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Tasting some delicious 'Tipopils' from Birrificio Italiano, with an Interview with Duration and a tasting of their Cuttin' Grass Italian Pils.

Join Jimmy on his inaugural visit to Buffalo, NY with our guide Ethan Cox, co-founder and co-owner of Community Beer Works. Returning guest Ethan is an esteemed brewer, beer judge, beer history writer, and overall authority on beer in the state of NY.

Ethan details the journey from homebrewer to Community Beer Works, which started after he got immersed in Irish pub culture while studying abroad. After coming back to Boston, the next step for Ethan was buying a beer making kit. From there, Ethan trekked up state to Buffalo, NY where he joined local home brewing clubs.

There was only one brewery in Buffalo when Ethan moved there - all the historic breweries in town went out of business in the early 70’s - and he saw a gap in the beer scene that needed filling. That took the form of Community Beer Works, which started as a nano-brewery (just 3 half-kegs per batch!), but has grown into an award-winning institution of Buffalo’s West Side.

If you want to dig deeper into Buffalo beer, check out “Buffalo Beer: The History of Brewing in the Nickel City”, by Mike Rizzo and Ethan Cox.

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We did it. 10 episodes. Let's have an Orval! 

Hotel room meandering through A.P.A. whilst drinking a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.

Drinking Duvel and ranting about how lovely Duvel is.

Drinking Guinness in a hotel room in Plymouth and talking about Stout. 

Sipping on an Anchor Steam and chatting about gold-rush Californian cripy bois and Fritz Maytag (the crispiest boi). 

Sipping on a Hoegaarden and chatting about Belgian Witbier.

Sippin' on a (Scottish) German Wheat and chatting about 16th century Bavarian nobility, amongst other things. 

So you wanna be a certified beer judge? Well what better person to get advice from than a GRAND MASTER. Sarah chats with grand master (Level VII) herself, Sandy Cockerham, who is one of the highest ranking beer judges in the world, about the Beer Judging Certification Program (BJCP), competitions and homebrewing in general. You'll also hear a few stories from beer's past including how Pabst Blue Ribbon actually got their blue ribbon. For podcast updates plus homebrewing tutorials, tips and beer reviews, make sure to follow Sarah on Instagram at @Flora_Brewing, YouTube: Flora Brewing or sign up for her Patreon for ad-free content, merch and lots more!

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Beer educator Proper Josh joins us from San Diego, CA. Proper Josh is a self-educated beer and wine aficionado. He posts craft beer reviews daily, highlighting the craftsmanship required to make a truly great brew. We sat down to talk about how he got into craft beer, how he judges what he drinks, staying healthy while imbibing, and his holiday beer recommendations. 

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On today’s show, Jesse Sundstrom joins us from Ten Mile Brewing in Signal Hill, CA. Jesse and his family have always done things together. Since he was a little kid, they’d always head up to the family cabin to relax and have fun. Jesse shares how the family that camped together became the family that brews craft beer together. 

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Frank chats with two LA beer celebrities. Daniel Drennon is the publisher, editor, and head writer of Beer Paper, the local monthly you’ll find at just about any brewery or bottle shop in SoCal. Tomm Carroll is a beer educator, judge, traveler, and writer, and has witnessed the explosion of craft beer in Los Angeles. Tomm is also the senior contributor for Beer Paper. Despite the stops and starts due to COVID19, Daniel and Tomm continue to support their local breweries, and the passionate brewers and entrepreneurs behind them. Frank chats with them about the once non-existent craft beer scene, what brought them both to writing about beer, and their thoughts on how craft beer will evolve during and post coronavirus.