Good Beer Hunting
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Announcing The Gist by Sightlines
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're coming to you today to bring you up to speed on some things we've doing since our hiatus. One of the ways we've refocused our efforts is on ou...
Finding The Joy Of Craft Beer
20 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Despite alarming headlines and loud proclamations that "craft beer is dead," that's only part of the story—and not a particularly accurate one, at t...
The Hunt For Craft Beer's Cool
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Beer is having a hard time these days. Category-wide, sales are down and interest just isn't the same it used to be. But what if the enthusiasm that g...
EP-421 Kevin and Britt Templin of Templin Family Brewing
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brewing is famously a science and an art. There are loads of technical aspects a skilled brewer should nail down to create something special, but ther...
EP-420 Eeva and Trace Redmond of Elder Piper Beer + Cider
13 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a classic question asked first in a novel, then in music, and often as a half-joke pop culture reference: Can you go home again? People change ov...
EP-419 Matt Kwasniewski of Big Timber Brewing
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
West Virginians take a lot of pride in their state. As well they should—it's one of the most stunningly gorgeous destinations in the United States, ...
On Becoming Hawk
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
# On Becoming Hawk Hi there - this is Michael Kiser, founder and publisher of Good Beer Hunting. I'm coming to you today with a difficult message—bu...
EP-418 Luke Bauer of Snake River Brewing Company
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The definition of "local" can be quite different when the nearest urban regions are hundreds of miles away. That's certainly the case in Jackson, Wyom...
EP-417 Jon Renthrope of Cajun Fire
06 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're squarely in the midst of political season—presidential debates have begun, campaigning has kicked into high gear, and November elections are c...
EP-416 Kristen Sumpter of Red's Beer Garden
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's easy to find examples of what success in entrepreneurship looks like. There are dozens of TV shows, thousands of books, and millions of blog post...
EP-415 Whitney Petty of Thunderpussy with Caitlin Braam of Yonder Cider
29 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thunderpussy is a band that elicits an immediate, visceral reaction. Even their NSFW name is unapologetic, brash, and controversial, and that's exactl...
TG-017 The One With Celebs
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What a long, strange trip it's been for the Miramar brewing facility that once housed Ballast Point and, after changing hands more than a few times, i...
EP-413 Kemet Coleman, Elliott Ivory, and Woodie Bonds Jr. of Vine Street Brewing
15 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There's something special about when talent, vision, and respect are all wrapped up in a relationship. These attributes can provide people deeper mean...
TG-016 The Gist—The One With The Rumors
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listeners of The Gist know we're all about the stats. But today, we're dishing out numbers with narrative, from Anchor Brewing's out-of-nowhere yogurt...
EP-412 Nicole Oesch of Kismetic Beer Company
08 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
So much has changed in craft beer since I became a fan more than a decade ago. One of the most intriguing things I've noticed as someone who loves bei...
EP-411 Jay & Ciara Jones of Woven Water Brewing Company
01 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The thicker, the better" sounds like something I would say about my thighs, but not necessarily about beer. But that's exactly how Woven Water Brewin...
TG-015 The One With Hot Singles
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's almost summertime, and the living's easy, especially if you're a beer brand heading into the biggest sales season of the year. In this episode of...
EP-410 Rachel Li, Charles Denby, and Nick Harris of Berkeley Yeast
25 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you're a beer fan, it's likely you know about the core ingredients in every recipe: hops, malt, water, yeast. Even if you're not an enthusiast, you...
EP-409 Rachael Hudson of Pilot Brewing Company
18 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some people know early on they're destined to be their own boss. Rachael Hudson is one of these people. She's the co-owner and head brewer at Pilot Br...
TG-014 The One with the Spring Slump
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Spring hasn't sprung for craft beer yet this year. It's more like a belly flop into a deflating pool filled with the ghosts of profitable years of yor...
