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Bitter Units: A Beer Podcast
by Wall, Nutt, and Johnson
Bitter Units is a podcast designed to educate all levels of beer drinkers. Topics range from what is the right occasion to drink specific types of beers, to how brewers decide what to make, and whether beer flights are okay or not. With three hosts with wildly different levels of expertise, there is something for everyone who enjoys a cold one.
Episodes
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Talkin bout the weather, Bad Weather w/ Andy Ruhland
On this episode we are joined by Andy Ruhland (@ruhbrewer) of Bad Weather Brewing (@badweatherbrew) in St. Paul, MN. We learn some new vocabulary, Aaron plays the role of JT with a dysfunctional nose, and JT shows up late without the beer. We really crushed this one. Special thanks to our…
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Hanging a new shingle? w/ Joe Ploof of Hanging Hills
Joe Ploof of Hanging Hills is back for the 3rd time. I don't know why he subjects himself to this punishment but we sure appreciate it! We talk about all about what's new with Hanging Hills, some random beer stuff, and find out which cities have the most breweries per capita in the US. Also, if…
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Juice Force w/ New Belgium R&D
Hey were back with Matt Gilliland (@mattysmooth) as he makes a poor decision to become a two-timer on the podcast and he drug his co-worker Cody Reif (@reifstyle). We talk about the formula change on Fat Tire and show off how good we are at our beer tasting segment of the podcast while trying…
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Mostly Random Stuff w/ Ryan Nanni
Hey everyone! This is the first one in a long time that we've done that does not involved an industry guest. Ryan Nanny (@celebrityhottub) and co-host of the Shutdown Fullcast, the worlds only college football podcast, joins us to talk about almost everything but beer. So if you're only here for...
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15% Revolution w/ John Carruthers
We are joined on the pod by John Carruthers of Revolution Brewing in Chicago. John is a regular dude. You may have met him, or just a guy with a beard who looks exactly like him. And really, you get the gist either way. You can find him at https://nachosandlager.com and @nachosandlager on…
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The Invention of Sticke Notes?
John Martin is the founder of Confluence Brewing in Des Moines, Iowa. John left the construction industry to turn his love of brewing into a career. Confluence has been a staple of the Des Moines craft beer industry since 2012. You can find out more at https://confluencebrewing.com/ Please check...
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3rd Annual Charity Livestream Audio- ICYMI
This is long. I've warned you in advance. We did however raise $1600 for Feeding America with our friends over at United we drink (https://www.unitedwedrink.com). Thank you for all the listens and following along with us this year. New episodes coming soon. Thanks to our sponsors Revelton...
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¿Nachos con Nelson?
Tim regaled the guys with a story about a celebrity encounter at a ChiChi's. I mean what else do you need to know? Also we drink Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale for an old classic review. Special thanks to our sponsors. Please visit them at... https://www.reveltondistillery.com and...
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Welcome to Earf! w/ Brad Miles of Firestone Walker
This episode we are joined by Brad Miles of Firestone Walker. Tim uses his made up language again, while JT and Aaron get lost in the brewers nerd talk. Brad Miles is the R&D/Innovations Manager @ Firestone Walker (www.firestonebeer.com) and a UNLV graduate. He is also 1/5th of the LA Lakers...
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The Perfection of Beer Flavored Beer w/ Nathan Crane of Chuckanut Brewing
Nathan Crane from Chuckanut Beer joins us on the pod to talk about their Mexican Lager and Bohemian Pilsner. I don't want to give away too much here, but we had a lot of fun in this episode drinking beer that tastes and looks like beer. Check them out at https://www.chuckanutbrewery.com As always...
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The brewery Strike(s) back w/ Joe Brenner
The guys are back with Joe Brenner of Strike Brewing in San Jose, California. You might remember that Strike has been on the pod before as it was Joe's favorite brewery before he got into the industry and now he works there. Hear about what it's like to start from zero and end up as operations...
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Bad, Bad, Leroy Bruin w/ Ryan Rost of 515 Brewing
Aaron, Tim, and JT are joined by Ryan Rost of 515 Brewing. Ryan is the owner and founder of 515 Brewing in Clive, Iowa and enjoys "electronic tinkering and the quality control of beer". Though his favorite beer is Mediocré (pale ale) the boys are drinking Bad Bad Leroy Bruin, a flanders brown…
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Broadcast system test.
