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Rob visit's a friend, who also happens to be Brendan's brother, living in Australia. Specifically Brisbane.
Rob get's leached and tries some beers from...Canadian Brewers?!?
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You know what. This episode was uncoordinated and fun. We fumble the intro a bit, but you know what. Steve is pretty good at talking about his trip to California and some of the breweries and scenery he got to see there.
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Hey welcome back to another episode of our beer related ramblings. This time we talk about our two most recent shows. The Canmore Highland Games and Airdrie Fest. Airdrie was a bit different as it was our first outdoor show AND the first time we were allowed to do direct sales.
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We test out our new 16oz glasses and sample some new beers from our last show in Olds, Alberta
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You've heard of ordering a flight of beer before. You've also heard, and have probably done a "beer run" before as well. But have you have done a beer flight?
WTF is a beer flight? You might ask. Well it's easier if we just tell you and it's...in this episode :p
Happy listening. lol
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We were at Olds Beerfest where we met some new comers and some seasoned beerfesters. We also chat a bit about the sad news of Ol Beautiful in Calgary that caught fire.
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Oh boy what a doozy. Our First ZooBrew (Zoo based Beerfest) and boy oh were were there some thirsty animals there! Just WOW! You need to hear what happened and how much beers we went through. Don't know what else to tell you. I mean stop reading this and click that play button. It's just over there. Go ahead click it. I dare you.
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It's been a spell and we are back in this episode for a live recording in Brendan's back yard. We talk about our newest release. A watermelon Gose style beer that we call Dark Ritual. We also sample a homebrew from Rob. A lager that he made in ONE week. Curious to learn how that was done? Have a listen, have a laugh, and maybe learn something new.
Cheers
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After a 1 month hiatus from recording we are back baby with an update after our most recent event. The Calgary BEERFEST.
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That's right you guessed it. Steve travelled to Washington DC and talks a bit about his travels. Afterwards we talk about some drama developing in Alberta around a 4L plastic jug of vodka for sale in Edmonton for $49.95.
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We sample some of our "tradesy" beers from our time at the Edmonton Beerfest. Some of the can art has us reflecting on Sci Fi movies as well. Most notably the "Arrakis" beer by Zero Issue and it's tribute to "Dune"
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BEERFEEEEEEEEST! In Edmonton! This was a fun episode to talk about new brews, new breweries, and new things that happened. With all that new stuff this is well pretty fresh...ok couldn't help it. This was a pretty fun episode to record and hopefully you enjoy listening as much as we liked producing it.
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Whoa - Toolshed enters insolvency and Blindman and Dandy Brewing enter partnership? Whatever could this mean?
We don't know know either, but hey lets talk about it and see what we can come up with.
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Brendan forgets to show up so it's just Steve and Rob for this episode where we talk about our recent experience at the Jasper Beerfest as well as our favorite places to visit while in Jasper. Have a listen and tell us what you think of our favorite places. Do you have a go to place to be in Jasper?
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Hello Friends,
In this episode we talk about the upcoming Federal Beer Excise Tax increase and what it means for us small brewers. Afterwards we have a brief discussion about the different non-alcoholic beverages we've been trying this January.
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Welcome back everyone! We hope your holidays and New Year's celebrations were well earned and well enjoyed.
We are back for 2024 and looking forward to creating more episodes and making more beers.
In this episode we talk about our holiday (weight) gains, dry January, and since we're so excited for it. We talk about the upcoming Jasper Beerfest.
We hope you enjoy this episode.
Cheers Friends
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It's been a pretty good year for us in 2023 all things considered. That includes Rob's recovery from cancer treatments, new equipment, new space, new beer releases, and of course a lot of fun doing it.
Thank you for being with us this year and for being a Solutions Brewing fan.
Cheers, and remember there are No problems, Just Solutions
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Recent articles written by the CBC and Alberta beer columnist Jason Foster (onbeer.org) suggest that the state of craft beer has shifted. In this episode we discuss our thoughts on these articles and give our take on the state of craft beer in Canada.
