The Brewing Network Presents | Dr. Homebrew

Nov 22 2024 265 ep. 65 mins 787
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Dr. Homebrew breaks down your home brewed beer and gives you the feedback you're looking for to improve your brewing! Join JP, along with his co-hosts, BJCP Master Judges Brian Cooper and Brian Schar, as they dissect listener-submitted homebrew and provide tips and tricks to improve your brewing! Have questions or want your beer evaluated on Dr. Homebrew? Email us at [email protected]

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Dr. Homebrew | Episode #265: Trying Commercial Holiday Beers for 2024

Nov 22 2024 57 mins  
The holidays are among us, and so are the darker, sturdier beers. On today's show, we run through some classic Holiday beers as well as some new ones, and see how they would fall in the current BJCP guidelines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Homebrew | Episode #264: More NA beers with 8Zero5 and Santa Clausthaler

Nov 14 2024 58 mins  
Browsing the beer shelves at the grocery store can sometimes yield amazing stuff. On our last trip to the store, we found two beers that seemed equally interesting, for different reasons. The first is a non-alcoholic version of 805 from Firestone-Walker called ... 8Zero5. The other is a holiday beer from Clausthaler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Homebrew | Episode #263: Wet Hopping

Oct 11 2024 67 mins  
It's wet hop season, and that means more than a few brewers are going to be packing their beers with tiny little flavor bombs of hoppy goodness this Fall. On today's show, we taste two local Fresh Hop beers to find the differences in flavor between the two, and we discuss what wet hopped beers are supposed to taste like, and how you can best make one at home. Learn more about your

Dr. Homebrew | Episode #262: NA Oktoberfest and BJCP Exam Talk

Oct 01 2024 57 mins  
Oktoberfest season is here, and we like digging around for examples of the style we don't normally see. When Brian Schar found this NA Oktoberfest, we had to crack it open on the show and see what it was all about. Plus, our pal Dimitri lands back on the show, to talk about how his BJCP exam went, and to drop some tips on how to git gud. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega

Dr. Homebrew | Episode 261: English Porter and Commercial Oktoberfest Tasting

Aug 27 2024 75 mins  
We're in the first throws of Oktoberfest season, so we thought it would only be appropriate to compare what the Germans are doing versus what the Americans are up to. I mean, it's not that drastic, but I didn't know what else to say. We also have a homebrewed English Porter on the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Homebrew | Episode #260: Radler and Chimay in Cans!

Jul 08 2024 60 mins  
Wandering around the liquor store, we realized that we had yet to approach the subject of the humble Radler, and where that fits in with the current BJCP guidelines. Plus, JP had never tried one before, so we had to pick some up. Meanwhile, in another isle, we stumbled across Chimay in cans! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Homebrew | Episode #259: California Common Judging with the Inland Empire Brewers Pt. 2

Jul 03 2024 81 mins  
The Inland Empire Brewers are back, and they brought more California Common for us! Part two of our massive deep-dive into the style of Cal Common, the Inland Empire Brewers flooded our halls with their takes on this style, and we gave them all the feedback they could ever want. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Homebrew | Episode #258: Cal Common with the Inland Empire Brewers Pt. 1

Jun 19 2024 64 mins  
One of the oldest homebrewing clubs in the country floods us with one of the oldest styles in the state - California Common! are either of these claims true? Who can tell? On this show, we take down three Cal Common beers from three different brewers of the Inland Empire Brewers club! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Homebrew | Episode #257: American Porter and Trail Pass NA Beer from Sierra Nevada

May 17 2024 48 mins  
Porters are one of those styles that represent many entry points for old school brewers, so it's nice to see them come across our desks - especially from someone new to the hobby. We're back with Dimitri as we discuss his Porter, then we talk about the latest entry into the non-alcoholic space from Sierra Nevada - Trail Pass! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc

Dr. Homebrew | Episode #256: American Amber Ale and BJCP Talk

May 13 2024 60 mins  
It's not every day we get to chat it up with someone who has recently taken up the hobby of homebrewing, much lest taste their beers, so this show is a fin one for us. Today we welcome Dimitri to the show, and he hits us with an American Amber Ale. Then we talk about hos is BJCP journey started and what he's learned so far in his test prep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit