BeoirFest: Let's Talk Beer
By BeoirFest
We combine a mix of informative talks, brewery profiles, and roundtables that gather different brewers for a chat.
The podcast releases a new episode every Thursday.
Check out our YouTube channel (YouTube.com/beoirfest) or our website (BeoirFest.com) where you can see what sessions are taking place that you can join live.
BeoirFest: Let's Talk BeerApr 17, 2024
A Chat With Elias Wicked Ales of Manila
It's a big claim to say any one brewery is the best in its country. But Elias Wicked Ales won the award as The Philippines best two years running at the Asian Beer Championship. Founded by Raoul Masangcay in 2019 Elias Wicked Ales gained prominence quickly. Raoul is the first beer sommelier in The Philippines and built his interest in, and knowledge of, craft beer through his years working in the US. With Elias Wicked Ales he aims to bring a unique Philippines influence to craft beer, exploiting the flavours available throughout the country. Raoul manages the brewery and taproom from Oregon where he works a day job as an Electronic Engineer. Learn more about his story when he joins me live for a chat.
Vietnam's East West Brewing
Vietnamese are among the top ten beer drinkers in the world. The country also has one of the most vibrant beer scenes in Asia. East West is one of the leading craft breweries in Vietnam. Based in Ho Chi Minh City they were founded by a multi-national team (hence the name) with the intention of building a world-class brewery. Their brewery and taproom in the heart of the city ensures that the beer is as fresh as it can be and they made an impact out of the door. Join founder Loc Truong and head brewer Patrick Barnes for live chat about East West Brewing and the whole Vietnamese craft beer scene
Bastet Brewing, Florida's Egypt-Inspired Brewery
Huston Lett and Tom Ross founded Bastet Brewing in Tampa Bay, Florida back in 2014 but didn't actually launch until 2019. Inspired by the ancient Egyptian brewing culture they chose the name Bastet after the god who was prevented from destroying mankind when she was fooled into getting drunk. With such a long view of brewing history both Tom and Huston have taken care to brew beers that represent a breadth of vision from across the world. While you'll find IPA's in their line up you are also going to find beers from a variety of styles, backgrounds, and cultures
The Role Of Chicha Beer in The Andean Wari Empire. A Chat With Archeologist Donna Nash.
The Wari Empire ruled in Peru from around 600 to 1100. During that time they ruled over much of coastal and highland Peru. Recent excavations have revealed that one of the tools they used to forge alliances was with the local beer, chicha. This was brewed in large state-owned breweries and used both as a way of creating links with neighbouring tribes and also as a way of ensuring stability within the empire itself. Regular festivals and beer-laden social gatherings were an ingrained part of Wari society. Donna Nash of Arizona State University is one of the people whose work has revealed the large role of chicha in Wari society. She joins me for a chat about the Wari and the role chicha played in maintaining their society.
Vine Street Brewing: Missouri's First Black-Owned Brewery
Black owned breweries are just 1% of breweries in the US. Recently opened Vine Street in Kansas City is the only one in Missouri. Join founders Kemet Coleman and Woodie Bonds for a chat about the brewery and the challenges and expectations of being minority owned.
As the first black-owned brewery in Missouri, Vine Street not only crafts exceptional beers but also actively contributes to the cultivation of a community that celebrates diversity and unity.
How Alcohol Created Civilization With Edward Slingerland
Alcohol has been used by humans since the beginning of time. Why do we still injest what is a poison?
Edward Slingerland addressed this question in his book "Drunk. How we sipped, danced, and stumbled our way to civilization."
Edward is the Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia and his book looks at the alcohol from an evolutionary and religious viewpoint.
His conclusion is that alcohol has been essential in helping humans be creative and build civilizations.
Birth Of A Brewery Part 3
We've been following the birth of Checkerhead Brewery on Vancouver Island for a while. Street Juggles David Aiken is creating a lifestyle micro-brewery that will allow him to meet his financial needs and also have a great quality of life. It's been almost a year since we last spoke. How is the project getting on?
