Best Beer Brewing Podcasts (2024)

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369: Yvan De Baets of Brasserie de la Senne and Eric Toft of Schönramer Talk Shop on European Hops 1:09:52

23h ago1:09:52

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Both Yvan De Baets, cofounder of Brasserie de la Senne in Brussels, and Eric Toft, brewmaster at Private Landbrauerei Schönram in Schönram, Germany, have appeared on the podcast in the past (episodes 162 and 244). However, for this special panel discussion—recorded live at the Senne brewery—we’ve brought them back to discuss a topic that’s increasi…

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Hazy IPAs with Skip Schwartz – BeerSmith Podcast #307 44:02

18m ago44:02

44:02

This week Skip Schwartz joins me from Weldwerks Brewing to discuss brewing the perfect Hazy IPA. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.By Brad Smith and Friends

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Hazy IPAs with Skip Schwartz – BeerSmith Podcast #307 44:24

8h ago44:24

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This week Skip Schwartz joins me from Weldwerks Brewing to discuss brewing the perfect Hazy IPA. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.By Brad Smith and Friends

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368: De Dolle’s Kris Herteleer Takes a Natural Approach to High-Gravity Belgian Ales 1:15:48

1d ago1:15:48

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Beers such as Oerbier, Arabier, and Stille Nacht may not be as familiar to today’s avid beer consumer, but for decades these unusual strong ales have been staples on the menus and cellars of more adventurous beer bars around the world. De Dolle Brouwers got its start in 1980, among the vanguard in a new wave of Belgian brewers who rejected the cons…

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367: Humble Sea Sails the Calm, Clear Waters of Modern Lager Through the Fog of Today’s IPA 56:26

10d ago56:26

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The Humble Sea origin story told by cofounder and brewmaster Nick Pavlina is a common one: Avid homebrewer turns pro at the urging of family and friends. Yet that early experience with brewing, brewing, and brewing some more—on a one-barrel system—instilled a discipline for testing, evaluating, and adapting that stays with Humble Sea to this day. A…

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Craft and Home Brewing with Jamil Zainasheff – BeerSmith Podcast #306 50:19

13d ago50:19

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This week Jamil Zainasheff joins me to discuss the state of Craft and Home brewing as well as his upcoming book Modern Homebrewing. You can find show notes and additional podcasts on my blog here.By Brad Smith and Friends

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Craft and Home Brewing with Jamil Zainasheff – BeerSmith Podcast #306 50:41

13d ago50:41

50:41

This week Jamil Zainasheff joins me to discuss the state of Craft and Home brewing as well as his upcoming book Modern Homebrewing. You can find show notes and additional podcasts on my blog here.By Brad Smith and Friends

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366: St. Bernardus Uses Modern Tools and Ingredients to Stay True to Historic and Classic Recipes 1:20:35

15d ago1:20:35

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Carrying the weight of history and expectation poses a particular challenge for some European brewers, but nowhere is that more apparent than in the world of Belgian brewing. How, in the face of changing technology and consistently variable ingredients, does a brewer stay true to the ideas behind the classic recipes that underpin the core beers tha…

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365: Alex Lippens and the Team at Verzet Are on a Quest to Make the Best Oud Bruin in the World 1:10:49

1M ago1:10:49

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In Anzegem, Belgium, about 20 miles southwest of Ghent, Brouwerij ’t Verzet is no cover band. Sure, they could make some local waves by brewing up Citra-Mosaic hazy IPAs, but what would that mean to the strong brewing traditions in their corner of Flanders? Rather than play someone else’s tunes, could they instead take the familiar, culturally sign…

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364: Lambic is Science, Not Sorcery, for Thomas Vandelanotte of Timmermans 1:32:59

29d ago1:32:59

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Mythmaking and superstition may play a role in others brewers’ approaches to making lambic, but for Thomas Vandelanotte—brewmaster for Belgian breweries Timmermans, Bourgogne de Flandres, and Waterloo—science is a far better tool for achieving great-tasting beer that people want to drink over and over again. “I think it’s important, first of all, t…

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Mash Hopping and Beer Stability with Scott Janish – BeerSmith Podcast #305 40:54

1M ago40:54

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Scott Janish joins me this week to discuss mash hopping and steps he takes to control oxygen and enhance long term beer stability. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.By Brad Smith and Friends

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Mash Hopping and Beer Stability with Scott Janish – BeerSmith Podcast #305 41:13

1M ago41:13

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Scott Janish joins me this week to discuss mash hopping and steps he takes to control oxygen and enhance long term beer stability. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.By Brad Smith and Friends

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363: Jeremy Pryes of Idyll Forest and Pryes Brewing Explores the Wide Range of Flavors in Everything from Midwest IPA to Spontaneous Beers 1:23:42

1M ago1:23:42

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At last year’s Festival of Barrel-Aged Beers in Chicago, a relative newcomer grabbed both the silver and bronze medals in the Wild Beer Mixed Culture with Fruit category, immediately sending the crowd to flood the pouring table with requests for tastes. The brewery brand—Idyll Forest Artisan Ales—is the wild, mixed-culture passion project of Pryes …

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India Pale Ale with Mitch Steele – Podcast #304 48:58

1M ago48:58

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Mitch Steele joins us from New Realm Brewing to discuss what has changed in IPA brewing in the 12 years since he wrote his classic book on IPAs. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.By Brad Smith and Friends

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India Pale Ale with Mitch Steele – Podcast #304 49:22

1M ago49:22

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Mitch Steele joins us from New Realm Brewing to discuss what has changed in IPA brewing in the 12 years since he wrote his classic book on IPAs. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.By Brad Smith and Friends

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362: Tim Johnson of Barrel Theory Takes a Passion-Driven Approach to Hazy IPA and Fruited Sour Beers 1:10:17

