Good Beer Matters Podcast

Age old wisdom tells us to not let our past define us, but instead, let it be our guide. If Sidor’s story tells us anything, it is that the future of beer will be decided by the beer each of us chooses.

Exploring the world of beer appreciation and food pairings with Master Cicerone®, Ryan Daley.

Alcohol in our American society sometimes becomes contentious. When it comes to raising our children around alcohol, which would be more effective, teaching responsibility or promoting abstinence?

Gluten is a naturally occurring protein in cereal grains that gives dough its elasticity. It is also responsible for putting many people in the fetal position, if not the hospital. In this episode, we talk to one woman who pursued a better beer option.

People have been making barrels out of wood in order to store, age and transport alcohol for over 2,000 years. In this episode, we learn the painstaking steps taken to create a drink that is both nuanced and wonderful.

Start with beer, skip the hops addition, then add distillation and barrel aging and, voila!…. Whiskey. In this episode we go to Rogue Distillery in Newport Oregon where we will learn about whiskey, terroir and the fabulous flavors behind the booze.

For many brewers, a hop shortage posed a challenge, but for Rogue, it posed an opportunity. If it weren’t for Rogue’s penchant for daring, risk and dreaming of better beer, they wouldn’t be the creative force they have become.

In this episode we talk to a 7th generation farmer to discuss how better farming begets better beer and how to taste terroir in the amazing barley malt from his family farm in Central Oregon.

The Crew at Alesong Brewing and Blending south of Eugene, OR draw inspiration from the culinary world, music, nature and, especially their next door neighbor who just happens to be one of the largest biodynamic/ organic wineries in the world.

Decades ago, Americans returning from England, having discovered the concept of the "Third Place", began building the foundation of the Craft Beer movement. Brewer's Union, in Oakridge, Oregon, is a pub that pays homage to what inspired it all.