Episode 66 - Luke Schmuecker, The Beer Exchange & Shacksbury Cider

Episode 66 - Luke Schmuecker, The Beer Exchange & Shacksbury Cider

Today we welcome Luke Schmuecker of The Beer Exchange and Shacksbury Cider. Luke lives in Orange County, California, and started the beer trading website The Beer Exchange a few years ago with some friends from the East Coast. He recently joined Vermont's Shacksbury Cider as a partner for their West Coast operations. We talk to Luke about beer trading and shipping and dive into some serious cider talk. Also on this episode: John Holl is back.  

As always, please 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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Producer: Justin Kennedy  Engineer: Brian Casse  Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant

Episode 65 - Mike Murphy & Colin Lenfesty, Holy Mountain Brewing

Episode 65 - Mike Murphy & Colin Lenfesty, Holy Mountain Brewing

Hey y'all. We got a special show today with some newcomers from the Pacific Northwest. Seattle's Holy Mountain Brewing were recently in town and we had the privilege/pleasure/indulgence of sitting down with Mike & Colin before their NYC debut. The guys recently inked a deal with the high & mighty Shelton Brothers and will be bringing small amounts of their mixed-fermentation ales to the East Coast a few times a year... Tune in to hear about this and lots more. 

As always, please 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 61024070 - Another Girl, Another Podcast

Episode 61024070 - Another Girl, Another Podcast

Hey y'all. In celebration of American Independence, we're bringing you a VERY SPECIAL EPISODE... of another podcast. That's right. This isn't officially a Steal This Beer episode but rather an interview that Augie and Justin did on the Specific Gravitas podcast. 

We recorded it on our equipment and in our environment (i.e., Barcade Jersey City). So go give those guys some love and let us know what you think. We had fun doing it and I don't *think* we came across as too terribly arrogant... (Or did we?)

As always, please 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 64 - Meredith Heil, Thrillist/Beerded Ladies

Episode 64 - Meredith Heil, Thrillist/Beerded Ladies

Hey y'all. Today we're talking with Meredith Heil, a food and drinks staff writer and editor at Thrillist and a member of New York City's revered, trivia-loving female beer clan, the Beerded Ladies. We talk to Meredith about where she spent her formative drinking years and how she got into beer writing in the first place. Of course she brings some cool beers for us to try along the way.

As always, please 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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Producer: Justin Kennedy  Engineer: Brian Casse  Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant

Episode 63 - Jason Perkins, Allagash Brewing

Episode 63 - Jason Perkins, Allagash Brewing

Hello, Thieves! Today we welcome Jason Perkins of Allagash Brewing to STB. Jason is Allagash's Brew Master which means that he's largely responsible for developing and executing many of the beers that you've undoubtedly enjoyed from this Portland, Maine, brewery. We talk to Jason about his journey through the beer industry, why distributors and retailers are perplexed by many of the beers Allagash makes, and what hops he would use if we asked him to make us a commemorative STB Double IPA. 

As always you can (and should) 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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Producer: Justin Kennedy  Engineer: Brian Casse  Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant

Episode 62 - Porch Bombs (Listener Mail)

Episode 62 - Porch Bombs (Listener Mail)

It's Monday and we've got some letters to catch up on. So we decided to go through them one by one and address your most pressing beer queries. Tune in to hear us talk about Facebook Groups, "bone zones", and so much more.

Speaking of mail, you can (and should) 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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Producer: Justin Kennedy  Engineer: Brian Casse  Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant

Episode 61 - Niko Krommydas, Beer Writer

Episode 61 - Niko Krommydas, Beer Writer

Today we're talking to the uber-dapper, Brooklyn-based writer Niko Krommydas. Niko covers beer for several outlets including Brooklyn Magazine, Edible Brooklyn, Long Island Pulse, and Yankee Brew News and he's the editor of the Craft Beer New York app for iPhone and Android.

We talk to Niko about sandwiches, cats, Long Island, and his latest collaboration brew with Great South Bay, Je Peux Voir Des Miles. 

As always you can (and should) 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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Producer: Justin Kennedy  Engineer: Brian Casse  Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant

Episode 60 - Evan Chamberlain & Shawn McIlhenney, Green Flash Brewing & Alpine Beer Co.

Episode 60 - Evan Chamberlain & Shawn McIlhenney, Green Flash Brewing & Alpine Beer Co.

