The most popular substyle in beer at the moment, the India pale ale or IPA has had a very storied history, or has it? The most overwrought tale in beer is that the IPA was a new style loaded with hops to survive the long voyage to India and when it got there for all the colonists to drink, it was sparkling and delicious, unlike anything people had ever seen before. But is this merely a tall tale or does it hold some truth?

On this episode we talk with beer writer Pete Brown about IPA’s history, its myths and its creation into one of the most told origin stories in beer.

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Visit Rochester
Looking to explore a new city with a vibrant beer scene? Put Rochester, NY, at the top of your list! Located in the Finger Lakes region and along Lake Ontario, Rochester is a top beer destination, home to over two dozen breweries – including New York State’s oldest, Genesee Brewing. Enjoy everything from hazy IPAs to crisp lagers, award-winning breweries, beer festivals, and tasting events all year long. There’s always something fresh on tap in Rochester! Start planning your trip today at VisitRochester.com.

Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer
If you appreciate the precision of barrel-aged beer, you got to check out the Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer in Chicago

You’ll get access to more than 350 beers, ciders, meads and perrys from 13 style categories brewed by the world’s top barrel-aged brewers—all under one roof. The Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer in Chicago takes flight November 22nd and 23rd in Chicago.

Grab your crew and get your tickets now and at Fobab.com

Estrella Galicia
Estrella Galicia is an independent, family-owned brewery in northwest Spain, founded in 1906.

Estrella Galicia Cerveza Especial is a world class lager, brewed using the finest Spanish malts, locally cultivated Galician hops and the best brewing practices, in a state-of-the-art facility in La Coruña . Recognized around the world for quality and exceptional character. Estrella Galicia is “A beer like no other.”

• Hosts: Em Sauter and Don Tse
• Guest: Pete Brown
• Sponsors: Estrella Galicia, Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer, All About Beer. Visit Rochester
• Tags: IPA, History, Brewing
• Photo: by Paul Fenn

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Chris O'Connor of Prost Brewing interviews Grant Wood of Bero.

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Firsd Tea
Holiday times are the right time for a nice gingerbread stout. Firsd Tea has ginger- the defining flavor of this zesty holiday classic. Combine ginger with cinnamon, vanilla, and other flavors to create your distinctive holiday brew. Email info@firsdtea.com to find out more.

Stomp Stickers
Stomp Stickers is a proud member of the Brewers Association that produces a wide variety of printed brewery products such as beer
labels, keg collars, coasters, beer boxes and much more. Stomp’s website features an easy-to-use design tool, low quantity orders, fast turn times, and free domestic shipping. Visit StompStickers.com and use code BREWER for 15% off your first order.

Malteurop Malting Company
Malteurop Malting Company (MMC) is based in North America—specializing in growing and producing quality malts for the craft beer and distilling industries. With local farms and Malthouses spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, MMC's commitment to excellence is fully ingrained into every batch it produces, ensuring breweries and distilleries of any size can create the finest beverages on the planet. Visit www.malteuropmaltingco.com to learn how MMC can support your malting needs. Contact MMC at customersuccess@malteurop.com or (844) 546-MALT (6258) for questions or to place your order.

• Host: Chris O'Connor
• Guest: Grant Wood
• Sponsor: Firsd Tea, All About Beer, Stomp Stickers, Malt Europ
• Tags: Brewing, Non-alcoholic, Texas, Business, Sales
• Photo Credits: courtesy of Chris O'Connor and Grant Wood

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Chocolate is almost universally loved, including by brewers. Often used in stouts or other dark beers, chocolate can add complexity to beer while complimenting the flavors of malt. As making good beer requires good ingredients and skilled brewers, so too does making good chocolate require the best inputs handled by expert artisans. And combining the two into chocolate beer? That’s a master class in understanding manipulating agricultural products into a culinary masterpiece.

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Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer
If you appreciate the precision of barrel-aged beer, you got to check out the Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer in Chicago

You’ll get access to more than 350 beers, ciders, meads and perrys from 13 style categories brewed by the world’s top barrel-aged brewers—all under one roof. The Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer in Chicago takes flight November 22nd and 23rd in Chicago.

Grab your crew and get your tickets now and at Fobab.com

Estrella Galicia
Estrella Galicia is an independent, family-owned brewery in northwest Spain, founded in 1906.