EP-408 Jen Price of Crafted for Action and CraftBeerCon
11 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"If you can see, you can be it." I believe this adage is a great example of the value of diversity in all aspects of life. Seeing someone who looks li...
TG-013 The Gist—The One With The Boogeyman
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bongs, beer, and boogeymen—on this episode of The Gist, we kick things off with cannabis. Then, Sightlines reporter Kate Bernot shares her insights ...
OT-001 Orchard To Table: A Celebration of Pacific Northwest Cider
27 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special episode hosted in collaboration with the American Cider Association—a great way to bring you an episode with audio from an event d...
CL-141 Reverence for the Irreverent — Brewing Magic at Brujos Brewing
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Magic takes time, patience, and intention. So does brewing. The two concepts intertwine fantastically and theatrically in Jeff Alworth's Signifier for...
EP-407 Hillary Barile of Rabbit Hill Farms & Malthouse and Craft Maltsters Guild
20 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hillary Barile isn't sure what she'd call herself first: a farmer or a maltster. In reality, she's both, working as a fifth generation farmer at Rabbi...
TG-012 The One About Last Year
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for the Brewers Association's annual report for 2023. Who came out on top? Who's new to the list and how did they get there? What on Earth i...
EP-406 Michael Duckworth of True Anomaly Brewing Company
13 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You've heard the joke—four scientists walk into a bar, and hilarity ensues. But have you heard the one about a few NASA employees opening a brewery?...
EP-405 Maddee McDowell of The Tasting Alliance
06 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a respected name in wine and spirits tries to make a move into the beer world? Does their experience translate into a new category, ...
TG-011 The One With the Sincerest Form of Flattery
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a consumer's world—we're just living in it. Maybe that's just how it seems nowadays, based on the number of new products on shelves and who's p...
EP-404 Natalie Thurman of Trace Brewing
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
So often, when you listen to these episodes, you hear conversations with people far along in their experience with beer, wine, spirits, or other alcoh...
EP-403 Neil Fisher and Skip Schwartz of WeldWerks Brewing
23 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fluffernutter and Oreo Marshmallow pastry stouts. Kettle sours brewed with "obscene amounts" of fruit. A cream cheese rangoon gose. Depending on your ...
CL-140 Malts, Monoculture, and Money—The Future of Barley in North America
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some people nerd out about beer in general. Others go wild for water profiles, hop varieties, or yeast strains, but in Don Tse's experience, not enoug...
EP-402 Ryan Lavery, Founder & President of Widowmaker Brewing
16 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The story of homebrewing and craft beer is intertwined. Ask many craft brewery owners how they got their start, and you'll probably hear about their h...
TG-010 The One With The Fighting Spirit
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Modelo Especial continues to absolutely dominate as a lager, but is it so successful that we can call it the new domestic lager of choice? On this epi...
FFT-25 Matt Manthe from Odd Breed Brewing
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Next up in our series of interviews from the 2023 Foeder for Thought festival, Kate Bernot is talking to Matt Manthe from Odd Breed Brewing in Pompano...
FFT-24 Aaron Kleidon of Scratch Brewing
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the 2023 Foeder for Thought festival, I'm talking to Aaron Kleidon of catch Brewing in Ave, Illinois, one of the country's most obs...
FFT-23 Trevor Rogers from de Garde Brewing
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the 2023 Foeder for Thought festival, Kate Bernot is talking to Trevor Rogers from de Grade Brewing, a geographical outlier like ma...
FFT-22 Brandon Boldt of Primitive Beer
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After taking a short break for a St. Pete-style rain to pass through, the crowd at Foeder for Thought gathered in the courtyard at Green Bench again, ...
FFT-21 Zach Adams of Fox Farm
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're kicking off our 2023 Foeder for Thought episodes with Zach Adams of Fox Farm in Salem, Connecticut. Like many craft brewers, Zach was a home bre...
