239 episodes

Drink Beer, Think Beer is a weekly conversation with brewers, growers, and other brewing industry professionals that explores the art, culture, and business of craft beer. Hosted by John Holl and recorded on location, this podcast gets to the bottom of every pint and offers insight into the dynamic world of beer.

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Drink Beer, Think Beer is a weekly conversation with brewers, growers, and other brewing industry professionals that explores the art, culture, and business of craft beer. Hosted by John Holl and recorded on location, this podcast gets to the bottom of every pint and offers insight into the dynamic world of beer.

    Fiden's Brewing is Making IPA with Character and Distinction

    Fiden's Brewing is Making IPA with Character and Distinction

    On this episode it's a deep dive on what goes in to making a great IPA. Steve Parker of New York’s Fiden’s Brewery joins the show.
    For more Drink Beer, Think Beer check out All About Beer.
    Host: John HollGuest: Steve ParkerSponsors: All About BeerTags: New York, West Coast IPA, Mosaic Hops, Mouthfeel Photo by John Holl

    • 42 min
    Wayne Wambles talks about beers of his past and his brewing future.

    Wayne Wambles talks about beers of his past and his brewing future.

    How do beers evolve over time? And how does patience, curiosity, trust, and creativity work to the benefit of bother brewery and brewer? Wayne Wambles, the (now former) long-time brewmaster of Cigar City, is here to talk about his career, a return to homebrewing, and how specialty ingredients work best when added to a solid beer base.
    Wambles has started a brewery consulting service and can be reached at WayneWambles@yahoo.com .  
    For more Drink Beer, Think Beer check out All About Beer.
    Host: John HollGuest: Wayne WamblesSponsors: All About BeerTags: Florida, Stout, IPA, Homebrewing, Consulting, Creativity Photo courtesy of Wayne Wambles via Facebook.

    • 45 min
    Ep. 225 Meteorologist Eric Fisher

    Ep. 225 Meteorologist Eric Fisher

    It's beer and weather together on this episode of the podcast as Boston CBS Meterologist Eric Fisher joins the show.
    For more Drink Beer, Think Beer check out All About Beer.
    Host: John HollGuest: Eric Fisher Sponsors: All About BeerTags: Weather, Treehouse, Blizzard, Travel, Boston, Eclipse 

    • 51 min
    Ep. 224 - Author Aaron Goldfarb, Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits

    Ep. 224 - Author Aaron Goldfarb, Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits

    It’s a bit of a departure on the show this week as we’re talking about spirits with long-time beverage writer Aaron Goldfarb. He has a new book out: Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits.
    Goldfarb has been a journalist for over a decade, frequently writing on the subjects of cocktails and drinking culture for such publications as the New York Times, Esquire, Playboy, PUNCH, and VinePair, and has had features written about his career in the New York Times, Forbes, and the Boston Globe. His previous books include Hacking Whiskey, named a finalist for Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards Best New Book, and Gather Around Cocktails. In 2020, Tales of the Cocktail named Goldfarb the Best Cocktail & Spirit Writer for the year. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, daughter, son, cat, and a lot of bottles of booze.
    For more Drink Beer, Think Beer check out All About Beer.
    Host: John HollGuest: Aaron GoldfarbSponsors: All About BeerTags: Booze, Books, California, Tequila, Bourbon, Cocktails 

    • 49 min
    Ep. 223 - Morgan Snyder of Buttonwoods Brewing

    Ep. 223 - Morgan Snyder of Buttonwoods Brewing

    It’s a trip to the Ocean State and a conversation with Morgan Snyder, the head brewer and co-founder of Buttonwoods Brewery. From world-class small-batch lagers, to an expansion, and the wonder of saison, this episode covers it all and more.
    For more Drink Beer, Think Beer check out All About Beer.
    Host: John HollGuest: Morgan SnyderSponsors: All About BeerTags: Beer, Lager, Saison, Rhode Island, Growth, Cocktails 

    • 52 min
    Ep. 222 - Julia Herz of the American Homebrewers Association

    Ep. 222 - Julia Herz of the American Homebrewers Association

    Homebrewing has been a source of passionate online chatter over the last week after the American Homebrewers Association announced it would put its annual Homebrew Con on “hiatus” in favor of smaller events and demonstrations located within the Great American Beer Festival in Denver.
    Julia Herz, the executive director of the AHA is here, to explain the change. 
    For more Drink Beer, Think Beer check out All About Beer.
    Host: John HollGuest: Julia HerzSponsors: All About BeerTags: Beer, Homebrewing, Conference, Festival, Denver

    • 33 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
109 Ratings

109 Ratings

Geney Boy ,

Awesome podcast!

John is an absolute journalist! I love the podcast and will recommend it to anyone I speak to!! Cheers, John!!

harleywriter ,

Nate Schweber episode

I truly enjoyed this episode. Although there was no discussion of beer, the discussion and information about nature was outstanding. Well done, thank you.

djbeer73 ,

Almost There

First let me thank John Holl and all the other contributors for pod casts as this has been one of the many things that has helped me to maintain a level of sanity during this difficult time we’re all going thru.
Then I’d like to express how much I liked hearing the most recent podcast (episode 83 from Zillcoah Brewing in Asheville NC). This episode was fantastic hearing from a small brewing in one of the largest beer towns/cities in the country and how they worked thru this weird time and keep doing what they do best. It was also great to hear the wind blowing thru the mic as it made Zillcoah sound even more like a place I can wait to visit on my next trip to Asheville.
Keep up the good work John and all those you work with (even Mr. Carton who seems to know everything about everything).

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