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This final episode of 2024 is our chance to look back at the conversations that resonated most with you, the listeners. Here, we count down the ten most-dowloaded episodes of the past year, with excerpts from each. The countdown includes:
- Thomas Vandelanotte of Timmermans, Waterloo, and Bourgogne des Flandres on the science of lambic
- Matt Cole of Fat Heads on American-style IPA
- Robert Fulwiler of Meanwhile on Austin-Texas-meets-German-style lager
- Tom Everett and Jack Van Pappegem of Von Trapp on characterful helles
- Natalie Rose Baldwin of Wayfinder on cold IPA
- Urs Wellhoener of Boston Beer, Bob Kunz of Highland Park, and Grant Lawrence of Fermentis on expressive lager fermentation
- Chris Lohring of Notch on brewing more distinctive European-style lager
- Chris White of White Labs, Julian Shrago of Beachwood, and Garrison Fratoni of Russian River on healthier fermentation
- Firestone Walker’s Sam Tierney, Hop Butcher’s Jude LaRose, and Kevin Davey of Heater Allen and Gold Dot offer hot takes on cold IPA
- Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River, Evan Price of Green Cheek, Kelsey McNair of North Park, and Steve Parker of Fidens discuss hazy IPA now
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