In this episode, Brewmaster Dan Carey and sensory technician Samantha Bennett discuss Hops! Dan and Sam recently went to a hop conference in Northern California and learned the state of the union for hops in America and beyond. Among the chief concerns facing hops are climate change and the disruption in craft beer consumption during Covid 19.

Today we talk to members of our cellar and brewhall teams, Jesse Johnsrud and Chad Szarzynski about working here at New Glarus. Jesse and Chad also spent six months in Berlin attending brewmaster school. We talk about that experience, including the school being shut down as covid ramped up. Cheers!

In this episode brewmaster Dan Carey breaks down his amped-up version of New Glarus' flagship beer, Spotted Cow. Dan discusses why he wanted to brew Spotted Cow Grand Cru, the influences of the beer, and the history of strong, Belgian beer. We also discuss the first brewery-only R&D release of 2023, Vintage 22   

In this week's episode we meet Scott Noll. Scott is an Army veteran, a youth basketball coach, and an 18-year employee of the New Glarus Brewing Company. Scott started out as a two-week hire on the packaging line and is now part of New Glarus' leadership team and has a finger on just about every pulse in the business.   

In this episode Dan talks about his time interning at the Ayinger brewery in Germany. And, he answers a listener's question about if New Glarus has any plans to open a satellite taphouse or brewery in another part of the state.

In this episode, Dan discusses the ins and outs of brewing Cabin Fever Honey Bock and the history of bock beer. Cabin Fever is a winter seasonal offering that was intentionally brewed to be a little different.  

This week Deb Carey shares her side of the story. Going from Milwaukee and living all over Wisconsin, to spending her adolescence in Montana and fostering her creativity and entrepreneurship.  Deb talks about learning the ins and outs of the beer business before founding New Glarus, the challenges she and Dan faced, and what still motivates her to this day. Cheers!

Dan and Deb get asked a lot how to start a brewery and how to make it in brewing. Knowing this question is almost impossible to answer, they instead both decided to sit down and talk about their lives before the beer business, how they came to decide beer was for them, and the decisions that lead them to where they are. In part one Dan talks extesivley about his childhood in San Francisco, his education at UC Davis and his time at Siebel, and what it really took for him to come into his own as a brewer. Next week Deb sits down and recounts her own journey. Cheers! 

In this episode, Dan Carey talks about Two Women, his Helles Lager that was born in collaboration with the Weyermann Malt House in Bamberg Germany. Weyermann and New Glarus Brewing are run by women, hence the name.  Dan talks this beer's journey from R&D release to year-round staple, his love for Helles Lagers, his mentor Ludwig Narziss' impact on both this beer and the brewing industry in general, and his issue with the jokes about Two Women's name. Plus Dan answers a couple of listener questions regarding his time at Kessler and why R&D beer come in 500 ml bottles. 

In this episode, Deb and Dan Carey talk about the one-off beer, Wassail, Dan Brewed for the Christkindlmarkt in New Glarus, Dec 2-4. The Beer is a strong stout aged in single malt whiskey barrels obtained from Sugar River Distillery, which is Deb and Dan's own whiskey. The beer was also steeped in coffee, vanilla, and chocolate nibs. The pair also talk moving to New Glarus, festivals, and answer two listener questions regarding both ABV and date codes on packages.