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Beer Mysticism: Introspection in the face of the New Year

Beer Me! - December 22, 2023 13:22 - 26 minutes
There is a certain level of magic behind beer, in the fermentation alone. Those little yeasty cells are working hard to convert sugar to alcohol and CO2, but what else? Disco parties?  Courtney Iseman, a Brookyn-based beer journalist, has recently published a zine: "Beer Tarot: Pulling...

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Beer Mysticism: Introspection in the face of the New Year

Beer Me! - December 22, 2023 13:22 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
There is a certain level of magic behind beer, in the fermentation alone. Those little yeasty cells are working hard to convert sugar to alcohol and CO2, but what else? Disco parties?  Courtney Iseman, a Brookyn-based beer journalist, has recently published a zine: "Beer Tarot: Pulling...

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A Very Friendsgiving 2023 Edition

Beer Me! - December 08, 2023 13:25 - 52 minutes
The mix of wonderful and hilarious people one meets in the beer world is a marvel. There is no better time to celebrate those friends than Thanksgiving, or a few weeks after.  Beer Me welcomes back to the show Carl Crafts, Sam Nellis, and Grant Vaught. We all met working at Birch & Bar...

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A Very Friendsgiving 2023 Edition

Beer Me! - December 08, 2023 13:25 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
The mix of wonderful and hilarious people one meets in the beer world is a marvel. There is no better time to celebrate those friends than Thanksgiving, or a few weeks after.  Beer Me welcomes back to the show Carl Crafts, Sam Nellis, and Grant Vaught. We all met working at Birch & Bar...

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10 Years In: Deep questions, no floaties, add rain

Beer Me! - November 10, 2023 05:00 - 47 minutes
"What are your hopes and dreams for the American Craft Beer Industry as a whole?"  This impossibly hard-to-answer question was asked of three beer industry veterans during a live show, in the rain, during their first hour of the Snallygaster Beer Festival.  Beer Me Radio returned to ou...

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10 Years In: Deep questions, no floaties, add rain

Beer Me! - November 10, 2023 05:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
"What are your hopes and dreams for the American Craft Beer Industry as a whole?"  This impossibly hard-to-answer question was asked of three beer industry veterans during a live show, in the rain, during their first hour of the Snallygaster Beer Festival.  Beer Me Radio returned to ou...

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Build a Beer: You get to pick and choose

Beer Me! - October 27, 2023 13:07 - 37 minutes
Successful collaborations are a hallmark of the brewing industry. There are countless examples of collaborations between breweries, brewers with restaurants, and even brewers with bands. The result of these collaborations is the beer, which is formed through many (MANY!) decisions that ...

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Build a Beer: You get to pick and choose

Beer Me! - October 27, 2023 13:07 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Successful collaborations are a hallmark of the brewing industry. There are countless examples of collaborations between breweries, brewers with restaurants, and even brewers with bands. The result of these collaborations is the beer, which is formed through many (MANY!) decisions that ...

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O'ZAPFT! Tapping into Oktoberfest History

Beer Me! - October 13, 2023 04:00 - 39 minutes
"It was just a day of horse racing" explains Andreas Krenmair, Beer Author and Historian and most recent guest on Beer Me, as he describes the first Oktoberfest.  Austrian-based Andreas has done significant research on the Vienna Lager style and Austrian and German beer & brewing histo...

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O'ZAPFT! Tapping into Oktoberfest History

Beer Me! - October 13, 2023 04:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
"It was just a day of horse racing" explains Andreas Krenmair, Beer Author and Historian and most recent guest on Beer Me, as he describes the first Oktoberfest.  Austrian-based Andreas has done significant research on the Vienna Lager style and Austrian and German beer & brewing histo...

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Oktoberfest: Beer's Moment

Beer Me! - September 29, 2023 04:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Jack's Abby Craft Lagers opened in 2011 in Framingham, MA by three brothers: Jack, Eric, and Sam Hendler. They set out to only produce lagers, in a world of IPAs, and have stayed true to that vision.  Rob Day, the VP of Marketing for Jack's Abby, described how Jack Hendler studied brew...

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Oktoberfest: Beer's Moment

Beer Me! - September 29, 2023 04:00 - 31 minutes
Jack's Abby Craft Lagers opened in 2011 in Framingham, MA by three brothers: Jack, Eric, and Sam Hendler. They set out to only produce lagers, in a world of IPAs, and have stayed true to that vision.  Rob Day, the VP of Marketing for Jack's Abby, described how Jack Hendler studied brew...

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Quite a Pair: Craft Chocolate and Craft Beer

Beer Me! - September 15, 2023 04:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
When boiled down (pun intended) beer is an agricultural product, as is chocolate. This is one of the many similarities between the craft beer and chocolate worlds.  Chocolate is produced from the seeds of a fruit that grows on a tropical plant. As with beer, chocolate is also a fermente...

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Quite a Pair: Craft Chocolate and Craft Beer

Beer Me! - September 15, 2023 04:00 - 34 minutes
When boiled down (pun intended) beer is an agricultural product, as is chocolate. This is one of the many similarities between the craft beer and chocolate worlds.  Chocolate is produced from the seeds of a fruit that grows on a tropical plant. As with beer, chocolate is also a fermente...

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Beer-washed cheese: Let's keep this cheese conversation going

Beer Me! - September 01, 2023 04:00 - 32 minutes
After our last episode, talking beer and cheese pairings with Anne Becerra, we needed more cheese. As one does. And there are so many parallels between beer and cheese, both in the production and storytelling possibilities.  This week we welcome to the show, Megan Vaughan, cheese exper...

