Best Brewcast Podcasts (2025)

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Dr. Homebrew | Episode #272: Travis from Brew Strong and his Double IPAs 1:20:34

5d ago1:20:34

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It's the Brew Strong x Dr. Homebrew event of Cooper's dreams! Travis from Brew Strong sent in not one, but two Double IPAs, shattering any expectation of sobriety on this episode. So what does a wet hop Double IPA taste like? We aim to find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Brew Strong | Question and Answer: Open Fermentation, Expanding Your Home Brewery, etc. 1:23:31

8d ago1:23:31

1:23:31

Robert Bell, from Hogshead, and friend of the show Neil Spake join us for this episode of Brew Strong! Topics include open fermentation at home, how to expand your home brewery, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Justin Crossley

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The Session | Wren House Brewing 1:28:12

19d ago1:28:12

1:28:12

Justin's last stop in AZ before heading back to the real world! Drew Pool and Matt Lillard from Wren House Brewing graciously host The Session in their Phoenix location. The beer is fantastic and so is the conversation with this great example of a brewery that keeps to its roots and grows the right way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap…

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Brew Strong | Robert Bell from Hogshead Brewery Talking Cask Ales 1:22:20

21d ago1:22:20

1:22:20

Calling in all the way from beautiful Denver, Colorado is Robert Bell, brewer at Hogshead Brewery! The fellas are excited about this one, because Robert specializes in authentic Cask Ales - a style that really needs to see a resurgence in popularity. Robert breaks down just what a cask ale is, how you can brew them at home, and gets Mike reved up t…

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The Session | Arizona Society of Homebrewers 1:35:36

1M ago1:35:36

1:35:36

Justin continues his journey through the desert with a stop into the Arizona Society of Homebrewers (ASH) clubhouse for a show with some OG's doing the work to keep homebrewing alive and well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Brewing Network

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Brew Strong | Question and Answer with Travis and Michael 1:19:00

1M ago1:19:00

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It's homebrew Question and Answer time again, as Travis and Michael dig deep inside of the Brew Strong Mail Bag to extract only the highest quality queries to respond to. Topics of this week's show include best ways to age beer at home, how to keep your hazy beers hazy, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Dr. Homebrew | Episode #271: The Big Grab Bag of Commercial Beers (A Tasting) 1:07:13

1M ago1:07:13

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Sometimes the day just calls for a big bag of beer to dig through, and that's what this episode is all about! Getting three beer judges together to taste random craft beers is a good way to work on your vocabulary and on-the-fly tasting skills, too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Dr. Homebrew | Episode #270: English Mild and American Stout 1:03:57

2M ago1:03:57

1:03:57

Homebrew, homebrew, everywhere, but not a brewer in sight! Today's show is back to homebrew, but our guest, Steve, was feeling under the weather so we had to plod along without him. Steve had given us an English Mild and an American Stout to get through, and he was even kind enough to include his recipes, which is always helpful. Learn more about y…

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Brew Strong | Question And Answer With Travis and Michael 1:10:50

2M ago1:10:50

1:10:50

Travis and Michael take control as they root through the mail bag to answer all of your homebrewing questions! The boys cover sparging times and temperatures, the best way to infuse chocolate in beer, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Justin Crossley

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The Session | Arizona Wilderness Brewing and Pale 48 1:54:29

2M ago1:54:29

1:54:29

The Session is still on the road and this time we land at Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company! The crew at AZWB brewed a special collaboration with us; a unique take on the world famous (at least to us here at the BN) Pale 31. Chris White from White Labs was also a part of the collab and sits in as co-host as we learn about the wonderful world of Ar…

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The Session | GOAL Brewing 1:11:55

2M ago1:11:55

1:11:55

On this special On The Road edition of The Session, we head to San Diego, CA. to visit with our old friend Derek Gallanosa at GOAL Brewing. Derek has accumulated quite the stash of awards in his career, formerly at Moksa Brewing and now with the year old GOAL. Tune in to learn all about his new brewery! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap…

