Good Beer Hunting

EP-282 Miranda Hudson and Derek Bates, Duration Brewing

07 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I'm Natalya Watson, and you're listening to the Good Beer Hunting podcast. My guests today are Miranda Hudson and Derek Bates, co-founders of Duratio...

CL-057 Omar Foda Bridges the Gap Between Past and Present

05 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest is historian Omar Foda, author of the book Egypt's Beer: Stella, Identity, and the Modern State. In this book, he traces the country's...

EP-281 Jeff Alworth, Beervana

31 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode is the kind of conversation I'd typically have in a bar over a few pints with a friend—one in which we'd talk shop and inevitably st...

EP-280 Lars Marius Garshol, Author and Blogger

24 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of meeting Lars Marius Garshol for the first time. Before then, like much of the internet, I had followed along ...

OL-013 Claire Bullen Reads, "The Land of Fire and Kveik — Farmhouse Brewing at the Crossroads in Voss, Norway"

22 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today you'll hear Claire Bullen read her story, "The Land of Fire and Kveik — Farmhouse Brewing at the Crossroads in Voss, Norway," published on G...

EP-279 Eugenia Brown, Black Beer Chick

17 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's really easy these days to think about the things that we've lost, whether it's time with friends and family or the ability to exist in public spa...

EP-278 Collin McDonnell, Henhouse Brewing

12 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest is a revisit with one of my favorite people. Collin McDonnell of Henhouse Brewing in Northern California. It's a bit of a long one, and ...

CL-056 Christopher DeWolf Plays Tug of War

08 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Good Beer Hunting Collective podcast, the show where members of our team interview each other to get a behind-the-scenes look at some o...

EP-277 Latiesha Cook, Beer Kulture

03 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I've been downloading a lot of interviews lately by Brandi Miller, a writer, equity advocate, and minister, among many other things. On her podcast, R...

OL-012 Beth Demmon Reads, "Witch (Craft) Beer — How a New Wave of Brewers are Incorporating Magic into Beer"

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is GBH Out Loud, and I'm Ashley Rodriguez. Today you'll hear GBH contributor Beth Demmon read "Witch (Craft) Beer — How a New Wave of Brewers ...

A Thousand Words — On Beer and Love

26 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to A Thousand Words, a special project by Good Beer Hunting. I'm Ashley Rodriguez. In this series of the GBH podcast, we ask members of our te...

CL-055 Brian Alberts Gets into the Mash Tun Time Machine

23 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I'm chatting with one of the newer voices on Good Beer Hunting—Brian Alberts. He's not technically new—we published a story from him back in...

EP-276 Tom Acitelli, Author of "Pilsner: How the Beer of Kings Changed the World"

19 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I'm Evan Rail, and you're listening to the Good Beer Hunting podcast. Pilsner, as a style, is currently "having a moment," with cult breweries everywh...

EP-275 Eurotrip: What We're Missing When We Can't Travel

12 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I'm Evan Rail, and you're listening to the Good Beer Hunting podcast. It's September 2020, and the coronavirus pandemic is still raging on—and nowhe...

CL-054 Stephanie Grant Tells a Tale of Two Cities

10 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I love interviewing Good Beer Hunting contributors in these Collective episodes, mainly because I get to learn behind-the-scenes stories that might ot...

CL-053 Kate Bernot and Brian Alberts on the Temporality of Temperance

05 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hey listeners—this week's GBH Collective episode is a timely conversation between two of our writers who bring two very different perspectives to th...

SP-002 Worth the Squeeze — Fruit Beer Adds Punch to Brand Portfolios

02 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this episode of Sightlines. I'm Bryan Roth. This podcast is part of our content for Sightlines Premium, an insights-driven professional com...

EP-274 Felix Nash, Fine Cider Co.

29 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I'm Jonny Garrett, and you're listening to the Good Beer Hunting podcast. My guest today is Felix Nash, founder of the Fine Cider Co, a distribution c...

OL-011 Claire Bullen Reads "A Fire Being Kindled—The Revolutionary Story of Kveik, Norway's Extraordinary Farmhouse Yeast"

27 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is GBH Out Loud, and I'm Ashley Rodriguez. Today you'll hear our editor-in-chief, Claire Bullen, read "A Fire Being Kindled—The Revolutionary S...

