Drink Beer, Think Beer With John Holl

Steve Parker is a representative from New York's Fiden’s Brewery, known for its innovative and flavorful IPAs. He dives deep into the artistry of brewing, explaining how Fiden's creates hazy IPAs with distinctive flavors and creamy mouthfeel. The conversation covers hop selection, especially the significance of Mosaic hops, and the brewery's exploration of new beer styles like Rauk beer. Parker also highlights the importance of pH levels in brewing, the social aspects of beer, and the excitement that comes from experimenting with different hop varieties.

How do beers evolve over time? And how does patience, curiosity, trust, and creativity work to the benefit of bother brewery and brewer? Wayne Wambles, the (now former) long-time brewmaster of Cigar City, is here to talk about his career, a return to homebrewing, and how specialty ingredients work best when added to a solid beer base.Wambles has started a brewery consulting service and can be reached at WayneWambles@yahoo.com .   For more Drink Beer, Think Beer check out All About Beer.Host: John HollGuest: Wayne WamblesSponsors: All About BeerTags: Florida, Stout, IPA, Homebrewing, Consulting, Creativity Photo courtesy of Wayne Wambles via Facebook.

It's beer and weather together on this episode of the podcast as Boston CBS Meterologist Eric Fisher joins the show. For more Drink Beer, Think Beer check out All About Beer.Host: John HollGuest: Eric Fisher Sponsors: All About BeerTags: Weather, Treehouse, Blizzard, Travel, Boston, Eclipse 

It’s a bit of a departure on the show this week as we’re talking about spirits with long-time beverage writer Aaron Goldfarb. He has a new book out: Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits. Goldfarb has been a journalist for over a decade, frequently writing on the subjects of cocktails and drinking culture for such publications as the New York Times, Esquire, Playboy, PUNCH, and VinePair, and has had features written about his career in the New York Times, Forbes, and the Boston Globe. His previous books include Hacking Whiskey, named a finalist for Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards Best New Book, and Gather Around Cocktails. In 2020, Tales of the Cocktail named Goldfarb the Best Cocktail & Spirit Writer for the year. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, daughter, son, cat, and a lot of bottles of booze.For more Drink Beer, Think Beer check out All About Beer.Host: John HollGuest: Aaron GoldfarbSponsors: All About BeerTags: Booze, Books, California, Tequila, Bourbon, Cocktails 

It’s a trip to the Ocean State and a conversation with Morgan Snyder, the head brewer and co-founder of Buttonwoods Brewery. From world-class small-batch lagers, to an expansion, and the wonder of saison, this episode covers it all and more. For more Drink Beer, Think Beer check out All About Beer.Host: John HollGuest: Morgan SnyderSponsors: All About BeerTags: Beer, Lager, Saison, Rhode Island, Growth, Cocktails 

Homebrewing has been a source of passionate online chatter over the last week after the American Homebrewers Association announced it would put its annual Homebrew Con on “hiatus” in favor of smaller events and demonstrations located within the Great American Beer Festival in Denver.Julia Herz, the executive director of the AHA is here, to explain the change.  For more Drink Beer, Think Beer check out All About Beer.Host: John HollGuest: Julia HerzSponsors: All About BeerTags: Beer, Homebrewing, Conference, Festival, Denver

There’s a lot to love about beer. And that can be tough to remember at times. So in honor of Valentine’s Day, we've asked three enthusiastic folks - Aaron MJ Gore, Annette May, and Tom M. - to come on and share what makes their heart flutter when it comes to lager and ale. For more Drink Beer, Think Beer check out All About Beer.Host: John HollGuests: Aaron MJ Gore, Annette, May, Tom M.Sponsors: All About BeerTags: Beer, Cask, Love, EducationCover art: AI image created by Canva. 

There are some trends worth paying attention to these days around the beer space. One of them is THC seltzers. They are popping up on menus in certain states alongside IPA and lager.THC Seltzers are taking off. On this show last year Scott Selix of Lua and Climbing Kites talked about his brewery's entry into the space. Their beverage is being contracted out of Minnesota’s Fair State Cooperative Brewery, which also has its own line of seltzers. The brewer putting in the work to make and develop these is Joe Wells.  Wells has been in the craft beer industry for over a decade, from California to Canada and the last five years at Fair State where he serves as Head Brewer.  On this episode he talks about how these THC seltzers are made, how they came about in the first place, and what the market is doing in response to their availability.   For more Drink Beer, Think Beer check out All About Beer.This Episode is Sponsored By:The Best of Craft Beer AwardsAttention brewers: registration is now open for the 2024 Best of Craft Beer Awards. Now in its 10th year, this is a BJCP sanctioned event judged by fellow brewers, professional judges, and industry leaders. Judged in Oregon, it’s the third largest professional brewing competition in North America and is a chance to have your hard work evaluated and rewarded. In addition to traditional styles, new this year is the smoothie sour style category, and the collaboration competition. Learn more and register your beers through January 31, 2024 by visiting www.BestofCraftBeerAwards.com/registerHost: John HollGuest: Joe WellsSponsors: Best of Craft Beer Awards, All About BeerTags: Beer, Seltzer, THC, CBD, Hemp, Business, Growth

A conversation with Chris Shields, the Director of Education at Rhinegeist Brewery.For more Drink Beer, Think Beer check out All About Beer.This Episode is Sponsored By:The Best of Craft Beer AwardsAttention brewers: registration is now open for the 2024 Best of Craft Beer Awards. Now in its 10th year, this is a BJCP sanctioned event judged by fellow brewers, professional judges, and industry leaders. Judged in Oregon, it’s the third largest professional brewing competition in North America and is a chance to have your hard work evaluated and rewarded. In addition to traditional styles, new this year is the smoothie sour style category, and the collaboration competition. Learn more and register your beers through January 31, 2024 by visiting www.BestofCraftBeerAwards.com/registerHost: John HollGuest: Chris ShieldsSponsors: Best of Craft Beer Awards, All About BeerTags: Beer, Education, Food, Ohio, Hospitality, Business, Growth

There’s a lot happening inside the walls of Cleveland, Ohio’s Noble Beast Brewing. All of it is good. On this episode it’s a conversation with owners Shaun Yasaki and James Redford about food, hospitality, creativity, and tradition. For more Drink Beer, Think Beer check out All About Beer.This Episode is Sponsored By:The Best of Craft Beer AwardsAttention brewers: registration is now open for the 2024 Best of Craft Beer Awards. Now in its 10th year, this is a BJCP sanctioned event judged by fellow brewers, professional judges, and industry leaders. Judged in Oregon, it’s the third largest professional brewing competition in North America and is a chance to have your hard work evaluated and rewarded. In addition to traditional styles, new this year is the smoothie sour style category, and the collaboration competition. Learn more and register your beers through January 31, 2024 by visiting www.BestofCraftBeerAwards.com/registerHost: John HollGuests: Shaun Yasaki and James RedfordSponsors: Best of Craft Beer Awards, All About BeerTags: Beer, Bars, Food, Ohio, Hospitality, Lager, Rauchbier, Flanders Red