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Brew Strong | Question and Answer (with Huggy from Flix Brewhouse) 1:05:22

2M ago1:05:22

1:05:22

Huggy is back, for another round of brewing knowledge-dropping! Today's show is all about answering your homebrewing questions, and the boys have a lot to get through. Topics covered include proper cleaning chemicals, dry yeast usage, long questions, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Dr. Homebrew | Episode #269: Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Tasting 1:04:49

2M ago1:04:49

1:04:49

Our friend Dave Teckam is back with us, as we dive into two Sierra Nevada Bigfoot vintages - one from 2024 and the other from way back in 2014. Most people consider 5 to 7 years as the "sweet spot" for this beer, so drinking a 10-year-old version was a lot of fun for us! Not to mention Dave's method of saving open bottles of beer for later ... Lear…

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Brew Strong | Homebrew Finings 1:16:01

3M ago1:16:01

1:16:01

Fining your homebrew is often considered one of the last stages of making beer, but it might also be the key to giving you a more stable product. On today's show, Justin and Travis chat with Huggy from Flix Brewhouse to get the rundown on finings - what they do, what they don't do, when to add them, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

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The Session | Non-Alcoholic Beer with Fieldwork Brewing 1:29:32

3M ago1:29:32

1:29:32

On this episode of The Session we are joined by Brewmaster Alex Tweet and VP of Sales Mathew Barry from Fieldwork Brewing Company. In a surprising twist for our host, Justin Crossley, we are here to talk about non-alcoholic beers! And Fieldwork's creations are damn good! Tune in and find out how this world class craft brewery is making the best non…

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Dr. Homebrew | Episode #268: Cooper's Homemade Mead, and Jason's Brown Ale 57:24

3M ago57:24

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Homebrew is back, baby! Even if we had to drag it across the internet ourselves, we were hell bent on judging some homebrew on this show, and that's what we did. Cooper setn around one of his meads, made with Tupelo honey, and Jason bullied the Birans into trying some weird-assed Brown Ale he made. Plus, we have a surprise guest that dropped in ear…

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Brew Strong | Question and Answer with Blue Lake Hops 1:04:30

3M ago1:04:30

1:04:30

It's time once again, to enter the Mail Room and dig around for your homebrewing questions! This time, we have Adrian from Blue Lake Hops on with us to help tackle any and all hop-related questions from you. Topics include water chemistry, fermentation temperatures, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Brew Strong | Preserving Fresh Hops with Blue Lake Hops 1:17:10

4M ago1:17:10

1:17:10

Making a fresh hop, or wet hop, beer has always been on Mother Nature's timeline. The hops are ready when they are ready and you had better be ok with that. On today's show, the boys talk to Adrian from a company out of Michigan called Blue Lake Hops. These folks have developed a process for preserving fresh-off-the-bine whole cone hops without the…

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Dr. Homebrew | Episode #267: More Winter Commercial Beers 1:11:18

4M ago1:11:18

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Browsing the shelves at our local big box beer stores, we realized there are so many winter beers on the market today, and many of them sort of go against what we consider to be true "Winter Warmers". So on today's show, we bring you several examples of beers (and two ciders) that will fit right in with the cold weather this year, while still provi…

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Dr. Homebrew | Episode #266: World Cup of Beer Competition Announcement and Santa's Butt 1:15:36

4M ago1:15:36

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Homebrew competitions are thriving, and there's no competition quite like the World Cup of Beer here in the Bay Area! On today's show, Steve from the Bay Area Mashers homebrew club, joins us to talk about the upcoming comp, what we can expect from it as far as prizes goes, and more. Plus, we dive into perhaps the most seen Christmas beers on the sh…

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The Session | Greg Koch and Metal Warrior 2:09:04

4M ago2:09:04

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On this special episode of The Session we welcome the legendary Greg Koch, Founder of Stone Brewing, back to the show to discuss his latest project. But this time it's not beer...it's Music! Listen in to a fascinating conversation about where Greg has been since the sale of Stone, and learn about his new album and accompanying graphic novel. Learn …

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Brew Strong | Question And Answer With Travis and Michael 1:02:10

4M ago1:02:10

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Justin dips into Jamil's mail bag this week, as Michael and Travis guide homebrewers through some tough questions. The boys talk about stir plates for large batches, different ways to add extract to wort, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Justin Crossley

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Brew Strong | Drew Barnes, President of Blichmann Engineering 1:16:51

5M ago1:16:51

1:16:51

Long-time sponsors and friends of the show, Blichmann Engineering, recently had a change in ownership. Drew Barnes worked his way up from the ground floor to becoming the President - and owner - of the entire company! On today's show, the boys chat with Drew and figure out what drove him to homebrewing in the first place, and what his plans are at …

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Dr. Homebrew | Episode #265: Trying Commercial Holiday Beers for 2024 57:10

5M ago57:10

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The holidays are among us, and so are the darker, sturdier beers. On today's show, we run through some classic Holiday beers as well as some new ones, and see how they would fall in the current BJCP guidelines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Brewing Network

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Brew Strong | Question and Answer 1:14:30

5M ago1:14:30

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Jamil and the crew invite Michael "Mufasa" Ferguson back for another round of Question and Answer! Topics include: High Gravity Brewing, Bottle Carbonation, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Justin Crossley

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Dr. Homebrew | Episode #264: More NA beers with 8Zero5 and Santa Clausthaler 58:27

5M ago58:27

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Browsing the beer shelves at the grocery store can sometimes yield amazing stuff. On our last trip to the store, we found two beers that seemed equally interesting, for different reasons. The first is a non-alcoholic version of 805 from Firestone-Walker called ... 8Zero5. The other is a holiday beer from Clausthaler. Learn more about your ad choice…

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Brew Strong | Decoction Mashing with Michael "Mufasa" Ferguson 1:12:56

6M ago1:12:56

1:12:56

Decoction mashing has been something of a debate in homebrewing for decades - should you do it, should you not? To add to this conversation, Jamil and the boys invited good friend of the BN Michael "Mufasa" Ferguson on the show to talk about his thoughts on decoction mashing, and to offer some tips on how to do it the right way! Learn more about yo…

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The Session | Morgan Territory Brewing 1:40:03

6M ago1:40:03

1:40:03

On this episode of The Session we welcome Morgan Territory Brewing from Tracy, CA. to the show. Brewmaster Craig Cauwels and Head Brewer James Noah join us in the Hop Grenade studio to discuss their multi-award winning beers and the story of how Morgan Territory came to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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The Session | Hidden Beers of Belgium 1:17:12

6M ago1:17:12

1:17:12

Author and beer journalist Breandán Kearney joins The Session to discuss his new book, Hidden Beers of Belgium. The book also features incredible photography of the people, places and beer from photographer Ashley Joanna. Breandán has spent the greater part of a decade learning about and immersing himself in Belgian beer culture and has uncovered s…

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Dr. Homebrew | Episode #263: Wet Hopping 1:07:33

7M ago1:07:33

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It's wet hop season, and that means more than a few brewers are going to be packing their beers with tiny little flavor bombs of hoppy goodness this Fall. On today's show, we taste two local Fresh Hop beers to find the differences in flavor between the two, and we discuss what wet hopped beers are supposed to taste like, and how you can best make o…

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Dr. Homebrew | Episode #262: NA Oktoberfest and BJCP Exam Talk 57:30

7M ago57:30

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Oktoberfest season is here, and we like digging around for examples of the style we don't normally see. When Brian Schar found this NA Oktoberfest, we had to crack it open on the show and see what it was all about. Plus, our pal Dimitri lands back on the show, to talk about how his BJCP exam went, and to drop some tips on how to git gud. Learn more…

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