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Podcast Episode 399: James Herrholz of Corporate Ladder Lays It on Thicc with Award-Winning Dessert Stouts

Contrary to popular misconception, great dessert stouts require balance and intention. In this episode, James Herrholz explains how Corporate Ladder uses roast, bitterness, and a wide range of malt to build depth and dimension into indulgently sweet beers.

Podcast Episode 398: River North Explores the Outer Limits of High-ABV Brewing

For the past decade, Denver’s River North Brewery has pushed the limits of fermentation with ultra-high-gravity beers, and in this episode they share insights into building balance and refinement in very, very big beers.

Podcast Episode 397: Brewing Scientist and Historian Greg Casey Builds a Case for the Worldwide Impact of American Lager Brewing

After decades leading yeast and quality programs at some of the biggest breweries in the Western Hemisphere, Casey retired to work on his passion project: telling the story of American lager brewing from the 1830s to the present.

Podcast Episode 396: Matt Manthe, Formerly of Odd Breed, Is Drawn to Doing the Hard Things

Drawn to the challenges of complex fermentations, this microbiology major and VLB-trained brewer continues to apply the lesson’s he’s learned about yeast selection, hop load, acidification, Brett acclimation, and more—lessons that could be valuable to any brewer working with mixed cultures.

Podcast Episode 395: For Marcin Chmielarz, Baltic Porter Day Is Every Day

The expert, brewer, and publican who helped to elevate Poland’s true national beer style—porter—dives into the style and its modern evolution from a local perspective, also telling the story behind the special day he conceived nearly a decade ago.

Podcast Episode 394: Marcin Ostajewski of Browar Grodzisk Is Spreading the Gospel of Grodziskie

The low-ABV, 100-percent-oak-smoked-wheat-malt beer came back from the dead in the past decade, and the original Grodzisk brewery was similarly revived to focus on the style. In this episode, head brewer Marcin Ostajewski shares history as well as contemporary techniques for making the beer dubbed “Polish champagne.”

Podcast Episode 393: Your Favorite Craft Beer & Brewing Podcast Episodes of 2024

These are the conversations that piqued your interest, with highlights from the most-downloaded podcast episodes of the past year.

Podcast Episode 392: Zichovec Nods to Czech Tradition While Exploring Modern Craft Beer

Brewing in Czechia is steeped in tradition, but there are corners exploring modern craft styles in a very Czech way. In this episode, the brewers of Zichovec in Louny, Czechia, talk through their approach to classic styles with modern flair as well as modern styles with a local touch.

Podcast Episode 391: Kevin Ely of Wooly Pig Finds Small Tweaks That Make Big Impacts in Robust, Farm-Brewed Lagers

What happens when an experienced brewmaster trades his 100-barrel production plant for a five-barrel kit built into an old farm? Smart but simple efficiency measures, lagers that lean into the farm’s terroir, and a focus on gentle processes that optimize flavor by reducing stress on ingredients, wort, and fermenting beer.

Podcast Episode 390: Sam Calagione Says the Spice Must Flow

In this final panel discussion recorded at the Brewer’s Retreat at Dogfish Head in Milton, Delaware, this past October, Sam Calagione takes the moderator reins as Ethan Frisch of Burlap & Barrel shares insights into spices while Bryan Selders and Mark Safarik of Dogfish Head discuss how they use various spices and ingredients in their boundary-defying beer.