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Rob, Steve, and Brendan discover that The Vineyard, a long standing homebrew shop. Is closing it's doors.
We talk about what this means and it's impacts on the community.
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Join us in this conversation where we talk about two articles that we've come across. One about hazy IPA's reaching or have reached a point of equilibrium in the market place and another article about genetically modified yeast and the impact they have in the brewing industry.
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Steve puts on interrogation hat and asks Brendan about very recent trip to Australia. Favorite sites, beers, and breweries, and some culture stuff.
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After doing a second batch of the Airdrie Festbeir collab. Steve, and Brendan finally get to taste it. We also do our usually silly talking and totally legit (ish) tangents.
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Brendan is still down under (Australia) so this week you get Steve, and Rob who are fresh from participating in the Rocky Mountain Wine and Food Festival.
We talk about are experiences and what we thought of the show.
Pour yourself a drink and have a listen. Well unless you're driving.
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We recently found an article about some pubs in the UK that are planning to experiment with surge pricing. Brendan, Rob, and Steve give their thoughts on this and we are curious to hear what you think about paying higher prices for beer during peak pub hours.
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HEY HEY! In this LIVE episode we find ourselves in Brendan's backyard enjoying some Tool Shed beers. Specifically we are taste testing the Red Rage, Zero Red Rage, People Skills, and Zero People Skills beers. The Zero being the non alcoholic counter part of each beer.
Also we (kind of) say good bye to our original beer fridge as we try to chop shop it to rescue the art from it. The legacy will live on!
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Well Brendan is away so you are graced only by the voice presence of Steven and Rob for this episode. Today we talk about a great Airdrie brewery collaboration featuring 948, Atlas, Balzac, and Solutions Brewing.
We also talk about a tragic end to Brendan's non-alc homebrew.
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You know for a brewery that is supposed to make alcohol we sure do seem to talk about non alcoholic beverages and fermentation a lot. This time we talk about a method we haven't mentioned before and that's reverse osmosis. If you're curious about it have a listen. If not, then get curious and listen :p
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We were at the Canmore Highland Games on Saturday Sept 2nd for an event called Taste of the Highlands which features breweries, distilleries, cideries. All the "ries" really. It was a good time and we sum up our experience in this episode for your listening pleasure
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That's right. We saw a reddit post about brewery "red flags" or rather Steve found it. Brendan, and Rob are blind to it. Steve brings up what these red flags are as per Reddit and Brendan and Rob discuss if they agree or not. Do you agree or disagree? Let us know
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The first inaugural event, Augtoberfest, in Stony Plain Alberta just happened this past weekend (Aug 19) and was a great success. We talk about how the event went, how it was different of previous events we've been too, and we discuss a hidden fan favorite. Also kuddos to our friends at 948 brewing for taking home the people's choice award!
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Holy Moly, Brendan made a REALLY good low alcohol beer using high temperature mashing. In this episode we talk about how it tasted, how Brendan made it, and of course we have our usually off topic tangents and banter.
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A couple big breweries in the US are changing hands or closing their doors. Most notably Anchor Brewing and Shock Top. You could say it's...Shocking!
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Brendan talks about his first experience using the Grainfather after purchasing it 6 months ago lol
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We just found out that non alcoholic yeast is now a real thing. Isn't science awesome?
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It was Canada Day this last weekend and we chat about what we got up to over the long weekend. Nothing crazy just a nice light chat.
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Happy 60th Birthday Lanny. Who celebrated by performing 60 skydive jumps in a single day! WOW!
What does it take to do that many jumps in a day? Tune in and find out.
Also Brendan and Rob were there in person serving some KISS amber ale at the Flying monkey, just kiddy corner from the skydiving field where the jumps were taking place.
It was a great time!