Happy Memorial Day! We're celebrating with some friends from San Diego today—Shawn McIlhenney of Alpine Beer Co. and Evan Chamberlain of Green Flash Brewing. Shawn and Evan were in Philly for CBC and we sat down with them for a chat about beer, San Diego, and of course their recent collaboration with Carton, Ron's Steam Bock Hair Cut. 

This is the last of our three-part STB @ CBC2016 series. We'll returned to our regularly scheduled Jersey City Barcade programming next week!

As always you can (and should) 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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Producer: Justin Kennedy  Engineer: Brian Casse  Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant

Episode 59 - Jean Broillet IV, Tired Hands Brewing

Episode 59 - Jean Broillet IV, Tired Hands Brewing

Hey y'all! Today we're talking to Jean Broillet Iv, owner of Tired Hands Brewing and the Fermentaria (fur-men-teree-uh) in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. We caught up with him during the hectic week of CBC2016 and were lucky enough to check out his second restaurateur and brewery just outisde of Philly. Tune in to learn about Jean's favorite hop varieties and hear him pull a fast one on Augie. Also Ben Keene sits in in John Holl's stead. (Beer magazine editors -- they're essentially interchangeable.)

Remember, stay tuned next week for the third and final STB @ CBC16 episode!

As always you can (and should) 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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Producer: Justin Kennedy  Engineer: Brian Casse  Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant

Episode 58 - Fred Bueltmann, New Holland Brewing

Episode 58 - Fred Bueltmann, New Holland Brewing

Hey y'all! So we were down in Philly a couple of weeks ago for the 2016 Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) where we met up with some of our favorite brewers, both local and national. We recorded a series of three shows which we'll post over the next few weeks.

The first of those is this one with Fred Bueltmann, AKA the Beervangelist, of New Holland Brewing in Michigan. Fred's the personality behind New Holland and an outsize figure in craft beer community overall. We sat down with him in a tiny backroom at a bar in downtown Philly and recorded this noisy but awesome conversation.

Remember, stay tuned in the coming weeks for more STB @ CBC16 coverage!

As always you can (and should) 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!

You can now subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!!

Producer: Justin Kennedy  Engineer: Brian Casse  Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant

Episode 57 - John Holl Goes to Cuba

Episode 57 - John Holl Goes to Cuba

Today we're talking to one of our own, Mr. John Holl. Our esteemed co-host used his fancy beer magazine journalism credentials to get into what has increasingly become a hot destination for Americans—Cuba. Traveling to Cuba is still rare though, especially among beer editors, so we decided to dedicate an entire episode to talking about what John found there. Tune in now to hear about Cuban's love for thumb-drives, adjunct lagers, and of course vintage American cars.

As always you can (and should) 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!

You can now subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!!

Producer: Justin Kennedy  Engineer: Brian Casse  Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" byBlack Ant

Episode 56 - Greg Avola, Untappd

Episode 56 - Greg Avola, Untappd

We all know that Augie is an Untappd junkie, and today he and John Holl get to sit down with the social beer app's founder, Greg Avola. Avola tells about the early days (2010) of Untappd and how working within the craft beer community has shifted his palate from mass-market Mexican lagers to hoppy IPA's and sours. Greg picks a couple of beers from the Barcade draft selection to blind on the panel. 

As always you can (and should) 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!

You can now subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!!

Producer: Justin Kennedy  Engineer: Brian Casse  Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" byBlack Ant

Episode 55 - Adam Dulye, Executive Chef of the Brewers Association

Episode 55 - Adam Dulye, Executive Chef of the Brewers Association

Today we're talk to chef Adam Dulye who is the executive chef of the Brewers Association. If you've ever been to SAVOR in DC, he was the guy that came up with all of those cool pairings to go with the beers that you drank. He talks with us about how chefs can embrace craft beer on a higher level and what he thinks make a great beer and food combination.

As always you can (and should) 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!

You can now subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!!

Producer: Justin Kennedy  Engineer: Brian Casse  Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" byBlack Ant

Episode 54 - Julia Herz, Brewers Association

Episode 54 - Julia Herz, Brewers Association

This week we welcome Julia Herz to the show. Julia is the Craft Beer Program Director for the Brewers Association, a not-for-profit trade association that promotes craft brewers and their beer. She was in town recently to promote a food and beer pairing program for restaurateurs and chefs and so we naturally asked her about how restaurants, bars, and even breweries can up their beer serving game. Tune in to her what she had to say.

As always you can (and should) 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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Producer: Justin Kennedy  Engineer: Brian Casse  Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" byBlack Ant

Episode 53 - Chief (Jeff O'Neil) & Sofia Barbaresco, Industrial Arts Brewing

Episode 53 - Chief (Jeff O'Neil) & Sofia Barbaresco, Industrial Arts Brewing

To celebrate our one year anniversary show (that's 52 episodes plus one), we're welcoming back Jeff "Chief" O'Neil of Industrial Arts Brewing Company. Cheif was our very first guest on our very first episode of this podcast and it means a lot to us to have him back on the show. It's been a busy year for all of us and Chief has been working his ass of to get his new brewery open. Tune in to hear him and Industrial Arts' General Manager Sofia Barbaresco talk about the experience of opening a new brewery.

As always you can (and should) 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!

You can now subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!!

Producer: Justin Kennedy  Engineer: Brian Casse  Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" byBlack Ant

Episode 52 - Jeremy Watts & Pete Dickson, Carton Brewing

Episode 52 - Jeremy Watts & Pete Dickson, Carton Brewing

With John Holl and Justin Kennedy still recovering from the shenanigans of Hunahpu's Spring Break 2016 Spectacular®, Augie sits down with two of his brewers, Jeremy and Pete, to talk about Carton beers. Specifically what people are saying on Untappd.  We also read the latest transmissions from our prickly Pennsylvania pen pal, Seyser Koze. 

As always you can (and should) 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!

You can now subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!!

Producer: Justin Kennedy  Engineer: Brian Casse  Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" byBlack Ant

Episode 51 - Wayne Wambles, Cigar City Brewing

Episode 51 - Wayne Wambles, Cigar City Brewing

For the second part of our Hunahpu's Spring Break 2016 Spectacular®, we talk with Wayne Wambles, head brewer of Cigar City Brewing in Tampa. Wayne is the original brewer for Cigar City. He's the guy that came up with Jai Alai and Hunahpu's and Maduro Brown and all those other CCB beers you love to love. He's also a real brewer's brewer so for this episode, we pretty much just let him talk for 35 minutes straight with minimal interruption from the STB panel.

Note that this episode was recorded two days prior to CCB announcing plans to sell the brewery to Fireman Capital Partners and merging with Oskar Blues and a couple of others under the United Craft Brews consortium. We weren't just being bad journalists—Wayne didn't mention it during our interview and of course we didn't know enough at the time to ask. 

As always you can (and should) 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!

You can now subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!!

Producer: Justin Kennedy  Engineer: Brian Casse  Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" byBlack Ant

Episode 50 - Johnathan Wakefield, J. Wakefield Brewing

Episode 50 - Johnathan Wakefield, J. Wakefield Brewing

We traveled down to Florida a few days ago for Cigar City's Hunahpu's Day® 2016. The festival was a blast, and went off without a hitch this year. Right before the gates opened, we got a chance to sit out on the lanai with one of the Sunshine State's finest brewers, John Wakefield of J. Wakefield Brewing. It was a breezy morning as you can tell from the recording quality (we apologize in advance!) but we had a great conversation about the almighty Florida Weisse and Johnathan's instrumental role in its invention. We also talk about more Florida beer and some cool collaborations that John is working on with our neighbors in NYC. 

As always you can (and should) 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!

You can now subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!!

Producer: Justin Kennedy  Engineer: Brian Casse  Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" byBlack Ant

Episode 49 - Garrett Oliver, Brooklyn Brewery

Episode 49 - Garrett Oliver, Brooklyn Brewery

Today we welcome a guest who really needs no introduction—Mr. Garrett Oliver of Brooklyn Brewery. We recently sat down with Garrett at the Brooklyn headquarters in Williamsburg (inside Steve Hindy's old office) and chatted with the brewmaster about the brewery's history, the 21st anniversary of Black Chocolate Stout, and his finding inspiration for beers from other beverages like cocktails and wine. You don't want to miss this episode!

As always you can (and should) 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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Producer: Justin Kennedy  Engineer: Brian Casse  Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" byBlack Ant

Episode 48 - Jimmy Carbone, Jimmy's No. 43

Episode 48 - Jimmy Carbone, Jimmy's No. 43

Today we welcome Jimmy's Carbone, owner of Jimmy's No. 43 in the East Village. to the show. Jimmy's one of the original NYC craft beer guys, supporting uber-cool locals and esoteric imports long before they became famous and in demand. He's a fixture in the NYC beer community and the East Village landscape alike. 

As always you can (and should) 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!

You can now subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!!

Producer: Justin Kennedy  Engineer: Brian Casse  Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant