Jamie Bogner
Podcast Episode 269: GABF Gold! Deadwords and Wye Hill Talk Winning with Light Lager and Hazy Pale AleBy Jamie BognerTwo brewers share insights into their gold medal–winning beers: a thiol-focused hazy pale ale and an unconventional American light lager brewed with Vista hops.
Podcast Episode 268: Garrett Ward of Sideward Layers Hops of Every Form in American and Hazy IPAsBy Jamie BognerCryo, Incognito, Salvo, Spectrum, Phantasm, and more are all tools that Garrett Ward uses to punch up hop flavor in their juicy (yet still bitter) IPAs. He discusses how they use these new hop formats in both hazy and clear American IPAs.
Podcast Episode 267: GABF Gold! Roadmap and Precarious Share Their Approaches to Gold Medal–Winning Pilsner and Cold IPABy Jamie BognerTwo pros share insights into their gold medal–winning beers: an international-style pilsner brewed on a single-infusion, two-vessel system, and a cold IPA with a “cool pool,” dry-hopped during active fermentation.
Podcast Episode 266: Barry Chan of Lucky Envelope is Developing a Chinese-American Voice in Craft BrewingBy Jamie BognerThe cofounder of Lucky Envelope in Seattle discusses building confidence with helles and other traditional styles, getting comfortable with his Chinese-American heritage in the beer world, and finding new avenues of expression with traditional Chinese ingredients such as lapsang souchoung tea.
Podcast Episode 265: Direct Fire! Firestone Walker Brewmaster Matt Brynildson Takes Listener Brewing QuestionsBy Jamie BognerMatt Brynildson of Firestone Walker, one of the most respected brewmasters on the globe, answers your brewing questions about collaborations, hops, lager mashing, product development, and more.
Editors’ Picks: From Foraging to Infusing (But Don’t Forget the Snacks)By Jamie BognerHere are four recent finds that will help you to make better beer—or to better enjoy it, with snacks.
Podcast Episode 264: Cannonball Creek Is in the Relentless Pursuit of ImprovementBy Jamie BognerBrian Hutchinson and Jonathan Lee of Cannonball Creek in Golden, Colorado, embrace constant change, even when it means huge recipe changes for gold medal–winning hoppy beers.
Podcast Episode 263: Bale Breaker Brewmaster Kevin Smith Lives the Hop LifeBy Jamie BognerBale Breaker’s location on the family hop farm, Loftus Ranches, offers proximity and access to hops of which many brewers could only dream. Brewmaster Kevin Smith shares perspective on brewing hop-forward beers, gleaned from decades growing up on—and now brewing on—the farm.
Podcast Episode 262: Eric, Claire, and Alex of CLS Farms Discuss the Past, Present, and Future of Hop FarmingBy Jamie BognerEric and Claire Desmarais, fourth and fifth generation hop farmers, and Alex Nowell, former director of brewing for Three Weavers and an advisor to CLS, dig into the recent evolution of hop farming, current harvest challenges, and tools that brewers can use to select better hops.
Podcast Episode 261: Hop Development Roundtable with Michael Ferguson and Jason Perrault of HBCBy Jamie BognerWhat does it take to propel a new hop variety from seed to field to brewers’ kettles? These two breeders for Yakima Chief Ranches and John I. Haas discuss the process behind hop breeding, from parentage and crosses through elite status.
Podcast Episode 260: Zach Turner of Single Hill is the Fresh Prince of YakimaBy Jamie BognerReady to rodeo? With its immediate proximity to the bulk of American hop-growing—and the ability to drive to nearby farms at harvest time and see what’s freshly picked—Zach Turner and his team at Single Hill Brewing are perfecting fresh-hopped beers.