This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Mike explore the craft beer scene of San Diego, California. This week, Brian and Mike try Abnormal Beer Co.’s Blonde Ale. They are joined by Jake Nunes, a member of the San Diego Brewers Guild Board of Directors. Jake also manages Burgeon Beer Co. and is an instructor at the Business of Craft Beer program at San Diego State University In this episode, Jake shares his brewery background, which includes a slew...
Dec 07, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 79
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Mike explore the craft beer scene of San Diego, California. Brian is back this week as we continue our travels in San Diego! Brian and Mike try Pure Project Brewing’s Rove Adventure Beer. They are joined by Pure Project Brewing’s Beer Education Program Manager, Chris Legiuzamon. In this episode, Chris explains the process to become an Advanced Cicerone; only 157 people can claim the honor! The trio give thei...
Nov 30, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 78
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Mike explore the craft beer scene of San Diego, California. This week, Brian is on a business trip, so we welcome back our podcast producer and former host, Laura Juntunen! Laura and Mike try North Park Beer Co.’s Art is Hard Hazy IPA and Hop-Fu! West Coast IPA. They are joined by The Beervengers, Glenn and Ethan to discuss beer-inspired travels! In this episode, Laura, Mike, Glenn and Ethan chat about beer ...
Nov 23, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 77
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Mike explore the craft beer scene of San Diego, California. We continue our travels in this not-so-lesser-known beer city with Mikkeller Brewing, an international brewery. This brewery has announced they are shutting down their San Diego facility at the end of 2022. We are happy to have some of the last San Diego-brewed beers from Mikkeller, their Bah Hum Bock and Henry's Holiday Cheer! In this episode, Bria...
Nov 16, 2022•38 min
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Mike explore the craft beer scene of San Diego, California. We begin our travels in this not-so-lesser-known beer city with Abnormal Beer Co. We try the brewery’s Abnormalweiss Hefeweizen and its Mocha Stout. Brian and Mike are joined by the Head and Lead Brewers of Abnormal, Jason Martin and Paul Cesena! In this episode, Brian and Mike ask about the production side of Abnormal Beer Co. Jason and Paul elabor...
Nov 09, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 75
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Thom explore the craft beer scene of Yakima, Washington. We wrap up our time in Yakima with Cowiche Creek Brewing. We try their Golden Soda Hopped Up Pilsner and the Fickle Blonde Ale. Brian and Thom are joined by the Co-Founder and Head Brewer of Cowiche Creek Brewing, Derrick Nordberg! In this episode, Derrick gives us his personal beer history. The trio talk about how important ingredients are while brewi...
Nov 02, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 74
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Thom explore the craft beer scene of Yakima, Washington. Our adventure continues in Yakima as we dive into Single Hill Brewing this week, tasting their Shinrin-Yoku Japanese-style Rice Lager and their Outcross: Omega Experimental IPA. Brian and Thom are joined by Single Hill Brewing’s co-founder and head brewer, Zach Turner! In this episode, our hosts and guest cover everything from lagering programs to GABF...
Oct 26, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 73
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Thom explore the craft beer scene of Yakima, Washington. We continue our trip in Yakima visiting Wandering Hop Brewery and Varietal Beer Company. We try Varietal’s Sunflight Citrus Wheat Ale, followed by Wandering Hop’s 369 Damn She Fine! Hazy IPA. Brian and Thom are joined by one of Wandering Hop Brewery’s co-founders, Nathan Cooper! In this episode, Nathan details the start-ups of Wandering Hops Brewery an...
Oct 19, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 72
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Thom explore the craft beer scene of Yakima, Washington. We kick off our time in Yakima with featured beers from Bale Breaker Brewing Company. Brian and Thom try Bale Breaker Brewing Company’s Field 41 Pale Ale, as well as their Bottomcutter Imperial IPA. They are joined by the brewery’s Co-Owner and Brewmaster, Kevin Smith! In this episode, Kevin shares the story of his family, who have owned and worked the...
Oct 12, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 71
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Molly explore the craft beer scene of Salt Lake City, Utah. We round up our time in SLC with featured beers from Epic Brewing Company and Uinta Brewing. Brian and Molly try Epic Brewing Company’s Munich Mayhem Marzen-Style Lager, as well as Uinta Brewing’s Lime Pilsner. They are joined by Uinta Brewing’s Director of Marketing, Jeremy Worrell! In this episode, the trio goes behind the scenes in a discussion a...
