Under My Host

The Lost Abbey/Port Brewing Company cofounder & Director of Brewery Operations, Tomme Arthur, (and special guest, Baby Arthur) talks about The Lost Abbey beers, barrel aging, cellaring, and brewing as a 'work in progress'. Guest hosts are Drew Fox of 18th Street Brewing Company and Sam Cruz of Against the Grain Brewery. Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Our guests are Piney River Brewing Company founders, Joleen and Brian Durham. We hear about this off the beaten path brewery (a hidden gem in Bucyrus, MO), learn a bit about the Durhams, share a lot of laughs and taste Piney River's delicious beer. Guest Hosts: David Grega of Carlotta Cellars, Jeremy Danner of Boulevard Brewing Company and Steve Gagner of 14th Star Brewing Company. Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

14th Star Brewing Company owner, Veterans in Craft (ViC) cofounder and long-running guest host, Steve Gagner - along with his brewer, Dan Sartwell - joins us to talk about 14th Star Brewing Company. Listeners get to learn a bit about Steve and Dan, hear the story behind 14th Star Brewing Company, and we finally get to taste 14th Star's beer (ok, so we got a teeny, tiny sneak preview a few weeks before.)! Purple Hearts Reunited founder, Zac Fike, and 18th Street Brewery Company's Drew Fox guest host. Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Tom Whisenand, cofounder of Indeed Brewing Company, is our guest this week. We had a lot of fun recording this show! We drink, talk and laugh our way through most of the Indeed lineup. If you want to turn this episode into a game, we'd suggest you go with "Hot Box". Guest host is 14th Star Brewing Company's Steve Gagner. Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

We were very fortunate to have Osocalis Distillery founder and distiller, Dan Farber, join Under My Host for the evening to share his brandy knowledge and spirits. Guest Hosts: John Little of Smooth Amber Spirits, Dave Weglarz of STilL630, Wes Mickel of Argus Cidery, and Erin Jimcosky of CRAFT by Under My Host. Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Austin's Treaty Oak Distillery Company founder and master distiller, Daniel Barnes, and Daniel's henchman, Curtis Cheney, talk about Texas, spirits, barrel aging, weed, hookers, and clowns. Guest hosts are Kyle Dill and Colin Joliat. Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Grant Pauly, brewmaster and founder, of 3 Sheeps Brewing Co. in Sheboygan, Wisconsin is our guest. We hear about Grant's family history in brewing, life before 3 Sheeps, the 3 Sheeps beer lineup, and then puns begin to fly and the train goes off the rails.... Guest hosts: Gary Valentine, Colin Joliat and Steve Gagner Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Chip Tate of Balcones Distilling in Waco, Texas talks about how he ended up in Waco, no age statements on whisk(e)y, the importance of blending, his "Water Shtick”, and lots more. Our guest hosts are Charles Joly, Dave Weglarz and Colin Joliat. Due to the deftness of my talented producers, you can’t fully understand why we (namely, Colin and I) are laughing uncontrollably... Thank you, producers! Also, ignore the mushmouth behind the mic - Islay is not pronounce Eas-Lah; it’s pronounced Eye-Lah Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Sierra Nevada Brewing Company's, Brewmaster, Steve Dresler and, Product Manager, Terence Sullivan are our guests. Craft beer before there was a craft beer category, hop selection, working with monks, broadening their brewing styles, collaborations, setting up shop in North Carolina... If it has to do with craft beer, it was probably covered in our time with these dynamic craft beer brewing veterans. Guest Hosts are: Sam Cruz and Drew Fox Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Bear Republic Brewing Co.'s history, their brewing philosophy, working with experimental hops (those delicious dwarves), and Bear Republic's sour program are just a few of the topics we touch on with Brewmaster/COO Rich Norgrove; Brewer at Large, Roger Herpst; and Beer Ambassador, Dan Hanes. Guest hosts are Jerry Nelson, Steve Gagner and Matt Williamson. Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Eli Kolodny, Brewer and Head of Quality Assurance/Quality Control at Odell, is our guest. We "sip" our way through some of Odell's offerings, while we hear/talk about: Eli's role as head of Quality Control/Quality assurance; Odell's pilot system playground, the brewery's commitment to sustainability; poor, misunderstood, Brettanomyces; special releases and collaborations. Guest hosts are Jeremy Danner and Steve Gagner. Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Austin's Argus Cidery winemaker (yes, winemaker) and cofounder, Wes Mickel, talks about his decision to set up shop in Texas, sourcing local apples and cider production. Guest Hosts: Tom Kolicko and Gary Valentine Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Guest hosts Curtis Cheney and Gary Valentine join us to talk to Ommegang Brewmaster, Phil Leinhart. We learn a bit about, Duvel, Ommegang's parent company; cover some of the Ommegang lineup and hear how the Game of Thrones series came about. We also talk: yeast (Brett), food pairing, and cellaring beer. Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Mikkeller founder, Mikkel Borg Bjergsø, stops on one continent long enough for us to catch up with him and hear about all of the projects he's been juggling around the globe. Guest hosts are Sam Cruz and Drew Fox. Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

San Diego's Societe Brewing Company founders, Travis Smith and Doug Constantiner - along with their right-hand man, Mike Sardina - are our guests. We hear a bit about what the guys did before craft brewing; where they cut their teeth as production brewers (The Bruery and Russian River); their brewing philosophy; taste some of their current offerings and hear about their sour program. Our guest host is Erin Jimcosky. Music: Summer Fiction - Christmas Eve for Two https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/christmas-eve-for-two-single/id482763045

New Belgium Brewing's Assistant Brewmaster, Grady Hull, and Media Relations Director, Bryan Simpson, join us to talk about Grady's history in brewing; New Belgium Brewing's beers; and all of the seriously cool shit New Belgium does to minimize its impact on the environment, make New Belgium a place we'd all like to work at, and to improve the world & craft. Our guest hosts are: Curtis Chaney and Matt Williamson. Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Bully Boy Distillers cofounder, Will Willis, is our guest. We touch on the the Willis' family history and their family farm; how Will and his brother, Dave, stumbled onto distilling at a very young age; and we taste and talk our way through most of the Bully Boy lineup. Our guest hosts are: Curtis Chaney, Nick Crutchfield and Ben "Who is that? Is that Ben?" Louquet. Music: Juice - Keep It Moving

Guests this week are: New Holland co-owner, Beerevangalist and author of "Beerevangalist's Guide to the Galaxy", Fred Buetlmann; Dayton Coffey, New Holland Operations Manager, and Joel "NH Sales Guy" Armato. We talk about New Holland, their beers, food & beer pairings, NH Pub's pristine lavatories (clean enough to eat in!...not that you need to - there is a pub) and Pig Week! Our guest host is 18th Street Brewery's Drew Fox. Music: Juice - Keep It Moving

Nelson brothers, Charlie and Andy, talk about their family's pre-Prohibition history in alcohol production, the path they chose to get into spirits, and what we can expect from Nelson's Green Brier in the future. Our guest host is Jeremiah Jason Blake. Music: Juice - Keep It Moving

One Eyed Spirits Co-Founder, Olli Hietalahti, and PILSA Executive Director, Carlos Esquivel, join us to talk about Ron de Jeremy Rum. Our guest host is Nick Crutchfield.