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So this is something very unique. We are going to be in Beiseker, Alberta on June 24th, to participate in a BBQ at the Beiseker airport in celebration of a gentleman who is turning 60 years old and is going to do 60 skydive jumps in ONE day! We don't know how that's going to work, but we are excited to be there and see it all happen.
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That's right, we said "fuck it" and we went to a nearby 7-11 store to drink a beer. We also give Steve shit for not drinking a beer that was given as a gift for over a 1 year, and you should to.
Have a listen if you want to find out what it's like to sit and drink a beer inside of a 7-11 convenience store.
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Welcome! To the dogs breakfast episode, where we talk about fascinating topics like Coolers, Windows...specifically broken ones, debit cards, and...witches!?!
That's right this episode is chalk full of random stuff. Have a listen and tell us what you think.
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In this live recording at Brendan's house we talk about "the perfect can", and the most common hops found in hazy IPA's. We also tried to do this outside, but it started to rain on us so there is a bit of a harsh cut over at one point, but hey, that's part of the magic of live recordings.
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Steve and Brendan quiz Rob on why, at age 40 he's never voted and what has changed during this years May 2023 Alberta provincial election that has him wanting to go to the polls for the first time ever.
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Beerfest weekend is over and we talk about our highlights and the uh troublesome load out process we had this year.
Cheers
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In this episode we are recording live from the Unicorn pub in Calgary, Alberta. We just completed load in for Calgary Beerfest and are at the Unicorn for a meet and greet with other breweries, cideries, distilleries and other beverage companies.
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Featuring a brief mention of Rob's electrocution, we mostly talk about how we are adjusting and using our new brewery space and our transition from homebrewing to commercial brewing.
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We recently came across an article about a German Monastic Brewery that has created a powdered beer. Yes you've read that correctly a powdered beer. Have a listen to find out what that is, how it works, and our thoughts about it in general.
If you want to see the article yourself you can find it here: https://newatlas.com/lifestyle/powdered-beer/
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We are fully licensed and ready to rock! Steve had the honor of being the one to make our first official brew. In this episode Steve talks about his brew day and all the things that went right and hilariously wrong.
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Steve is MIA for this episode as Brendan and Rob talk about a recent article in the Calgary Herald about Big Rock Brewery and its intended restructure/sale of some assets.
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The title says it all on this one folks. We talk about our experience for Edmonton's Beerfest held at the Edmonton Expo Center and well as we tend to do there are a few tangent topics here as well. Such as Rob's short visit in Morinville's one and only brewery, Sturgeon Brewery.
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Well, pretty sure the title makes this one pretty obvious. After reading an article from the BBC about beer sales trends in Canada we thought it would make a pretty good talking point. So we do exactly that. We discuss the article and breakdown what we think it means.
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it is a sad news day as we found out that Fitzsimmons. Airdrie's first ever brewery will be closing its doors. We discuss what this means to us and give our own fond farewell to Airdrie's original brewery
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We are now fully licensed! WOOOOOOO! and we couldn't be more excited. Have a listen and find out what it took for us to FINALLY get here and what it means.
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In this Episode Brendan, Rob, and Steve talk about an article (exBEERiment) done by a popular homebrew website called Brulosophy and 2 methods used to create non-alcoholic beers. One with a high mash temperature (82C) and a low mash temperature (24C).
Link to the article: Brulosophy article
Don’t be shy to contact us with episode ideas or addtional discussion points.
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Jasper beerfest and Ironbrewer has come and gone. Have a listen about our experience this last weekend in Jasper.
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Hello Everyone. In this episode we talk a little bit about everything that's going on from updates to our brewery build out and licensing, Brendan's low ABV beer experiment, Jasper Beerfest, and we circle back a bit on last week's episode about our homebrew setups.
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Steven, and Brendan recently ordered (still waiting on delivery) of some new homebrew gear. We talk about what they ordered, why they ordered it and some homebrew equipment on our wish lists
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Problem: your brewery has no kegs
Solution: Find an auction
That's right. We had received a short notice of a brewery auction from a brewery in Vancouver that went out of business. We decided to shoot our shot and see if we can use this opportunity to get what we need.