Just a test of the system after a hosting site change...
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2022 Beers of Summer!
JT, Tim, and Aaron all bring a beer they enjoy to the pod and name their official beers of summer. Get involved with #beersofsummer.
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The Kolsch Hard Facts w/ Corey Blodgett
We talk Kolsch, soft baseball fans, and other things in this episode. Corey is the Head BrewMaster Brewer, ramen lover, and Kolsch Pedant of The Gathering Place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We know the audio is a little rough in places but hang in there we think it's worth it.
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The 2-Timers club grows while we drink Sunny Little Thing w/ Justin Kendall.
You know him, you love him, he's the editor at Brewbound, and he's back for more tomfoolery. Justin Kendall (@justindkendall) joins us expanding the 2-timers club of people looney enought to talk to us twice. We talk about the changes in the industry during the pandemic and a host of other…
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4 Beer Insanity with the Loudest 900 BBL brewery in the world, Hanging Hills Joe Ploof.
The guys are joined by Joe Ploof of Hanging Hills once again. He promised Tim and Aaron less IPAs before the show then we had 5 IPAs sent to us and one Pils. Joe Ploof is the Founder/CEO/Chief Hack of Hanging Hills Brewery in Hartford, CT.
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Black Butte N/A Beer? No Way... YES Way! w/ Veronica Vega of Deschutes Brewing
Veronica has worked in the craft beer industry for 16 years after switching paths from biological field work. She landed in Bend, Oregon where she got her foot in the door at Deschutes Brewery. She is currently the Director of Product Development, wher she "sells ideas internally" and then works…
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Drinking Orval with Matty Smooth
Matt Gilliland is a Craft Brewing veteran with over 27 years under his belt, most notably 24 years at New Belgium Brewing Company, while also dabbling in writing, podcasting, and beer judging. When not reeking of DMS, Matt enjoys gravity sports in the mountains of CO, or just chilling at home of...
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Wooden Ship w/ Co-Owner Josh Oestreich
This week, the boys are joined by Josh Oestreich, co-owner and lead janitor at Wooden Ship Brewing in Minneapolis, MN. They taste a beer that Tim suckered Josh into collab-ing withhim on and learn what goes into opening a brewery.
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JT and his horrible takes revealed!
In this episode the guys just drink beers they like and JT lays out some horrible hot takes. Ketchup anyone???
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Northgate Brewing: Summit Oktoberfest and Shooting your shot and missing w/ Adam Sjogren
In this episode we talk with Adam Sjogren co-founder of the now defunct Northgate Brewing. We talk about things to do different and what caused their business to not suceed long term. We also drink Oktoberfest from Summit Brewing.
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Seltzer: That's it that's the title...
We finally try a hard seltzer. It doesn't go well. There ain't no laws in this episode.
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Hanging out with Brewmaster Mike and some Duvel
With Aaron absent from the episode Tim and JT stumble through the episode, rudderless, like a broken down pirate ship. Thanks to Mike there is still some good conversation though. Brewmaster Mike is a 20+ year veteran of the craft beer scene. 15 of those years working in various breweries. An...
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Sun Pillar w/ Ariel from Badger Hill Brewing
On this episode we have Ariel Keeton from Badger Hill Brewing and he brough one of Tim's desert island beers. Sun Pillar from Bad Weather Brewing. It's probably for the best that Tim got something he loves in this episode because he took an abolute beating otherwise. Ariel is a brewer @ Badger…
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2 Strikes and we're out!
On this episode we are going back to our roots! It is just the guys tasting two beers from Strike Brewing Co. in San Jose, CA. This is friend of the show @bayareabrenner favorite brewery and he hooked us up. Pop Fly a patersbier and Colossus of Clout a red ale fill our bellies.
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New Belgium Dominga Mimosa Sour with New Belgium Brewing's Joel Winn
Aaron and Tim welcome guest host Joel Kodner to talk to Joel Winn from New Belgium Brewing. They talk about international travel experiences, brewery work culture, and Iowa experiences. Joel Winn is the western Washington and Oregon area sales manager for New Belgium Brewing in Seattle, WA. He…
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Unmapped Brewing's No Trace IPA with Head Brewer Derek Allmendinger
Aaron, JT and Tim are joined by Unmapped Brewing in Minnetonka, MN Head Brewer Derek Allmendinger. A veteran of the Minnesota brewing scene, Derek has worked at some of the largest breweries in Minnesota. The guys talk about guidance counselors, breweries in strip malls, growlers and crowlers and...
