanal Rhinestones & Sequins Sour Brut DIPA 
    • Jester King Spon 4 
    • Cantillon Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio
      • 1 hr 11 min
    • EP-074: COS Craft Beer Mods and the Citra Tsunami

      This week, we talk with the COS Craft Beer Facebook group moderators about herding cats, drinking beers and popularity contests. 

      Featuring beer from:

      Other Half Brewing

      New Belgium

      Steamworks Brewing

      Storybook Brewing

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      1 hr 16 min
    • EP-073: The Plum is in Play and other musings from Resolute Brewing's International Man of Marketing

      Happy American Craft Beer Week! 

      We brought Resolute Brewing's Sam Sly into the studio for a little chat about all the changes in their neck of the woods and more! Thanks to Sam for making the drive and sharing some delicious beers! Also, go check out Resolute Brewing's second location opening up May 24!

      Beers this episode:

      Other Half Feels Like Outer Space

      Weldwerks Fake Item Box

      Resolute Brewing Tangential

      Resolute Brewing Cape of Good Hop

      Resolute Brewing/Something Brewing ESP10N4GE


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      1 hr 20 min
    • EP-070: Talking Traditional Styles with Brass Brewing
      In our Seventieth episode, we sit down with Woody and Michael from Brass Brewing to talk about the ups and downs they've encountered in their first year and learn a bit more about the path ahead for their Downtown Colorado Springs brewery. Traditional Styles reign supreme with Michael Johnson, the head brewer at Brass, and we taste through a few of his creations on the show. Try them for yourself at their One Year Anniversary on March 22!
      1 hr 9 min

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