Steve did the bidding, have a listen and see what we ended up with. Also miss clicking in an auction has consequences. Find out about our surprise acquisition.
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With Special thanks to Atlas Brewing in Airdrie for letting us use their pilot system while we wait for our brewery license. Brendan, Steve, and Rob talk about the upcoming iron brewer competition taking place in Jasper during Beerfest. You'll hear about our brew day and some tasting notes of how our beer is shaping up.
We're excited to share this episode and our beer with you at Jasper beerfest.
Cheers
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We are back from our holiday break. In this episode we talk about what we did for Christmas and New Years. We also touch base a bit on what's up coming in the next month.
We also have a newsletter that we release once a month. If you're interested please visit our website and sign up
Cheers
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Thank you everyone for hanging out with us this year and we look forward to seeing more of you in the New Year.
Until then stay warm, enjoy family, and kick back this holiday season.
Cheers :)
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Rob came across a recent post about a local Alberta Brewery who is now available in a local 7-11 store. Brendan, Rob, and Steve discuss what that is about and what it could mean for Alberta moving forward.
Let us know your thoughts on this episode. What do you think about liquor sales in convenience stores? Have you purchased or drank in one? What was it like. Send us as a message.
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Brendan and Rob discuss the progress on our brewery construction, licensing, and water permitting. Also our online store is now officially open!
We also mention some gingerbread brewhouse stuff. It's delicious.
We want to see your gingerbread houses.
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Rob, Brendan, and Steve talk about our Movember and Extra Life fundraising efforts. Raising funds for men's health (Movember) and the Alberta Children's Hospital (Extra Life)
If you would like to donate you can do so through these links:
Extra Life
Movember
if you’d like to comment or chat or reach out. Please feel free to contact us
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Brendan recently escaped to and returned from Hawaii. We cattle prod him to find out what he was up to. What beers he tried and which breweries he visited.
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Jerkface Brendan is in Hawaii leaving Rob, and Steve in Hoth while we talk about some of our favorite stouts, winter beers, and advent calendars.
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Brendan, Rob, and Steven give a quick mention of our upcoming online store, but more importantly we have a fun chat about our Halloween adventures
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Brendan, Rob, and Steve give our thoughts about 2 articles they've read written by Jason Foster of onbeer.org about closures or soon to be closures of 6 Alberta Breweries.
We also semi-officially delete our extremely unused Twitter account....sort of
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Beer drinking and campfire, what's not to love about that? Brendan, and Steve are joined again by special guest Ben (aka 8%). You'll need to listen to this episode about beer tasting to find out how Ben is now known as 8%. We should probably explain that this "experiment" is pretty loosie goosy so don't get too science-y on us here. This is all for fun. Rob learned that Brendan and Steve can't be trusted for future tastings for example.
In either case, sit back, relax, and enjoy this ripe piece of entertainment.
Cheers
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Grab a beverage and come cozy up to the fire with Brendan, Steve, and special guest, Ben as they reminisce about a recent near death experience and also, the Rocky Mountain Wine and Food Festival in Calgary, Alberta
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We are getting closer to having our own manufacturing facility and in our excitement Brendan, Rob, and Steve talk about what beers we wish we could brew.
When we are finally up and running what style of beer or beers would you like to see us make for you? Let us know:
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Also come see us in Calgary October 14 and 15, 2022 at the BMO Center for the Rocky Mountain Wine and Food Festival. Get your tickets here: http://show.ps/l/71b84296/
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Brendan plays it classy in this episode as he sips his old fashioned and chats with Steve about this year's fall beer trends and beers you typically start to see more prominently on store shelfs around this time of year.
Grab yourself a tasty amber or red ale and have a listen.
Don't forget to come see us up close and personal at this year's Rocky Mountain Wine and Food Festival at the BMO center in Calgary October 14th and 15th 2022.
