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Peter Bouckaert of Purpose Brewing interviews Jeff Lebesch, the co-founder of New Belgium Brewing Co.

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Firsd Tea
Blue Butterfly flower has been used for centuries in Southeast Asian cuisine to add bright blues, pinks, and purples to foods and teas. Now brewers and distillers have joined in, using this flavorless flower to infuse new colors into familiar drinks. Ready to make brews pop with fresh color? Talk with the team at Firsd Tea, and they'll help you find the best way to use blue butterfly and other teas for your next project. Email info@firsdtea.com for more.

Stomp Stickers
Stomp Stickers is a proud member of the Brewers Association that produces a wide variety of printed brewery products such as beer
labels, keg collars, coasters, beer boxes and much more. Stomp’s website features an easy-to-use design tool, low quantity orders, fast turn times, and free domestic shipping. Visit StompStickers.com and use code BREWER for 15% off your first order.

Malteurop Malting Company
Malteurop Malting Company (MMC) is based in North America—specializing in growing and producing quality malts for the craft beer and distilling industries. With local farms and Malthouses spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, MMC's commitment to excellence is fully ingrained into every batch it produces, ensuring breweries and distilleries of any size can create the finest beverages on the planet. Visit www.malteuropmaltingco.com to learn how MMC can support your malting needs. Contact MMC at customersuccess@malteurop.com or (844) 546-MALT (6258) for questions or to place your order.

• Host: Peter Bouckaert
• Guest: Jeff Lebesch
• Sponsor: Firsd Tea, All About Beer, Stomp Stickers, Malt Europ
• Tags: Brewing, Belgium, Sours, Wood, Travel. Business
• Photo Credits:  Courtesy of Peter Bouckaert and Jeff Lebesch

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Myths are everywhere in beer. We don't know when certain breweries were actually created, when some brewing styles were invented, or we have preconceived notions of how certain things should be. In reality, they are not true at all. Beer writer Jeff Alworth has a phrase for some of these: romantic facts. Some are semi-accurate but the truth is stretched slightly, which hurts no one and helps create legend and lore either around a specific brewery or a brewing process. Alworth lays out a list of these romantic facts for this episode of the All About Beer podcast to dig through in a fun and engaging interview about what is the "truth" of beer and does it really matter?

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Estrella Galicia
Estrella Galicia is an independent, family-owned brewery  in northwest Spain, founded in 1906.

Estrella Galicia Cerveza Especial is a world class lager, brewed using the finest Spanish malts, locally  cultivated Galician hops and the best brewing practices, in a state-of-the-art facility in La Coruña . Recognized around the world for quality and exceptional character. Estrella Galicia is “A beer like no other.”

• Hosts: Em Sauter and Don Tse
• Guest: Jeff Alworth
• Sponsors: Estrella Galicia, All About Beer
• Tags: Myths, Beer, Lager, Ale
• Photo: By John Holl

Tim Gormley of Burial Beer Co. interviews Zach Coleman of TRVE Brewing.

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Firsd Tea
Unlock iced tea flavor with Firsd Tea's instant black tea. Quick-dissolving and easy to dose, instant black tea makes it convenient to create that refreshing iced tea flavor. Use instant black tea with lemon, peach, or raspberry for a line of fruity iced tea beers or hard teas. Try it with botanicals like lemon myrtle, lemon balm, and lemongrass. Email info@firsdtea.com for support in choosing the right botanicals and the optimal ways to use them.

Beer Law Center
For more than a decade The Beer Law Center has been dedicated to the craft beverage industry, meeting the legal needs of breweries, wineries, distilleries, and all manner of alcohol producers and sellers around the country. From company formation to federal and state licensing, trademarks, regulations, and compliance or if you are buying or selling an alcohol business, the Beer Law Center should be your first call.  The firm never charges for an initial consultation and if they can't help you, they'll help you find someone that can.

Have a legal question? Contact the Beer Law Center. On social media @beerlawcenter and online at beerlawcenter.com.

Malteurop Malting Company
Malteurop Malting Company (MMC) is based in North America—specializing in growing and producing quality malts for the craft beer and distilling industries. With local farms and Malthouses spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, MMC's commitment to excellence is fully ingrained into every batch it produces, ensuring breweries and distilleries of any size can create the finest beverages on the planet. Visit www.malteuropmaltingco.com to learn how MMC can support your malting needs. Contact MMC at customersuccess@malteurop.com or (844) 546-MALT (6258) for questions or to place your order.

Iron Heart Canning
Iron Heart Canning is the quality leader in mobile canning and much more. With a decade of packaging experience, Iron Heart is your turnkey solution for your all your canning needs. Are you looking for a unique can size or nitro dosing? Iron Heart offers filling sizes from 6oz up to 19.2, dedicated equipment for mixed culture products and nitro dosing capabilities for still beverages and beer. Looking to break into other beverage segments? Look no further, Iron Heart also provides a robust network of co-packing solutions to get a variety of beverages in cans both alcoholic and non-alcoholic alike. Iron Heart Canning. You have the capability because Iron Heart can do it for you. Visit them at IronHeartCanning.com or email at info@ironheartcanning.com.

