CBC Special #9: Abita Brewing Company (Mitch Steele)

Host Richie Tevlin and Co-Host Evan Blum talk with Mitch Steele, Director of Brewing Operations at Abita Brewing and one of the most influential figures in modern American craft beer. A UC Davis fermentation science graduate with nearly four decades of brewing experience, Mitch held brewing leadership roles at Anheuser-Busch before joining Stone Brewing in 2006, where he helped grow the operation from 48,000 to nearly 400,000 barrels annually and became widely recognized as a pioneer of the modern IPA movement. He later co-founded New Realm Brewing in Atlanta before bringing his expertise to Abita. He is also the author of IPA: Brewing Techniques, Recipes and the Evolution of India Pale Ale, published by Brewers Publications, and the recipient of the Brewers Association Russell Scherer Award for Innovation in Craft Brewing.   BrewedAt's CBC Special Series, releasing a new episode every day from April 27th through May 2nd, and again from May 5th through May 9th, in celebration of the 2026 Craft Brewers Conference in Philadelphia! https://abita.com/ @MitchHopTripper https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchsteelebrewmaster/ _____________________________________________ THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!: The Beer Accountant: https://www.paddymaccpa.com/brewerysolutions Patrick McDonald Email: [email protected] 267-566-4077 - Licensed CPA Norris McLaughlin P.A. https://norrismclaughlin.com/ted-zeller Ted Zeller Email: [email protected] (484) 765-2220 - Liquor Attorney _______________________________________ EPISODE NOTES: Mentioned Breweries San Andreas Brewing Co. - Hollister, CA Anheuser-Busch - St. Louis, MO Tree House Brewing - Charlton, MA Rubicon Brewery - West Sacramento, CA Triple Rock Brewery & Taphouse - Berkeley, CA Stone Brewing - San Diego, CA New Realm Brewing - Atlanta, GA Abita Brewing - Covington, LA Mentioned People Steve Wagner - Co-Founder of Stone Brewing Kristi Switzer - Publisher for the Brewers Association  Dean Rohan - Co-Founder of Tree House Brewing Adolphus Busch - Co-Founder of Anheuser-Busch Greg Koch - Co-Founder of Stone Brewing What We Drank? Eisbock Doppelbock | 16.2% Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub _______________________________________   STAY CONNECTED: Instagram: ⁠⁠@brewedat⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@thebrewedatpodcast⁠⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠⁠@brewedat ⁠⁠/ ⁠⁠@thebrewedatpodcast⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠@brewedat⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@thebrewedatpodcast⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠BrewedAt Website: ⁠⁠www.brewedat.com