Not sure where to get tickets? Get them here: http://show.ps/l/71b84296/
Looking forward to see you there. :)
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Oh No Brendan made a mistake and recorded nothing but silence. But don't worry. Thanks to some MAGNIFICENT editing done by Rob we were able to mostly cut him out of the episode. In some of the spaces where we couldn't hide Brendan terrible terrible mistake we added in some commentary/quick quips. Hope you like it and let us know what you think about this uh creative episode.
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We're building a Nano-brewery! In this episode we came across some solutions (no problems) while drywalling our soon to be actual physical brewery.
Are you in Calgary Oct 14 or 15th? You can come see us at the Rocky Mountain Wine and Food Festival. Get your tickets here: Festival Tickets
Have any questions or comments for us? Reach us any way you like.
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In this Episode we enjoyed these fine beverages:
Brendan: Correction Line West Coast Pale Ale - a collaboration beer between Snake Lake Brewing, Blindman Brewing, Common Wealth Brewing, and Valley Brewing.
Rob: Beck's non-alcoholic
Steve: Ponderosa Gose by Wild Rose Brewing
oooooh weeee! Here we have part 3 of our beers of Canada. Ok really this episode is mostly Steve's beer stories in the Maritimes because we aren't that familiar with too many craft breweries on the east side.
Big shout out to our friend Greg who sent us some brewery and beer tips for that region.
During this episode Steve was drinking a Hoppy Hefe by Fahr brewery. Brendan was drinking a Binge Watch New Zealand Pale Ale by Village Brewery, and Rob was sampling a Ride or Die by Banff Ave Brew Co.
Do you think there were some beers we missed and want to tell us how negligent we are? Well friend you can let us know.
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On September 3rd, 2022 Brendan, and Steve were representing Solutions Brewing at the Canmore Highland Games. This was a beer, scotch, and wine tasting event to pair with the Highland games of the day.
Have a listen and learn a bit about Scottish garb as well as Steve, and Brendan's thoughts and observations of the event as a whole.
Come see us in person in Calgary at the Rocky Mountain Food and Wine Festival.
get tickets here: http://show.ps/l/71b84296/
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You read that right. This is part 2 of our series of beers that we think of for each province. But why part 2 before part 1? Well there is a funny story behind that one and we will release that later. Think Quentin Tarantino or Star Wars release order for this new concept that we are "accidentally" going to experiment with.
In this episode we talk about Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec as we move east. So you can guess which ones are in part 1 hahaha.
Come see us in person at the Canmore Highland games Sept 3 Steve and Brendan will be handing out samples from 5pm to 9pm.
Also from Sept 1 to Sept 7 we are in the Sobeys Liquor flyer as part of the Rocky Mountain Wine and Food Festival that is coming up shortly (Oct 14 to 15) in Calgary. You can get tickets here: http://show.ps/l/71b84296/ (full disclosure that link is an affiliate link and we get a discount for 2023 entry fees if you buy tickets through that link)
As always reach out to us and let us know what beers you think of for the 3 breweries we talked about or if you just want to chat or maybe you have a topic you'd like to hear us talk about.
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In a Solutions Brewing first we have a guest on the show. Actually that's wrong we have invaded Atlas and had Mike on the show. This is the first non-brewer on the show. Brendan and Ben took a hike (the good kind) and have a chat with Steve.
According to Ben there are only 2 types of beers. An interesting concept. Wonder what those could be. Ben visits us from Ontario and does a live tasty of our beers.
Tell us what you think
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Who drinks the most beer by volume? What about by per capita? We have the world beer consumption stats from 2020 (the latest we could find). In this episode we talk about the stats and which countries and numbers surprised us the most. Check out this website and follow along:
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/beer-consumption-by-country
As usual if you want to leave a comment or would like to hear us talk about any topic. Feel free to hit us up with your preferred communications device.
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It's a warm August and, if you're able, you really should be getting outside and enjoying the awesome weather. Today Brendan, Rob, and Steve talk about our favorite outdoor activities that are easy to enjoy and not too far from Calgary.
