Under My Host

Pipeworks co-founders and brewers, Beejay Oslon and Gerrit Lewis, talk about their recent 'Beerpocalypse', RateBeers's 2013 Best Of wins (Best New Brewer, Illinois; Top Brewer, Illinois and Top New Brewer in the US!), and what we can expect from them in the near future. We had a lot of laughs recording this show with the Pipeworks guys and, our guest host, Joe Tucker of www.RateBeer.com!

Music: Juice - Keep It Moving

Rich Blair and, distiller, Brad Kamphius of New Holland Artisan Spirits spend a little time with us talking about Hatter Royale Hopquila - renaming it and how to serve it, their extremely popular Beer Barrel Bourbon, and New Holland Artisan Spirits' Beer Barrel-Aging and Whisky Blending programs. Chris James is our guest host.

Music: Juice - Keep It Moving

Jeremy Danner, brewer at Kansas City's Boulevard Brewing Company, joins us to talk about, Boulevard's award winning brews, collaborations, 2013 releases and lots more! Our guest host is, journalist, homebrewer and co-founder of Frederick Beer Week, Kevin Smith.

Music: Juice - Keep It Moving

Our guest is Urban Chestnut Brewing Company's, co-founder and Bavarian-born brewmaster, Florian Kuplent. We talk old world and new world beer styles - something UCBC has managed to marry beautifully - and we delve a bit into Florian's journey in brewing before opening UCBC with, his business partner, David Wolfe. Our special guest host is Joe Tucker of www.RateBeer.com. This show is chock-full of hop, yeast and malt talk... you know, beer geek stuff!

Music: Juice - Keep It Moving

Michael Christian, winemaker and co-founder of Los Pilares, joins us to talk about California's awkward, pubescent vintages; "minimalist winemaking" in San Diego (yes, they make wine there!) and what grapes he'd like to juice in the future! Our guest host is wine writer/blogger and Suomi smart-ass, Arto Koskelo.

Music: Juice - Keep It Moving

21st Amendment Brewery's co-founder and brewmaster, Shaun O'Sullivan, is our guest. We talk about The Brewer™, The Brewery™, The Beers™ (old favorites, new releases, the connubial brew... wait. what?) and our mutual love for The Comedian™.

Dave Thibodeau and Bill Graham, 2/3 of the Ska Brewing Company trio, are our guests. We hear how the guys parlayed what was initially a clever scheme to circumvent underage drinking laws into successful careers in the craft beer and spirits industry. We also talk about canning beers, collaborations, and Ska's newest release - seasonal stouts.

Find Ska online:

http://www.skabrewing.com

Music: Juice - Keep It Moving

Funkwerk's co-founder, Brad Lincoln, joins us on the heels of Funkwerks receiving the top honor of "Best Small Brewery" at GABF 2012. We talk about the two GABF gold medals they also also took home this year for their Saison and Deceit, being the new kids on the block in Fort Collins and "accidentally" brewing their very popular Tropic King. Author, beer judge and founder of www.beerexam.com, Marty Nachel is our guest host.

Find our guest online:

http://funkwerks.com

Music: Juice - Keep It Moving

Andre Hueston Mack, founder and winemaker of Mouton Noir Wines, talks about his career as a sommelier, how he (so brilliantly) developed his own brand, and being a garagiste winemaker in the USA. Ryan Opaz, co-founder of Vrazon and Catavino, is our guest host.

Find our guest and guest host online:

http://moutonnoirwines.com

http://vrazon.com and http://catavino.net

Music: MONKEY CAGE - Freeky Cleen & Dickey F

St. George Spirits owner and master distiller, Lance Winters, discusses the inspiration behind his new gins, some of the strangest distillates he's worked with and how processing agave for his Agua Azul kicked his ass. Tom Richter of Tomr's Tonics is our guest host.

Find our guest and guest host online:

http://www.stgeorgespirits.com

http://www.tomrstonic.com

Music: Cut By Ice - Dirty Little Secret