Jamie Bogner
Podcast Episode 216: Lars Marius Garshol Is Doing the Research and Shifting the ParadigmsBy Jamie BognerThe Oslo-based author and researcher of heirloom yeasts and traditional brewing techniques talks about game-changing kveik, lost farmhouse beer styles, and more.
Podcast Episode 215: Browar Pinta’s Paweł Maslowski and Bart Ociesa Apply Modern Creativity to Classic StylesBy Jamie BognerPoland’s Browar Pinta established a reputation for risk-taking in craft styles, focusing on hop-forward IPAs and extending that creative approach to everything from dry-hopped Baltic porter to barrel-aged big beers.
Podcast Episode 214: Our Craft Beer & Brewing Writers Share Their Personal Bests of 2021By Jamie BognerWriters and critics Stan Hieronymus, Kate Bernot, Alex Kidd, Samer Khudairi, and Joe Stange share their favorite beers and noted trends from the past year.
Podcast Episode 213: The Best in Beer 2021By Jamie BognerYou have spoken! And so have we. In this once-a-year special episode, Joe Stange and Jamie Bogner share Craft Beer & Brewing’s Best 20 Beers in 2021 and the results of the annual reader survey.
The Best 20 Beers in 2021By Jamie BognerAmid the ups and downs and gradual, stutter-step return to social life, we experienced some transcendent beers—beers that shone, beers that enlightened, beers that made us stop and remember what it’s all about. Here are the pinnacles of the craft.
Podcast Episode 212: Primitive Beer’s Lisa and Brandon Boldt Apply Science to the Romance of Spontaneous FermentationBy Jamie BognerIn Longmont, Colorado, this small passion project devoted solely to spontaneously fermented beers trusts in data and science to better understand and guide their fermentation, aging, and blending.
Podcast Episode 211: Central Standard’s Ian Crane and Nathan Jackel Create Big Flavor in Small Farmhouse BeersBy Jamie BognerFrom the rolling hills of Kansas, Central Standard has embarked on an ambitious program to explore everything from mixed-culture grisette to Norwegian-inspired farmhouse ales, including a range of styles brewed with kveik.
Podcast Episode 210: Lacie Bray and Andy Coates of Ozark Beer Prove that Accessibility Doesn’t Mean Sacrificing CharacterBy Jamie BognerThis Northwest Arkansas brewery strives for a threefold balance, focusing on agreeable beer for those new to craft as well as distinct character and technical function.
Podcast Episode 209: Kelvin Kolheim of Beale Street Connects Through FlavorBy Jamie BognerBeale Street Brewing in Memphis has a focus on culinary- and cocktail-inspired beers that evoke poignant flavor memories while connecting with drinkers through the city’s rich musical and cultural history.
Podcast Episode 208: Scratch’s Marika Josephson and Aaron Kleidon Brew with the SeasonsBy Jamie BognerIn rural southern Illinois, Scratch may be America’s most compelling example of farmhouse brewing. In this episode, the cofounders explain their methods for adding natural, foraged ingredients, as well as the work-intensive process of wood-fired brewing.
Podcast Episode 207: Nick Mader of Alma Mader Balances Lager with Two Sides of Hazy IPABy Jamie BognerSimultaneously pursuing great lagers alongside a two-pronged approach to hazy IPA—with both sweeter and drier iterations—has established this Kansas City brewery as a creative force in the Midwest.
Podcast Episode 206: Shaun Berns of Phase Three Brewing Prefers the Pragmatic to the RomanticBy Jamie BognerThe cofounder and brewer for the suburban Chicago powerhouse of progressive styles makes coveted beers with a workmanlike, no-nonsense approach.