EP-273 Ren LaForme, Poynter Institute

22 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, I'm interviewing someone who—until this pandemic hit—I didn't realize I would miss on a personal level. We've only interacted ...

CL-052 Paige Latham Didora Defies Categorization

20 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Good Beer Hunting Collective podcast, the show where members of our team interview each other to get a behind-the-scenes look at some o...

The Time Is Now

15 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's no exaggeration to say that the arrival of COVID-19 has completely upended the beer industry. Breweries large and small have had to radically cha...

EP-272 Erik Lars Myers of Fullsteam Brewery

08 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I'm Bryan Roth, and you're listening to the Good Beer Hunting podcast. We talk a lot about successes in these episodes. Challenges overcome, exciting ...

CL-051 Jamaal Lemon Connects The Dots

04 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Good Beer Hunting Collective podcast, the show where members of our team interview each other to get a behind-the-scenes look at some o...

EP-271 Pete Ternes and Polly Nevins of Middle Brow Beer

01 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I'm Ashley Rodriguez, and you're listening to the Good Beer Hunting podcast. A few months ago—right after the pandemic started changing our lives, a...

SL-024 Can You Hear Me Now? — Trying to Talk Race and Beer

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The last several months have been tough for businesses and organizations across beer, as COVID-19 has forced locations to close, and as resulting fina...

UD-001 Recordings From Costa Rica

25 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I'm Michael Kiser, and you're listening to the Good Beer Hunting podcast. Ah, to be in the sunny mountains of Costa Rica again: travel seems like part...

SP-001 The Shelf in the Sky—Digital Strategies for the New Retail

18 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this episode of the Sightlines podcast. I'm Bryan Roth. This podcast is set up a little differently than usual. It's part of Good Beer Hunt...

CL-050 Lucy Corne On The Original Hazy Sour

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Good Beer Hunting Collective podcast, the show where members of our team interview each other to get a behind-the-scenes look at some o...

EP-270 Joey Redner of Cigar City Brewing and CANarchy

11 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest, Joey Redner, is special to me on a variety of levels. He's a brewery founder I've long admired, having started and grown Cigar City Bre...

A Thousand Words

04 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to A Thousand Words, a special project by Good Beer Hunting. I'm Ashley Rodriguez. As a producer at GBH, I work with a lot of photographers an...

EP-269 Tania and Nick Mader of Alma Mader Brewing

27 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I'm Bryan Roth, and you're listening to the Good Beer Hunting podcast. A growing business can be a funny thing in normal times. Early years are marked...

SL-023 99 Bottles of Beer in the Store

23 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this episode of Sightlines. I'm Bryan Roth. So much has changed in the last few months because of COVID-19, and while many Americans across...

EP-268 Day Bracey of Fresh Fest

20 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest was one of our 2019 Signifiers: an annual list our writers compile, in which we honor people in the industry who have made a lasting imp...

Recordings from Fest From Home

13 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I'm Bryan Roth, and you're listening to the Good Beer Hunting podcast. We've all made lots of adjustments to our lives because of COVID-19, from worki...

CL-049 Lily Waite Tells a Story Years in the Making

11 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Good Beer Hunting Collective podcast, the show where members of our team interview each other to get a behind-the-scenes look at some o...

EP-267 Will Duncan, FitzGerald's

06 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest has been a partner and friend to GBH for years. He's a former GM for 16 on Center, a restaurant and venue group in Chicago known for its...

SL-022 Ask Not What Your Guilds Can Do For You

28 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this episode of Sightlines. I'm Bryan Roth. As cities and states start to reopen and the siren call of warmer weather encourages people to ...

EP-266 Paul Jones of Cloudwater Brew Co.

23 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I'm Jonny Garrett, and you're listening to the Good Beer Hunting podcast. Today's guest is Paul Jones, founder and sole owner of Cloudwater Brew Co. i...

EP-265 Inside the Hop Research Center in Hüll, Germany with Dr. Elisabeth Seigner

16 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I'm Evan Rail, and you're listening to the Good Beer Hunting podcast. Today we're doing things a little differently: I'm taking you along with me on a...

