Craft Beer Compass Podcast
Summary: Straight talk about your beer journey, not a straight line. With a wide range of episodes featuring tasting notes, special guests and on-location coverage, the Craft Beer Compass Podcast delivers something for everyone in the craft beer community, regardless of where you’re at in your craft beer journey. New episodes are released twice each week and are hosted by Joel Kennedy, a Certified Beer Server through the Cicerone program. A complete archive of past episodes is available at craftbeercompass.com.
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Episode 173 is March’s monthly podcast with craft beer questions, news and updates. Hear answers to listeners’ craft beer questions plus news from around the craft beer landscape, beer releases – in Wisconsin and cross-country – and happenings at Craft Beer Compass HQ. Questions from listeners include cellaring Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA and hype… The post Craft Beer Questions, News and Updates | Ep. 173 | March 2015 appeared first on Craft Beer Compass.
Episode 172 welcomes the co-directors of a brand new craft beer documentary on the cusp of its world premier. Chip Hiden and Alexis Irvin join the podcast to talk about their new film, Blood, Sweat and Beer. It’s a craft beer documentary that looks at the explosive growth in the craft beer industry and focuses in on the… The post Blood, Sweat and Beer | Ep. 172 | New Craft Beer Documentary on Growth, Journey appeared first on Craft Beer Compass.
Episode 171 features Bayou Teche Courir de Mardi Gras. It’s aptly named and styled (Biere de Mars) for a springtime release on Fat Tuesday. It also marks a couple of firsts on the podcast, being the first Biere de Garde style and beer from the Louisiana-based brewery on the podcast. Bayou Teche recently began distributing… The post Bayou Teche Courir de Mardi Gras | Ep. 171 | Explore the Biere de Garde Style appeared first on Craft Beer Compass.
Episode 170 features three nominees for Academy Awards beers that can take the place of champagne on Oscar’s big night. And if the glitz and glamour of Hollywood isn’t your thing, these beers can substitute for champagne at any other time – Easter, Mother’s Day, breakfast every morning… You get the idea. The three nominees for… The post Academy Awards Beers | Ep. 170 | 3 Nominees to Substitute for Champagne appeared first on Craft Beer Compass.
Episode 169 is recorded on location at Champps Brookfield, featuring a side-by-side tasting of Ballast Point Sculpin and Grapefruit Sculpin. A recent tap takeover at Southeastern Wisconsin’s newest beer mecca marked one of the first times that Grapefruit Sculpin swam upstream and made it over the cheddar curtain. The barrel was there to capture it. The Champps Americana… The post Ballast Point Sculpin and Grapefruit Sculpin | Ep. 169 | On Location at Champps Brookfield appeared first on Craft Beer Compass.
Episode 168 is all about letting your craft beer journey take flight. Literally. Co-founders of The Case for Beer, Ryan Sauder and Steve Denlinger, join the podcast to talk about where their craft beer journey originated from and how it’s taken flight with the new Craft Beer Flight Kit. Even if your own craft beer… The post Let Your Craft Beer Journey Take Flight| Ep. 168 | The Case for Beer Craft Beer Flight Kit appeared first on Craft Beer Compass.
Episode 167 compares and contrasts the Samuel Adams Rebel IPAs: Rebel Rider Session IPA, Rebel IPA and Rebel Rouser Double IPA. This family of rebels shares a couple of things in common, most especially their point of origin but also in the fact that they strive for showcasing hop flavor rather than abrasive bitterness. Rebel… The post Samuel Adams Rebel IPAs | Ep. 167 | Compare and Contrast The Family of Rebels appeared first on Craft Beer Compass.
Episode 166 welcomes beer writer, Ken Weaver. For the good part of the last decade, Ken has written articles for some of the most recognized beer publications out there – Draft Magazine, All About Beer, FSR Magazine, Rare Beer Club and Rate Beer. While his work still continues with several channels, he’s doing something he… The post Writing About Beer | Ep. 166 | Ken Weaver on 3 Beer Island appeared first on Craft Beer Compass.
Episode 165 is February’s monthly podcast with craft beer questions, news and updates. Hear answers to listeners’ craft beer questions plus news from around the craft beer landscape, beer releases – in Wisconsin and cross-country – and, happenings at Craft Beer Compass HQ. Questions from listeners include cellaring styles and picks for best craft beer… The post Craft Beer Questions, News and Updates | Ep. 165 | February 2015 appeared first on Craft Beer Compass.
Episode 164 features Green Flash Palate Wrecker, an imperial IPA by all definitions of the word, clocking in at 9.5% ABV with well over 100 IBUs. It’s a beer that was first brewed in 2008 – giving a one-finger salute to the hop crisis. You can now find it in all 50 states from January through… The post Green Flash Palate Wrecker | Ep. 164 | As Damaging Then as it is Now appeared first on Craft Beer Compass.
Episode 163 is about exploring and enhancing beer exchanges on a local level – whether you’re in the Milwaukee area or beyond. Hear from Nick Cusatis, founder of Milwaukee Beer Exchange. It’s a concept worth exploring if you’re in Southeastern Wisconsin. And, if you’re not, it’s an idea worth introducing at a local level to… The post Milwaukee Beer Exchange | Ep. 163 | Explore and Enhance Your Beer Trading at the Local Level appeared first on Craft Beer Compass.
They say in Wisconsin we have two seasons: winter and construction. Episode 162 makes the most out of it, featuring the winter seasonal, New Glarus Road Slush. It’s an oatmeal stout, available exclusively, as always, to Wisconsin. But the concept of road slush isn’t limited to the Badger State’s borders. Its beauty transcends state lines.… The post New Glarus Road Slush | Ep. 162 | Making the Most out of Wisconsin’s Two Seasons appeared first on Craft Beer Compass.
Episode 161 features a beer engineered to help the Packers on the road to the Super Bowl: MobCraft Dubbel Czech, brewed in collaboration with Badger State Brewing. MobCraft Dubbel Czech is styled after a Belgian-style Dubbel, with noble Czech hops to make good on the second part of its name. It clocks in at 7%… The post MobCraft Dubbel Czech | Ep. 161 | Tastes Like a Packers Victory appeared first on Craft Beer Compass.
Episode 160 features Shorts Beard of Zeus. It’s an India-style pale lager, or IPL, brewed with bitter orange peel and Zeus hops. The timing is ripe for this one amidst the legal banter and social chatter surrounding the Lagunitas and Sierra Nevada IPA branding dispute. Steer clear of complications when branding your IPA by choosing a… The post Shorts Beard of Zeus IPL | Ep. 160 | Acronyms and Legal Banter appeared first on Craft Beer Compass.
Episode 159 is all about day drinking. And why not? Considering that you can taste beer better earlier in the day, it’s the least we could do out of respect for the beer. Listen in for some day drinking tips before we launch into tasting notes on Oddside Mayan Mocha Stout. It’s true. You can… The post Day Drinking with the Mayans | Ep. 159 | OddSide Mayan Mocha Stout appeared first on Craft Beer Compass.
