Episode 47 - Extreme Beer Festival with Wicked Weed & Jackie O's

February 29, 2016 Justin Kennedy

For our final Extreme Beer Festival 2016 episode, we welcome Rich Kilcullen from Wicked Weed in Asheville, North Carolina, and Seth Morton from Jackie O's in Athens, Ohio. Rich is Wicked Weed's head of sour production at the Funkatorium and Seth is the head production brewer at Jackie O's. Tune in to hear what they have to say about brewing "extreme" beers in their respective facilities!

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Episode FFD700 - Extreme Beer Festival with Burley Oak & The Alström Bros

February 25, 2016 Justin Kennedy

Episode FFD700 - Extreme Beer Festival with Burley Oak & The Alström Bros

In the second of our Extreme Beer Fest special episodes, recorded live from the floor of the convention hall, we talk to Bryan Brushmiller of Maryland's Burley Oak Brewing as well as the festival's organizers, Jason & Todd Alström of Beer Advocate.

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Episode 46 - Jerry Gnagy, Against the Grain

February 22, 2016 Justin Kennedy

Episode 46 - Jerry Gnagy, Against the Grain

This week we welcome Jerry Gnagy of Lousville's Against the Grain Brewery to the show for what's perhaps our most irreverent show yet. Recorded the morning after the first night of Extreme Beer Fest, Jerry lets loose and tell us how, deep down, every one of us wants a shot of hot cream to the face. He also shares some questionable beers with the panel... You won't want to miss this episode. Trust us.

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Episdoe FFC200 - Extreme Beer Festival with Firestone Walker & Foundation Brewing

February 18, 2016 Justin Kennedy

Episdoe FFC200 - Extreme Beer Festival with Firestone Walker & Foundation Brewing

In the first of our Extreme Beer Fest special episodes recorded live from the floor of the convention hall, we talk to Jeffers Richardson of Firestone Walker and Joel Mahaffey of Foundation Brewing.

Jeffers was the original brewmaster for Firestone. After taking a sojourn to work at Sierra Nevada, and later in the olive oil industry, he recently returned to the company as head of Barrelworks, Firestone's wild and sour facility in Buellton.

Joel is the co-founder of Foundation Brewing in Portland, Maine. He tells us about running an upstart brewery in one of the best beer cities in the country and how the brewing community along Industrial Way (which currently includes Allagash, Bissell Brothers, and Austin Street) fosters cooperation and creativity.

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Episode 45 - JC Tetreault, Trillium Brewing

February 15, 2016 Justin Kennedy

Episode 45 - JC Tetreault, Trillium Brewing

Boston's Trillium Brewing is one of the hottest East Coast breweries at the moment, focusing on big, hoppy beers like Fort Point & Upper Case and roasty imperial stouts like PM Dawn. We sat down with Trillium's co-founder JC Tetreault while we were in Boston a couple weeks ago for Beer Advocate's Extreme Beer Festival to talk beer, brewing, and all things Boston.

***NOTE***
This week and next week, in addition to our regularly scheduled Monday-at-5PM shows, we'll be releasing special EBF episodes on Thursdays. Keep an eye on iTunes and our website for these special editions of STB @ EBF!

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Episode 44 - Doug Reiser & Tim Gormley, Burial Beer Co.

February 8, 2016 Justin Kennedy

Episode 44 - Doug Reiser & Tim Gormley, Burial Beer Co.

When two-thirds of Asheville's Burial Beer Co. paid a visit to New York City a few weeks ago, we were fortunate enough to get them on the mics to talk shop for about an hour. We discussed the reason for their visit (collaborations with Other Half and Transmitter) and asked how they stand out in a scene as crowded as the one in Asheville. We also got our good friend Josh Bernstein to sit in for the sometimes absent John Holl.

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Episode 43 - Travis Kauffman, Folksbier Brewery

February 2, 2016 Justin Kennedy

Episode 43 - Travis Kauffman, Folksbier Brewery

This week we're chatting with Travis Kauffman of Brooklyn's Folksbier Brewery, an under-the-radar place in Carroll Gardens making German-influenced ales and lagers. Travis talks to us about his start in the restaurant industry, how he grows hops on his parents farm in Michigan, and his plans for expanding into the New York market.

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Episode 42 - Katie Parla, Rome Beer & Food Expert

January 25, 2016 Justin Kennedy

Episode 42 - Katie Parla, Rome Beer & Food Expert

Our guest today is the New Jersey native, Rome-based food, beverage, and travel writer Katie Parla. Katie is an expert on all things italiana culinaria and beer is no exception. We chat with her about Italy's thriving birra artigianale scene and preview her upcoming cookbook, Tasting Rome, which will be available in just a few short weeks.

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Episode 41 - Ben Keene is Back

January 18, 2016 Justin Kennedy

Episode 41 - Ben Keene is Back

Our good pal from Ithaca, Mr. Ben Keene, the managing editor of Beer Advocate Magazine, is back this week! We reflect on 2015 and look ahead to some cool things happening in 2016. Along the way, we get into some pretty heavy reader mail that lends a new meaning to the nickname "Thieves"...

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Episode 40 - Matt Monahan, Other Half Brewing

January 11, 2016 Justin Kennedy

Episode 40 - Matt Monahan, Other Half Brewing

As promised,t his week brings the other half of Other Half, Matt Monahan. Matt was a chef and met Sam when they both worked at Greenpoint Beer Works (KelSo, Heartland, etc.) in Brooklyn. The rest, so they say, is history...

Tune in to her his story of how it all came together and what's next for the power couple. And of course Matt shares two really cool beers with us too...

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Episode 39 - Sam Richardson, Other Half Brewing

January 4, 2016 Justin Kennedy

Episode 39 - Sam Richardson, Other Half Brewing

Brand new year, brand new show! Actually that's not entirely true. We're still doing pretty much exactly what we've always done: Chatting with brewers over black glasses filled with mysterious, murky liquid.

Today that brewer happens to be Sam Richardson of Brooklyn's Other Half. Never heard of them? We don't believe you... In fact, we bet some of you have even waited in long Saturday morning lines to get their beer, all the while snacking on greasy McFishes and delicious McDoubles. (The brewery is next door to a McDonald's near the Gowanus Canal.) We feel you. We'd wait in those long lines too. We'd eat those McFishes and plow through the McDoubles. But luckily we don't have to. Usually...

Anywho. Tune in right now to hear what Sam the Hops Man has to say about those lines, that McDonald's, and so many other topics. We think you'll really dig it. And be sure to come back next week for the second part, the other half of Other Half, with Sam's partner, Matt Monahan.

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Episode 38 - Basil Lee & Kevin Stafford, Finback Brewery

December 28, 2015 Justin Kennedy

Episode 38 - Basil Lee & Kevin Stafford, Finback Brewery

Today's guests are Kevin Stafford and Basil Lee of New York City's Finback Brewery. The former homebrewing duo opened their brick-and-mortar space in Glendale, Queens, in 2014 and have been pumping out a constant stream of awesome and often innovative beers ever since. They tell us about their journey and bring some pretty rad beers to share with the panel.

Email your questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines to us at stealthisbeerpodcast@gmail.com. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air. And THANKS!

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Episode 37 - Joey Pepper, Tørst & Luksus

December 21, 2015 Justin Kennedy

Episode 37 - Joey Pepper, Tørst & Luksus

Joey Pepper is a bartender at Tørst in Brooklyn and consults on the beer list at the bar's embedded restaurant, Luksus. He's also an aspiring homebrewer and one of the most knowledgeable dudes about beer that you're likely to ever meet. He tells us about how he got started at Tørst and what homebrew he's been concocting lately. We also discuss his collaborations with Evil Twin and Sante Adairius.

As always -- Email your questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines to us at stealthisbeerpodcast@gmail.com. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air. And THANKS!

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Episode 36 - Justin Philips, Beer Table

December 14, 2015 Justin Kennedy

Episode 36 - Justin Philips, Beer Table

Justin Philips is the owner of Beer Table, located inside Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Justin is also the guy behind the Beer Table Table Beers you've probably seen around and have maybe even tried—there are now versions from Stillwater, Evil Twin, Westbrook, Omnipollo, Crooked Stave, and, coming soon, Other Half. We talked to Justin about his current location in Grand Central and how he decides what to sell to the more than 750,000 commuters and tourists that pass through it each day. He also brings two beers to share with the panel, one of which puts Mr. Holl into a tizzy.

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Episode 35 - Jeff Cioletti, author, The Year of Drinking Adventurously

December 7, 2015 Justin Kennedy

Episode 35 - Jeff Cioletti, author, The Year of Drinking Adventurously

Jeff Cioletti is the author of a new book called The Year of Drinking Adventurously which offers 52 ways to expand your drinking horizons, one for each week of the year. We talked to Jeff about which beers made the cut, why malört is so revered in Chicago, and, most importantly, how to correctly pronounce his last name.

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Episode 34 - Dave Brodrick, Blind Tiger Ale House

November 30, 2015 Justin Kennedy

Episode 34 - Dave Brodrick, Blind Tiger Ale House

Today we're stoked to welcome the owner of one of our favorite beer bars in New York City, Dave Brodrick of the Blind Tiger Ale House in the West Village. We've been going to the Tiger for nearly a decade now (some of us remember it from the original location) and it never ceases to be awesome. That's almost purely a reflection of Dave who's been living the good life up in Vermont for the past five years, opening both the Worthy Kitchen and the Worthy Burger in Woodstock and South Royalton respectively. Dave talks to us about how he got into the bar business in the first place and divulges some transcendental meditation knowledge about how he decided to start The Beanery, a new coffee-focused brewery he runs with some of his business partners out of Smutt Labs in New Hampshire.

***AS ALWAYS: Please feel free to email us with any questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air! We'll keep doing more of these mail and news shows if you guys keep writing in. Thanks!!!***

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Episode 33 - Evan Watson, Plan Bee Farm Brewery

November 23, 2015 Justin Kennedy

Episode 33 - Evan Watson, Plan Bee Farm Brewery

We're excited to have Evan Watson from Plan Bee Farm Brewery joining us this week. Evan makes beer the hard way, using only New York State ingredients and propagating native yeast strains from fruit skins and collecting them his bee hives. He talks to us about his brewery's recent relocation from Fishkill to Poughkeepsie and why he chooses to work with the natural bounty of the Hudson Valley rather than those from the Pacific Northwest and Germany.

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Episode 32 - Mike Kivowitz, New Jersey Craft Beer

November 16, 2015 Justin Kennedy

Episode 32 - Mike Kivowitz, New Jersey Craft Beer

Today we're talking shop with Mike Kivowitz of the website and app New Jersey Craft Beer. Mike's a great guy and does a lot to spread the gospel of good beer around the Garden State. He brings us a couple of beers, one of which gets wrecked right off the bat. Wanna know which one? Tune in to hear...

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Episode 31 - John Holl is Back

November 9, 2015 Justin Kennedy

Episode 31 - John Holl is Back

This week we welcome back John Holl. Yes, John is officially our co-host but due to his rigorous travel schedule as the head of All About Beer magazine, he often misses recordings. As a result, we decided to dedicate an entire show to catching up with his travels and adventures. We also spent some time catching up on listener mail which revealed that Justin still hasn't seen Reservoir Dogs, can't pronounce "epinephrine", and doesn't know (or care) who Jason Statham is.

**Please feel free to email us with any questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air! We'll keep doing more of these mail and news shows if you guys keep writing in. Thanks!!!***

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Episode 30 - Jeremy Lees, Flounder Brewing Co.

November 2, 2015 Justin Kennedy

Episode 30 - Jeremy lees, Flounder Brewing Co.

This week we talk to Jeremy "Flounder" Lees of New Jersey's Flounder Brewing Co. Jeremy was the winner of the 2016 Brewing and Business Experienceship Award from Samuel Adams, which includes a mentorship program with Sam Adams as well as a collaboration brew that will be available in New Jersey sometime in the near future. jeremy tells us about how he began brewing and why he's planning to stay small, despite repeated nods to get bigger.

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