FFT-20 Khris Johnson of Green Bench Brewing
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Unless you've been listening to older episode of the GBH Podcast, you may not have heard my voice in awhile. I've been working on some new projects th...
RV-002: Measurements, Bias, and Their Impact on Beer Science and Community Building
02 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is one of a three-part series recorded as part of the Rare & Vintage Beer Tasting, an annual event held in Durham, North Carolina that br...
RV-001: Big Ideas and Storytelling with Jamaal Lemon
02 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is one of a three-part series recorded as part of the Rare & Vintage Beer Tasting, an annual event held in Durham, North Carolina that br...
RV-003: Building Inclusive Lexicons for Beer
02 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is one of a three-part series recorded as part of the Rare & Vintage Beer Tasting, an annual event held in Durham, North Carolina that br...
TG-009 The One with the Pivot
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If we've said it once, we've said it a thousand times—beverage companies are going to have to expand their offerings not just to grow, but to surviv...
EP-401 Jen Blair of Under the Jenfluence
24 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In my time in and around the beer industry, I've heard too many people underestimate the Cicerone Certification Program, a worldwide standard for reco...
EP-400 Julia Astrid Davis of Burke-Gilman Brewing
17 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're talking about process. And it's not just in context of the brewing of beer, but everything that leads up to it, what happens du...
TG-008 The One with a Whiskey River
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's only February, but beverage companies are already setting the stage for the rest of 2024 with new products, big investments, and… TV ads? Today...
EP-399 Jess Griego of Bosque Brewing
10 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to careers, longevity is hard to come by. Most surveys and job-focused websites will tell you Americans find a new job roughly every thr...
EP-398 Sarah Real and Mike Dell'Aquila of Hot Plate Brewing Company
03 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes when dreams get put on hold for too long, they can fade away and become nostalgia for what never was. But in the case of Sarah Real, her dre...
EP-397 Theresa McCulla, formerly of the Smithsonian Institution
27 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
American craft beer is old enough to have "good old days," which means it's no stranger to retirements or its best and brightest moving on to new ca...
TG-007 The One with the $1 Billion Bust
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a new week with new news, but you already knew that. In this week's episode of The Gist, Sightlines reporter Kate Bernot talks with me, Beth Demm...
EP-396 Shanleigh Thomson of Shan.Ferments
20 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
People who work in beer arrive from all kinds of professional backgrounds and even different career trajectories. But once they're in beer, it's less ...
CL-139 Small Town Sober—Shining A Light On Arkansas' Dry Counties
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Football and beer tend to go together without much thought. But in places like Pope County, Arkansas, alcohol is noticeably absent from tailgate coole...
EP-395 Beth Demmon of The Beer Drinker's Guide to Ciders
13 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When I tell people that I'm really into beer, a quarter of the time someone mentions cider despite the two being vastly different. These interactions ...
TG-006 The Gist—The One With The Juice
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a new year and things are already shaking up in the beer world, first with Asahi's entry into brewing in the United States, plus Coca-Cola subsid...
EP-394 Julie Wartell, editor of Craft Breweries & Cities: Perspectives from the Field
06 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When scouting locations to open a new brewery, quite a few things are left to chance. What's available to lease, in the right price range, in the righ...
EP-393 Nikki West of Ciders From Mars
30 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the world of cider, Nikki West says the nerdier you are, the cooler you are. That's probably the scientist in her talking, but she's not wrong. As ...
EP-392 Todd DiMatteo of Good Word Brewing
23 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From the moment I stepped into Good Word Brewing in Duluth, I was impressed. The space is a take on old-world style with warm wood and plush booths—...
TG-005 The Gist — The One In The Rearview Mirror
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
2023 is drawing to a close, so it's time to take a look back at the year to see what happened, what's happening, and what might happen in the coming m...
CL-138 Something Else Entirely—A Place For Third Culture Kids
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Korean folklore, dokkaebi are tricksy creatures who love to eat, drink, and challenge humans to wrestling matches. They tend to create mischief, bu...