Estrella Galicia Cerveza Especial is a world class lager, brewed using the finest Spanish malts, locally cultivated Galician hops and the best brewing practices, in a state-of-the-art facility in La Coruña . Recognized around the world for quality and exceptional character. Estrella Galicia is “A beer like no other.”

• Hosts: Em Sauter and Don Tse
• Guests: Kelly Montgomery and Paul Picton
• Sponsors: Estrella Galicia, Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer, All About Beer
• Tags: Chocolate, Beer, Brewing, Ohio, Flavor Stouts
• Photo: by Andy Crouch

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Artist website: https://incompetech.com

Jeremy Pryes of Pryes Brewing Co. interviews Chris O'Connor of Prost Brewing.

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Firsd Tea
Firsd Tea invites you to experiment with lapsang souchong tea- known informally as "brewer's catnip" because of the natural affinity that many brewers have toward using lapsang in stouts, sours, and porters. Lapsang souchong is a deeply smoked tea with woody tannin character. It dances divinely with citrus, raspberry, and vanilla. A little goes a long way. Curious to try for yourself? Email info@firsdtea.com [to learn more about using lapsang souchong and dozens of other teas from Firsd Tea.

Stomp Stickers
Stomp Stickers is a proud member of the Brewers Association that produces a wide variety of printed brewery products such as beer
labels, keg collars, coasters, beer boxes and much more. Stomp’s website features an easy-to-use design tool, low quantity orders, fast turn times, and free domestic shipping. Visit StompStickers.com and use code BREWER for 15% off your first order.

Malteurop Malting Company
Malteurop Malting Company (MMC) is based in North America—specializing in growing and producing quality malts for the craft beer and distilling industries. With local farms and Malthouses spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, MMC's commitment to excellence is fully ingrained into every batch it produces, ensuring breweries and distilleries of any size can create the finest beverages on the planet. Visit www.malteuropmaltingco.com to learn how MMC can support your malting needs. Contact MMC at customersuccess@malteurop.com or (844) 546-MALT (6258) for questions or to place your order.

• Host: Jeremy Pryes
• Guest: Chris O'Connor
• Sponsor: Firsd Tea, All About Beer, Stomp Stickers, Malt Europ
• Tags: Brewing, Equipment, Build-outs, Colorado
• Photo Credits: Courtesy of Thomas Vandelanotte and by Erik Eidem.

The following music was used for this media project:
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Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod

The Great American Beer Festival recently held its annual awards ceremony in Denver, Colorado and hundreds of breweries from all over the U.S. competed to win gold, silver and bronze medals for approx 100 different beer styles. For those who won gold, especially for popular styles like hazy pale ale and German pilsner, what goes into making these beers and what do they think they did to deserve such accolades? We talk to these two medal winners: Minnesota based Arbeiter Brewing and Iowa based Big Grove Brewery about their process and what they believe goes into making award winning brews.

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Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer
If you appreciate the precision of barrel-aged beer, you got to check out the Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer in Chicago

You’ll get access to more than 350 beers, ciders, meads and perrys from 13 style categories brewed by the world’s top barrel-aged brewers—all under one roof. The Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer in Chicago takes flight November 22nd and 23rd in Chicago.

Grab your crew and get your tickets now and at Fobab.com

Estrella Galicia
Estrella Galicia is an independent, family-owned brewery in northwest Spain, founded in 1906.

Estrella Galicia Cerveza Especial is a world class lager, brewed using the finest Spanish malts, locally cultivated Galician hops and the best brewing practices, in a state-of-the-art facility in La Coruña . Recognized around the world for quality and exceptional character. Estrella Galicia is “A beer like no other.”

• Hosts: Em Sauter and Don Tse
• Guests: Aaron Hermanand Andy Joynt
• Sponsors: Estrella Galicia, Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer, All About Beer
• Tags: IPA, Hazy IPA, Winning, Competition, GABF, German-style pilsner
• Photo: by Andy Crouch

Thomas Vandelanotte of Brasserie de Waterloo interviews Jeremy Pryes of Pryes Brewing cO.

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Firsd Tea
Firsd Tea invites you to experiment with lapsang souchong tea- known informally as "brewer's catnip" because of the natural affinity that many brewers have toward using lapsang in stouts, sours, and porters. Lapsang souchong is a deeply smoked tea with woody tannin character. It dances divinely with citrus, raspberry, and vanilla. A little goes a long way. Curious to try for yourself? Email info@firsdtea.com [to learn more about using lapsang souchong and dozens of other teas from Firsd Tea.