Father Mathew and 19th Century Irish Temperance Movement
The caricature of the Irish involves a lot of alcohol and drunkenness. It often comes as a surprise when people discover just how widespread and culturally ingrained temperance and teetotalism is in the country. Father Theobald Mathew's temperance crusade was the single most extraordinary social movement in pre-famine Ireland, enlisting millions of Irish men and women to give up drink for life. This coincided with, and arguably enabled, a national identity which coincided with Daniel O'Connell, and the mass-meetings he organised. Professor Paul Townend of University of North Carolina, Wilmington wrote the book "Father Mathew, Temperance, and Irish Identity" and is an expert on Father Mathew and the temperance movement. He joined me for a fascinating chat.
Brouwerij Kestemont, Belgium's Newest Lambic Brewery
Lambic brewing around Brussels has a long tradition. After many years of decline it has in recent times gone through a revival. Existign breweries have grown and a handful of new breweries have opened. Brewery Kestemont is a family-owned brewery located in another Lambic brewery that closed in 1968. Run by brothers-in-law Lias Kestemont and Wim Krieckemans the brewery produced its first beers in 2020. They use the traditional spontaneous fermentation and local organic products, and have just been accepted as the newest member of the Lambic Brewers Association, HORAL. Join us for a live beer chat to learn all about lambic traditions and the challenges of opening a new lambic brewery.
Lass Haüs Ales, Austins Only All-Female Brewery
Austin has a big and exciting craft beer scene. But surpringly there is only one female-owned brewery where the owners do all the brewing. That is Lass Haüs Ales. Founded by Amber McCullough and Kris Carpenter the brewery specialises in Belgian-style ales. They've experienced their share of ups and downs in trying to bring a brewery to life and they'll be sharing their experiences during our live beer chat.
Hop & Clover of Mudgee, New South Wales.
Not everyone iopens a brewery by mistake. Or gets national publicity before they do. But Dave Henderson from Northern Ireland did just that when he bought a brewing system off Gumtree in Australia. When that happened himself and his wife felt that had to go ahead. Join Dave for a chat about his experiences and be amazed at the accuracy of his Australian accent!
Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela, Africa's Brewing Pioneer
Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela is one the the driving forces behind craft beer across Africa. She's the founder of Tolokazi Beer in South Africa, the first brewery to be owned by a black woman in the continent.
She's holds Master Brewer qualification from the Institute of Brewing and Distilling in the UK and was the first black woman to be accredited as a trainer with them.
Apiwe is not only a force in South Africa but has helped breweries through the continent, most recently helping Kweza get their brewery set up in Rwanda.
You'll remember Apiwe from our series of chats on traditional African brewing, something she's passionate about.
I'm thrilled to be able to chat to her about her own experiences and projects, especially the release of her beers in the UK.
Jump Ship, Scotlands Non-Alcoholic Brewery
Sonja Mitchell had the same experience many of us have, we want a beer but have to be up early the next morning. And like us she was not happy with the non-alcoholic beers available to her. Unlike the rest of us she decided that she should brew her own. And so she started Jump ShipBrewing, Scotland's only exclusively non-alcoholic brewery.
Recreating a 16th Century Irish Beer With Dr. Susan Flavin & Marc Meltonville
There is much we still don’t know about beer in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Historians of food and drink have produced a huge amount of research that explores its deep and complex importance to everyday life. But what did that beer look and taste like? How much alcohol did it contain? How nutritious was it? Though some researchers have tried to answer these questions using the written records left behind by brewers, they have typically made assumptions based on modern ingredients, equipment and techniques. Dr. Susan Flavin set out with a small team to answer those questions. Armed with a 15th Century Irish recipe her team at FoodCult.eu gathered ingredients that match as closely as possible to the originals, and even went as far as building a brewhouse of the time. Susan is joined by food historian Marc Meltonville who had responsibility for recreating the brewery itself for a chat about the project and its findings. You can learn more about the project at https://foodcult.eu/exhibition/brewing-historical-beer/
Meet Banange Brewing of Uganda
Founded by friends Adam and Pall, who met through their mutual passion for freestyle kayaking on the Nile the brewery has established a strong place for itself in the Ugandan Craft Beer Scene.
Co-founder Adam Cameron joined me to tell me the story of how a Canadian and Icelander built Uganda's third largest brewery.