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2nd Shift Brewing's Beer Bonanza
This week, Tim, JT, and Aaron are joined by Libby and Steve Crider, the owners of 2nd Shift Brewing in St. Louis, Missouri. A lot of beer was drank along with welding talk, cat talk, and oh yeah the beer. They are huge beer twitter community supporters with anything from words of encouragement to...
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Off Color Brewing's Gator Time and Reine Des Renards with Co-Founder John Laffler
Aaron, JT and Tim are back with more beers! Yes, they drank two this time, but there were no Coors Light flights. Sorry, JT. They're joined by Off Color Brewing Co-Founder John Laffler. Laffler is the co-founder of Off Color Brewing, an otter enthusiast and the Zoey Deschanel of being cuter and...
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Dubious Claims Brewing Elixir Stout and Black Lager with Head Brewer Taran Winnie
Aaron, JT and Tim are back! They're drinking beer and discussing the finer points of Missouri. They enjoy the finest and newest offerings from Dubious Claims Brewing Co. out of Excelsior Springs, MO. They're joined by Dubious Claims' Head Brewer Taran Winnie. Taran Winnie is the Head Brewer for...
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Toppling Goliath's HOPSMACK! with Head Brewer Eric Hild
This is episode does not get as chippy as the tease may seem. Eric Hild is Senior Lead Brewer at Toppling Goliath in Decorah, IA. He joins the boys to talk about their Hopsmack! double IPA, discuss the Iowa brewing scene and make hop puns. Follow Bitter Units on Twitter: @BitterUnits
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Dale's Pale Ale with Certified Cicerone Kyle Schmidt
Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they are joined by Kyle Schmidt, a Certified Cicerone® and the VP of Operations and Training for Better Beer Society, an organization that provides training and draft beer services to...
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Lagunitas Little Sumpin' Sumpin' & Applebee's
Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they are joined by Patrick Kirk and Nate Grover from Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar. The dynamic duo comprises the VP & Director of Beverage at Applebee's International. These are...
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Deschutes Black Butte Porter w/ Neal Stewart
Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they are joined by Neal Stewart. Neal is the VP of Sales and Marketing at Deschutes Brewery and has an extensive history in the beer industry working with breweries like Pabst to…
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The Sweet Taste of Oreo Speedwagon
Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they introduce their producer, David Graf, to tell the audience a little bit more about himself. They also play beer balderdash hosted by Mr. Tim Johnson and conduct a taste test with...
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Elysian Contact Haze with The Tailgate Society's Nicole Gustafson
Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they are joined by The Tailgate Society's Nicole Gustafson. Nicole loves visiting the craft breweries across the Midwest and contributes sports, pop culture, and pretty much anything…
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Stone IPA with Badger Hill Brewing's Michael Koppelman
Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they are joined by Michael Koppelman from Badger Hill Brewing. Koppelman has done pretty much a little bit of everything that you have dreamed about doing from being a sound engineer…
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Fat Tire with Brewbound's Justin Kendall
Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they are joined by Justin Kendall from Brewbound. Kendall provides daily coverage of the beer industry on Brewbound.com, conducts live-streamed interviews during Brewbound's events and...
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Sipping Sierra Nevadas with The Tailgate Society's Ted Flint
Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they are also joined by The Tailgate Society's Ted Flint. They discuss overrated superhero movies and where they wish they were instead of inside their homes. For the beer, they're...
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Let's Taste Test Some Peroni
Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they discuss how they're staying stocked up on beer while remaining quarantined. Tim leads Aaron and JT through their first "proper" beer taste test with the fastest-growing European...
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What beer is helping you survive quarantine?
Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In the inaugural episode, they break down what beers they’re doing their best to keep stocked in quarantine, how quarantine is affecting the beer business, and explore how the term “crowler” was...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Bitter Units is a podcast designed to educate all levels of beer drinkers. Topics range from what is the right occasion to drink specific types of beers, to how brewers decide what to make, and whether beer flights are okay or not. With three hosts with wildly different levels of expertise, there is something for everyone who enjoys a cold one.
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Wall, Nutt, and Johnson
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