• Host: Tim Gormley
• Guest: Zach Coleman
• Sponsor: Firsd Tea, All About Beer, Beer Law Center, Malt Europ, Iron Heart Canning
• Tags: Brewing, Music, Taproom, Moving, Community
• Photo Credits: Phil Cassella and Nathan Hill

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The beer world loves hops, but fermentation produces aromas and flavors drinkers cannot get from raw ingredients, so on this episode of the All About Beer podcast our hosts talk with John Rowley of Rowley Farmhouse Ales about the wonderful world of microbes. 

Among the questions answered: 

What the hell is a farmhouse ale? Why is it called that? 

Is it always yeast?  Is it always Saccharomyces?  Other microbes?  Bacteria?

Co-pitch vs. serial pitch?

With mixed fermentation, is it harder to control outcomes?  Do brewers have to blend?

Listen in and learn all about this wonderfully complex style. 

For original articles or to read the vast archives or to check out All About Beer.  follow us on Twitter @allaboutbeer and Instagram @allaboutbeer. Support Journalism by visiting our Patreon Page.

• Hosts: Em Sauter and Don Tse
• Guest: John Rowley
• Sponsors: All About Beer
• Tags: Brewing, Tasting, Citrus Mashing, Flavors, Mixed Fermentation 

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On this episode of the Brewer to Brewer podcast Ben Edmunds of Breakside Brewery interviews Shaun Yasaki of Noble Beast Brewing Co.

The two talk about paths to brewing and learning from existing operations before transitioning into life before beer. Yasaki had worked as a professional photographer and Edmunds took the opportunity to ask about the intersection of art, creativity, and beer.

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Firsd Tea
Firsd Tea is a proud sponsor of the Brewer to Brewer podcast. They have been working with brewers on a wide range of ingredients in delicious beers. Firsd Tea combines the flexibility of order sizes with the experience you need to create innovative and successful tea beers. They get you the most direct-from-farm tea selection so you are working with flavorful and consistent products. You can find out more about Firsd Tea’s collaborations with brewers and tea ingredients by visiting blog.firsdtea.com.

For original articles or to read the vast archives or to check out All About Beer.  follow us on Twitter @allaboutbeer and Instagram @allaboutbeer. Support Journalism by visiting our Patreon Page.

• Host: Ben Edmunds
• Guest: Shaun Yasaki
• Sponsor: Firsd Tea
• Tags: Brewing, Ohio, IPA, Diversity, Photography, Recipes

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Brussels is widely acknowledged as one of the world’s greatest beer cities. But according to today’s guest, author, podcaster, and beer writer Eoghan Walsh, it’s a curious distinction for a town that until recently only had a single brewery. On this third episode of the Beer Travelers podcast, we dive deep into the history and current state of beer and brewing in Brussels, Belgium. Eoghan has a point. Beer lovers, especially those here in the US, tend to canonize Belgium and Brussels. We speak adoringly of its cafe culture, the care with which each beer is served. Much of that stems from the unique place that a brewery such as Cantillon holds in the hearts of all beer fans. But in reality, the history of beer in Brussels has been up and down for the better part of a century. Even in more recent decades, the city’s beer and brewing scenes have been in great peril. Assisted in part by that adoration of beer geeks from around the globe, and of course their tourist dollars, Brussels is making a comeback. And today Eoghan Walsh walks us through the city’s vibrant and curious brewing history and updates on the status of things today and what is to come in its future. Eoghan runs Brussels Beer City, a great website you should visit, and he’s the author of a book of the same name as well as the more recently published A History of Brussels Beer in 50 Objects. For more on those endeavors, I recommend listening to the podcast that Eoghan and I recorded together back in January on Beer Edge. But today, we’re talking about Brussels and its beer scene and culture. It’s an incredibly informative conversation and it left me excited to return to Brussels and visit some of the spots Eoghan talks about.

We discuss Cantillon, Brasserie De La Senne, Le Source Brewing, and Mort Subite as well as many others during this podcast. Stay tuned at the end of the episode for one of my personal favorite suggestions for Brussels, another great place for a nightcap or to escape the crowds of the Grand Place and the tourist dens. 

In this episode of Beer Travelers, we discover Brussels, from its robust days of brewing to its more humble yet growing modern times, we try to capture all the city has to offer in this episode.

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Pub Culture Beercations

Stop living vicariously through other people's social media posts and get out and make some memories of your own! Join Pub Culture Beercations for one of our upcoming tours and start exploring the world one pint at a time with us. Visit PubCultureBeercations.com for more information.

For original articles or to read the vast archives or to check out All About Beer.  follow us on Twitter @allaboutbeer and Instagram @allaboutbeer. Support Journalism by visiting our Patreon Page.

• Host: Andy Crouch
• Guests: Eoghan Walsh
• Sponsor: Pub Culture Beercations
• Tags: Brussels beer, Cantillon, De La Senne, Mort Subite

What does it take to be a beer judge?

