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Sockeye

Boise Brew Minute (episode 75) – Tim at Sockeye Brewing talks with us about their sour beer program. He explains why they kettle sour and what experiments they’re working on to explore barrel souring. We also discuss a gose-style beer … Continue reading

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Woodland Empire

Boise Brew Minute (episode 68) – Rob at Woodland Empire explains why and how they cultivate their own yeast. He walks us through the yeast life cycle and discusses their in-house blend of lactic acid producing bacteria used for Woodland’s … Continue reading

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Co-op Gruit

Boise Brew Minute (episode 66) – “Beer Matt” at the Co-op talks about a collaboration brew between them and Woodland Empire. They’re making a gruit or hop-free beer based off an 800 year old recipe. This gruit uses mint, celery … Continue reading

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Wingman Brewers

Boise Brew Minute (episode 61) – Becca at Wingman Brewers in Tacoma talks about kettle souring and how it differs from barrel souring. We also discuss how they use kettle souring to give flavor to their recent Cranberry Sour Ale.

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Idaho Kombucha

Boise Brew Minute (episode 55) – Kombucha is growing in popularity and Mike with Idaho Kombucha tells us a bit about the drink. We discuss how it’s made, what differentiates kombucha fermentation from beer fermentation and how to flavor it.

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Barbarian Brewing

Boise Brew Minute (episode 49) – Barbarian Brewing is opening a new brewery focusing on barrel aged beers in Boise. Head Brewer James walks us through the aging process including the science of barrel souring. We discuss how these processes … Continue reading

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Boise Coop

Boise Brew Minute (episode 47) – Matt G at the Coop talks about what people are drinking in Boise these days. With the warmer weather and people getting ready for Oktoberfest, lagers are popular again. Also, there’s a growing interest … Continue reading

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New Belgium

Sorry I was away for two weeks. I’m back and excited to get an interview with New Belgium when one of their brewers was in town. Boise Brew Minute (episode 46) – Tour de Far rolled into town and brought … Continue reading

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Prefunk

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 … Continue reading

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Highlands Hollow

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 … Continue reading

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