Alaska Craft Beer Podcast

To start of Season two, Brian and David sit down to talk about collaboration brewing and what's going on at 49th State Brewing Co!

Brian sits down with Ted to talk about Sahti - its origins, traditions, and how he brewed up Alaska's first Sahti Beer at his brewery, Turnagain Brewing.  

This week Brian sits down with Jake Ridle to talk about the unique sour, wild, and mixed fermentation beers at Devils Club Brewing in Juneau!  

This week Brian sits down with Carey Fristoe of Black Spruce Brewing Company to talk about double dry hop beers.  They go over basic methods as well as advanced ones regarding how Carey and his team pack so much aroma into each can of their IPAs, as well as discuss what it means when you see DDH on a can of suds!  Grab a beer, sit back, and listen how commercial breweries get those flavors infused and oh so smooth!  

Barrel aged beers are unique in the depth of character they can contribute to a big beer, or the microbes they can hold for souring beers.  In this episode, Brewer Jeremiah Boone sits down with Brian to chat about his early brewing experiences, inspirations, and his work with barrels at Midnight Sun, Anchorage Brewing Company, and Resolution Brewing Company.   Don't forget to stick around, at the end of the episode we cover the latest news and releases in the Alaska Craft Beer world! 

Cole Tamblyn joins us this episode for a brief history of his brewing career, a look into stouts, and an overview of the reiterated mash.  From homebrewer to homebrew sales, assistant brewer to head brewer, Cole has had many hats in many places.  He shares some of his earlier days of homebrewing, his inspirations, aspirations, and the latest projects he's currently working on.  Make sure to stay to the end of the episode to get the Alaska Craft Beer News letting you know of all the latest releases and goodies in the Last Frontier!  Questions or comments, email us at alaskacraftbeerpodcast@gmail.com

Brew engineers Rory and Brett Marenco of Girdwood brewing talk NEIPA and their early days of homebrewing.  From the IBU wars of college to Milkshake IPAs, Pilsners and Imperial Stouts, the brothers walk Brian through their thought process behind inspiration and recipe design.  

In this episode, Brian sits down with Jeremiah Christian, owner and operator of Magnetic North Brewing company to talk about the breweries origins and more.  Tap lists, beer selection, Jeremiah's inspiration, and coverage of what a "Learn to Brew" class is like at Magnetic North.  Tune in and check out Jeremiah's classes at https://magneticnorthbrewingco.com/As always stay tuned until the end of the show to see highlights of what is new and upcoming in Alaska Craft Beer!

In this episode Brian sits down and chats with Chris about the process La Bodega chooses beers, trends in beer, and Bodega Beer Club.  They sample Denali Brewing Co's Chaga Nitro Stout as well as Karneval from Põhjala Brewery out of Estonia.  Grab a pint, sit back, and lets get started on the story of Craft Beer in Alaska.