Jamie Bogner
Critic's List: Jamie Bogner’s Best in 2019By Jamie BognerThe cofounder and editorial director of Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine® has traveled the country from coast to coast, talking to brewers and tasting their beer. Here’s a selection of highlights of his past year of beer.
Podcast Episode 115: Cycle Brewing’s Doug Dozark on the Choices that Matter When Barrel-Aging (and Pasteurizing) BeerBy Jamie BognerFrom recipe design to blending, packaging, and pasteurizing, Dozark shares his experience and dispels myths surrounding the dark art of barrel-aging imperial stouts.
Podcast Episode 114: Phil Joyce of Amalgam and Westbound & Down on What Does (and Doesn’t) Matter in Mixed-Culture and Sour BeerBy Jamie BognerCreating sour and funky beers with depth involves many factors. But according to Phil Joyce, those factors aren't what you may think. Malt? Don't sweat it. Hops? Maybe. Water profile? Definitely. Yeast? Obviously.
Podcast Episode 113: John Rowley of Rowley Farmhouse Ales on Nuance and Character in Sour BeerBy Jamie BognerThe cofounder of GABF’s 2019 Small Brewpub of the Year shares the processes and philosophies behind their award-winning sour beer.
Pick Six: Neil Fisher of WeldWerks' Inspirational Six Pack of Thick, Crisp, and Expressive BeersBy Jamie BognerThe cofounder and head brewer at WeldWerks does not fear the dark side. His chosen six-pack embraces big barrel-aged stouts alongside the crisp and the hoppy.
Podcast Episode 112: Tim Matthews of Canarchy and Oskar Blues Dives Deep on Malt and HopsBy Jamie BognerTim Matthews is hyper-focused on improving everything from product innovation to ingredient sourcing and grower/broker relationships. Here, he discusses the process of reinventing popular beers, and the impacts of various ingredients and processes.
Podcast Episode 111: Peter Bouckaert on Brewing with Wood, Creativity, and New Belgium's Sale to KirinBy Jamie BognerStints at Rodenbach and New Belgium solidified Peter Bouckaert's love of wood and experimentation. Now focusing on small-scale experiments at Purpose, he’s doubling down on creative ingredients, processes, and beer design.
Podcast Episode 110: Comrade's David Lin and Marks Lanham on Brewing New-School West Coast IPAsBy Jamie BognerThe founders of the 2019 GABF Small Brewing Company and Small Brewer of the Year discuss philosophy and techniques behind their hoppy beers, and more.
Breakout Brewery: AslinBy Jamie BognerIn Northern Virginia, Aslin Beer Company’s humble start as a two-barrel brewhouse instilled a discipline of experimentation and learning. Now it's one of the mid-Atlantic’s top brewers of progressive, flavor-forward beers.
Podcast Episode 109: Chris Schooley of Troubadour Maltings on the Finer Details of Malt and Its ProcessBy Jamie BognerThe cofounder of the Fort Collins, Colorado, craft maltings dives deep into the science of malt, from field to fermentor.
Podcast Episode 108: Civil Life's Dylan Mosley on Brewing Flavorful Session BeersBy Jamie BognerCivil Life Brewing (St. Louis, Missouri) is a brewer's brewery, and their focus on sessionable beers has made them local favorites. Learn more about how they build character and expression in small beers.
The Best 19 Beers of 2019By Jamie BognerOur editors, writers, and blind-review panelists have tasted thousands of beers sent to our office, passed over a bar at a brewery or pub, and poured at festivals around the world. Here is the culmination of the best of those experiences.