Episode 137 - Union Craft Brewing

It took 137 episodes, but we finally got all three founder of Union on the same podcast. Chris met up with with Adam Benesch, Jon Zerivitz, and Kevin Blodger at the brewery to talk about what’s going on at Union. We talked about Jon’s background, their seventh anniversary party, which is taking place on July 27th, and the exciting things they have going on.

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Episode 136 - Craft Beer Across the Pond Part 1

“A Swede, a German, and an American walk into a brewery…”

Way back on April 1 Keith Marcoux, co-founder of Olde Mother Brewing Company, sent me a text that said “Do you want to do a culture podcast with American brewers from Sweden and Germany?I know both and they are here on vaca at the same time!”. Once I figured out he wasn’t trying to pull some sort of lame April Fools joke on me I jumped at the opportunity. A few days later David Renninger (owner of Libertus Craft Brewing in Germany), Peter Lincoln (owner of Brewing Koltur in Sweden), Keith, and I met up to record an episode about craft beer culture in Sweden and Germany. This is part one of a two part podcast.

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Episode 135 - Guinness

We headed out to the Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Halethorpe, Md to meet up with Hollie Stephenson (head brewer) and Sean Brennan (Senior Brewer). Topics discussed were how each of them got into brewing, barrel aging beer, what Guinness has coming, and of course Chris made them try some Beach Drink.

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Episode 134 - Professor Tarnow - Flying Dog University

Justin Tarnow stop by the studio to talk about the beer education program that he runs at Flying Dog Brewery. Some of the great classes offered that we discussed are:

  • COOKING WITH BEER

  • CHARCUTERIE AND BEER

  • PAIRING BEER AND CIGARS

  • CRAFT BEER EXPLAINED

The full course list can be found at https://www.flyingdog.com/flying-dog-university/

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Episode 132 - Pink Boots Society

On April 26th Flying Dog Brewery released their Pink Boots Society beer, Tenacious V. Before the release party we had the opportunity to sit down with Emily Bobotas, Quality Assurance Manager from Flying Dog Brewery, Sarah Healey, Marketing Manager at Milkhouse Brewery, and Bailey O’Leary, co-founder of True Respite Brewing Company. We discussed the mission of the Pink Boots Society, woman in craft beer, and Tenacious V.

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Episode 130 - The Kopstoot

Mark (not Mike as Chris introduces him) Vierthaler, the Head Distiller at Tenth Ward Distilling Company, stopped by the studio to talk craft spirits. He gave us a brief history of his distilling experience and taught us about genever. Chris also received a lesson on how to do a kopstoot. If you want to spend a day with Mark learning how to be a distiller go to http://bit.ly/10thdistiller for information.

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Episode 129 - Burnt Hill Project

Drew Baker joined Chris in the studio to talk about The Burnt Hill Project and their upcoming Summer Solstice Festival that will take place on Saturday June 22nd. Drew also gave Chris a lesson on biodynamic farming and what a piquette is.

You can find information about the Summer Solstice Festival at burnthill.farm/solstice

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Episode 128 - Fully Tilted

We packed up the studio to head back to Baltimore to check out Full Tilt’s new brewery. Co-founder Nick Fertig and Ryan Cooper, the general manager, gave us an update on what is going on at the brewery and the beers they have coming up. We also received an update on the Hops the Cat saga, helped name one of the characters after Chris’s dog, and poked fun at Lesser Dan.

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Episode 127 - Maryland Alcohol Legislation and Events

Kevin Atticks and Jim Bauckman stopped by the studio to give an update on legislation that affects the beer, wine and spirits industries of Maryland. Jim also gave a rundown of the events being held for each industry. Keep an eye on our facebook page for chances to win tickets to all of the events.

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Episode 124 - Guinness and Maryland Beer Legislation

We met up with Dwayne Kratt, Sr. Director of State Government Affairs for Diageo, at the Guinness Open Gate Brewery. We discussed his testimony on behalf of Guinness before the Maryland House of Delegates and Senate, and their support for the bill put fourth by the Brewer’s Association of Maryland.

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Episode 123 - Peter Franchot

“The only thing silent about Peter Franchot is the T at the end of my name.”

Over the last couple of years we have spoken with Comptroller Peter Franchot several times about legislation to reform alcohol laws in Maryland. This year we are discussing legislation that has been introduced to strip the comptroller’s office of the responsibility of regulating alcohol, tobacco, and fuel. The comptroller as well as many others believe this legislation was introduced purely as a personal attack on him for being outspoken about the craft beer industry.

Watch the senate hearing —> http://bit.ly/sb703

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Episode 122 - Idiom Brewing Company

Micheal Clements, founder and brewmaster of Idiom Brewing Co., stopped by the studio to talk about his recently-opened brewery along Carroll Creek in downtown Frederick, Maryland. Listen in to learn how he went from home-brewing to opening his own brewery and everything you could possibly want to know about idioms. Micheal also let us in on their plans for expansion.

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Episode 121 - Diamondback Beer

Colin Marshall (co-founder,) Tom Foster (co-founder & brewmaser,) and Zack Kaiser (Sales and Marketing) stopped by the studio to update us on their Baltimore-based brewery. Last year Diamondback Beer started to place an emphasis on “slow beer” and started producing several lagers and barrel aged beers. We also discussed their upcoming collaboration with Guinness and explained to Chris what “raw ale” is.

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Episode 120 - Baltimore Spirits Company

We headed out to Baltimore to talk to Max Lents, co-founder of Baltimore Spirits Co, about bort. What is bort you ask? Well you will just have to listen and find out. We also discussed their name change and settling into their new distillery. As an added bonus we were joined by the elusive Eli Breitburg-Smith, BSC’s other co-founder. We also had a brief discussion about their upcoming collaboration with McClintock Distilling Company.

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Episode 119 - MBBWL


Wes Hogentogler, president and founder of the GO-BREW home brew club, and Greg Parnas, a local brewery attorney in the DMV area, legislative counsel for Marylanders for Better Beer and Wine Laws, and a contributing writer to dcbeer.com, visited the studio to talk about Marylanders for Better Beer and Wine Laws. MBBWL is a grass roots organization with the goal of reforming Maryland’s alcohol laws.

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