Ireland's National Centre For Brewing And Distilling
The National Centre For Brewing and Distilling is based in Carlow, as part of Teagasc. It's a new initiative that aims among other things to focus on the testing of raw materials for malting and the production of small batches of specialised malts for the craft beer sector, and of test batches for the malting and distilling companies. As the Irish drinks industries continue to thrive, the country has seen significant growth in both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drink sales. Manager Lisa Ryan joins me for a chat about heritage grains, the potential for Irish grains in Irish beer and whiskey and lots more.
Mad River Brewing: America's Only Tribally-Owned Brewery
The American craft beer scene is pretty white and male. Only something like 4% of breweries are owned by minorities.
This makes Mad River Brewing very unique.
The brewery got its start 30 years ago at the beginnings of the craft beer revolution in California. But in 2019 it was bought by the Yurok tribe, making it perhaps the only tribally-owned brewery in the country.
The mandate is for the brewery to promote Yurok culture, generate employment and income, and act as an example to Yurok and other tribes.
It is also women-led, with all its senior management being female.
Mad River CEO Linda Cooley (also part-Irish) took time to tell me how she manages these demands while still brewing great beer.
We covered a lot of ground in what was a really enjoyable and informative conversation.
Wild Dog: Zambia's Independent Craft Brewery
Velten Tiemann was born in Zambia but spent most of his career working in the wine industry in Germany and Australia. On returning to Zambia and realising he wanted to ferment something, Velten and his wife started Wild Dog. The decision was driven by the fast turnover, no waiting a year between projects. Since brewing that first 100-litre batch Wild Dog has grown and won many awards.
Velten joined me for a chat about the potential and the difficulties of brewing inn Zambia.
Ragnarock Brewery Newfoundland: Brewing At The Worlds End
In St. Anthony on the Northern tip of Newfoundland, 3 friends decided to create a community focused brewery. Despite having no experience they opened their brewery and taproom at the end of the world in November 2019 - just in time to be shut down by Covid a few months later. Nevertheless they persevered and their taproom is a higlioght of the local community and they also sell their beers farther than St. Anthony's. Join founder Brad Simms to learn what it's like brewing in so remote a location and the lessons learned
Cool Cousin: Brewing A "Raw" Unmalted Beer Commercially
Ask anyone and 90% of the time you will be told that beer consists of malt, yeast, water, and hops. John Midgley of Cool Cousin Brewing in New York is brewing without malting, just using enzymes and grain. He says it uses less water and energy. Many cultures around the brew beer without malting and have done so for millenia. So in principle this is nothing new, though the exact method might be. John joined me for a chat about his method, how it came about, the potential upsides and downsides and how his first beer using this process won awards. We talked about the environmental savings when using enzymes, the history of exogenous enzymes, and how other brewers can brew this way.
Maison Kaloa of Senegal, Brewer of Fonio Beers
Kalao is a pan-African brewery based in Senegal. A small nano-brewery thinking big they have collaborated with brewers worldwide, most recently with Brooklyn Brewery. This chat with founder Raphael discussed their use of the grain fonio and its potential in beer across the world.
Meet Zandoval Brewing of Mendoza, Argentina
Zandoval Brewing are located in the heart of Argentina's wine country.
Founder Sebastian Marano joined me for chat about the beer scene in Argentina, and the challenges of brewing beer in a market where wine is the daily drink.
The Fascinating Story of Choctaw Beer With Professor Steven Sewell.
Choctaw Beer was a unique American Frontier beer. Originally brewed by the Choctaw tribe in Oklahoma it became a staple beer among the coal miners, known colloquially as "choc." Its core was basic beer but it also included snuff and poisonous berries. Professor Steve Sewell, Professor of History at the College of the Mainland in Texas will be talking about "Choc," it's origins, cultural place in Choctaw and Oklahoma culture and lots more.
Kameido Beer of Tokyo, Japan
John Hilliard retired to Japan after 33 years in Los Angeles. He and his wife then decided to set up Kameido Beer in the heart of Tokyo.
John took a few minutes out of his busy day to tell me about the brewery and what brewing in Japan is like.
Meet the Brothers Creating An Indian Craft Beer Specifically Paired For Indian Food
Van and Sumit Sharma are sons of fifth-generation Indian restaurateurs. Born in London with its large Indian community, they moved as children to Maine, where they were the only Indian children and Indian restaurants didn't exist.
And of course there was no suitable beer to pair with the food either.
In 2020 they set out to create an American brewed Indian Craft Beer that would pair with the food in their families restaurants.
