Jamie Bogner
Podcast Episode 337: The Most Listened-to Craft Beer & Brewing Podcast Episodes of 2023By Jamie BognerFor this final episode of the year, Khris Johnson of Green Bench joins Jamie to recap and listen through highlights from your 10 favorite episodes of the past 12 months.
Editors’ Pick: The Ss Brewtech Hop SpiderBy Jamie BognerWe love when equipment comes along that solves a problem in a way we hadn’t considered before.
Podcast Episode 336: Reimagining London Porter and Stout with the Kernel’s Evin O’RiordainBy Jamie BognerFrom their South London outpost in the arches beneath a bustling elevated railway, the Kernel has embraced London brewing history with a craft ethos—respecting and referencing tradition while thoughtfully building their own identifiable, modern, hop-forward character.
Podcast Episode 335: For Tom Beckmann of Goldfinger, Lager is a Family AffairBy Jamie BognerThrough fastidious technique and a clearly articulated, creative point of view, this lager-centric brewery in the southwestern suburbs of Chicago is committed to building on a family brewing history while forging its own modern lager identity.
Podcast Episode 334: Hot Takes on Cold IPA with Firestone Walker, Hop Butcher, and Heater AllenBy Jamie BognerThree leading brewers pushing the limits of the cold IPA style—Sam Tierney of Firestone Walker, Jude La Rose of Hop Butcher For the World, and cold IPA originator Kevin Davey of Heater Allen and Gold Dot—join the podcast to discuss the current state of cold IPA, how their recipes and processes have evolved, and why they still choose to explore hops through the style dubbed “More West Coast than West Coast IPA.”
Podcast Episode 333: Future-Proofing Your Brewery, a Conversation Brought to You by EncompassBy Jamie BognerThree leaders at the intersection of brewing business and tech—Patrick Tickle, CEO of Encompass Technologies, Dave Thibodeau, cofounder of Ska Brewing, and Cole Hackbarth, VP of brewing operations for Rhinegeist—discuss strategies for managing a brewery through today's turbulent business environment.
Podcast Episode 332: Chicago’s Dovetail Finds Harmony and Cohesion in their Modern Approach to Traditional MethodsBy Jamie BognerWhat’s old is new again for Chicago’s Dovetail—direct-fire decoction, open fermentation, and coolshipping hoppy lager with whole-cone hops are just a few of the ways this classically focused brewery finds ways to build character in their lagers.
Podcast Episode 331: Jacob Sembrano of Cruz Blanca Makes Technically Challenging Beers with Beautiful Ingredients and Stories to TellBy Jamie BognerChicago’s Cruz Blanca favors beers with a story to tell. In this episode, head brewer Jacob Sembrano tells the stories behind their their red corn lager, their thick and silky barrel-aged stouts, and their grisette made from 100 percent malted corn and acidified with native bacteria from the corn itself.
Critic’s List: Jamie Bogner’s Best in 2023By Jamie BognerOur cofounder, editorial director, and podcast host shares his most memorable beery highlights from an eventful and far-ranging year.
Podcast Episode 330: Our Top Writers Get Critical with their Best in Beer of 2023By Jamie BognerIndulge us: Once a year, some of our top writers dig into their notebooks and memories for the beers and experiences that they enjoyed most—the kind that everyone deserves to enjoy—and which left the biggest impressions on them. In this episode, they tell you why.
Podcast Episode 329: Best in Beer 2023 with Jamie Bogner and Joe StangeBy Jamie BognerIn this special once-per-year episode honoring the pinnacles of the craft, our editors reveal their Best 20 Beers in 2023 and the results of the annual Craft Beer in Brewing Readers’ Choice poll.
The Best 20 Beers in 2023By Jamie BognerFrom more than 1,000 beers winnowed down via blind judging throughout the year—and then winnowed further by more blind tasting with our top writers and editors—here are 20 beers that represent the very finest in brewing today.