Stomp Stickers
Stomp Stickers is a proud member of the Brewers Association that produces a wide variety of printed brewery products such as beer
labels, keg collars, coasters, beer boxes and much more. Stomp’s website features an easy-to-use design tool, low quantity orders, fast turn times, and free domestic shipping. Visit StompStickers.com and use code BREWER for 15% off your first order.

Malteurop Malting Company
Malteurop Malting Company (MMC) is based in North America—specializing in growing and producing quality malts for the craft beer and distilling industries. With local farms and Malthouses spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, MMC's commitment to excellence is fully ingrained into every batch it produces, ensuring breweries and distilleries of any size can create the finest beverages on the planet. Visit www.malteuropmaltingco.com to learn how MMC can support your malting needs. Contact MMC at customersuccess@malteurop.com or (844) 546-MALT (6258) for questions or to place your order.

• Host: Thomas Vandelanotte
• Guest: Jeremy Pryes
• Sponsor: Firsd Tea, All About Beer, Stomp Stickers, Malt Europ
• Tags: Brewing, Belgium, Sours, Cherries, Travel,
• Photo Credits: Courtesy of Thomas Vandelanotte and by Erik Eidem.

The following music was used for this media project:
Music: Hip Hop Intro 06 by TaigaSoundProd
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License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod

In the last few years hop water has seen explosive growth. For many, it’s a non-alcoholic beverage that scratches the beer itch. But like all things beer, there’s more to it than meets the eye. There is a lot of thought and technique into how to extract the desirable flavors of hops and without malt providing balance, hop water recipes are as carefully constructed as beer recipes.

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Estrella Galicia
Estrella Galicia is an independent, family-owned brewery in northwest Spain, founded in 1906.

Estrella Galicia Cerveza Especial is a world class lager, brewed using the finest Spanish malts, locally cultivated Galician hops and the best brewing practices, in a state-of-the-art facility in La Coruña . Recognized around the world for quality and exceptional character. Estrella Galicia is “A beer like no other.”

• Hosts: Don Tse and Em Sauter
• Guests: Jeremy Marshall and Doug Veliky
• Sponsors: Estrella Galicia, All About Beer
• Tags: Hops, Seltzer, Refreshment, Non-alcoholic
• Photo: by John Holl

Frezi Bouckaert of Purpose Brewing interviews Thomas Vandelanotte of Brasserie de Waterloo

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Firsd Tea
The air is turning crisp, so that means it is time for Fall flavor. Rooibos from Firsd Tea works in wheat beers and pale ales to give copper color and textured smoothness. Combine with vanilla, lemon, or chai flavors for those warm, earthy notes of the season. Talk with the team at Firsd Tea, and they'll help you find the best way to use rooibos and other botanicals for your next project. Email info@firsdtea.com for more.

Stomp Stickers
Stomp Stickers is a proud member of the Brewers Association that produces a wide variety of printed brewery products such as beer
labels, keg collars, coasters, beer boxes and much more. Stomp’s website features an easy-to-use design tool, low quantity orders, fast turn times, and free domestic shipping. Visit StompStickers.com and use code BREWER for 15% off your first order.

Malteurop Malting Company
Malteurop Malting Company (MMC) is based in North America—specializing in growing and producing quality malts for the craft beer and distilling industries. With local farms and Malthouses spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, MMC's commitment to excellence is fully ingrained into every batch it produces, ensuring breweries and distilleries of any size can create the finest beverages on the planet. Visit www.malteuropmaltingco.com to learn how MMC can support your malting needs. Contact MMC at customersuccess@malteurop.com or (844) 546-MALT (6258) for questions or to place your order.

• Host: Frezi Bouckaert
• Guest: Thomas Vandelanotte
• Sponsor: Firsd Tea, All About Beer, Stomp Stickers, Malt Europ
• Tags: Brewing, Belgium, Sours, Education, Travel,
• Photo Credits: Courtesy of Frezi Bouckaert and Thomas Vandelanotte

The following music was used for this media project:
Music: Hip Hop Intro 06 by TaigaSoundProd
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9533-hip-hop-intro-06
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod