Beervana Podcast

May 02 2024 269 ep. 53 mins 1.3k
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Author Jeff Alworth (The Beer Bible, The Secrets of Master Brewers) and Oregon State Economics professor Patrick Emerson host this engaging podcast about the culture, economics, history, and business of beer and brewing.

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Show 194: The End

May 02 2024 90 mins  
Nine years ago, almost to the day, we recorded our first episode of the Beervana Podcast. All things must end, and it is with deep gratitude and appreciation that we announce this is our last show. If you'd like to read a bit more of a formal obit, we have one here. https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2024/5/2/old-podcasts-dont-die Thanks for everything, you wonderful listeners!

Show 193: Polish Brewer Marek Kamiński on Grodziskie

Feb 28 2024 72 mins  
At this year’s Central European Brewers Festival, Polish brewer Marek Kamiński gave a presentation on the briefly extinct style of Grodziskie that has been making a comeback in its homeland. Jeff and Marek later sat down to discuss this fascinating style, its history, and how it’s doing today. We have that interview, along with the news and mailbag and a Croatian beer tasting.

Show 192: Czechia and Central Europe

Feb 14 2024 62 mins  
Today we’re going to go to Prague and Budapest, where Jeff recently spent ten days. He was there to speak at the Central European Brewers Conference, and had a chance to get caught up on the beer scenes in the region. The countries there have very diverse brewing backgrounds, from the Czechia, with local intact traditions dating back centuries, to countries like Croatia, where cr

Show 191: Is the Era of “Next Big Thing” Over?

Dec 07 2023 65 mins  
Not long ago, we received a very interesting email in the mailbag. It came from Pete Hoppins of Portland’s British-influenced brewery, Away Days. It was the length of a short article and came with a color-coded graph. The essence of the email boiled down to a pithy question he posed about the viability of small breweries today. Pete asked: “Do you think we could ever see anothe

Audioblog: Singha Beer, Don't Ask No Questions

Dec 01 2023 8 mins  
Audioblog: Singha Beer, Don't Ask No Questions by Jeff Alworth & Patrick Emerson

Show 190: Ryan Wagner and Megan Schwarz of Guinness Chicago

Nov 22 2023 56 mins  
In September, Dublin's Guinness Brewery opened its second American site, this time in Chicago. Jeff went to the Windy City to check it out and while he was there, sat down with Ryan Wagner, who helped see the project over the finish line, and brewer Megan Schwarz.

Show 189: The Problem With Style

Nov 09 2023 64 mins  
When we think of different beers, our minds almost immediately frame them in terms of “style.” IPAs and witbiers and Czech dark lagers: this is how we’ve come to understand beer. Today we get philosophical and ask the question: what if styles aren’t the only way to think about beer? What if, rather than illuminating something essential about beer, styles actually deceive us

Show 188: The Business of Hops with Max Coleman

Oct 26 2023 66 mins  
Today we are joined by hop grower Max Coleman for a special edition of Beeronomics. Hops are a very unusual crop, sold only to a single industry for one purpose. How does this business relationship work? We’re going to ask Max how he knows which hops to grow and how many, and how the market for hops works. Photo: Max enveloped by a field of Mosaic hops.

Audioblog: Pumpkin Ales Are Fun — And They’re Making a Quiet Return

Oct 18 2023 5 mins  
Several years ago, beer experienced its “tulip mania” moment in the form of a pumpkin ale bubble. Many of those were bad—but that was the breweries’ fault, not the style’s. These should function like fun autumnal rituals. The new crop may bring you back.

Show 187: Autumnal Beeronomics

Oct 11 2023 65 mins  
Today we are pulling out our green eyeshades and squinting at some data—it’s another episode of Beeronomics. Our intrepid economist is going to walk us through some numbers. Inflation, draft numbers, taprooms—we’re digging deep so you don’t have to. Cover photo: Midjourney (prompt: beer economics) Beer Tasting: Buoy Festbier