The Cypher

We are back for another season after a couple months off, and damn do we have a lot to talk about!

Crack a brew and tune in as we chat about 2022: The year of the Crispy, Dog Gate at Fairweather, politics (yeah we know) and so much more!

 

We can't wait to share what we have in store for season 4! Stay tuned!

On the final episode of Season 3 Robin and Ryan sit down and chat with Andrej from a new upstart brewery named Good and Small.

Andrej talks about his journey into craft beer and subsequently brewing, which shifted into the creation of Good and Small. With an amazing Saison for the first beer, Andrej is focusing on the classic styles, specifically the ones he enjoys!

 

Keep an eye out for Good and Small in your local bottle shops and find them on Instagram at @goodandsmallbrewery and on the internet at www.goodandsmall.ca

 

See you next season!

Robin and Ryan visit Jamie Morris and Folly Brew Pub live to release their collaboration beer called Ye Olde Haze Hefeweizen and taste the Blasphemy Split Banana Split casked Hefeweizen! What a treat this day was! Huge shout out to everyone who popped in to try the brew. We even had a special guest drop by on this episode!

 

Get down to Folly to pick up some of this amazing beer! A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Matthew House Toronto, an Amazing organization helping new Refugees to Canada with food, shelter and programs to help them get situated in Canada.  https://www.matthewhouse.ca/

On this episode Ryan and Robin sit down with Tim Martini from Brew Bus Canada to learn all about this really cool and new Brew tour guide in Ontario!

Tim has a real passion for craft that goes well beyond just getting folks to the breweries. He ensures that each experience is filled with learning and that all tour participants are having fun. This is more than just a bus!

 

Such a great chat with Tim, look out for a possible Summer brew tour with the 4 Elements!

You can find Brew Bus Canada at https://brewbus.ca/ and on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/BrewBusCanada/

Ryan and Robin take a visit to Folly Brewing in Toronto to meet up with head brewer Jamie Morris to take part in the first ever 4 Elements beer collab!

Tune in to part 1 as they learn about Folly Brew Pub, Jamie's brewing background and talk about the collaboration brew as well! 

Part 2 will be recorded live on release day. March 12th at Folly! See you there!

On this weeks episode, Ryan and Robin sit down with second time guests Bebo Pilotto and Chris Steininger from Third Moon Brewing in Milton Ontario!

The guy's chat about what's been happening down at Third Moon over the last 14 months, how the continue to push the innovation factor in their beers and how much has changed for them since we last chatted!

They also sample a few beers on this episode including: Kills Pils, Rise IPA, Milk Bone and Twice as Mud Pastry Stout and learn all about how these fantastic beers came to be!

Always a blast hanging with Bebo and Chris, lot's of laughs and maybe a Nerds Rope slushie sour?!?!

Grab a beer, or a few and enjoy this as much as Ryan and Robin did!

 

Cheers

This week, Ryan and Robin welcome some returning guests to talk all about home brewing!

Joining the podcast is Mark Solomon, member of the Indigenous Brew Crew and Home brewer, and Chris Lee, Owner of High Gravity Supply Co and Home Brewer.

Tune in to learn all about home brew set ups, what Chris and Mark like to use, creating recipes and so much more!

Always a great time chatting with Mark and Chris! Hope you enjoy.

On this weeks episode Ryan and Robin talk "drinking with purpose". Taking a look at why they get into craft beer initially, the amazing experiences you can get from taking time with your beer and the education opportunities that are out there!

The guy's also take a quick look back at the last 10 years of Craft beer and how the Ontario Craft Beer scene has exploded in that time and how the beer styles have changed with it!

Hope you enjoy!

See you next week!

Did you know there are quite a lot of non-alcoholic options being offered by many local Ontario Craft Breweries? Robin and Ryan will share some of their favorite offerings and some recent releases that you can enjoy during any dry day, week or month! 

 

Troy Burtch from Great Lakes Brewery joins the show to chat about GLB's newest support local campaign "Octo's call to Arms" and talks about the importance of lifting up our neighbour's by supporting local as much as we can. Tune into our interview to find out how you can get involved! Supporting Local never tasted so good!

 

Finally, Ryan and Robin take a look back at the big beer trends of 2021 and take a guess and a wish on what beer styles become trendy in 2022! Did someone say Pastry Hefeweizen?

 

As always feel free to share your thoughts in the IG comments or on YouTube on any of our topics! 

 

Thanks for listening!

We're back! 2022 is here, it feels like 2021 but is possibly still 2020.

On this episode Robin and Ryan chat about the importance of supporting local during yet another lockdown and what we can all do to support small business.

Both our hosts are taking part in Dry January this year and discuss their reasons behind it, the importance of balance and a healthy relationship with beer.

Lastly, they discuss the impact that social media has on alcohol consumption in both young adults and adults alike, and we can look to use our platform to promote a healthy balance to our craft beer!

Let us know your thoughts on any of these topics by posting on IG or YouTube!