We made it to Episode 150 and we celebrate by having the largest number of people on air at the same time. Welcome the Kudzal/Carlson clan...we have husband and wife beer tourist extraordinaires, Jim Kudzal and Tara Carlson along with their daughter An...

In Episode 149 we bring back a good friend to help us talk about the impact of the coronavirus quarantine on small independent craft breweries.  John Ream of Trek Brewing, located outside of Columbus, OH, updates us on how Trek Brewing has grown over t...

St Patrick’s Day has passed, but in Episode 148 we bring you a touch of Irish with the history of the dry stout along with a brief style overview.  We hope this shorter show will bring you some joy in the present CoronaVirus chaos.

In Episode 147 we bring you another brewery interview, this time from Oklahoma City with our friend and listener Buck Buchanan, one of four owners of Core4 Brewing. We get an inside look at how the beer laws have changed in Oklahoma and the growth of t...

In Episode 146 we are happy to share with you an interview with the owners/brewers from Jim Dandy Brewing in Pocatello, ID. We learn how Davis and Hailee Gove started their brewing journey and why they were moved to bring their craft to south eastern I...

In Episode 145 we talk about some old brown ale from Belgium...the Flanders Oud Bruin style.  Find out what makes this gateway sour ale so special and why it’s a great beer to cellar for a few years too. We also discuss a couple articles provided by li...

In Episode 144 we discuss how craft beer has penetrated into major sports sponsorships, as well as the current big beer stranglehold in the stands and stadiums. We also briefly cover the “state of craft beer in 2019” and announce our last BCUPs contest...

In Episode 143 we revisit a topic briefly discussed during our history of beer segments...the Belgian Witbier. We discuss the history of the style and how it was resurrected, as well as a brief explanation of the tasting style notes.

In Episode 142 we talk about our Year in Beer stats and a blog post from BeerCrunchers.com talking about some interesting predictions in the beer industry for 2020. Plus a lot of random beer conversation. So grab a beer and enjoy the show!

The segment you are listening to today aired on Ep72 of the 40cast in Oct 2011. We talk about the history of the India Pale Ale beer style.  Now remember this aired back in 2011 when the IPA was just becoming to be the go to craft beer.   I hope