Episodes
Saturday Dec 26, 2020
Cooking and baking with The Beeroness, Jackie Dodd Mallory
Saturday Dec 26, 2020
Saturday Dec 26, 2020
In ep 47, I chat with author and recipe creator Jackie Dodd Mallory, known as The Beeroness. She makes baking and cooking with beer seem easy and fun and she teaches me some valuable basics on when and how to use beer as an ingredient, the importance of yeast, why brown ale is like a bass player, how to take better beer photographs, and more.
Stay for the Afterparty, when I talk about the past and future of this nearly 1-year-old podcast.
This episode is sponsored by Back East Brewing of Bloomfield, Connecticut.
You can learn more about Jackie at her website: www.thebeeroness.com.
Music: “Dreamy Day” by Caffeine Creek Band and “Summertime” by JuliusH (royalty-free from Pixabay.com/music), and a snippet from “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” performed by Ella Fitzgerald
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Friday Dec 18, 2020
Counter Weight Brewing's Matt Westfall
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Friday Dec 18, 2020
In ep 46, we meet Matt Westfall, founder of the award-winning Counter Weight Brewing Company of Hamden, Connecticut. We discuss how he branched out on his own after 9 years with iconic New England Brewing Company, what it’s like to weather COVID-19 restrictions, and how he’s planning to build a new brewery.
During the Afterparty, I discuss the recent draconian Connecticut Consumer Protection mandate that forces breweries to essentially become brewpubs or face hefty fines. And we listen to the Afterparty track: “Songbird” by Jason Ingriselli and The Miles North Band.
This episode is sponsored by Brass Works Brewing of Waterbury, Connecticut.
You can find more episodes at beersnobwrites.com/podcast, and you can email me at beer.snob@yahoo.com.
Background music:
Intro: “Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, performed by the Apollo Symphony Orchestra
Outro: “Cali” Wataboi, from Pixabay.com/music
Saturday Dec 12, 2020
The 16oz. Canvas Podcast host AJ Keirans
Saturday Dec 12, 2020
Saturday Dec 12, 2020
In ep 45, we meet AJ Keirans, who hosts a podcast that features the artists behind the beer. The 16oz. Canvas Podcast delves into the artist's role in creating a label's look and impact. I take AJ into another virtual pub; this one is designed like a giant museum that features beer art only. We talk about the process of creating beauty that most likely will end up in a recycling heap and why that matters in the ecosystem that is craft beer.
This ep is sponsored by Back East Brewing of Bloomfield, Connecticut.
Stay for the Afterparty Track after the interview, where I feature Shane Scarazzini and Eightfingers and their song, "West Virginia Girl."
Featured labels:
[Super Mantis IPA - Nod Hill Brewing - Artist: Brian Steely
[Resting My Greatness Stout - Short Throw Brewing - Artist: Ryan Adams
[Toxic Earth IPA - Abomination Brewing - Artist: Sam Heimer
[Remedy stout - Houstatonic Brewing - Artist: Magge Gagliardi
Background:
[Music: Pixabay: “U said it” by Wataboi and “Midnight” by JuliusH
[Effects: Zapsplat
Friday Dec 04, 2020
South African beer with writer Lucy Corne
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Friday Dec 04, 2020
In ep 44, we travel to South Africa -- Capetown, to be specific -- and meet travel and beer writer Lucy Corne. We discuss South African beer history and present, what life as a travel writer is like in the time of COVID, and how exactly to pronounce a traditional drink spelled “Umqombothi.” You can follow Lucy on Twitter: @LucyCorne.
This episode was sponsored by Brass Works Brewing, Waterbury, Conn.
Read Corne’s article from Good Beer Hunting: Embracing Tradition--To Create a Style for the Future, South African Brewers Look to the Past
Check out the magazine she edits about South African beer, On Tap.
The Afterparty track is by Robert C. Fullerton, used with permission. Support his music on places like Bandcamp, Amazon, and Apple Music.
Background music from Free Music For, featuring Bossa Nova mix.