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WOW! It only took, what? A year and 2 maybe 3 months? But YES Steve is FINALLY going to brew the watermelon Gose! Rob is on an alcohol hiatus due to cancer treatments, but hey at least Steve is finally delivering. Now will the second beer take as long or be delivered much sooner? Also some event announcements here too. Have a listen and let us know how you feel about Steve finally taking steps to deliver some beers.
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SPORTS and STUFF! Do you like sports...and stuff? We do. Specifically we talk about the Calgary Flames and the recent departure of Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk. Also how come the Cavalry doesn't have a team beer? We don't know, but that would be cool.
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Rob and Brendan have an impromptu chat about the Calgary Cavalry (a soccer team if you didn't know). As well as our favorite styles of beer that we like to enjoy in the summer time.
Also don't be shy about sharing your favorite summer beer or summer activity and if you have some tasty non alcohol versions for Rob to try please let us know.
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Oh boy! Someone loses by half a point and refuses a recount? Who could stand for such a thing?
Find out who won in a battle of single malt and single hopped (SMaSH) beers made with Fuggles, Baton Rouge, and Zamba hops faired in a head to head to head battle.
Have you brewed with any of these hops before? What style did you make?
Let us know your thoughts:
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Oh what could this be? Remember when Brendan and Steve did brew days on Father's day? Well guess what? They fumbled the ball so to speak. Good thing it was father's day so we can forgive them for being distracted ;)
Have a listen on these pro tips of what not to do lol
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Hey Hey! Let's talk beer movies. We talk about our favorites and some honorable mentions. Maybe you've heard of them maybe you haven't. There is one VERY old movie mentioned in here. If you've heard of it before email us an internet high five :)
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We are...LIVE from 948 Brewing in Airdrie. That's right Brendan, Rob, and Steve met for a beer and discuss beer trends and thoughts from our own personal point of views. Crack your favorite beer style and find out if it's one of our mentions.
Cheers Friend :)
As always please feel welcome to leave us a note, comment, suggestion, or a high five by sending us a message at
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Edmonton Beerfest, hop oils, and murder bots? Find out how Steven and Rob fit all of these cool things in this week's podcast :)
As always if you have any comments don’t hesitate to contact us at:
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yep, pretty much the title says it all. Out of curiosity does anyone read these notes? If you do send as an email with the subject title of: WoooOOOOooOOOoO!
Don't beer afraid of mixing up those capital and lower case O's. Rob Loves that stuff.
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twitter handle would go here, but I (Rob) also told Steve I wouldn’t add it to the notes just to mess with him.
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Not sure if joining a homebrew club is right for you? Well have a listen and find out what Rob and Steve think about homebrew clubs.
Don't be shy to let us know what you think of the Podcast. We want to make sure we making episodes that you like to listen to. Send us your feedback
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In a Solutions Brewing first, Rob was not able to participate in an episode. Leaving Brendan and Steve to take a trip to Rising Tide Taproom in Calgary while they discussed live on location whether or not they think the craft beer market is saturated.
What do you think? Do you think there are too many breweries or do you think there is still room to grow?
Have a listen and let us know what you think by contacting us via your communication method of choice.
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and just for Steve even though he always gets this one wrong.
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What's new and upcoming with Solutions Brewing? Find out what events we will be at this year and how we will be part of a new mix pack release.
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Beerfest is back baby! and NO COVID restrictions. WOOOOO! It was a great time winding down from the festival and reflecting on this year's version of Beerfest compared to last year.
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What is a vertical tasting? Who does Steve say has nice hand writing?
The answer may surprise you.
Listen to find out in this week's podcast
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Trying something new here where we talk about a recent event and tie that into a beer story. Have a listen and let us know what you think
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Keeping it socially awkward, as always, today we talk about our favorite ingredients to brew with. Tell us some of your favorite beers and why you like them so much.
