Aug 25, 2023
This week I was in Akron, Ohio visiting Mark Crnjak and Sean Hamilton from Missing Falls Brewing Company. Mark, Sean, and I talked about all the latest happenings at MFBC including a kitchen and taproom expansion as well the addition of 10 fermenters and 1 new bright tank. We talked about the addition of ciders...
Aug 23, 2023
In this episode Bob and I take on an interesting category. We discsuss the American Brown Ale, which in theory looks like a version of the English brown, but jacked up on hops (allegedly). American brown ale with roasted malt, caramel-like and chocolate-like characters should be of medium intensity in both flavor and...
Aug 18, 2023
This week I am joined in the 13B Studios by our old friend Bob from Wrecking Crew. We decided to sit down and discuss some of the big news in craft beer over the past several months including the closing of Anchor Beer Company, AB InBev reporting hundreds of millions in lost sales, the strike at the Leinenkugel Plant...
Aug 16, 2023
In this episode Bob and I continue our trek down the IPA road as we explore the English IPA. English IPA - Strong, bitter and completely misunderstood, the English India pale ale (or English IPA) bridges the gap between past and present. No other style represents modern craft brewing excitement quite like the IPA, and...
Aug 11, 2023
This week I was out west again in Toledo, Ohio. I got to spend some time with Alex and Ali Drosdowicz who are co-owners of Quenched and Tempered Brewing Company. Alex is the head brewer at Quenched and Tempered and Ali runs the marketing for the brewery as well as handling all the can art. They began brewing in 2019 in...