EP-391 Trevor Nearburg of Beerburg Brewing
16 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How many times have you heard some version of the phrase "beer brings people together?" We get it: eating and drinking with others is an ancient and d...
CL-137 On Thin Ice—Ready to Die & Ready to Live
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
By definition, the realization that you've experienced a close brush with death can't come until after you've survived, but sometimes you might realiz...
EP-390 Isaiah Smith, Josie Footman-Smith, and Isaac Smith from Our Culture Brewing and Fenwick Broyard from Creature Comforts
09 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last year, while attending the Georgia Brewers Conference, I heard a DEI presentation from Isaiah Smith, the CEO of Our Culture Brewing Co, Fenwick Br...
TG-004 The Gist—The One With The Beef
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's a new week and that means new drama, news, and more on this episode of The Gist, with Kate Bernot and me, Beth Demmon. We bring you the latest be...
EP-389 Lauren and Joe Grimm of Grimm Artisanal Ales, Physica Wines, and Lala's Brooklyn Apizza
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Look around beer today and it's easy to find lots … beyond it. Breweries are making hard seltzer, canned cocktails, wine, or opening up restaurant e...
SL-038 Over a Barrel—Beer Fests Evolve as Tickets Sales Waver
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When we talk about what they appreciate about beer, it's not uncommon to hear them mention the people; the "community." And in a very tangible way, th...
EP-388 Grant Gillon of Kinship Brewing
25 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you follow me on Instagram, you know my love for beer is only rivaled by my love for cooking. Cooking is not only a therapeutic experience but a cr...
CL-136 The Water Keeps Flowing — Change & Community On The Salmon River
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Communities can be built through mutual joy just as easily as through shared struggle, and in the rugged landscape of the American frontier, it can al...
EP-387 April Dove of Tha CommUNITY
18 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There are many movements throughout the craft beer industry shining a light on the importance of diversity and seeking ways to create more inclusive e...
TG-003 The One About Maturity
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From a declaration of maturity to mergers and acquisitions, cannabis, craft share, and beyond, it's been a big week in beer. Let's get the heart of wh...
EP-386 Vivian Ward of The ExBeerience
11 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For a while now, it has been my mission to cover the stories of Black women in the craft beer industry doing incredible things. Many of us started as ...
CL-135 Secret Handshakes & The Spirit of Chicago — The Story of Malört
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There's a masochistic element to drinking Malört, the bitter liqueur beloved by Chicagoans and reviled by others. But beneath its herbaceous and citr...
EP-385 Averie Swanson of Keeping Together
04 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My guest needs little introduction. Averie Swanson is well-known in the craft beer industry for her work at Jester King Brewery—a brewery in Austin,...
TG-002 The Gist — The One with the Feds
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ready to hear about why the Federal Trade Commission is not happy with Total Wine, what's selling and what's stalling at convenience stores right now,...
SL-037 New Graft — Non-Alcoholic Offerings Expand into Cider
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It doesn't matter if you're an avid drinker or someone who's never had a drop—there's a good chance you've seen or heard about the growth of non-alc...
EP-384 Rosa and John Paradiso of The Daily Beer Bar
28 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, we're talking about hospitality. It's a bit of an audio-based extension from what Sightlines reporter Kate Bernot has covered on...
CL-134 From Reader to Leader — GBH's New Drinkways Editor, Emma Janzen
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The practices of writing and editing, while similar, each require very specific skill sets that nudge against one another, but remain deeply individua...
EP-383 Marco Ortega of The Black is Beautiful Documentary
21 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Before it became a worldwide beer campaign, the phrase 'Black Is Beautiful' was a positive affirmation in my childhood. I had previously written about...
TG-001 The One With the Vibes
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The latest beer news, product developments, and what constitutes a "five-alarm fire" for distributors—at least, according to distributors. It's all ...