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Beer-washed cheese: Let's keep this cheese conversation going

Beer Me! - September 01, 2023 04:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
After our last episode, talking beer and cheese pairings with Anne Becerra, we needed more cheese. As one does. And there are so many parallels between beer and cheese, both in the production and storytelling possibilities.  This week we welcome to the show, Megan Vaughan, cheese exper...

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A Classic: Beer & Cheese

Beer Me! - August 18, 2023 04:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Almost as ubiquitous as a beer and pretzel, there is the classic pairing of beer with cheese. This pairing is also an excellent gateway into the beer world for those just starting on their beer journey, so we decided to do an episode dedicated to beer and cheese.  We welcome Anne Becer...

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A Classic: Beer & Cheese

Beer Me! - August 18, 2023 04:00 - 34 minutes
Almost as ubiquitous as a beer and pretzel, there is the classic pairing of beer with cheese. This pairing is also an excellent gateway into the beer world for those just starting on their beer journey, so we decided to do an episode dedicated to beer and cheese.  We welcome Anne Becer...

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Brew Confidently in the Direction of your Dreams: "It's a Journey"

Beer Me! - July 21, 2023 18:38 - 35 minutes
Homebrewing has been a topic of discussion many times here on Beer Me, but we haven't had many opportunities to dive into what it looks like to transition from hobbyist to professional. While it is a path that requires tenacity, there are certainly rewarding moments along the way.  Thi...

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Brew Confidently in the Direction of your Dreams: "It's a Journey"

Beer Me! - July 21, 2023 18:38 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Homebrewing has been a topic of discussion many times here on Beer Me, but we haven't had many opportunities to dive into what it looks like to transition from hobbyist to professional. While it is a path that requires tenacity, there are certainly rewarding moments along the way.  Thi...

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Corn Lagers: Don't call it a comeback, it's been here for years

Beer Me! - July 07, 2023 04:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Corn has never been given a fair shake.  The evils of high fructose corn syrup have been bellowed from every soapbox, the most commonly grown corn is for animal feed, and is generally, not a much-beloved ingredient.  This has also been the case in beer. Even as recent as 2019, Bud Lig...

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Corn Lagers: Don't call it a comeback, it's been here for years

Beer Me! - July 07, 2023 04:00 - 30 minutes
Corn has never been given a fair shake.  The evils of high fructose corn syrup have been bellowed from every soapbox, the most commonly grown corn is for animal feed, and is generally, not a much-beloved ingredient.  This has also been the case in beer. Even as recent as 2019, Bud Lig...

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Beer Judging: Everyone is Welcome

Beer Me! - June 23, 2023 04:00 - 32 minutes
Over the past few months on Beer Me! we have explored different parts of the Homebrewing world, including competitions. One aspect of competitions we haven't had the opportunity to discuss is beer judging. Thankfully, Jen Blair joins the show this week to dive into that.  Jen Blair is ...

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Beer Judging: Everyone is Welcome

Beer Me! - June 23, 2023 04:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Over the past few months on Beer Me! we have explored different parts of the Homebrewing world, including competitions. One aspect of competitions we haven't had the opportunity to discuss is beer judging. Thankfully, Jen Blair joins the show this week to dive into that.  Jen Blair is ...

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Homebrew Collective: Community Brewed Beer

Beer Me! - June 09, 2023 04:00 - 34 minutes
Homebrewing conversations here on Beer Me often trumpet the same message: “It’s easy to get into! Just get a gallon kit!”. Well, what we don’t talk about is how the hobby is SO fun, SO engaging, next thing you know, you have a mini fridge in your garage with your own yeast strains and a...

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Homebrew Collective: Community Brewed Beer

Beer Me! - June 09, 2023 04:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Homebrewing conversations here on Beer Me often trumpet the same message: “It’s easy to get into! Just get a gallon kit!”. Well, what we don’t talk about is how the hobby is SO fun, SO engaging, next thing you know, you have a mini fridge in your garage with your own yeast strains and a...

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Ugly Fruit: an effort to combat food waste

Beer Me! - May 26, 2023 04:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
A fairly common scene: grocery and food market patrons judiciously select their produce from pristine displays. And what happens to the fruit that isn't selected? The produce with a slight blemish or a unique shape. More often than not, it ends up as food waste in a landfill, which is b...

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Ugly Fruit: an effort to combat food waste

Beer Me! - May 26, 2023 04:00 - 32 minutes
A fairly common scene: grocery and food market patrons judiciously select their produce from pristine displays. And what happens to the fruit that isn't selected? The produce with a slight blemish or a unique shape. More often than not, it ends up as food waste in a landfill, which is b...

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What’s new in the homebrew world?

Beer Me! - April 28, 2023 04:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
With Homebrew Conference right around the corner (June 22-24 in San Diego), we thought we needed another episode focusing on homebrewing.  This week, Julia Herz executive director of the American Homebrewers Association (AHA)—the nation’s largest hobbyist not-for-profit organization fo...

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What’s new in the homebrew world?

Beer Me! - April 28, 2023 04:00 - 31 minutes
With Homebrew Conference right around the corner (June 22-24 in San Diego), we thought we needed another episode focusing on homebrewing.  This week, Julia Herz executive director of the American Homebrewers Association (AHA)—the nation’s largest hobbyist not-for-profit organization fo...