#39 - Concrete Blues (Alyston Upshaw)

Episode 39 of the The BrewedAt Podcast podcast, hosted by BrewedAt, titled "#39 - Concrete Blues (Alyston Upshaw)" was published on March 12, 2025 and runs 66 minutes.

March 12, 2025 ·66m · The BrewedAt Podcast

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Summary

Host Richie Tevlin talks with Alyston Upshaw, owner of Concrete Blues Brewing Co. Originally from Orlando, Al brought his passion for food and beer to Philly in 2012. With experience at Tired Hands, Carbon Copy, and Meetinghouse, he’s now on a mission to make Pub ale a staple in the craft beer scene. Concrete Blues Brewing: https://www.concrete-blues.com/ @concreteblues_ _______________________________________ EPISODE NOTES: Mentioned Breweries Carbon Copy Brewing - Epi 2 - Philadelphia, PA Tired Hands - Ardmore, PA Meetinghouse - Philadelphia, PA Wishful Thinking Brewing - Epi 24 - Bethlehem, PA Wild Fern Brewing - Frenchtown, NJ Bonn Place Brewing - Bethlehem, PA Forest & Main Brewing - Epi 17 - Ambler, PA Yards Brewing Co - Epi 36 - Philadelphia, PA Two Locals Brewing - Epi 27 - Philadelphia, PA Human Robot - Epi 10 & 15 - Philadelphia, PA Suarez Family Brewery - Hudson, NY Timothy Taylor Brewery - United Kingdom Fuller's Brewery - United Kingdom Space Cadet Brewery - Epi 22 - Philadelphia, PA Mentioned People Kyle Wolak & Brendon Boudwin - Epi 2 - Owners of Carbon Copy Colin McFadden - Owner of Meetinghouse Andrew Rubenstein - Brewer at Sacred Vice Brewing Tom Kehoe - Epi 36 - Founder of Yards Brewing Dan Suarez - Owner of Suarez Family Brewery Dan Endicott - Epi 17 - Co-Owner of Forest & Main Brewing Rich Wagner - Philadelphia Beer Historian & Author Mentioned Businesses Philly Beer Week - Epi 14 - Yearly Beer Celebration Steal this Beer - Beer Podcast Marigold Kitchen - Philly Restaurant - Closed in 2019 A Mano - Philly Italian Restaurant Helm - Philly New American Restaurant St. Oners - Philly Beer Bar Local 44 - Philly Bottle Shop _______________________________________ What We Drank? Alyston's Ordinary Bitter Session Ale | 3.5% | EKG & Cascade Concrete Blues Brewing _______________________________________ STAY CONNECTED: Instagram: ⁠⁠@brewedat⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@thebrewedatpodcast⁠⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠⁠@brewedat ⁠⁠/ ⁠⁠@thebrewedatpodcast⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠@brewedat⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@thebrewedatpodcast⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠BrewedAt Website: ⁠⁠www.brewedat.com

Episode Description

Host Richie Tevlin talks with Alyston Upshaw, owner of Concrete Blues Brewing Co. Originally from Orlando, Al brought his passion for food and beer to Philly in 2012. With experience at Tired Hands, Carbon Copy, and Meetinghouse, he’s now on a mission to make Pub ale a staple in the craft beer scene.

Concrete Blues Brewing:

https://www.concrete-blues.com/

@concreteblues_

_______________________________________

EPISODE NOTES:

Mentioned Breweries

Carbon Copy Brewing - Epi 2 - Philadelphia, PA
Tired Hands - Ardmore, PA
Meetinghouse - Philadelphia, PA
Wishful Thinking Brewing - Epi 24 - Bethlehem, PA
Wild Fern Brewing - Frenchtown, NJ
Bonn Place Brewing - Bethlehem, PA
Forest & Main Brewing - Epi 17 - Ambler, PA
Yards Brewing Co - Epi 36 - Philadelphia, PA
Two Locals Brewing - Epi 27 - Philadelphia, PA
Human Robot - Epi 10 & 15 - Philadelphia, PA
Suarez Family Brewery - Hudson, NY
Timothy Taylor Brewery - United Kingdom
Fuller's Brewery - United Kingdom
Space Cadet Brewery - Epi 22 - Philadelphia, PA

Mentioned People

Kyle Wolak & Brendon Boudwin - Epi 2 - Owners of Carbon Copy
Colin McFadden - Owner of Meetinghouse
Andrew Rubenstein - Brewer at Sacred Vice Brewing
Tom Kehoe - Epi 36 - Founder of Yards Brewing
Dan Suarez - Owner of Suarez Family Brewery
Dan Endicott - Epi 17 - Co-Owner of Forest & Main Brewing
Rich Wagner - Philadelphia Beer Historian & Author

Mentioned Businesses

Philly Beer Week - Epi 14 - Yearly Beer Celebration
Steal this Beer - Beer Podcast
Marigold Kitchen - Philly Restaurant - Closed in 2019
A Mano - Philly Italian Restaurant
Helm - Philly New American Restaurant
St. Oners - Philly Beer Bar
Local 44 - Philly Bottle Shop

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What We Drank?

Alyston's Ordinary Bitter
Session Ale | 3.5% | EKG & Cascade
Concrete Blues Brewing

_______________________________________

STAY CONNECTED:

Instagram: ⁠⁠@brewedat⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@thebrewedatpodcast⁠⁠

Tik Tok: ⁠⁠@brewedat ⁠⁠/ ⁠⁠@thebrewedatpodcast⁠⁠

YouTube: ⁠⁠@brewedat⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@thebrewedatpodcast⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠BrewedAt

Website: ⁠⁠www.brewedat.com

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