InterBrews: A Craft Beer Centric Podcast Based in Texas

Episode 218 was recorded at Baa Baa Brewhouse with founder and head brewer Marcus Wunderle and brewery rep and brewhouse apprentice AJ Molinari. They sat down at the bar to chat with InterBrews host Josh Stewart to discuss and try a wide array of delicious beers from crispy and traditional to fruited and smooth to Hazy and hoppy. They also talked about all the updates to Baa Baa’s Brewhouse and their upcoming re-opening after their upgrades and a sneak peek at new beer releases. It’s a fantastic time to be in Brookshire, TX and trying beers unlike anything around the Houston area. Be sure to follow Baa Baa on Facebook to hear about all the beer releases when they are ready and enjoy this episode of InterBrews!

Episode 217 was recorded at The Texas Renaissance Festival, the home of Brigadoon Brewery and Brew School. Brewmaster Alan Ward hosted a party that will go down in history. Founder and brewer of Blackwater Draw Brewing in College Station, Chris Weingart and founder and mead maker at Griffin Meadery and Ren Fest Scotch Professor Bruce Leslie along with the entire InterBrews/Liquid Lunch crew sat down for an epic podcast recording and beer, mead and cider tasting. If you enjoy great drink, big laughs and good times you’ll love this episode of InterBrews.

Episode 216 of InterBrews was recorded with Trevor Brown and Blake Niederhofer at Long Pint Brewery in Magnolia, TX. The guys sat down with InterBrews host Josh Stewart on an awesome fall day in their beautiful beer garden to catch up on all things Lone Pint. Items discussed include their in progress expansion of their brew house and actually raising the roof, new beers including barrel aged varieties of all your favorites, beer garden exclusives including a white Stout and an American Barley Wine, the soon to be debuting new website, fun new items in their online store, beers-to-go in all different sizes, Trevors heavy lifting history, the latest on Blake’s beard and so much more. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did making it. This is InterBrews.

Episode 215 was recorded at Cycler’s Brewing in Montgomery, TX with Clay Wicker and Abi Wences. InterBrews host Josh Stewart traveled out to Sam Houston National Forest to catch up and chat with the guys about new beers, including a super refreshing IPL and a French oak aged Saison that was absolutely delicious. They also discussed beer’s ability to make communing with nature better, the benefits of basset hounds, fitness and beer nutrition, how Clay and Abi got so yoked and much more. The brewery will be open for visitors on Oct 12th, but check Cycler’s social accounts for the latest dates if you are finding this episode later. It’s a beautiful experience to drink great beer in a beautiful setting, and the only brewery in a national forest provides just that. And with almost 20 beers to try and new ones coming out all the time, it’s a must visit. We hope you enjoy this episode as much we did Recording it. Thanks for listening, this is InterBrews.

Episode 214 of InterBrews was recorded with Kris Szecsy, Caleb Wilson and Bianca Salazar at BAKFISH Brewing in Pearland, TX. They visited with InterBrews host Josh Stewart via Skype to talk about their upcoming release of PALEican IPA to benefit Houston Audobon for Bird Week Sept 21st – 28th. They also talked about Caleb’s experimental non-traditional tap room only brews, their upcoming murder mystery dinner, a tease by Bianca for an upcoming “big event” that you’ll have to follow on social to hear about and more. No storm can stop our love for craft beer! Enjoy the podcast, this is InterBrews.

Episode 213 of InterBrews was recorded at Megaton Brewery in Kingwood, TX. Brewmaster Jered Montgomery and Director of Sales and Operations Chris Savardi sat down with InterBrews host Josh Stewart to discuss Megaton’s beer, brewery and taproom, the inspiration behind Megaton, the art of ditch digging, trends in fire suppression systems, building community, goals for the future, the Houston craft beer community and much more. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as did recording it, thanks for listening. This is InterBrews.

Episode 211 of InterBrews was recorded at Battlehops Brewing with owners and founders JD and Jessica Merritt. They sat down with InterBrews host Josh Stewart to discuss the 3 months since their opening, the idea of combining their love for craft beer and board games, the beers they brew, how they got to where they are now as brewery owners and brewers, where they want to be in the future, the hard seltzer craze, Katy life and much more. We hope you enjoy listening to this episode of the podcast as much as we enjoyed making, thanks! This is InterBrews.

Episode 210 of InterBrews was recorded at No Label Brewing Company in Katy, TX. No Label founder Jennifer Royo, Head Brewer Taylor Nance and Assistant Brewer Eric Wolff sat down with InterBrews host Josh Stewart to discuss so many good beers including Hop Solo, Squeeze and Twist, Oktoberfest and more. Take Home Kegs and their adorable nature are mentioned and so many side roads and rabbit trails are taken it is impossible to mention all the nuggets of audio goodness you’ll hear. We hope you enjoy this episode of InterBrews as much as we did making it. Thanks for listening.

Episode 209 was recorded at Southern Star Brewing Company in Conroe, TX with founder Dave Fougeron and head of Marketing and Sales Omar Viengar. The multi-time podcast veterans let InterBrews host Josh Stewart along with TD Mike Herrera crash the tap room and drink amazing beer while talking about a wide range of topics. Be sure to follow Southern Star on all their social media sites to keep up with all the events and beer releases they have as well as to see their taproom hours and where to buy the first to can craft in Texas brewery’s in stores and bars.

Dave also recorded an exclusive episode with Josh that you can only hear if you are an InterBrews Patreon supporter. Follow the link to become a Patreon of InterBrews for as little as a dollar an episode and hear all the exclusive episodes today. Thanks!

Episode 208 of InterBrews was recorded at Astral Brewing in Houston, TX. Founder and Head Brewer Alex McDonald sat down with InterBrews host Josh Stewart, along with TD Mike Herrera to discuss the road to opening Astral Brewing, the beers we tried on the show including Pure Guava Gose, EarthRise IPA, Kraftwerk Kolsch and many more. We also discussed Alex’s PhD studies of Mad Cow and how to avoid it (Mad Cow not PhDs). We delve into sports and some really deep brewing theory as well. It’s the full spectrum from silly to serious for all to enjoy.