The result is Rupee Beer, and award-winning beer that is specifically designed as what they call a "global beer for curry."
Meet Alabama Brewing Pioneer Keith Yager
Keith Yager went from homebrewer to founding brewer at Huntsville Craft Brewery Yellowhammer, picking up the "Brewmaster of The Year" Award along the way. In 2022 he moved to Decatur Brewery Cross Eyed Owl (XEO). And just this week he has become the new owner along with his brewing duties. Join Keith for a chat about his brewing experiences and what he thinks the future holds for Alabama Craft Beer
Wichit Saiklao: Godfather of Thai Brewing
Dr. Wichit Saiklao is known as the Godfather of Thai Craft Brewing. He is the founder of Chit Beer, located on an island near Bangkok - and technically illegal. But he is also an army colonel who holds a doctorate in computer engineering and teaches at Thailand’s most prestigious military academy. Oh, he also founded one of Thailand's biggest logistics platforms. Chit as he is widely known not only brews and sells beer but also teaches home brewing skills and is pretty much single-handedly responsible for the Thai home brewing and craft beer scenes. He sees beer as a way to change the country, but this role in popularising and growing the Thai Craft Beer scene doesn't sit obviously with that of his military or business background. Join us to learn more about the man, Chit Beer, and the future of Thailand's Craft Brewing Scene
Discover Cambodian Craft Beer With The Founder of Cerevisia Craft Beer
Erich Phillips was one of the pioneers of the Cambodian craft beer scene, founding Cerevisia Craft Beer in 2013. He's watched the Cambodian beer scene undergo dramatic changes and has built the brewery into one of the countries leading craft breweries. Join us for a chat about his experiences, the future of Cambodian craft beer and its place in the East Asian craft beer industry.
254 Brewing: Meet The Limerick Man Who Founded A Kenyan Craft Brewery
Kenyan craft brewery, 254 Brewing was founded by Limerick man Eoin Flinn and opened its doors just as Covid hit. It has rapidly become one of the leading lights in the Kenyan craft beer scene. Learn how Eoin came to found the brewery, how it survived its turbulent early years, and what the beer scene in Kenya is like.
Website: https://254brewing.com/
Meet Adi Challa, The Singapore and Goa Craft Brewery Pioneer
Aditya Challa wanted to open a Goa Craft Microbrewery, but the laws wouldn't allow it. So instead he opened the first Singapore craft brewery. Jungle Beer become an iconic Singapore craft beer brand that won top awards across Asia But when the laws in Goa changed he shipped that brewery over to Goa and opened Susegado to produce Goan Craft Beer. Join Adi for a chat about his experiences and a look at the beer scenes in both Singapore and Goa
New Discoveries In Traditional Fermentation
Kimchi is a fermented cabbage and very important in Korean culture. Nowadays home and commercial makers use glass or plastic pots for the fermentation. But the traditional method uses specialised clay pots called Onggi, and afficianados insist that the kimchi they produce is superior. Kim Soohwan from Georgia Institute of Technology investigated this and discovered what it is that makes the onggi fermentation pots unique.
Join him to discuss his findings and what it might mean for other traditional fermented products such as traditional real ale and craft beer
Japanese Craft Brewery Be Easy Brewing
Gareth Hunt founded Be Easy Brewing in 2016 in Aomori, Japan. He's seen he growth of the Japanese beer scene both as a brewer and also as host of the Japan Craft Beer Channel on YouTube.
He joined me for a chat about his experiences, "Gareth's Beer", the current beer scene in Japan, and what he thinks the future holds.
Discover Yardley Brothers Hong Kong Craft Brewery
Luke Yardley of Hong Kong brewery Yardley Brothers joins me for a chat about setting up a craft brewery in Hong Kong and the challenges it brings. Yardley Brothers have won numerous awards since they were founded. They have a strong wild, sour and barrel-aged programs, all of which pose unique challenges in a place as crowded as Hong Kong.
Yardley Brothers Website: https://www.yardleybrothers.hk/
Brewer Profile: BeerFarm Of Margaret River, West Australia
Located in the vibrant beer culture of Margaret River, Beer Farm have a big environmentally-conscious brewery and bar.
