Under My Host

Eli Kolodny, Brewer and Head of Quality Assurance/Quality Control at Odell, is our guest. We "sip" our way through some of Odell's offerings, while we hear/talk about: Eli's role as head of Quality Control/Quality assurance; Odell's pilot system playground, the brewery's commitment to sustainability; poor, misunderstood, Brettanomyces; special releases and collaborations. Guest hosts are Jeremy Danner and Steve Gagner.

Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Austin's Argus Cidery winemaker (yes, winemaker) and cofounder, Wes Mickel, talks about his decision to set up shop in Texas, sourcing local apples and cider production. Guest Hosts: Tom Kolicko and Gary Valentine

Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Guest hosts Curtis Cheney and Gary Valentine join us to talk to Ommegang Brewmaster, Phil Leinhart. We learn a bit about, Duvel, Ommegang's parent company; cover some of the Ommegang lineup and hear how the Game of Thrones series came about. We also talk: yeast (Brett), food pairing, and cellaring beer.

Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Mikkeller founder, Mikkel Borg Bjergsø, stops on one continent long enough for us to catch up with him and hear about all of the projects he's been juggling around the globe. Guest hosts are Sam Cruz and Drew Fox.

Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

San Diego's Societe Brewing Company founders, Travis Smith and Doug Constantiner - along with their right-hand man, Mike Sardina - are our guests. We hear a bit about what the guys did before craft brewing; where they cut their teeth as production brewers (The Bruery and Russian River); their brewing philosophy; taste some of their current offerings and hear about their sour program. Our guest host is Erin Jimcosky.

Music: Summer Fiction - Christmas Eve for Two https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/christmas-eve-for-two-single/id482763045

New Belgium Brewing's Assistant Brewmaster, Grady Hull, and Media Relations Director, Bryan Simpson, join us to talk about Grady's history in brewing; New Belgium Brewing's beers; and all of the seriously cool shit New Belgium does to minimize its impact on the environment, make New Belgium a place we'd all like to work at, and to improve the world & craft. Our guest hosts are: Curtis Chaney and Matt Williamson.

Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Bully Boy Distillers cofounder, Will Willis, is our guest. We touch on the the Willis' family history and their family farm; how Will and his brother, Dave, stumbled onto distilling at a very young age; and we taste and talk our way through most of the Bully Boy lineup. Our guest hosts are: Curtis Chaney, Nick Crutchfield and Ben "Who is that? Is that Ben?" Louquet.

Music: Juice - Keep It Moving

Guests this week are: New Holland co-owner, Beerevangalist and author of "Beerevangalist's Guide to the Galaxy", Fred Buetlmann; Dayton Coffey, New Holland Operations Manager, and Joel "NH Sales Guy" Armato. We talk about New Holland, their beers, food & beer pairings, NH Pub's pristine lavatories (clean enough to eat in!...not that you need to - there is a pub) and Pig Week! Our guest host is 18th Street Brewery's Drew Fox.

Music: Juice - Keep It Moving

Nelson brothers, Charlie and Andy, talk about their family's pre-Prohibition history in alcohol production, the path they chose to get into spirits, and what we can expect from Nelson's Green Brier in the future. Our guest host is Jeremiah Jason Blake.

Music: Juice - Keep It Moving

One Eyed Spirits Co-Founder, Olli Hietalahti, and PILSA Executive Director, Carlos Esquivel, join us to talk about Ron de Jeremy Rum. Our guest host is Nick Crutchfield.