Very Important Beer

Each week we'll be bringing our V.I.B to you under a self-imposed isolation from within our homes. This week we feature Loren Gold, the keyboardist for The Who!

This episode is sponsored by Oskar Blues: https://www.oskarblues.com/

Loren Gold:

@Lorengold

Michael Bluestein:

@Bluesywonderland

Bruce Watson:

@Brewswotsin

Each week we'll be bringing our V.I.B to you under a self-imposed isolation from within our homes. This week we feature Matt Bissonette, bassist for Elton John!

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Michael Bluestein:

@Bluesywonderland

Bruce Watson:

@Brewswotsin

Each week we'll be bringing our V.I.B to you under a self-imposed isolation from within our homes. This week we feature Dan Rothchild!

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Dan Rothchild:

@danrothchild

Michael Bluestein:

@Bluesywonderland

Bruce Watson:

@Brewswotsin

We sit back down and have a pint with the bass legend, Rick Wills! Each week we'll be bringing our V.I.B to you under a self-imposed isolation from within our homes.

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Rick Wills: https://www.discogs.com/artist/287214 (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=Kqj3M-_rsPU&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.discogs.com%2Fartist%2F287214&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVdvUnRNQU1MQjdwN2YwZVEwVDBXSFR3UmQ4QXxBQ3Jtc0trR1VmVThnNWFPMjZHNXg0NGVxZ0luaGtkemg4TVlEcExvdHBWLUNoZzVZNVFhUWh5cVdUN1lNWkk0UHFqbWFyVEpHV0o1a0JkX01QalJiaFZDUVo0TUdyQlZEUjBJb0xEeUdpbFNDV05KXzZPd0htZw%3D%3D) ...

Michael Bluestein: @Bluesywonderland

Bruce Watson:@Brewswotsin

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Rick Wills: https://www.discogs.com/artist/287214... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=R0-tJKHbPEA&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmJ4bHNzQmNzNUJtWjhFQWJzdS1LaE5na3k5Z3xBQ3Jtc0tscVJOdUV4MTcwV3ByM2xmSGwwUDdyV3RQZEZXMm91UEtHZGJiSXNsYjN3a01Yc1QtSENlSFpXaFlhYTZ2OE1sZ2cyd3F6aEF6cVJJNFpvUFY2d0JRaE1JVE9fcnNIek1YN1NxWFJKclZ0ODRoVGt4QQ%3D%3D&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.discogs.com%2Fartist%2F287214-Rick-Wills)

Michael Bluestein: @Bluesywonderland

Bruce Watson:@Brewswotsin

This one is all about the beer, baby! Each week we'll be bringing our V.I.B to you under a self-imposed isolation from within our homes. This week we feature 1 of 19 Master Cicerone's in the WORLD, Dave Kahle!

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Dave Kahle:

@Davekahle

Michael Bluestein:

@Bluesywonderland

Bruce Watson:

@Brewswotsin

Dave Kahle is a Master Cicerone, AHA member, BJCP judge, GABF judge, and panelist at the Beverage Testing Institute (BTI) in Chicago. Most recently he has been the Craft Beer Manager for distributor, BreakThru Beverage of Illinois, where he worked for 6 years. Dave joined Wirtz Beverage at the inception of it’s Illinois beer division taking on a multifaceted role in building the segment within an established wine and spirits house.

As Wirtz transitioned to BreakThru, he continued this role leading beer education for all of BreakThru’s markets, creating beer training materials and platforms, teaching all three tiers, onboarding suppliers, augmenting beer selling teams, and working closely with the beverage development and data analytics groups within the company.

Dave continues to work for the Cicerone Certification Program as an exam assessor and consultant. He has been an instructor at the Siebel Institute in Chicago, since 2013. Dave has been a featured speaker at the National Restaurant Association shows, the Wholesalers Symposium of the Craft Brewers Conference, and also the National Beer Wholesalers Conference.

He has earned certificates from the Siebel Institute/World Brewing Academy, in Brewing Technology, Sensory Panel Management, and Brewing Microbiology, as well as having an Advanced Draft Tech certificate from the Micro Matic Draft Institute. Dave also holds

a WSET Level 2 Spirits certification, passing

Each week we'll be bringing our V.I.B to you under a self-imposed isolation from within our homes. This week we're back again with the great, Jeff Babko!

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Jeff Babko:

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Michael Bluestein:

@Bluesywonderland

Bruce Watson:

@Brewswotsin

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Jeff Babko:

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Michael Bluestein:

@Bluesywonderland

Bruce Watson:

@Brewswotsin

Each week we'll be bringing our V.I.B to you under a self-imposed isolation from within our homes. This week we feature the one and only, Jeff Pilson!

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Jeff Pilson:

@therealjeffpilson

Michael Bluestein:

@Bluesywonderland

Bruce Watson:

@Brewswotsin

Each week we'll be bringing our V.I.B to you under a self-imposed isolation from within our homes. This week we feature our good friend, Greg Suran, lead guitarist of The B-52s!

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Greg Suran:

@gsuranwrap

Backstage Beer Co:

@Backstagebeerco

Michael Bluestein:

@Bluesywonderland

Bruce Watson:

@Brewswotsin