EP-045: Building a Malt Foundation for your Hop House

In this special American Craft Beer Week edition of the podcast, Josh and Ryan taste through some Ninkasi seasonal beers, Pikes Peak Brewing's newest Incline release, and finally try put the hazy IPA trend on this show to rest. Also in this extra-long episode, Josh coins a new term(malt foundation for a hop house) beer nerds can use instead of "malty backbone" for describing a balanced beer, there's talk of South African hops and the guys discuss the fun things happening this week in Colorado Springs for American Craft Beer Week. Beers in this episode: Ninkasi Brewing Maiden the Shade Ninkasi Brewing Pacific Rain Pikes Peak Brewing Incline Firestone Walker Leo vs Ursus Fortem