Marketing Manager Benny Joseph took the time to tell me the history of Beer Farm and how they relate to the beer, wine and tourist businesses that are so strong in that area of West Australia.
Brewer Roundtable: Cohones Brewing of Bulgaria, Green Monster from Lithuania, and First Craft Beer from Hungary
Getting together for a chat on our live beer webinar this week we have another three great brewers from Lithuania, Hungary, and Bulgaria. Lithuanian Craft Brewery, Green Monster from Kaunas were one of the pioneers of the craft scene in Lithuania, and the first to brew many of the more popular international styles, including their flagship IPA. Hungarian craft brewery First Craft Beer was founded in Budapest by two brothers in 2016. They pioneered the taproom in the city and have a special love for barrel aged stouts. Bulgarian craft brewery Cohones from Sofia are one of the leading breweries in the still relatively small Bulgarian craft beer scene. And they produce the highest-rated Bulgarian beer. It's an interesting mix of experience and culture and made for a really interesting chat that covered everything from can vs bottles, to beer festivals, barrel ageing, local beer scenes, honesty with customers, and the impact of AI on breweries.
Brewery Profile: The Costa Rica Beer Factory
Jaime Zuluaga, founder of San José craft brewery The Costa Rica Beer Factory joins me to discuss the Costa Rica beer scene, online craft beer courses, the history of his Costa Rican craft brewery, and lots more.
This was a really great and fun chat.
I'd never met a brewer who'd never tasted beer before starting commercial brewing!
Discover Sorghum Brewing with the Sorghum Brewing Challenge From Yakima Chief Hops and Rwanda's Kweza Craft Brewery
Sorghum is the traditional brewing grain in Africa. But sorghum beer is rarely found outside of the continent. Rwandan brewery Kweza joined together with Yakima Chief Hops to develop a hop mix that works exceptionally well with sorghum, giving craft brewers around the world the opportunity to experiment with the grain and with brewing sorghum beer. Kweza Craft Brewery founder Jessi Flynn and Luke Kulchstein from Yakima Chief Hops joined Canadian craft brewer Steve Beauchesne and Kweza brewer Tapiwa Charosa on our real ale craft beer, live beer webinar to discuss the project. Find out what brewing with sorghum entails - and their challenge to other brewers to brew with sorghum while supporting Kweza in their efforts to ensure Rwanda's first craft brewery - wholly owned by women - is a success.
Learn More About Taking Part at www.yakimachief.com/commercial/hop-wire/kweza-project
Contact Jessi at kwezabrewery.com
Checking In With Checkerhead Brewing
We last spoke to juggler and comedian David Aiken back in November as he worked towards getting his microbrewery Checkerhead Brewing, open on Vancouver Island. It's time for part 2 of our Birth Of A Brewery Series as we check back and see how things are going and if he's still on target for an April opening Checkerhead is a small local brewery that he hopes will be come part of every Vancouver Island road trip.
Brewer Profile: Parallel 49 Brewing of Vancouver, Canada
The Vancouver beer scene is well established and vibrant. One of the main breweries in the city is Parallel 49 who were founded 10 years ago.
Founder and Head Brewer Graham With told me about the history of the brewery, what's ahead, and how he sees the beer scene in Vancouver.
Contact Details
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Facebook.com/parallel49brewing
Instagram.com/parallel49brewing
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Brewer Chat with 🇸🇪Brekeriet, 🇱🇹Kuro Aparatura, and 🇵🇹Ophiussa
Three brewers from Portugal, Sweden and Lithuania get together for a chat about beer and brewing in their countries.
Brekeriet are the longest-established of the three brewers, having been founded in 2010 by 3 brewers. They are best known for their sour beers, so much so that they have to establish a new brand for their non-sour beers.
Kuro Aparatura were established in Vilnius in 2018. They brew a range of beers designed to be different but drinkable.
Ophiussa Brewing are the newest of our three guests, having been founded in Portugal in 2021. They mix a core range with regular specials from their microbrewery.
Brewery Profile: Cerveceria Paracaidista of Mexico City
Paracaidista focus on styles that aren't too common in Mexico, styles such as Saisons, Brett, and more. This was a really interesting chat with the founder, Adrian Rodriguez-Montfort.
QUICK NOTE: There were a few moments during this chat when Adrian's connection dropped out. It's not more than a few seconds so hopefully you'll stick with what is a very interesting look at the Mexican Beer scene with one of the pioneers of that scene.
CONTACT DETAILS
Website: paracaidista.mx
Instagram: instagram.com/paracaidistamx/
Facebook: facebook.com/ParacaidistaMX
Brewing Without Malt Part 2
This is the 2nd part of our session with Christian Berger from Beer-Studies.com discussing the ways different cultures and traditions have solved the problem of converting starch to fermentable sugar as part of the brewing process.
During this session Christian discusses the final 3 options of the 6 steps he has identified by which people saccharine starch.
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Brewery Profile: Sea Change Brewing of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Sea Change Brewing, based in Edmonton were one of the pioneers of the new wave of craft brewing that started in Alberta in 2016. In that year the law changed removing a minimum production limit that prevented smaller breweries from opening.
Founded by punk musicians this is a brewery that likes to do things a bit different and have fun doing it.
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Brewing Without Malt: Part 1
When you think of beer it probably involves Malt, Hops, Yeast, and Water. But traditional brewing techniques around the world often involve only a few of these. Indeed, the most common brewing method in the world doesn't involve malt or yeast!
Christian Berger has spent decades researching different brewing cultures and at Beer-Studies.com has created an incredible resource. He joins me to discuss 6 ways of extracting sugars from starch, only one of which is malting.
We talked for nearly 3 hours in a session full of information.
This is the first part of that discussion, covering Christian's background and the first 3 of the 6 pathways to brewing.
💠 Check Out Beer-Studies.com for plenty more information about brewing traditions around the world.
Brewery Profile: Big Shed Brewing of Adelaide, South Australia
Big Shed Brewing are pioneers of the Adelaide brewing scene, having officially started 10 years ago (brewing was a bit later).
Founder Craig Basford joins me for a chat about the brewery, the beer scene in Adelaide and the changes he's seen.
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Brewery Profile: Candid Brewing of Nova Scotia
Candid Brewing was founded in Antigonish, Nova Scotia by Bryan Druhan, an experienced brewer with some of Canada's leading craft breweries.
They combine a taproom and brewery that focuses on easy-drinking beers.
CONTACT DETAILS
Website: candidbrewing.ca
Facebook: www.facebook.com/candidbrewing
Instagram: www.instagram.com/candidbrewing/
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Talking Non-Alcoholic Beers With One For The Road of Calgary, Canada
One For The Road exclusively brew non-alcoholic beer from Calgary, Canada. The brewery was founded by Graham Matheos and he joins me to talk about the brewery itself as well as the current market for non-alcoholic beer and its future.
One For The Road Details
Website: www.onefortheroadbrewery.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/onefortheroadbrewery
Instagram: www.instagram.com/onefortheroadbrewing
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Brewery Profile: Hop & Clover of Mudgee, NSW, Australia
Dave Henderson and his wife Shiree Phillips bought a brewery off Gumtree (well Dave did) and went immediately from home brewing to commercial. They're currently gypsy brewing and about to open their own facility in 2023.
They also have big plans.
Dave is from Derry in Northern Ireland and he told me about his journey during a trip back home over the Christmas.
Hop & Clover Contact Details
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Website: hopandcloverbrewing.com.au
Facebook: www.facebook.com/hopandclover
Instagram: www.instagram.com/hopandcloverbrewing
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Star Trek Beers With The Federation Of Beer
The Federation of Beer, based in Vulcan, Canada (yes, really!) are responsible for producing Star Trek themed beers.
Working with local breweries around the world and of course Paramount Pictures they produce unique one-off batches that are both drinkable and collectible. Join me and Vern for a chat about the whole "Enterprise" (no groaning back there!)
Federation Of Beer Links
Website: https://www.federationofbeer.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BoldlyBrewing
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/federationofbeer/
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Brewery Profile: Stronghold Brewing of Fort Macleod, Alberta
Located right in the heart of Alberta, Stronghold Brewing have built a taproom and brewery that straddles a rural/urban divide. The distinct nature of their two local markets make for an interesting mix of beers and approach to brewing.
Co-owner Ayleigh Henderson told me their about their history and how Covid has made her aware of the fragility of 5-year plans.
BREWERY LINKS
Website: https://strongholdbrewing.ca
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/165634640869548
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strongholdbrewing
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