CL-133 Write Like You Talk — Advice & Experience From GBH's Newest Editor
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Becoming a journalist today seems more treacherous than in any other time in history. With notions like "alternative facts" on the rise, media compani...
EP-382 The Value of Community — Discussing GBH's Compound Interest Series
14 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Every successful small business owner has to raise the bar if they're going to compete. And for many, that means raising money, too. In this special e...
SL-036 Running On Empty
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For years now, practically any industry has dealt with the threat of burnout. It was a problem before the COVID pandemic, became a bigger issue during...
SM-010 The Rise and Fall of the 1970s' Biggest Kegger
07 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to throw a party for ten thousand of your closest friends? A party that brings famous music acts from all over the country to your s...
EP-381 Eno Sarris of The Athletic
30 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special edition of the podcast where we let you peer behind the curtain. Our guest, baseball writer and beer enthusiast Eno Sarris, is the s...
CL-132 Luck, Poetry, and Baseball—How Eno Sarris Changed The Game
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There's a certain magic to baseball, filled with myths, heroes, and the power to make people feel that anything is possible. It's no wonder it's calle...
EP-380 Mandy Naglich, Author and Certified Taster
24 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Flavor is much more than what something tastes like. It's aroma, mouthfeel, and flavors all mixed together to create a sensory experience that has the...
EP-379 LP O'Brien of LP Drinks
16 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you're an avid watcher of Netflix, you may have caught this episode's guest on the hit series, Drink Masters, a reality-style competition based in ...
EP-378 LaTreace Harris of The Beery Godmother
02 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Beer is a treasure trove for anyone who wants to be a lifelong learner. From a historical perspective alone, there are thousands of years of brewing t...
CL-131 Life, Death & Lagers — Resilience in the Deep South
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The American South means a lot of things, to a lot of people. But one thing is for certain—there's no place like it in the world. For his first fe...
Strong Feelings in collaboration with National Black Brewers Association
26 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a special one for us. It brings together voices of people who were in Nashville for the 2023 Craft Brewers Conference as a spiritual s...
EP-377 Monique Gray of Momentum Cider
19 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's not breaking news to say there aren't many women owners across beverage alcohol, or to say there are even fewer Black women in ownership position...
CL-130 From Stone to Tongue—Exploring Minerality of Earth and Beer
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At what point do creative pursuits become exercises in futility? When does the lack of success become failure, and when does it serve as a reminder in...
EP-376 Cha McCoy of The Communion
12 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's easy to get lost in the world of craft beer. I liken it to falling in love with someone. For years, craft beer was the only thing I could think o...
CL-129 Nostalgia, Authenticity, and Heritage — Exploring the Global Path of Today's Spirits
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Once upon a time, supporting independent makers in food and drink was paramount for conscientious consumers. To these shoppers, a common goal was to a...
EP-375 Doug Constantiner of Societe Brewing Company
05 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We've all heard the stories of homebrewers following their passion into professional brewing. There's an engineer or a lawyer who homebrewed for years...
EP 374 - Ayla Kapahi of Borderlands Brewing
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
People in the beer industry often tout the aspiration of using the drink as a way to "build community." What they typically mean is that interacting o...
EP-373 Dashawn Agbonze of Mastry's Brewing
22 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We've all set professional goals at one point or another, even if it's just thinking back to the time as a kid you wanted to be an astronaut or athlet...
CL-128 A Burgeoning Oasis In A Stifled State — Crafting Community in Chattanooga
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to alcohol in Tennessee, whiskey is king. But craft beer is slowly starting to become part of the state's identity, and in Chattanooga, ...
EP-372 Chelsey Rosetter and Ben Farber of Benny Boy Brewing
15 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I have a confession. I have a vested interest in getting people excited about cider through beer. I even wrote a book about it called "The Beer Lover'...
SL-035 Beer's Money Back Guarantee
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The past year has been a hard one for most beer categories. With the exception of imports—particularly those from Mexico—volume growth hasn't been...