Happy Earth Day! Are you a brewer that cares about the environment and your community? Did you know you can make great beer with less impact? In this episode, we are joined by sustainability leaders in our industry from Hopworks Urban Brewery in Portland, Oregon; and Tin Whistle Brewing in British Columbia, Canada. They share their experiences, tips, and ideas for being sustainably-rooted breweries and how you can celebrate Earth Day all year long by being a good steward of the planet and giving back.

What is a pale ale beer? What are the expectations for pale ale malt? Why choose pale ale malt as a base in beers versus others? Today, we are joined by Van Havig of Gigantic Brewing Company and Dan Cooper of Bairds Malt, along with Grant Lawrence, Zach Grossfeld, and John Egan to explore the pale ale malt.

Watch our "2021 Barley Crop: Update, Information, and Mitigation Strategies" presentation for the Craft Beer Professionals Spring Virtual Conference on YouTube!

Women's History Month continues on The BrewDeck Podcast! In this episode, Heather Jerred is joined by co-host, Brittany Drennan, and brewers from Boomstick Brewing, Ivanhoe Park Brewing, Motorworks Brewing, and Born Brewing. They discuss what they brewed with the Pink Boots Blend on International Women's Day earlier this month, as well as special events for their beer releases and Pink Boots members. 

Listen to Season 3 Episode 4 to learn more about Pink Boots Collaboration Brew Day.

Listen to Season 2 Episode 22 to learn more about the Pink Boots Hop Blend.

Listen to Season 1 Episode 2 to learn more about Hop Contracting.

We're presenting on the 2021 Barley Crop at the Craft Beer Professionals Spring Virtual Conference on April 4th – RSVP for FREE here!

Happy International Women’s Day!

In honor of Pink Boots Collaboration Brew Day and Women’s History Month, Heather Jerred sits down with some amazing women from Country Malt Group and its parent company, United Malt Group. Then Jamie Beyer from Great Western Malting stops by to help us recognize brewing pioneer and Pink Boots Society founder, Teri Fahrendorf’s retirement. Finally, Bre McCormick joins Heather to talk all things Pink Boots Collaboration Brew Day with Natasha Peiskar & Brittany Ribalkin from Pink Boots Society, and Kelly Lohrmeyer & Shanleigh Thomson from Yakima Chief Hops.

Listen to Season 2 Episode 22 to learn more about the hop blend!

Get fired up! The two-part series on smoked beer styles, spirits, and food pairings continues!

In this episode, Toby Tucker and Grant Lawrence put Certified Cicerone, Heather Jerred, in the hot seat to share the ins and outs of food pairing with smoked beers. Then, the team talks to Curtis Holmes and Geoff Larson from Alaskan Brewing about their claim to flame, their famous smoked porter, and techniques for smoking your own malt. Find out why they choose to smoke at night! Finally, they are joined by Dusan Kwiatkowski from Live Oak Brewing, who makes lots of smoked beers using different smoked malts.

Interested in your chance to win a free trip to Drinktec 2022 in Munich? Brew an Altbier for BESTMALZ BestBrewChallenge using BEST Chocolate Malt on March 25th! More information available here: bit.ly/BestBrew2022

Things are heating up on The BrewDeck Podcast for this Two-Part Smoked Beer series! In this episode, Toby Tucker, Grant Lawrence, and John Egan sit down with smoked beer and spirits experts from Stone Brewing, Whiskey Del Bac, and Steeplejack Brewing.

First, Kris Ketcham, Senior Manager of Brewing and Innovation at Stone Brewing, shares the history that Stone Brewing has with the smoked beers style. Then, the BrewDeck crew talks to Mark Vierthaler, Head Distiller at Whiskey Del Bac, which specializes in making American single malt whiskeys. Mark discusses smoking and malting what Whiskey Del Bac considers "mesquited, not peated malt." Finally, Anne Aviles, Lead Brewer at Steeplejack Brewing, shares how they enjoy smoked beers in a 100+ year old church building.

Stay tuned to Part 2 featuring Alaskan Brewing Company, Live Oak Brewing Company, and smoked beer food pairing with our very own Heather Jerred!

Interested in your chance to win a free trip to Drinktec 2022 in Munich? Brew an Altbier for BESTMALZ BestBrewChallenge using BEST Chocolate Malt on March 25th! More information available here: bit.ly/BestBrew2022

Happy New Year! The BrewDeck crew kicks off Season 3 by sharing 2022 Brew Year’s Resolutions and biggest brewing lessons learned in 2021 from brewers from across North America.

In today’s episode, Grant Lawrence, Zach Grossfeld, and Heather Jerred share responses from Tin Whistle Brewing Co., Rt. 66 Old School Brewing, Maize Valley Brewery, Bearhill Brewing Co., Akronym Brewing, Ten20 Craft Brewery, Dog and Pony Show Brewing, Radicle Effect Brewerks, Lone Tree Brewing Company, Back Paddle Brewing, Yards Brewing, and Brown Truck Brewery.

View the 2021 Crop Mitigation Strategies resource: bit.ly/2021CropMiti

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Happy Holidays! It’s that time of year to be merry as you sing and drink along with The BrewDeck. For the last episode of the year, hosts Toby Tucker and Grant Lawrence count down the top 10 most memorable moments and highlights from Season 2! View the full list and links to episodes here.

What is your New Year's Resolution for your brewery? What is the biggest brewing lesson you learned in 2021? Tell us how you are preparing for the new year and new beer for a chance to be featured on the next episode of our podcast: bit.ly/BrewYear22

Have a suggestion for Season 3 episodes? Email us at [email protected]

Just in time for the winter months and dark beer season; Dr. Axel Göhler, CEO of BestMalz based in Germany, is here to talk about the new roasted malts. Axel shares information on why BestMalz’s roasted malts are very special. Then, Cory Hebert, Head Brewer at Oddwood Ales based in Austin, TX; and Josh Fryauff, Head Brewer at Separatist Beer Project in Easton, PA, share their experience brewing with BestMalz roasted malts and what it contributed to their beers.

Interested in trying the roasted malts? Request a sample here: bit.ly/BESTroasted

Have a suggestion for a future episode? Email us at [email protected]

If you’ve ever found yourself thinking about starting your own brewery, you’re not alone. But what all goes into planning a successful new brewhouse? Today’s guest, Aaron Justus, takes a deep dive into all of the work involved in starting a new company and brewhouse planning.

Aaron started as a keg washer and worked his way up to brewmaster at Ballast Point. In September, he started a new venture by preparing to open a brewery with his co-worker and hiking buddy, Brandon Green, in downtown San Diego, called the East Village Brewing Company. With the current market and global challenges in brewery planning, Aaron shares his extensive checklist from funding to equipment, to software, storage, and more.