As our time apart grows, our chance to explore and brew comes alive. We explore not only the brews and news, but the new as White Labs has unleashed a Non-STA1 Saison blend on the world. Drew talks with Kara Taylor, Head of Laboratory Innovation about STA-1, what has people concerned and how best to play with this new yeast blend! Episode Links: Athletic Adds Former Ballast Point Brewery – https://www.brewbound.com/news/athletic-brewing-company-adds-san-diego-p… 21st Amendment Calls for Lender M...
Apr 08, 2020
The Brew is Out There! It's the 200th episode! And we need a good reason to celebrate! Today we talk about what we've made in the past to celebrate and what we'd do in the future. Does a celebration beer always needs to be big? What's the story you're trying to tell? This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast,...
Apr 02, 2020
We hear all the time that local is best and in these weird times, maybe that's true. We sit down with Gary Glass to talk about how to support your local homebrew supplier and brewery and then we talk to Patrick Chavanelle, Allagash Brewing's R&D Brewery about Crosspath, the brewery's first organic and local ale. Is it hype? Nope! Episode Links: Governing Committee Elections – https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/membership/aha-governing-committe… Allagash – https://www.allagash.com/ Reason...
Mar 26, 2020
The Brew is Out There! Right now, everyone is scared of something invisible that can cause us great harm, but what if beer was in that same group? Drew sits down with “Gluten Free Beer Brian” Newscomb to talk about just ho to tackle the tast of making beer with no barley, wheat, oats or rye. It gets tricky, but the results are tasty! Links Podcast: https://anchor.fm/gluten-free-beer-brian Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlutenFreeBeerBrian/ Tastes Great, Less Diaherra – https://www.facebook.c...
Mar 20, 2020
Beer tasting on the high seas. (Ok, on the Puget Sound) Denny, Drew and Tony O are joined by Annie (on a ferry) to taste the results of the beer we brewed back in Episode 106 – the world famous, game changing PilPalSon! We taste them side by side and talk what we liked about each of them. We also talk shutdowns, memorials and what Drew is planning on doing with almost a ton of grain and what Denny's doing with poor defenseless mushrooms! Episode Links: Governing Committee Elections – https://www...
Mar 11, 2020
The Brew is Out There! Drew joined Steve Lembrée and John Sather of Brewer's Anonymous at Orlando Homebrew Supplies as they brewed a Saison on Steve's Brewzilla. They talk about the beer, the club and how this brand new group won the Floriida Homebrew Club of the Year Award for 2019. Links https://brewersanonymous.org/ This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) Don't forget to subscribe via your favorit...
Mar 06, 2020
Homebrew clubs are awesome and we can prove it! Entering it's 6th year, the American Homebrewer's Association's Radegast Club of the Year Award seeks to recognize the crazy amazing things they do. We talk with the AHA's Matt Bollng about the award and how your club can win! And we dig into a bunch of Saison info as well as the beer news and brewing fun! Episode Links: Governing Committee Elections – https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/membership/aha-governing-committe… Cantillon Forgotten Bee...
Feb 26, 2020
The Brew is Out There! Every year the Maltose Falcons help the Los Angeles County Fair with their homemade beer competition. This year's winner Mike Hale of the High Desert Home Brewers Anonymous won for his beer called Crue's Crumbs, a Pecan Coffee Cake Imperial Stout. We sit down and try his beer, break down the recipe and break down the hype train that is the Pastry Stout. Links Craft Beer & Brewing Article on Foreign Stout: https://beerandbrewing.com/hiding-in-the-middle-the-tradition-of...
Feb 19, 2020
Denny Was In Hawaii – So we're replaying one of our favorite episodes! All new content next week! To start the show, we hit the feedback slush pile, including a voicemail feedback about the Walmart lawsuit. In the pub, it's a little different today as we sit down with Nick Arzner of Block 15 to drink one of Denny's favorite beers – Sticky Hands IPA. We discuss the origins of the beer and the secrets behind the powerful hop character the beer carries (pro tip – new fancy hop powders) From there –...
Feb 14, 2020
The Brew is Out There! Every year the Maltose Falcons help the Los Angeles County Fair with their homemade beer competition. This year's winner Mike Hale of the High Desert Home Brewers Anonymous won for his beer called Crue's Crumbs, a Pecan Coffee Cake Imperial Stout. We sit down and try his beer, break down the recipe and break down the hype train that is the Pastry Stout. Links Crues Crumb Recipe: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/crue-crumbs The Stuffed Sandwich: http://www.stuffedsa...
