Boise Brew Minute (episode 44) – Jordan at Prefunk talks about New Belgium’s Felix Love Apple Sour. We also discuss Payette’s collaboration with HUB (Hopworks Urban Brewery) in Portland. They created a carrot pale ale. Finally, Jordan shared what he’s know about Kerry’s accident at Edge Brewing and what the community is doing to support her.
Boise Brew Minute (episode 43) – Chris at Highlands Hollow talks about their new Three Speed Northwest Pale Ale, the first commercial recipe his assistant created. We also discuss how Highlands is dipping their toe into the water of sour ales with a Grapefruit Ale they are releasing later this summer.
Also, check out my first interview with Chris back in December.
Boise Brew Minute (episode 42) – Carmen at 7 Devils Brewing Co in Coos Bay, Oregon discusses one of his winter collaborations, a fig stout. We also discuss similarities in the brewing community between Coos Bay and Boise. Both focus on a strong sense of collaboration and improving the communities beyond just brewing.
Boise Brew Minute (episode 41) – James at Arch Rock Brewing in Gold Beach, Oregon talks about setting up a brewery and how he went from brewing with Kevin Bolen (now at Sockeye) at Grand Teton to the Oregon Coast. We talk about his Gold Beach lager, an unfiltered German-style lager or “zwickel bier”. He also discusses his Pale Ale.
Boise Brew Minute (episode 40) – Jake, the new head brewer at the Ram, talks to us about their upcoming ales. As we get into summer, Kölsch is a great German-style beer that is light and crisp and goes with the season. We also discuss SMASH ales, a beer that’s made with a Single Malt And Single Hop, to showcase the flavor of the ingredients.
Check out episode 6 for our last interview with (the other) Jake who was the brewer at the Ram until January.
Boise Brew Minute (episode 39) – Rob at Woodland Empire talks about many of their latest collaborations. Working with local breweries and a winery. We also discuss the Mountain Brewers Beer Fest in Idaho Falls where Woodland Empire won a gold medal for their Cozy Up imperial milk stout.
Boise Brew Minute (episode 38) – Bill and Maya of Sagebrush Homebrew talk to us about their Root Beer experience from last summer and their plans for Ginger Beer this summer. We also cover kombucha and shrub that they’re producing.
Grain coming out of the mash tun for their Post Modern Pale Ale.
Boise Brew Minute (episode 37) – Marvin at Post Modern Brewers talks about their collaboration with the Boise Art Museum. They produce different beers for BAM exhibitions. The next one is a saison for that ties in with the bike reflector exhibition. They are also brewing a nut brown ale based on the original Tablerock recipe. Finally we discussed their hard ginger beer and hard root beer.
Boise Brew Minute (episode 36) – Sheila at Payette Brewing talks about their upcoming summer releases include Fly Line Vienna Lager. We also talk about plans for their new larger brewery location opening in 2016.
Boise Brew Minute (episode 35) – Kainoa from BuckSnort Rootbeer talks about how to make rootbeer, how he got into it and where homebrewers can go for supplies and ideas.
Outside of the interview, this is great rootbeer. I wrote up my first attempt at making rootbeer a few years ago. It wasn’t as good as BuckSnort, but it’s gotten better since then. It’s faster and easier to brew than beer. If you brew and you’ve never made rootbeer, you should give it a try.
A Runner's Ramblings 