EP-264 Helena Fitzgerald, Writer

09 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I'm Claire Bullen, and you're listening to the Good Beer Hunting podcast. When I first met up with Helena Fitzgerald to record this podcast episode, t...

OL-010 Mark Spence Reads "Stage Three Anger" from Beer is Offal

07 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is GBH Out Loud, and I'm Ashley Rodriguez. Today, you'll hear Mark Spence read the sixth entry of his blog, Beer is Offal, called "Stage Three A...

Recordings From NYC Beer Week, Session One

02 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is part one of a two-part feature from New York City Beer Week. This was recorded at The Well in Brooklyn, just a week or so before the city anno...

Recordings From NYC Beer Week, Session Two

02 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is part two of a two-part feature from New York City Beer Week. This was recorded at The Well in Brooklyn, just a week or so before the city anno...

CL-048 Anthony Gladman is social distancing in an orchard

30 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Good Beer Hunting Collective podcast, the show where members of our team interview each other to get a behind-the-scenes look at some o...

EP-263 Chris Lohring and Brienne Allan of Notch Brewing

25 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Living overseas can give you an interesting perspective on American beer culture. Although I'm originally from California, I've lived in the Czech Rep...

OL-009 Mark Spence Reads "Winner Winner Chicken Dinner" from Beer is Offal

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is GBH Out Loud, and I'm Ashley Rodriguez. Today, you'll hear Mark Spence read an entry of his blog, Beer is Offal, called "Winner Winner Chicke...

EP-262 Eleanor Léger of Eden Specialty Ciders

18 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest comes to us from far northern Vermont. Eleanor is a cider maker, first known for her ice ciders, made using a process of distillation th...

COVID-004 — Pivoting in a Pandemic

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this special series of the GBH Collective podcast, where we'll be checking in with members of our global team to keep you updated on unfold...

COVID-004 — Pivoting in a Pandemic

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this special series of the GBH Collective podcast, where we'll be checking in with members of our global team to keep you updated on unfold...

EP-261 Ben Henning of State Bird Provisions and The Progress

11 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Producer's Note: we're going to continue bringing you timeless stories and important interviews, some of which have newfound relevance because of COVI...

SL-021 On the Frontline — The Shifting State of U.K. Retail

09 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this special episode of Sightlines, part of Good Beer Hunting's continued coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. I'm Jonny Garrett. The U.K. is...

EP-260 John Szymankiewicz of the Beer Law Center

04 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Producer's note: we're going to continue bringing you timeless stories and important interviews, some of which have newfound relevance because of COVI...

SL-020 Retail Therapy—New Ways To Sell

01 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this special episode of Sightlines, part of Good Beer Hunting's continued coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. I'm Bryan Roth. A month ago, m...

COVID-003 — From the Newsroom

26 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this special series of the GBH Collective podcast, where we'll be checking in with members of our global team to keep you updated on unfold...

A Bryan by Any Other Name

24 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when a guy with your exact name invites you to brew a beer with him? In this special episode of the GBH podcast, Sightlines editor Bryan ...

SL-019 Econ 101° — Supply and Demand in a Panicked Market

21 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this special episode of Sightlines, part of Good Beer Hunting's continued coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. I'm Bryan Roth. Parts of the c...

COVID-002 — Finding Moments of Brightness

20 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this special series of the GBH Collective podcast, where we'll be checking in with members of our global team to keep you updated on unfold...

COVID-001 — An Update on Coronavirus

16 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I'm writing and recording this from my home office. I imagine at this point, COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, has affected your ...

EP-259 Ehren Schmidt of Mikkeller Baghaven

14 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I'm Jonny Garrett, and you're listening to the Good Beer Hunting podcast. Listeners in California may remember a brewery called Toolbox Brewing, which...

CL-047 Eoghan Walsh really wanted Rich Soriano to talk about Lambic

12 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I'm talking to Eoghan Walsh, who just had his first article for Good Beer Hunting published. Entitled, "The Last Crusade — Rich Soriano Wants ...

EP-258 Archie Gleason of Sycamore Brewing

07 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When we talk about the evolution of breweries into "beverage companies," that conversation has been dominated by some of the largest corporations in t...

OL-008 Mark Spence Reads, "Scarlet & Cream" from Beer is Offal

05 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is GBH Out Loud, and I'm Ashley Rodriguez. Today, you'll hear Mark Spence read the third entry of his blog, Beer is Offal, called "Scarlet & Cre...

EP-257 Morten Bruun and Tore Gynther of To Øl

29 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode's interview was conducted at BRUS, a brewpub and restaurant in Copenhagen's trendy Nørrebro district. It's owned by the itinerant brewin...

CL-046 Mark Spence Owns His Feelings

28 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I probably sit with our blog, Beer is Offal, more than anything I interact with on Good Beer Hunting. Not only is it something we produce totally in ...

Uppers & Downers Preview Party 2020

23 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As many of you know, we're in the midst of Uppers & Downers week here in Chicago, celebrating more than five years of our coffee and beer culture col...

CL-045 Breandán Kearney Can Sniff Out a Lie

20 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I first met Breandán Kearney in 2015, when he swept the board at the British Guild of Beer Writers Awards. I, like quite a few people in the room, ha...

EP-256 Joe Vogelbacher, Sugar Creek Brewing Company

15 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What does it mean to be a "master"? More important: what does it take to actually feel that way? In this episode, we're talking with the 19th Master C...

FF-027 Jim Plachy is up and down on hard seltzer, marshmallow hard seltzer, and coffee hard seltzer

13 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another Fervent Few episode of the Good Beer Hunting podcast where myself, Jim Plachy, and GBH's strategic director, Michael Kiser, catch u...

EP-255 Ray Daniels, Founder, Cicerone

08 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

About a month ago, an annual tradition took place: the announcement of the new Master Cicerones.  It's an exciting and heartbreaking time for many fo...

SL-018 Brewery RTDs: WTF?

06 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

At a time when hard seltzers are the hottest beverage alcohol around—and spirits are slowly chipping away at servings once strongly held by beer—w...

Mother of Invention Made in Partnership with Guinness — Episode 4

01 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Mother of Invention—a special series of the GBH Podcast made in partnership with Guinness devoted to innovation in the brewing world, bot...

Mother of Invention Made in Partnership with Guinness — Episode 3

01 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Mother of Invention—a special series of the GBH Podcast made in partnership with Guinness devoted to innovation in the brewing world, bot...

Mother of Invention Made in Partnership with Guinness — Episode 2

01 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Mother of Invention—a special series of the GBH Podcast made in partnership with Guinness devoted to innovation in the brewing world, bot...

Mother of Invention Made in Partnership with Guinness — Episode 1

01 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Mother of Invention—a special series of the GBH Podcast made in partnership with Guinness devoted to innovation in the brewing world, bot...

EP-254 Matt Darin and Andrew Zens of Grassroots Cannabis

25 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

If you're a beer fan, the world of cannabis probably intersects with your world in the most casual of ways. You might enjoy both occasionally, or even...

CL-044 Claire Bullen Has A Lizard Brain

23 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

2019 was a big year for us at GBH. We published more stories than ever before, our writers took home dozens of awards, and we broke our own record for...

EP-253 Edwin Methu of Cloudwater Soda

18 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today has been in beer sales for the best part of a decade and seen how fickle and complicated the trade can be.  Edwin Methu's first job w...

OL-007 Besha Rodell Reads, "The Pub, the Farm, and the Forest — A Return to Narnia"

16 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today on GBH Out Loud, you'll hear Besha Rodell read her House Culture story called "The Pub, the Farm, and the Forest — A Return to Narnia," publis...

EP-252 Craig and Beth Wathen of City Beer Store

11 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

City Beer Store isn't a store. Well, it is, but in 2020 it has evolved far beyond that narrow description. It's a beer and natural wine bar, a restaur...

OL-006 Michael Kiser Reads, "Goodbye to Goose Island's Clybourn Pub for a Season, and Forever."

09 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is GBH Out Loud, and I'm Ashley Rodriguez. Today you'll hear Michael Kiser read "Goodbye to Goose Island's Clybourn Pub for a Season, and Forever...