Feb 05, 2020
For years Orlando was known for a great attractions, but great beer wasn't one of them! Times change and this week Drew sits down with Jeremy Pittman of Rockpit Brewing and Orlando Homebrew Supplies about what it means to run a homebrew shop and a brewery together in the same space and how they feed each other. Plus we tackle the worst idea Drew's inflicted on the world and a ton of feedback on recent episodes! Episode Links: Strange Brew Fest – https://strangebrewfestpt.com/ SuiGeneris on Infec...
Jan 29, 2020
The Brew is Out There! Since travelling to Australia last year and witnessing the ubiquity of no chill brewing, Drew decided to get over his objections and see if you really can skip the chilling step when brewing at a home level. In this episode Denny and Drew breakdown the benefits, the objections and Drew's experiences brewing the no chill way Links Example HDPE Cube: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N5QBIYD/ This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewers Publ...
Jan 22, 2020
On this week's episode – it's time for us to get philosophical as we explore the tricky navigation of science and experiences when it comes to making beer. And we go looking at some proposed Canadian beer styles, which makes us wonder – what's your local beer style? And Denny gets back to brewing something he loves and more! Episode Links: 450 North Investigation Closed – http://www.therepublic.com/2020/01/07/investigation_over_state_drops_inquiry_into_complaints_against_local_brewery/ Miller cl...
Jan 15, 2020
The Brew is Out There! Sit back and listen as Drew talks with Eagle Rock's Lee Barkofsky about how he and the Falcons' crew led by Cullen Davis biggified the ERB classic “Solidarity” and turn it around in 3 weeks!. Then Drew tastes the beer and presents his reactions! Links Eagle Rock Brewery: http://eaglerockbrewery.com/ This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) Brewing America Don't forget to subscri...
Jan 08, 2020
Happy New Year! It's time for a whole new bevy of beers and a world of new brews to be. In this episode, we talk our recent brewing efforts and new toys and new news and then we talk to Stephen J Porr of BrewTube fame about the SJPorr Challenge, a unique and logistically challenging homebrew competitiion that's prepping for it's next season! Episode Links: Atomium – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomium Anchor's Union Sets Contract: https://missionlocal.org/2019/12/breaking-anchor-brewery-worker...
Jan 01, 2020
Another 12 episodes down, so it's time for your questions! We tackle 25 of your questions that cover process, ingredients hops, yeast, weird things and Denny's favorite Karoake song! Sit back – we're getting quizzical! Episode Links: Chat with Champs – http://www.chatwithchamps.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors 00:0...
Dec 18, 2019
The Brew is Out There! The Holidays still carry some traditions in this ever changing beer world. This week we start a two part series on the classic – Anchor Our Special Ale. Today we talk with Scott Ungermann, Anchor Brewmaster to discuss OSA and how it's changed over the years and what you can make at home Links Anchor Brewing: https://www.anchorbrewing.com/ Anchor Christmas: https://www.anchorbrewing.com/beer/christmas_ale This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association B...
Dec 11, 2019
As the Holidays are upon us, it's time to give thanks with this episode of Denny and Drew reflecting on the Maltose Falcons 45th Anniversary Party with the band, the beer and Steve Grossman of Sierra Nevada Brewing. And then we talk what we're brewing for the rest of the holidays and doing some weird things with beer! Episode Links: Q&A Questions – questions@experimentalbrew.com or 626-765-1ALE Bold Rock Cider Sells – https://thefullpint.com/beer-news/bold-rock-hard-cider-joins-artisanal-b… ...
Dec 04, 2019
The Brew is Out There! Just before the fanciest homebrew party known to man, Denny and Drew tasted and talked through the beers Drew had made for the party. Did they all past muster? Sit back and listen as we taste trhough a range of interesting beverages! Links False Fall Saison – https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/895490/false-fall-saison Brüfest Lager – https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/896789/brumalt-festber Coming In Hot No Chill IPA – https://www.brewersfri...
Nov 29, 2019
ROAD TRIP! This episode finds us on the road to go visit MicroHomebrew in Kenmore, Washington. We spent the day brewing, tasting beer and talking about brewing with Tony Ochsner, owner of MicroHomebrew and Annie Johnson of PicoBrew and all the brewers gathered at the store. Time to see what happens! Episode Links: Dr. Lewis in the Smithsonian – https://magazine.ucdavis.edu/lewis-brews-a-place-in-the-smithsonian/ MicroHomebrew – https://www.microhomebrew.com/ Chat with Champs – http://www.chatwit...
Nov 20, 2019
The Brew is Out There! The Maltose Falcons needed a lot of beer for our 45th Anniversary Party and we got some of our favorite breweries in LA involved in the mayhem. In this episode, Drew sits done with the wild and wacky crew at Transplants Brewing Company to discuss making a Pumpkin Beer that's not a Pumpkin Beer in more than just one way. And then Drew shares his thoughts on the final beer along with the recipe that inspired it. This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Associa...
Nov 13, 2019
Denny and Drew are recovering from their road trip! So here's a revisit of our very first Q&A show It's Episode 10 and it's finally time to see if we're as smart as we say we are. We discuss the listener response to our Session Beer efforts and promise to post a kickass list of session beer recipes. (Link below) We run off to the pub and discuss the recently concluded Pacific Northwest Homebrewers Conference and the lameness of “pink washing” and silly sexism. And then to the lecture hall wh...
Nov 06, 2019
The Brew is Out There! A few episodes back – Denny got to taste Drew's beer and now the tables are turned! Drew tastes and discusses with Denny two of his beers – A Belgian Golden Strong and a Veterans' Blend IPA. Are they any good? What could be changed and what the heck is that bottle Denny used to ship his beers?!? This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) Brewing America Don't forget to subscribe v...
Oct 30, 2019
You heard Drew's brew day at Trademark in a previous Brew Files episode, but now you can hear the story of Trademark straight from Sterling. How he got started and what sort of amazing job they're doing in Long Beach after a short time! And of course we get you the news and Drew and Denny talk about Brümalt from Great Western and how they inadvertently used it the exact same way! Episode Links: Micro Homebrew – https://www.microhomebrew.com Cairn Brewing – https://www.cairnbrewing.com Sierra Nev...
Oct 23, 2019
The Brew is Out There! Common wisdom dictates that trying to save money by brewing beer is a fool's errand like buying a boat to save on fish, but we're here to tell you that there are a few ways you can maximize your savings while still enjoying high quality beer. We're not about minmaxing here – just reminding you as your beer needs increase around the holidays, it's perfectly easy to pinch some pennies and enjoy a beer! This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewe...
Oct 16, 2019
On this episode we delve a bit into history as Denny talks about the results of our “Beer & Brewing Over 60” survey. Then we're flying into the future as we listen to OSU's Sarah Windes talk about the project to develop and select a new malt hybrid for both Mecca Grade and the public. Pollen flies on this episode along with all of our usual beery goodness! Episode Links: Micro Homebrew – https://www.microhomebrew.com Cairn Brewing – https://www.cairnbrewing.com Sierra Nevada – 40 Years of In...
Oct 09, 2019
The Brew is Out There! How does one make a locally global IPA that's a little bit West Coast, a little bit New England, a little bit Idaho, a little bit Norwegian and a little bit South African? Well, you call out the squad and you collaborate! In this episode, Drew talks with Trademark Brewing, John Feerless, White Labs and the Maltose Falcons about bringing together a bunch of different ideas and ingredients into one very interesting beer! Links Trademark Brewing: https://www.trademarkbrewing....
Oct 02, 2019
We're not done with Hop & Brew School just yet because as Denny headed home from Yakima, he stopped in the beer rich river city of Hood River. While there he sat down with Brian Perkey of Lallemand to talk about his long history in the brewing world – how he almost didn't get his first brewing job and what he's done across the world of craft beer. And of course, we cover the beer news, feedback, questions and craft malt! Episode Links: Golden Prarie Relaunch – https://www.chicagotribune.com/...
Sep 25, 2019
The Brew is Out There! Did you know that August was Mead Month and that September is Honey Month? In this episode, Drew sits down the Berniece Van Der Berg and Michael Fairbrother of Moonlight Meadery to talk about bees, the state of mead and how to brew your best mead at home! Links Moonlight Mead: https://www.moonlightmeadery.com/ Mead Made Right: https://www.meadmaderight.com This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discoun...
Sep 18, 2019
Another year has passed and Denny's visited one of his happy places! On this very special episode, Denny and Drew sit down and discuss what's to be seen, heard and learned in the town that hops built. In the second half of the show, we go live to the lunch and learn podcast conducted in a soon to be filled hop warehouse. Learn more about the industry from some of the key players at Yakima Chief Hops, learn more about hops from John Palmer and hear from our drawing winner, Cassie Salinas about sp...
Sep 11, 2019