2M ago1:10:17

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Tim Johnson of Barrel Theory in St. Paul, Minnesota, started brewing progressive styles of beer—hazy IPA, fruit beers, barrel-aged stouts, and more—out of necessity. As a beer lover and beer trader, it made sense to try his hand at these things he would trade for, both for the creative thrill of pursuing excellence in these styles, but also for mor…

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Alcohol Free Beer and More with Dr Keith Villa – Podcast #303 58:13

1M ago58:13

58:13

Dr Keith Villa, the creator of Blue Moon and founder of Ceria Brewing, joins me this week to talk about Blue Moon, the Craft Beer Industry, Ceria, Alcohol Free beers and more. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.By Brad Smith and Friends

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Alcohol Free Beer and More with Dr Keith Villa – Podcast #303 58:32

1M ago58:32

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Dr Keith Villa, the creator of Blue Moon and founder of Ceria Brewing, joins me this week to talk about Blue Moon, the Craft Beer Industry, Ceria, Alcohol Free beers and more. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.By Brad Smith and Friends

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361: Austin’s Meanwhile is Making Bold Bets With Beautifully-Constructed Lagers and IPAs 1:06:06

2M ago1:06:06

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The world may know Austin’s Meanwhile for the GABF and World Beer Cup medals they’ve won, including golds for Helles and Pilsner, and silver for Secret Beach IPA. But the locals know it as a great beer garden with a playground for kids, an outdoor concert stage, a wide array of food trucks, and tasty beer that can be either dissected or just digest…

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360: Joe Lemnah of Burlington Beer Tests, Learns, and Tests Again to Optimize Hazy IPA with Personality 1:01:20

2M ago1:01:20

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For Joe Lemnah, going to work at a brewery was no reason to stop homebrewing. The same need to explore and understand that drove him to brew at home every week still informs his process of testing and learning, even a decade after opening Burlington Beer in Burlington, Vermont. In this episode, Lemnah focuses on the evolution and processes behind t…

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359: Ryan Miller of Vermont’s Freak Folk Finds Unique Flavors in Layered Fermentations 1:08:46

2M ago1:08:46

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Ryan Miller and Lillian MacNamara—both experienced brewers and cofounders of Freak Folk Bier—are partners in business and life, making the brewery, as Miller says, “a love story interwoven with brewing.” Both share a love of saison, and Freak Folk began with a focus on special-release saisons that has since expanded into a broad selection of styles…

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358: Bill Cherry of Switchback Enjoys the Slow Burn of Learning Through Doing 1:20:28

3M ago1:20:28

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Innovation in beer has been accelerating for the past decade as breweries—excited by new styles and techniques, and feeding a culture of newness incentivized by social apps—churn out a relentless quantity of new beers in new formats with new labels. However, to hear Bill Cherry tell it, the choices he’s made at Switchback over the past two decades …

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Beer Brewing Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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BeerSmith Home and Beer Brewing Podcast

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BeerSmith Home and Beer Brewing Video Podcast

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Fermentation Beer and Brewing Radio

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Genus Brewing Beer Podcast

Peter McArthur, Logan Cook, Ryan Smith

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Hop Forward: Getting You Ahead in the Brewing and Beer Business

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hopnology: Hop Growing and Brewing for Craft Beer

hopnology: Hop Growing and Brewing for Craft Beer

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369: Yvan De Baets of Brasserie de la Senne and Eric Toft of Schönramer Talk Shop on European Hops 1:09:52

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Hazy IPAs with Skip Schwartz – BeerSmith Podcast #307 44:02

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Hazy IPAs with Skip Schwartz – BeerSmith Podcast #307 44:24

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368: De Dolle’s Kris Herteleer Takes a Natural Approach to High-Gravity Belgian Ales 1:15:48

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367: Humble Sea Sails the Calm, Clear Waters of Modern Lager Through the Fog of Today’s IPA 56:26

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Craft and Home Brewing with Jamil Zainasheff – BeerSmith Podcast #306 50:19

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Craft and Home Brewing with Jamil Zainasheff – BeerSmith Podcast #306 50:41

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366: St. Bernardus Uses Modern Tools and Ingredients to Stay True to Historic and Classic Recipes 1:20:35

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365: Alex Lippens and the Team at Verzet Are on a Quest to Make the Best Oud Bruin in the World 1:10:49

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364: Lambic is Science, Not Sorcery, for Thomas Vandelanotte of Timmermans 1:32:59

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Mash Hopping and Beer Stability with Scott Janish – BeerSmith Podcast #305 40:54

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Mash Hopping and Beer Stability with Scott Janish – BeerSmith Podcast #305 41:13

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363: Jeremy Pryes of Idyll Forest and Pryes Brewing Explores the Wide Range of Flavors in Everything from Midwest IPA to Spontaneous Beers 1:23:42

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India Pale Ale with Mitch Steele – Podcast #304 48:58

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India Pale Ale with Mitch Steele – Podcast #304 49:22

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362: Tim Johnson of Barrel Theory Takes a Passion-Driven Approach to Hazy IPA and Fruited Sour Beers 1:10:17

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Alcohol Free Beer and More with Dr Keith Villa – Podcast #303 58:13

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Alcohol Free Beer and More with Dr Keith Villa – Podcast #303 58:32

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361: Austin’s Meanwhile is Making Bold Bets With Beautifully-Constructed Lagers and IPAs 1:06:06

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360: Joe Lemnah of Burlington Beer Tests, Learns, and Tests Again to Optimize Hazy IPA with Personality 1:01:20

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359: Ryan Miller of Vermont’s Freak Folk Finds Unique Flavors in Layered Fermentations 1:08:46

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358: Bill Cherry of Switchback Enjoys the Slow Burn of Learning Through Doing 1:20:28

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