Welcome to session 20 of the Craft Beer Showdown Podcast. In this episode I sat down again with my good friend Andy to pick his brain about some home brewing tips, tricks, and what he considers the top seven tips for home brewing success. I first talked to Andy about home brewing back in session […] The post CBA 020 – 7 Tips For Home Brewing Success With Andy appeared first on Craft Beer Academy ..read more

Welcome to session number 16 of the Craft Beer Showdown Podcast. You might notice this episode is a little out of order since we just finished session 19 with Troegs Brewing. Session 16 is both my favorite and most difficult Podcast to date. Technical difficulties plagued us throughout this episode and actually ended with Randy’s […] The post CBA 016 – Randy Mosher appeared first on Craft Beer Academy ..read more

Welcome to session 19 of the Craft Beer Showdown Podcast. In this session I got the chance to sit down with a friend of mine and talk about Troegs Brewing. Mike Watters is a regional sales rep for Troegs and knows more about them than just about anyone else at the brewery (except the brothers, […] The post CBA 019 – Mike Watters of Troegs Brewing Co. appeared first on Craft Beer Academy ..read more

  Welcome to session 18 of the Craft Beer Showdown Podcast. In this episode I got the chance to sit down with award-winning brewer Steve Sloan and talk all about his past brewing experience as well as his latest work at his brewery, Roundabout Brewery.  Steve was the 2012 GABF Large Brewpub Brewer of the […] The post CBA 018 – Steve Sloan of Roundabout Brewery appeared first on Craft Beer Academy ..read more

Welcome to session 17 of the Craft Beer Showdown Podcast. You might notice that we skipped session 16, but fear not, this was no drunken mistake. Session 16 has Randy Mosher featured and is still being worked on. Until it’s up and ready for consumption, I have another great Podcast for you. The band Reel […] The post CBA 017 – Dan Regan of Liberation Brewing Company appeared first on Craft Beer Academy ..read more

Welcome to Session 15 of the Craft Beer Showdown Podcast. In this episode, I take my show on the road and go visit Southbound Brewing Co. out of Savannah, GA, thanks to a well-timed vacation because hey, who actually relaxes on their vacation, right? Southbound Brewing is the first production brewery in Savannah and as such, […] The post CBA 015 – Southbound Brewing Co. appeared first on Craft Beer Academy ..read more

Welcome to session 14 of the Craft Beer Showdown Podcast. This week I’m really excited to have Andy Kwiatkowski on the show to talk all things home brewing and how the average home brewer can be better. Just before this episode airs the Craft Beer Showdown Podcast has reached 4,000 downloads. I really want to thank […] The post CBA 014 – Better Home Brewing appeared first on Craft Beer Academy ..read more

Welcome to episode 13 of the Craft Beer Showdown. In this session, I sit down with Scott from East End Brewing Company to talk all about fresh hopped beer. This episode was perfect timing for one of my favorite fresh hopped beers release, East End’s Big Hop Harvest. I get to try some fresh beer, […] The post CBA 013 – Fresh Hops with East End Brewing Company appeared first on Craft Beer Academy ..read more

Welcome to episode 12 of the Craft Beer Showdown Podcast. In this episode, we talk about mead with Michael Fairbrother from Moonlight Meadery.  Michael tells us all about mead, how he started Moonlight Meadery, and how we, as mead newbies can enjoy it correctly and understand what it is we are actually tasting! For those […] The post CBA 012 – Moonlight Meadery appeared first on Craft Beer Academy ..read more

  Welcome to episode 11 of the Craft Beer Showdown Podcast. In this episode we talk to Jake from PA Brew Tours, a company that drives you to the brewery for tours and drinking fun.   PA Brew Tours is a great example of how learning about craft beer starts at the source.    Thanks, […] The post CBA 011 – PA Brew Tours appeared first on Craft Beer Academy ..read more