On this special episode the guys sit down with Troy Burch, Marketing and Communications Manager at Great Lakes Brewery to celebrate 34 years of Great Lakes Brewing!

Troy takes us on a journey through some GLB history including some older brews, innovative ideas from years past and the evolution of the brand over the years!

We talk about the newest releases that are dropping as a part of GLB Day including the Body Dubbel Belgian Dubbel, Absacker Helles Lager, Audrey Hopburn Belgian IPA and the not quite a quad IPA!

Troy also gives us some insight into his role and experience working with GLB, the amazing GLB Family and what GLB does to stay on top in the Ontario Craft Beer Scene, how COVID impacted the business and what might be next for GLB!

 

Happy 34th Birthday Great Lakes Brewery! Cheers to many more years!

Craig Nelson, certified Prud'homme Sommelier and Market Manager at Craft Brand Co. joins us on this episode for some beers and an awesome chat!

Listen in as Craig tells us all about his journey to becoming a Sommelier and how he got started into the craft beer world.

We learn about how Craft Brand Company works with well renowned international breweries like Mikkeller and Omnipollo to provide their stellar offerings brewed fresh here in Ontario!

Craig also chats with us about the importance of using our platforms to stand up for injustices that people are facing in our world today, and to act as a voice and platform for all marginalized groups. 

Finally Ryan and Craig wrap up with some serious nerding out over Star Wars, Mandalorian and the MCU....SPOILER ALERT!

On this episode we sit down fo an amazing guided malt experience with Tony Maltana himself, Chris Lee from @highgravitysupplyco . 

 

Chris returns to the podcast to take you on a guided sensory and learning experience through 4 malt types and 4 beers! Malt is key to making beer and Chris explains why, walks us through 2 Row, Crystal, Pale Chocolate and Carafa malts and the different profiles they will provide to the beer.

 

We also take a look at 4 beers using these types of Malt. Amsterdam Blonde, Sierra Nevada IPA, Henderson Brewing Hendersons Best and Clifford Brewing Porter. Pick up these 4 beers and join us as we learn all about Malts! 

 

We will be bringing you more live experiences this year! Thanks for tuning in!

Mark Solomon, @up_north_brewing, joins the podcast this week to chat with us! Listen in as Mark tells us about his experiences as an Indigenous homebrewer within the brewing community and the amazing work he is doing to raise awareness to the lack of representation in the craft community.

Learn about Indigenous Brew Day and the upcoming Brew day challenge that Mark is putting out to Ontario Breweries for Red Dress Day on Feb 14th honouring missing and murdered indigenous women and the Expanding Minds: Book and Beer club both him and Ren Navarro organize!

 

Check out Mark on Instagram and sign up for Indigenous Brew day and the Book club!

On this episode we sit down and have a chat with Marc Lacompte, owner of the Sidewalk Beershop in Waterloo Ontario. Marc is one of, if not the first privately curated bottle shop to open in 2020 and boasts a fine collection of some of the most sought after breweries in Ontario.

 

Listen in as Marc talks about his journey into opening the bottle shop, how he determines what beer to curate and the amazing response from the local craft beer community. Marc has a real passion for craft beer which translates right into the experience he provides his consumers.

 

We chat about the future of beer retail and the private bottle shop and what that means for the beer community! It's a good thing!

 

Check out Sidewalk Bottle Shop at 46 King St. North in Waterloo and on Instagram at @sidewalkbeershop.

 

Cheers and thanks for listening!

On this episode Robin and Ryan chat with the amazing Tas Fraser, @girlwithaciderreview on Instagram.

Learn about Tas' journey into the world of craft cider, her Instagram show called Cider and Life and what she has planned for 2021 and beyond.

We discuss #noappleogies and how Tas started this initiative, after being subjected to a misogynistic post from a personality in the cider community. Tas tells us all about the response from the community, as well as what is in store for #noappleogies going forward.

Listen in as we finish off the podcast discussing what it means to use our platforms and voices, the social responsibility we have as influencers and what we would like to see in the craft community from both businesses and influencers.

Finally, Tas answers some random questions on the Hop Seat!

Enjoy!!

Happy New Year and welcome back to the Four Elements Podcast!

 

On this episode Ryan and Robin fill you in on our 2021 plans and goals for the podcast as well as some personal craft beer related goals. We chat about the resurgence of the Release Radar (coming soon), expanding our brand, chat about who we would like to see joint the cast this year as well as discussing our new Podcast Series called " The Panel".

 

On The Panel we will tackle real issues in the craft beer community with a selection of guests from the Craft Beer community. Some topics will include Diversity and Representation, Women in Craft, Sexism in the industry and the Brewery/Influencer relationship.

 

Thanks for joining us on this next stage of our adventure! Enjoy!!!

2020.... What a year! On the last episode of 2020 Ryan and Robin have a few drinks and a whole lot of fun reminiscing about the last year for the podcast, the many amazing guests that joined our show, the amazing friendships we built through the podcast this year and the topics that meant to much to us! Listen in as they review their favorite beers from 2020 and favorite breweries of 2020 and the styles that took front and center in the craft beer community! Thank you to everyone for taking the journey with the podcast this year, listening in to our nonsense and coming back for more! All the best and see you in the new year!

Tune in as Robin and Ryan sit down for a chat with Carl, owner and brewer at Red Thread Brewing in New Market. Red Thread is known for their sustainable approach to making their beers, creating classic and high quality styles including their Make Tracks Lager and Red X Red Ale.

 

We learn how Red Thread got started, where the name originated from which is a pretty cool background story and Red Threads connection to the community! We chat about new styles of beer, the ultimate Christmas drink and where/when we would visit for Christmas. Check out Red Thread brewing at rtbrewing.ca and on Instagram @rtbrewing and show some support for this amazing small business! Cheers!

On this episode Ryan and Robin sit down for a few beers and chat with Bebo and Chris from Third Moon Brewing in Milton Ontario. We had such a blast chatting and learning all about Third Moon, how it came to fruition and the evolution of where we might see Third Moon go in the future!

 

We talk about Slushie beers and learn about the process and planning behind this new to Ontario beer style, and Bebo just might have changed Ryan's opinion on this explosive style! Find out about their Exploding can experiment and whether or not the tests were successful!

 

We chat about Chris' epic Mikeller collection and cellar and find out some of their favorite beers of all time! Chris also challenges everyone to name their top 3 candies on the spot and Ryan tasks the group with determining the best Rock/Rap collaboration!

 

Hope you enjoy!