Oct 05, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 70
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Molly explore the craft beer scene of Salt Lake City, Utah. We continue our SLC travels with Shades Brewing this week! Brian and Molly try the Belgian-Style Tripel Ale and Kveik #1 Golden Sour from Shades Brewing. We have an uncommon episode on our hands, as Brian and Molly run the show as a duo this week! The pair tell us about Shades Brewing and their beer, Brian goes into detail on funky sour beers, as we...
Sep 28, 2022•34 min•Ep. 69
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Molly explore the craft beer scene of Salt Lake City, Utah. We continue our SLC travels with Bewilder Brewing Co. this week! Brian and Molly taste the brewery’s Bewilder ESB (English Style Amber Ale) and Vitruvian Pils (Italian Pilsner), and speak with Cody McKendrick, a co-founder of Bewilder Brewing Co. In this episode, Cody tells us how running homebrewing stores in Utah was a stepping stone to opening Be...
Sep 21, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 68
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Molly explore the craft beer scene of Salt Lake City, Utah. We begin our SLC travels with a familiar face. Our Brews Less Traveled co-host for the month of August, Isaac Bell, is back to be interviewed about his role as the Business Development Manager of City Brew Tours. We are enjoying two beers from SaltFire Brewing Co. this week, their 10 Ton Truck West Coast IPA and their Dirty Chai Coffee Stout. In thi...
Sep 14, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 67
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Isaac explore the craft beer scene of Boise, Idaho. We wrap up our travels in Boise with a familiar brewery, Lost Grove Brewing! We featured their Robot Grizzly Hazy IPA on Episode 62, and they are with us again with their Ghost Town Coffee Hazelnut Porter and the Teddy Bear Picnic Golden Ale. Our guests for this final Boise episode are two of Lost Grove Brewing’s team members, Haley Robinson (Marketing Dire...
Sep 07, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 66
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Isaac explore the craft beer scene of Boise, Idaho. We continue our travels in Boise, Idaho, with Payette Brewing Co.’s Urban Surfer (Citrus Wheat) and Aura (Guava & Hibiscus Sour Ale). Mike Francis, the founder of Payette Brewing Co., joins Brian and Isaac as we dive further into Boise beer! In this episode, Brian and Isaac start out by asking Mike where Urban Surfer got its name. Later, the group discu...
Aug 31, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 65
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Isaac explore the craft beer scene of Boise, Idaho. We continue our journey in Boise, Idaho, this week with two beers from Sockeye Brewing, Lonesome Larry Lager (Helles Lager) and Angel's Perch Amber (Amber Ale). Brian and Isaac are joined by Sockeye Brewing’s Director of Sales and Marketing, Tyson Cardon. In this episode, Brian and Isaac ask Tyson about his history with the brewery, as well as how he got a ...
Aug 24, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 64
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Isaac explore the craft beer scene of Boise, Idaho. This week we continue our journey in Boise, Idaho with the Caber Toss This, Ye Wee Lad (Scotch Ale) & the Mundo Loco (Mexican Lager) from Mad Swede Brewing Company. Our co-host Isaac is out on vacation this week, so Brian is joined by our podcast producer, Laura Juntunen, for a very special behind-the-scenes episode of Brews Less Traveled. In this episo...
Aug 17, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 63
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Isaac explore the craft beer scene of Boise, Idaho. This week we begin our journey in Boise, Idaho with the Robot Grizzly Hazy IPA from Lost Grove Brewing. This week’s guest is the Chairman of the Idaho Hop Growers Commission and owner of Obendorf Farms, Brock Obendorf. In this episode, Brian and Isaac learn about the history of Obendorf Farms from Brock, who is a third generation hop farmer. The trio also t...
Aug 10, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 62
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Ben explore the craft beer scene of Bend, Oregon. This week we wrap up our time in Bend, Oregon with two featured breweries, Deschutes Brewery and Boneyard Beer. Brian and Ben try Deschutes’s Twilight Summer Ale and Boneyard’s RPM IPA. This week’s guest is Boneyard Beer founder, Tony Lawrence. In this episode, Brian, Ben, and Tony dive in with how Tony is connected to both featured breweries of the evening, ...
Aug 03, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 61
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Ben explore the craft beer scene of Bend, Oregon. This week Brian and Ben continue their trek in Bend with two beers from Monkless Belgian Ales. Our hosts taste The FNG Dubbel Style Ale and the Hazy Day in Brussels double-dry-hopped Belgian Tripel. This week we have a returning guest of the pod, Iain Oldman, the Content Marketing Associate for Brewvana. In this episode, Brian, Ben, and Iain review their favo...