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Stay awhile and listen. Today we were on site at Atlas Brewing, chatting about beers, the removal of the Federal Excise Tax on non alcoholic beers, and a brief mention of an upcoming brew day that Rob will be doing at Atlas for the upcoming Calgary Beerfest.
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Rob is still waiting for Steve and Brendan to deliver on the beer they owe for losing previous competitions, but that doesn't stop us from discussing what our next competition should be.
What will it be? Will Brendan and Steve finally deliver the beer they owe? Send us a note on what you think and feel free to prod Brendan and Steve on brewing the beer they owe.
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Crack a beer, mix a drink, or sip on your favorite juice or water and join us for a discussion about beer cocktails. Find out which of us likes them and who doesn't.
Thanks for listening and contact us with comments or any discussions you'd like to hear us talk about.
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How do you define a "fancy" beer and what is a fancy party? Asking for a friend :D
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Brendan, Rob, and Steve talk about what they each think the best St. Patrick's day beer is as well as their thoughts on green colored beer.
Don't be afraid to let us know what you think or if you have a topic that you'd like to hear us talk/ramble on about. Reach out at
solutionsbrewing.com
@solutionsbrewingco
www.solutionsbrewing.com
We'd love to hear from you.
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Problem: It's 1916 and alcoholism is rampant and no social programs exist. Also, you know, the war. The solution back then was to introduce prohibition.
This week we talk about the Canadian side of prohibition and when it ended. It's WAY later than you think
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The grand tasting of the Jasper Beerfest is complete and we give our rundown of the event. Big shout out to the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Hotel staff. They were fantastic and incredibly accommodating.
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Brendan, Rob, and Steve talk about the 2022 Jasper Beerfest. Our third beerfest we've ever attended. Have a listen as we talk about our adventure getting to Jasper as well as the first day of the festival.
Cheers!
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Brendan, Rob, and Steve talk briefly about the new beer label requirements that are going to be enforced in 2022
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Brendan, Rob, and Steve reflect on what we learned in 2021 and how we can improve for 2022. We talk about timing to market, marketing, and a little bit about can sizes. We also celebrate some of victories.
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Brendan, Rob, and Steve expand on episode 33 where we talked about our least favorite beers. This time we live sample them. The results are not exactly what you would expect. Rob also steals Brendan's favorite closing line.
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Brendon, Rob, and Steve talk about all the things that can go wrong to ruin your beer. DO NOT do these things lol. We talk about the full brew day as well as some fermentation mistakes.
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Brendan, Rob, and Steve have a discussion about what commercial beers we don't like and why. Also a special end of episode song is tried here. You'll have to listen to find out what it is ;)
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Brendan, Rob, and Steve goof around on this episode and scratch the surface about ancient beer and where it came from
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Brendan, Rob, and Steve do an in person recording and we chat about our beer recipe plan for the upcoming Iron Brewer competition in Jasper during the Jasper Beer festival that is occurring Feb 11-13 2022.
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Brendan, Rob, and Steve had a Brew Off featuring the Dark Humour Stout. Find out who won, and who didn't show up, and who tried to vote for themselves.
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This episode is a Rob, and Steven duo. We talk about Jasper beerfest coming up in February. Our internal Dark Humour Stout competition, and we give a bit of a teaser for a new type of beer competition that is occurring during the Jasper Beer Festival in Alberta
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This week we, Rob, Brendan, and Steve, talk about the different forms that hops come in. Whole leaf, pellet, resin, and cryo. Also some mention of another brew competition :)
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Mostly Brendan and Steve talk about the dynamic of their work life balance. Rob makes fun of them and mostly just laughs the whole time.
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In this Episode Brendan, Rob, and Steve talk while doing a brew day. The wort being made in this episode is going to be used for a competition. Have a listen to find out what we're doing and how confident we are that Steve will lose...again.