From constantly tasting, understanding styles, and looking for the intangibles there is a lot to consider when evaluating beers at competition.

With the 2022 Great American Beer Festival and the 2022 Canada Beer Cup in the rearview mirror, but the 2023 World Beer Cup on the horizon our hosts talk about their own judging experiences and bring on two veterans - Sandy Cokerham and Mitch Steele - to talk about how to become a smarter and experienced judge.

For original articles or to read the vast archives or to check out All About Beer.  follow us on Twitter @allaboutbeer and Instagram @allaboutbeer. Support Journalism by visiting our Patreon Page.

• Hosts: Em Sauter and Don Tse
• Guests: Sandy Cockerham, Mitch Steele
• Sponsors: All About Beer
• Tags: Brewing, Tasting, Judging, Flavors, Hops, IPA, BJCP

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On this episode of Brewer to Brewer from All About Beer Tonya Cornett of 10 Barrel Brewing interviews her friend Ben Edmunds of Breakside Brewery. These two Oregon beer titans discuss their path to professional brewing before veering off into beer judging.

Edmunds is the Competition Director of the Oregon Beer Awards and the pair discuss the importance of judging knowledge and integrity, how to give meaningful feedback, and the benefit brewers can gain from being a judge.

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Firsd Tea
Firsd Tea is a proud sponsor of the Brewer to Brewer podcast. They have been working with brewers on a wide range of ingredients in delicious beers. Firsd Tea combines the flexibility of order sizes with the experience you need to create innovative and successful tea beers. They get you the most direct-from-farm tea selection so you are working with flavorful and consistent products. You can find out more about Firsd Tea’s collaborations with brewers and tea ingredients by visiting blog.firsdtea.com.

For original articles or to read the vast archives or to check out All About Beer.  follow us on Twitter @allaboutbeer and Instagram @allaboutbeer. Support Journalism by visiting our Patreon Page.

• Host: Tonya Cornett
• Guest: Ben Edmunds
• Sponsor: Firsd Tea
• Tags: Brewing, Oregon, Judging, IPA, Diversity, Innovation, Festivals

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When it comes to beer education, Randy Mosher has schooled countless drinkers on the art and science of tasting beer. 

He is a writer and creative consultant, the author of five books on beer and brewing, and provides training and lectures around the world. Mosher is a teacher at the Siebel Institute, has a background in design and advertising, and frequently consults on new product development and branding for breweries and specialty food and beverage companies. Based in Chicago, he is currently a minority partner in two Chicago-area breweries.

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Athletic Brewing Company
Athletic Brewing Company’s award-winning, craft, non-alcoholic beers are fit for all times. Down time, work time, game time, even gym time. Pick a time and grab an Athletic, because it’s about time you could enjoy a great-tasting brew, any time you want. Even right now. Head to athleticbrewing.com and get some fresh brews delivered. New customers can even get 20% off with code AllAboutBeer20 and free shipping on two 6-packs or more.

For original articles or to read the vast archives or to check out All About Beer.  follow us on Twitter @allaboutbeer and Instagram @allaboutbeer. Support Journalism by visiting our Patreon Page.

• Hosts: Em Sauter and Don Tse
• Guest: Randy Mosher
• Sponsors: Athletic Brewing Co.
• Tags: Brewing, Tasting, Sensory, Flavors, Hops, Books

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There are many paths to becoming a brewer and they all take hard work and dedication.

On this episode of the Brewer to Brewer podcast Ashleigh Carter of Bierstadt Lagerhaus talks with Tonya Cornett of 10 Barrel Brewing and go deep into the early years of craft beer in America and the work it takes to earn respect.

From overcoming mistakes and discussing the very real dangers of working as a brewer, to celebrating successes and the joys of experimentation the duo then tackle diversity in the industry. More than just brewery hires and perspectives, Carter and Cornett make the case for more diverse voices on conference panels, in news articles, and at events.

What is the question neither wants to be asked again? They answer that along with insight to where they would like to see brewing progress and passionate areas of focus.

This Episode is Sponsored by:

Firsd Tea
Firsd Tea is a proud sponsor of the Brewer to Brewer podcast. They have been working with brewers on a wide range of ingredients in delicious beers. Firsd Tea combines the flexibility of order sizes with the experience you need to create innovative and successful tea beers. They get you the most direct-from-farm tea selection so you are working with flavorful and consistent products. You can find out more about Firsd Tea’s collaborations with brewers and tea ingredients by visiting blog.firsdtea.com.

For original articles or to read the vast archives or to check out All About Beer.  follow us on Twitter @allaboutbeer and Instagram @allaboutbeer. Support Journalism by visiting our Patreon Page.

• Host: Ashleigh Carter
• Guest: Tonya Cornett
• Sponsor: Firsd Tea
• Tags: Brewing, Oregon, Travel, Lager, Diversity, IPA, Hops, Colorado, Innovation, Recipes

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