The Taproom Exclusive

In this special edition episode, I talk with Keri Sullivan owner of the Barrel Room in Canton, Ohio about her tenure as the owner, how she got into craft, and more. Then I sit down with Tim Rastetter & Joe Lero of Thirsty Dog briefly to discuss how the industry has changed since Tim started, Joe's tedious task of tasting barrel aged beers and more!

Stout fans, rejoice! This week, Masthead brewmaster and co-founder Mike Pelechaty talks about their delicious Single Origin Coffee Stout. Unfortunately, I misread the recording time, so this week's episode is a little shorter. Hear where they get their beans from, the types of bean they use, and more! Tune in!

Hot off the presses! Masthead co-founder and brewmaster Mike Pelechaty sits down with me this week to discuss their delicious Extra! Extra! double dry hopped double New England IPA. We discuss the New England haze craze, the origins of Extra! Extra! and more! Tune in!

In the Masthead Brewing Company premiere, I sit down with brewmaster Mike Pelechaty to discuss their seasonal offering, Jalapeno IPA. Hear about how the idea for this beer came about, plus Mike talks about why he decided to make beer professionally, where the name Masthead comes and more! Tune in!

In the Saucy Brew Works finale, Dan Jozwiak and I discuss their Modern Crimes toasted coconut porter, their barrel aged biere de garde, plus we get into Saucy's new equipment and much more!

This week's samples include: Clubhouse Brewing Company's Veteran's Drive, Urban Artifact's Girls Rock Cincinnati fundraiser, Trek Brewing Company's Licking County Food Pantry fundraiser, Platform's Singers' Club of Cleveland fundraiser, Endeavor Brewing Company's Feel Better Foundation fundraiser, Warped Wing's Crayons To Classrooms fundraiser, Listermann's Cincinnati American Heart Association fundraiser!

This week, Dan Jozwiak and I discuss the Love You, Bye hazy IPA from Saucy Brew Works. Dan and I talk about the popularity of this style of IPA, the beer going from a seasonal to the year-round lineup, plus we talk about their brew of Sierra Nevada's Resilience IPA and more! Tune in!

This week's samples include: Railroad Brewing Company's Project DREW fundraiser, Platform Beer Company's Non-Profit Tuesday, Eudora Brewing Company's SICSA fundraiser, Rhinegeist Charitable Suds benefitting The Council on Child Abuse, Figleaf's Blue Skies Purple Hearts and Gold Stars fundraiser and more! Tune in!

Last weekend, I drove to Columbus to speak with some of the best and brightest in the Ohio craft beer world about 2018, some of our favorite beers, outlook to 2019 and much much more! Tune into this super-sized episode!

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Like IPA's? This week, Dan Jozwiak and I cover the delicious IPA ASAP from Saucy Brew Works. Hear about the profile of this beer, we get into the can design, and much more! Tune in!