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This is a Rob heavy episode as Brendan, Steve, and Rob talk about our charity activities related to Movember and Extra Life. Not sure what those are? Have a listen :)
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This episode is another trip back in time. This was recorded quite a while ago, but is only getting posted now. Originally meant to be episode 19 it is actually episode 24. Brendan is a no show, so this episode features Rob and Steve as we have a brief discussion of some hidden costs we've come across so far.
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Brendan, Rob, and Steve talk about our recent and first ever beerfest. Both were in Calgary and Edmonton. Lots of cool stuff here and some hijinx and (mis)adventures.
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Brendan, Rob, and Steve talk about beer experiments they are playing around with.
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Brendan, Rob, and Steve sample and really just shoot the shit in one of our rare (so far) episodes where were actually able to get together for a recording. Of course when that happens you have to enjoy a beer or two so why not talk about them?
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Brendan, Robert, and Steve share, discuss, and open up about their reactions to the first beer review we've received from a reviewer who isn't someone we already know
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Brendan, Robert, and Steven talk about the results of our friendly competition where we did a group brew of our Missing Piece Blonde Ale and put our own little twists on them.
Find out who won and what the loser has to do.
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Brendan, Robert, and Steve discuss upcoming events that we will be participating in and how excited we are to be a part of them. Keeping things awkward as usual. This episode was recorded early and posted late. Nothing like a little time travel to keep things interesting.
Audio edited by Chris Connie
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Brendan, Rob, and Steve talk about a new pilot system they've acquired that they used for the first time ever and of course their first use was for a competition
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Audio Edited by Chris Connie
Brendan, Rob, and Steve talk about when they first started homebrewing and some mistakes they initially made. Let this episode be a guide to avoid these easily avoidable mistakes.
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Robert, Brendan, and Steve talk about our experience visiting the Hogarth Malt farm for a homebrew day that Hogarth graciously hosted.
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Brendan, Rob, and Steve talk about our first ever event that we were able to attend. The Alberta Open Farm Days. We were at Winters Turkeys and Hogarth Malt.
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Brendan, Rob, and Steve talk about how they cook with beer and some of their favorite recipes that use beer as an ingredient.
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Rob also makes his first attempt at audio editing. Not as good as Chris Connie, but Chris has been busy with other projects.
Join Brendan Pipa, Steven Soch, and Rob Kowalchuk in a discussion about Alberta’s beer landscape. How it looked prior to and after legislation changes that helped fuel the Alberta craft beer boom.
Audio editing by Chris Connie
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In this episode Rob, and Steve talk about the cyclical nature of beer. How different types of beer sell at different times of year. Rob’s voice sounds better because he invested in a higher quality microphone, a Blue Yeti, instead of his headset microphone.
Audio Edited by Chris Connie
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Rob, and Steve talk about why we decided to contract brew instead of opening a brick and mortar brewery
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Audio edited by: Chris Connie
Steve returns to join Rob, and Brendan to share their funny and embarrassing drinking stories. Find out about Rob’s camping misadventure, Steve caterpillar, and Brendan’s centurion attempt
This is the first episode where we were able to start implementing your feedback
Thank you to Chris Connie for editing this episode.
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Steve’s son is born and misses out on this episode where Brendan and Rob talk about the pros and cons of bottling Vs. kegging.
Thank you to Chris Connie for editing this episode.
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Brendan, Robert, and Steven talk about their favorite beers. Rob messes it up and puts a bit of a twist on the concept of "favorite beer".
Audio editing by Chris Connie
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Brendan, Robert, and Steven talk about brewing mistakes they have made and how to avoid those mistakes.
Audio editing by Chris Connie
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Brendan, Robert, and Steven talk about their first recipes and how they progressed to designing and developing their own
Audio editing by Chris Connie
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Brendan, Robert, and Steven talk about what a stuck mash is. How they encountered and how they prevent it from happening
Audio editing by Chris Connie
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Brendan, Robert, and Steven talk about stuck fermentations. Issues we’ve encountered and how we prevent and avoid it.
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Brendan, Robert, and Steven talk about the German purity law. How we use it, and what we think of it.