Betsy Lay, co-founder of Lady Justice Brewing , joined us this week. Over a beer and some Zoom-supported virtual social distancing, we discussed the brewery's commitment to supporting non-profits that assist women and girls in Colorado, COVID-19's effects on higher education, and how the membership model might help smaller craft breweries maintain cash flow. Learn more about Lady Justice's Community-Supported Brewery membership . For a list of breweries offering delivery and/or curbside pick up,...
Mar 25, 2020•45 min•Ep. 66
Craft beer writer Josh Bernstein returns to this show to provide some insight into how COVID-19 is impacting craft breweries as well as to offer some perspective on what is going on in New York City as the virus continues to spread. Our YouTube Page (for watching interviews and to join in our "Virtual Happy Hours"): http://tinyurl.com/UnfilteredYouTube
Mar 23, 2020•20 min•Ep. 65
We brought some friends together -those who make beer, those who drink beer, and those who write about beer- to talk candidly about what is going on amid COVID-19. Give 'er a listen.
Mar 20, 2020•37 min•Ep. 64
We commence our remote interviewing journey this week by practicing social distancing with Chad Bratt, General Manager and Marketing Director for Denver's Jagged Mountain Brewery. We discuss the stuff we usually do on the show, but spend a lot of the show talking about how breweries prepared for the pandemic, what they're doing to weather the storm, and the lasting effects COVID-19 will have on the craft beer industry across the globe. Many thanks to Jay's brother Brian Schrader for joining us o...
Mar 18, 2020•51 min•Ep. 63
We consumed a lot of calories -beer, donuts, and pizza- while chatting up Drew Watson, owner and head chef at Hops and Pie, the Denver pizza (and now donut) shop known for its unmatched craft beer offerings and tasty pie. Join the Unfiltered/Sports Nerds NCAA Tournament Bracket Challenge here . If prompted, the password is podcast . $5 per entry/3 entries max. You can pay via Venmo (@Sam-Jay-2) or PayPal (sam@jaycommunicationsolutions.com). Become a Patreon patron. Sign up and we'll send over an...
Mar 11, 2020•51 min•Ep. 62
I am running out of funny titles... Sorry. We made our way to Park Hill for this week's show to meet with Chris Cunningham, Ryan Chrisman, and Nate Smith, the crew behind the magic being brewed at Long Table Brewhouse . Many thanks to Brock Harper for stepping in to cohost on this one. He did more research for one show than we have done for the previous 60 combined. If you like what you hear, give us a follow on Instagram , Facebook , or Twitter . You can also learn more at unfilteredcraft.com ....
Mar 04, 2020•59 min•Ep. 61
We met up with Sean Peters and Justen Coufal, the two fantastic humans behind Peak View Brewing Company in Greenwood Village. Our old buddy Kevin Paquette showed up midway through the interview, too.
Feb 26, 2020•42 min•Ep. 60
Sam sat down with Nick Stafford and Tyler Burgei, co-founders of Landlocked Ales, one of Lakewood's hidden gems.
Feb 19, 2020•37 min•Ep. 59
Judd Belstock, founder and owner of Dos Luces Brewery, dropped some knowledge on us in this episode, teaching us about brewing with corn, the influence of imperial conquest on Latin and South American beer, and the politics of beer categories and styles.
Feb 12, 2020•46 min•Ep. 58
On this week's show we welcome Tony Doria, the brains behind the amazing craft beer selection at Molly's Spirits.
Feb 05, 2020•52 min•Ep. 57
We headed over to Colfax yet again, this time to talk with Ron Abbott, one of the minds behind Seedstock Brewing.
Jan 29, 2020•54 min•Ep. 56
We were amongst (new) friends for this one while talking beer and such with Chad Moore and Jordan Fink, cofounders of Woods Boss Brewing Company.
Jan 22, 2020•58 min•Ep. 55
We made our way back to Greeley for this one to talk with Kyle Carbaugh, founder of Wiley Roots Brewing Company.
Jan 15, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 54
Much to the chagrin of our wives and employers, we recorded 52 episodes of this show and drank a lot of good beer (and whiskey) while doing it. This is our year-in-review episode during which we cover every stop along the 2019 tour and point out some of our favorite moments and favorite people. Thank you to those of you who have made this possible including our wives and kids, our friends who listen (or at least tell us they do), to Tivoli Brewing Company for sponsoring us, and to everyone else ...