CL-043 Kate Bernot Reads All The Comments

07 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hey! Did you hear we hired someone new?  We're all excited to welcome Kate Bernot to the Good Beer Hunting team. She's taking over as the lead at Sig...

EP-251 Joel Kodner of West Palm Brewery

04 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

One of the stories that I think often gets lost in 2019 craft beer is the experience of the brewpub brewer. All the noise—for better and worse—ten...

OL-005 Mark Spence Reads, "Squeeze, Never Pull" from Beer is Offal

31 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today, you'll hear Mark Spence read the third entry of his blog, Beer is Offal, called "Squeeze, Never Pull," published on Good Beer Hunting on Octobe...

EP-250 Steph and Phill Palgrave-Elliott of Caps and Taps

28 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Opening a bottle shop is many beer drinkers' ultimate dream. After all, it's hard to argue with a work day spent surrounded by delicious beers and exc...

FF-026 Jim Plachy is not ordained and finally met an MLB The Show diehard

24 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another Fervent Few episode of the Good Beer Hunting podcast where myself, Jim Plachy, and GBH's strategic director, Michael Kiser, catch u...

EP-249 Jonny Coffman of Goose Island Beer Co.

21 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today's conversation is one of the hardest—and most edifying—that I've been lucky to have. It reaches that level of dialogue and storytelling that...

SL-017 Monies for Alcohol — How ABV Impacts Sales

19 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Here's an odd thing that enthusiasts don't always focus on when talking about beer, or wine, or spirits, or whichever hard seltzer brand we happen to ...

OL-004 Bryan Roth Reads, "If You're Not First, You're Last — Why Michelob Ultra is the Most Important American Beer Since Bud Light"

17 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is GBH Out Loud, and I'm Ashley Rodriguez. Today, you'll hear Bryan Roth, editor of our news section, Sightlines, read an article from our Unrate...

EP-248 Sam Victory of Wise Man Brewing

14 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

One of my favorite aspects of hosting the chats you hear on the Good Beer Hunting podcast is the real-time accumulation of stories and insight from in...

CL-042 Beth Demmon On The Punk Rock Version of The Secret

12 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Witches are having a moment in the current cultural zeitgeist. It's impossible to ignore. And, as Beth Demmon mentions, the resurgence of witchcraft a...

OL-003 Jonny Garrett Reads, "A Homebrewing Festival in the Arctic Circle"

10 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is GBH Outloud, I'm Ashley Rodriguez. Today you'll hear Jonny Garret reading the very first story he ever wrote for Good Beer Hunting. It's calle...

EP-247 Phil Sexton of Giant Steps Winery and Matilda Bay Brewing

07 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is Luke Robertson, and you're listening to the Good Beer Hunting podcast. When it was announced in October of this year that Phil Sexton would be...

SL-016 Rebel vs. Regulator Pt. 2

05 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Sightlines podcast from Good Beer Hunting. I'm Jonny Garrett. Yesterday we released a podcast interview with John Timothy, chief execut...

SL-015 Rebel vs. Regulator Pt. 1

03 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Sightlines podcast from Good Beer Hunting. I'm Jonny Garrett. If you're a beer drinker in the U.K., you've probably heard of the Portma...

Into the Wild: Raleigh

03 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the third episode of Into the Wild: part of our six-city tour across the U.S. with New Belgium this year. I'm Ashley Rodriguez, and togethe...

EP-246 Pete Holt of Howling Hops Brewery

30 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

London is blessed with hundreds of great pubs. But for me one stands tall above the rest: a beacon of everything that is great about this British inst...

CL-041 Claire Bullen Likes Kveik, Puts a Ring on It

26 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A year ago we launched a series of stories underwritten by Guinness called Mother of Invention. The beer industry is often spurred on by the need to m...

EP-245 Dustin Sepkowski of 33 Acres

23 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When you're a brewery that's built on a very specific intent—the way you look, the beers you make, the kind of hospitality you provide—there's a s...

CL-040 Jonny Garrett is a Crispy Boi

19 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Good Beer Hunting Collective podcast, the show where members of our team interview each other to get the behind-the-scenes look at some...