The Beer Diaries Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Greg goes to Shiner TX to sit with the head brewer of Spoetzel Brewery, Jimmy Mauric. They discuss the history of the town, the award winning beers, and the future of Shiner Beer.
Greg Zeschuk, host of The Beer Diaries, visits the Twisted X Brewing Company for an in-depth interview with founders Jim Sampson and Shane Bordeau. Watch Greg get the low-down on this cool brewery, their Tex-Mex inspired beers and get some insight on the flourishing Austin craft beer scene.
This is the first of many episodes from The Beer Diaries, a project to celebrate and promote craft beer around the world.
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Greg sits with Kevin Sykes and Ty Wolosin to discuss how a Mom and Pop nano-brewery took home the gold at the GABF. They also discuss the Whip In's relationship with Windy Hills Farm which Ty runs, rademark issues in the brewing world, and the evolution of a gas station into a brewpub.
The Beer Diaries visits Thirsty Planet of Austin, Texas to talk to Brian Smittle and Jake Maddux to discover secret behind their awesome beer. Learn more about Austin staples like Thirsty Goat and Bucket Head IPA, as well as some of their more experimental brews, in this engaging interview.
This was the very fist episode shot by The Beer Diaries and involved multiple trips to Thirsty Planet, the silver lining being we got to sample many beers. We’re really happy with how this one turned out, and the patience of Brian and Jake was a big help.
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Greg Zeschuk of The Beer Diaries visits Jester King Craft Brewery in Austin, Texas to learn about their awesome farmhouse ales. Greg chats with Jeffery Stuffings, the Jester King Brewmaster, at their beautiful brewery in the Texas hill country about a huge range of subjects, including beer!
Jester King is well known in Austin, and nationally, as one of a handful of North American breweries specializing in farmhouse ales, barrel aging and sour beers. Watch this episode for some insights into their artistic approach to making great beer.
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Greg Zeschuk, host of The Beer Diaries, visits South Austin Brewing Company, of Austin, Texas, to talk to Founder and Head Brewer Jordan Weeks, and Director of Events, Chris Oglesby. The guys discuss brewing Belgian-style beers in south Austin, and the increasingly popular groovy Sundays.
Jordan: “In Belgium there are hundreds of breweries and you can get their beer from that little village only in that area and we want to be like that here in Austin.”
Grab a brew, sit down and enjoy the show!
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