All Episodes

61 - Erika + Cheyne Tessier, Origin Beer Project | Like-minded creators building community one small step at a time. Learning from their elders and a hands on approach. Discovering their found family.

60 - LaTreace "Beery Godmother" Harris, Cicerone + BJCP Judge + Beer Education Consultant | Superpowers: Sprinkling beer knowledge, building culture through education + shared experiences

59 - Jacky Rice, Sky Fox + Pink Boots Society; Travis Mullen, Stable 12 | Building culture to make everything better, industry vets intertwined thru biology + homebrewing

58 - Sarah Real, Hot Plate + Pink Boots + MJF | Creating a safe + inclusive 3rd space, getting hands in literal + metaphorical dirt, brewing under desperate circumstances, #3 new brewery USA Today

57 - Matt + Chris | Listener mailbag: best winter tap list, beating your in-laws to pay the bill, stealing shampoo, searching for ethical breweries

56 - Mark Ricketts, Summer in the Field | Fatherhood, growing thru honest feedback, sharing beer + building community thru shared passions

55 - Rafael D'Armas, Other Half + MJF + Beer Culture Center | Promoting authenticity + connection thru beer, a society on the cusp of enormous changes, increasing beer's inclusivity

54 - Cindy DeRama, Twin Elephant | Punk music, big time collabs, fostering a welcoming community, w/ guest host Beer Person Mike

53 - Erin Wallace, Pink Boots Society + Other Half Philly | Leading an international org, empowering advocates for SA prevention, when changing doesn't mean failing

52 - Connor Sheridan + Jon Henning, Prime Station | Time travel, a throne of beer bottles, disc golf, starting a brewery w/o a space, building community

We Launched an Award-Winning Kickstarter!

51 - Mike LaRosa, New Trail | Innovating while scaling a business, alcoholic Flubber, a new strand of wild hops, what's new with New Trail

50 - Matt + Chris | Defending DEI in the beer community, revealing its impact on them personally

49 - Jasmine + Drew Dill, Liquid Intrusion | Importance of DEI, MD pride, NFC rivalries, high school sweethearts, making beer meaningful

48 - Rich Koilor, Two Locals | Family, education, opening PA's first Black-owned brewery, the science of double decoctions, Kendrick Lamar

47 - Dorien Saunders, Whims | Legos, setting a vibe, starting a business, importance of family, creating community

46 - Jackie and Brendan Breslin, Wishful Thinking | Science of pizza dough, bringing people together, entrepreneurship, love of foam

45 - Matt and Chris | Trailer: New episodes every Tuesday in January!

44 - Richie Tevlin, Space Cadet | Philly's newest brewery, balancing business + science, putting career on hard mode, small batch brewing

43 - Meredith Rebar, Home Brewed Events + Pink Boots Philly | Educating the consumer, being a connector, audio beer taste-testing, importance of inclusivity

42 - Matt Westfall, Counter Weight | Vintage British motorcycles, brewing school, "grocery store beers", people over profit

41 - Jen and John Kimmich, The Alchemist | Antiracist storytime, how to have a happy marriage, psychedelics, nonnegotiable human values

40 - Dave and Aadam, Trace (and Remnant) | Mirroring the community, brewing apprenticeship, operating sibling breweries

39 - Will Loring, Lesser-Known | Butcher to brewery owner, religion and philosophy, the cell phone box, visiting each country before brewing their beer

38 - Brewsing Banter Crossover | Pod origin stories, creepiness of people-watching, affording a ".com", music, race, and building community

37 - Simon Bee, Red Bear | Drag brunches, homemade drum sets, being a certified Cicerone

36 - Laura and Todd Lacy, Attic | Brewing in a pencil factory, National Parks = love connection, GABF medals galore

35 - Melissa Walter, Love City | Dealing with grief, ROI calculations, maybe a new brewers' guild?!

34 - State of Beer Roundtable w John A. Paradiso + Richie Tevlin | Style trends, beer economics, non-alc beer, Year of the Lager, mascots, and hot takes

33 - Andrew Foss, Human Robot | Well drilling, house flipping, legendary lagering, finding one’s calling

32 - Paul Reiter, Great Notion | Hip hop roots, unconventional beginnings, donating to reparations, keeping beer fun

31 - Tara Nurin, author | History of women in brewing, beer industry battling suffragists, being trilingual, transcendental meditation

30 - Kevin Margitich, Hidden River | Brewing in a former brothel, ghost tours, homebrew-to-pro, family business

29 - Anne Abrahamson, Cerebral | From intern to director, Queer and DEI pride, mixology, living in Japan, operations of a brewery

28 - Kenny Gould and Grace Weitz, Hop Culture | Starting a business, Queer Beer, Kenny admitting Philly doesn't suck

27 - Matt and Chris | The chalice room, bachelor party recaps, favorite beer things, and hot takes

26 - Gabriel Magliaro, Half Acre | Glassblowing, fusing passion and profession, building community

25 - Betsy Lay, Lady Justice | Fundraising for good causes, writing a brewing law, building catios, and hosting knitting nights

24 - Dave Nissen, Paddled South | Combining a love of outdoor adventure with a family business revitalizing a downtown

23 - Zahra Tabatabai, Back Home Beer | From sports journalism to brewing Iranian family recipes

22 - Lindsay Hayes, Wooden Robot | Taking an ethical stance, learning all the facets of brewing, becoming a social media consultant

21 - Kelly and Tom Weiss, Perkiomen Valley | A neurodivergent brewery specializing in foraged ingredients and advocacy for all ability levels

20 - John A. Paradiso, The Daily Beer Bar | Starting a coffee and beer bar with your spouse (update episode)

19 - Richie Tevlin, Victory | Innovating like a test lab while upholding famous quality

18 - Mike LaRosa, New Trail Brewing | Using beer to replenish state parks (update episode)

17 - Iker Elorriaga and Juan Manuel Torres, Tripping Animals | From Venezuelan homebrewing to US sensation

16 - Melissa Walter, Love City | Promoting a diverse staff from within and more (update episode)

15 - Tess Hart, Triple Bottom | Beer as community economic development, being an introvert

14 - Neurodivergence, female- and BIPOC-owned, immigration, and more (season 3 trailer)

13 - Matt yodels, preview of season 3 (season 2 finale)

12 - Brienne Allan, Sacred Profane | @ratmagnet and the #MeToo movement in craft beer

11 - Mike LaRosa, New Trail | Hazy vs New England IPA styles, operations of a brewery

10 - Dan Endicott, Forest & Main | Romanticism of saisons, infusing art into beer

9 - Preview of Season 2 | Season 2 Trailer

8 - Matt's baby, a preview of season two, and a hot topic (season 1 finale)

7 - Andrew Witchey, Dancing Gnome | Moving from fashion retail photography to brewing

6 - Evan Roth + Alex Leh, Cartesian | Sustainable, local origin brewing, being a neighborhood brewery

5 - Lauren Hughes, Necromancer | A former music professor gets technical about brewing science

4 - Alex Howell, Humble Parlor | From passion project as an accountant to small business as a brewer

3 - Matt Brodsky + Justin Steinberg, Sacred Vice | Opening a brewery with a cousin in an unconventional location

2 - Melissa Walter, Love City | Inclusivity, antiracism, antisexism, delicious beer

1 - John A. Paradiso, Cool Material | Year of the lager(?), need for a social justice movement, journalism in craft beer

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