Denny’s road trip continues as he hit the Northern California Homebrewer’s Festival and spoke about the things he’s learned in 27 years of homebrewing.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Category Archives: Experimental Brewing
Episode 202 – Hop and Brew 2024
Denny went on the road to his favorite excuse to buy Top and Bottom Cutter – Yakima Chief Hops Hop & Brew School. Sit back and listen to his conversations around the current state of of American hops! Continue reading
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Episode 201 – You Can Go Home Again
Denny went back home to Newtown Iowa for the first time in decades and wouldn’t you know it, there was a brewery there! Denny sat down with Joe Kesteloot, head brewer of Gezellig Brewing. Denny even found a hazy that he liked!
Continue reading
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Episode 200 – REPLAY – Hopping at HomeBrewCon
Normally this time of year we’d be bringing you a taste of HomeBrewCon, but with no full event this year, let’s revisit last year’s show!
Live from San Diego – It’s the Denny and Drew and Friends Show! Seriously, we’re joined by our friends from HomeBrewCon to talk the conference and homebrewing while enjoying a few wonderful homebrews as well!
Continue reading
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Episode 199 – Denny In Temecula
Not everything that happens behind the scenes is nefarious! Denny and Drew brought Mike Neice of the Barley Bandits behind the Falcons booth to try an Alesong beer before digging into his Hoppy Lager that Denny truly loved.
Continue reading
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Episode 198 – Denny In Temecula
For the first time, Denny Conn made his way to the Southern California Homebrewers Festival in Temecula. Hear his reaction to the beers and festivities and his talk!
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Episode 197 – Golden Clams
It’s the busy brewing season for Drew and we prove we can still make mistakes – like bringin back the infamous Clam Chowder Saison! In the Lounge we sit and talk with homebrewer Jason Barker about his recent winning efforts with Denny’s club!
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Episode 196 – Brewlanthropy
Proving that beer can be about more than just what’s in the the glass, Ryan Holt is on a mission to raise money one project at a time. Listen as he describes his journey to brewing with a goal.
(Image by Em Sauter)
Continue reading
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Episode 195 – On Mistakes and Missteps
This episode is filled with old speculation before the announcement of HBC changes. Denny and Drew took a little break, but you should hear our thoughts from those times and how we’ve been screwing up as well!
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Episode 194 – What Happened Over Our Break
Episode 193 – Reflecting on a Year of Brewing
Episode 192 – DBTB – The State of Homebrewing
Denny and Drew join John Holl on his Drink Beer, Think Beer Podcast to discuss the State of Homebrewing in 2023!
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Episode 191 – Future State of Brewing
Denny and Drew break down the current happenings in the beer world and look back at what’s been brewing and what’s going to be brewed in short order! (Picture stolen gleefully from Outsider Brewing to show their transparent system – https://outsiderbrewing.beer/)
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Episode 190 – Anchor Home
Back in July, Sapporo shocked the beer world by announcing the closure of the stalwart Anchor Brewery. The Anchor SF Cooperative has a plan and is trying to keep Anchor alive in San Francisco. Listen to what they hope to do and how you can help them!
Continue reading
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Episode 189 – Frozen Hops, Fresh To You
Wet hop beers are a truly seasonal event in the beer world, but the folks at Blue Lake Hops in Michigan are trying to bring that wet hop experience to us year round. We’re talking with Adrian Cook about the Blue Lake Process and why frozen maybe the new freshness
Continue reading
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Episode 188 – All About the IBU Part 2
Denny’s revisiting a few of our favorite hop centric topics and in this episode brings together the brewing experience of our IGORs on the IBU experiment and Denny exploring the concept of the mIBU.
Continue reading
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Episode 187 – All About the IBU Part 1
Denny’s revisiting a few of our favorite hop centric topics and in this episode brings together our interview with Glenn Tinseth and the results of our IBU experiment.
Continue reading
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Episode 186 – Winter Warmers and Collectives
Denny and Drew catch up on the GABF, how the Falcons have collaborated with Firestone Walker and Drew’s new winter beer inspiration (via Czechia and Mexico)
Continue reading
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Episode 185 – Bring Your Own Questions
Every year we do a Q&A for our partners at Brew Your Own Magazine. It’s a loose easy going affair of questions from the crowd. Sit back and listen to the audio version of that Q&A and don’t forget you can subscribe to BYO and support the podcast!
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Episode 184 – All The News Fit To Drink – Corrected Audio
Drew’s still under the weather with something fun and exciting. So we’re taking a quick spin around the world of beer news and what we’re prepping/brewing!
Continue reading
Podcast: Play in new window | Download