Jan 08, 2020•48 min•Ep. 53
Sam was really excited to come to WestFax Brewing Co. and even more excited when he realized it was next to Casa Bonita. Many thanks to founder/owner Anthony Martuscello for joining the show and making Episode 52 of Season 1 badass.
Jan 01, 2020•38 min•Ep. 52
Happy Holidays to all! On this week's show, we went to Living the Dream Brewing and chatted up Jason Bell, founder, owner, and sometimes brewer. We (and by that, we mean Sam) forgot the podcast kit at work so we did this one with some crappy mics in a loud room. Sorry about that...
Dec 25, 2019•38 min•Ep. 51
Shawnee Adelson, executive director of the Colorado Brewers Guild , joins the show to talk with us about everything that is craft beer in Colorado.
Dec 18, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 50
In Chicago for a wedding, Sam needed a tax write-off so he stopped into Revolution Brewing "for work" to talk with John Carruthers. Sans Jay, Vic "Cousin Vic" Guerrieri stepped up to co-host!
Dec 11, 2019•37 min•Ep. 49
We stepped outside of the box a bit for this one and headed over to Meier Skis' "Craft Ski-ery." We drank some pints with owner Ted Eynon and talked about the connection between craft beer, skiing, and snowboarding.
Dec 04, 2019•46 min•Ep. 48
We made our way to Odd13 Brewing for this one to talk with Head Brewer Nicole Reiman and Head of Quality Amanda Oberbroeckling. As is usually the case, we chatted about beer and then a bunch of other shit.
Nov 27, 2019•50 min•Ep. 47
We headed over to Chain Reaction Brewing Company to talk shop with cofounder Zack Christofferson. For more, check us out on Facebook , Instagram , Twitter , and YouTube .
Nov 20, 2019•38 min•Ep. 46
We made our way to Denver Beer Company to meet up with cofounder Charlie Berger.
Nov 13, 2019•47 min•Ep. 45
Sans Jay, Sam headed to Lafayette to meet with the gents behind Liquid Mechanics Brewing Company .
Nov 06, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 44
Sam gets a wonderful Belgian beer education courtesy of Ryan Evans and Charlie Gottenkieny, co-founders of Bruz Beers .
Oct 30, 2019•39 min•Ep. 43
We finally made it to Lager Heaven aka Denver's Bierstadt Lagerhaus ! Co-founders Ashleigh Carter and Bill Eye joined the show to talk about the business of making lager. Oh, and special guest David Lin of Comrade Brewing stopped by as well.
Oct 24, 2019•43 min•Ep. 42
Sam (and his kids) head to Brooklyn to meet up with revered beer writer, Joshua M. Bernstein . Over some kombucha, a black IPA, and an amazing grilled cheese, Josh opens up about his career and offers an amazing perspective on craft beer in America.
Oct 20, 2019•33 min•Ep. 41
We had the honor of sitting down to talk craft beer with Jonathan "Colorado Beer Man" Shikes , revered journalist and expert on beer made in Colorado. Jonathan spins some yarn, telling us about the roles graduate school at Northwestern and home brewing played in getting him back to Denver to cover the industry for Westword .
Oct 09, 2019•46 min•Ep. 40
We sat down with George Goodman and Reno Wilson, founder and head brewer, respectively, at BURLY Brewing Company in Castle Rock, Colorado.
Oct 02, 2019•42 min•Ep. 39
We did our best to reduce the background noise on this one. It's a little rough. but the content is worth it. Kevin DeLange, co-founder and co-owner of Dry Dock Brewing Company, joined us for this one. While watching the Iowa-Iowa State football game with a packed house at Freshcraft in downtown Denver, we talked about the history of Dry Dock, trends in craft beer, and what the future holds for this legacy brewery.
Sep 25, 2019•38 min•Ep. 38
We headed out west(ish) for this one, stopping in Golden to chat with Josh Robbins, founder of New Terrain Brewing Company , and his cast of fellow wanderers.
Sep 18, 2019•48 min•Ep. 37