Jul 27, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 60
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Ben explore the craft beer scene of Bend, Oregon. This week Brian and Ben continue their trek in Bend with GoodLife Brewing Company’s German Helles Style, Bavarian Lager, and their Imperial IPA, Comatose. Our guest this week is Masson Hart, GoodLife Brewing Company’s Director of Beer Sales, also known as the Director of B.S., as he coins it. In this episode, Masson shares how he came to be the Director of B....
Jul 20, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 59
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host Ben explore the craft beer scene of Bend, Oregon. This week Brian and Ben begin the journey into Bend with Bridge 99 Brewery’s Tiramisu Porter and the Crux Pils from Crux Fermentation Project. They are joined by guest Jason Randles, the Marketing Director at Crux Fermentation Project. During this episode, Brian fills us in on how Bridge 99 Brewery got its name in our Beer Break, and to keep the theme, Jason ...
Jul 13, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 58
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host MC explore the craft beer scene of Missoula, Montana. As we wrap up our time in Missoula, we have a very special episode of Brewvana Beer Trivia Night! Brian and MC are not alone, as they are joined by Frannie, Unboxed and Brewvana’s Social Media & Digital Content Specialist, and Todd, City Brew Tours’ Sales Manager, for this wacky game of beer trivia! They also drink the last of the beer from June’s Bre...
Jul 06, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 57
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host MC explore the craft beer scene of Missoula, Montana. Follow along this week as Brian and MC taste two beers especially brewed for our Brews Less Traveled beer club members—the Lupujus 7 NEIPA and Synchronic Beats, a Double Dry Hopped NEIPA, both from Imagine Nation Brewing Company. Our guest is Robert Rivers, one of the co-founders of Imagine Nation. In this episode, Robert talks about Imagine Nation’s foun...
Jun 29, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 56
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host MC explore the craft beer scene of Missoula, Montana. Listen along this week as Brian and MC taste the Blood Orange Gose and My Ruca Pale Ale from Draught Works Brewery. Our guest for the evening is Sara Killeen, the co-founder and Editor in Chief of the Montana Craft Beer Connection (MCBC) magazine! In this episode, Sara tells our hosts how MCBC was born and fills us in on the hilarious Montana Craft Beer a...
Jun 22, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 55
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host MC explore the craft beer scene of Missoula, Montana. This week Brian and MC dive into the Hellgate Honey Hefeweizen and the Cold Smoked Scotch Ale from KettleHouse Brewing Co. The duo are joined by the Brand Engagement Manager of KettleHouse, Al Pils. Yes, that’s really his name! In this episode, we learn how Al got a beer named after him, The Al Pils, as well as where the Cold Smoked Scotch Ale got its nam...
Jun 15, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 54
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-host MC explore the craft beer scene of Missoula, Montana. This week Brian and MC dive into Missoula’s beer world with the That’s What She Said Cream Ale from Draught Works Brewery. In this episode, MC updates us on her Pink Boots Society beer day. The hosts talk about how the Missoula community supports local businesses and gab over the crazy year-round surfing that takes place on a river that runs through the c...
Jun 08, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 53
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-hosts Glenn and Ethan explore the craft beer scenes of Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN. Brian is back with co-hosts Glenn and Ethan this week as they finish up the exploration of the Twin Cities with Falling Knife Brewing Company. We try the All Nighter Imperial Golden Ale, as well as the Verbal Tip Hazy IPA, from Falling Knife. In this episode, we hit on new beer legislation in Minnesota, the story behind how Falli...
Jun 01, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 52
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-hosts Glenn and Ethan explore the craft beer scenes of Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN. This week, everything was flipped on its head as host Brain Hatheway was out due to unforeseen circumstances. Brews Less Traveled producer, former co-host, and beer-drinker Laura Juntunen was able to fill in for Brian. Of course, Glenn and Ethan were along for the ride. Laura, Glenn, and Ethan continue tasting the beers of the Tw...
May 25, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 51
This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-hosts Glenn and Ethan explore the craft beer scenes of Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN. We continue our stop in the Twin Cities with Utepils Brewing’s Skolsch (Kolsch-style) and Modist Brewing Co.’s Teal Label (West Coast IPA). Also, enjoy a conversation with special guest John Donnelly, Co-Founder and Head of Sales at Modist. In this episode, Brian recalls his fear of heights at Utepils; never having seen a brew de...
May 18, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 50
