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In this “East Drinks West” episode we featured “Lager in Place” by Woodhouse Brewing in Santa Cruz, CA, and “Voodoo Pony” from Sideward Brewing in Orlando, FL. More

In this episode, Matt sends out a can of “Yacht Money” from Sideward Brewing in Orlando, FL. And coming from Humble Sea Brewing in Santa Cruz, CA, Quint sends a […] More

In this episode, Matt ships off a can of “Send Me An Angel” from Broken Strings Brewery from Orlando, FL. From the other side of the country, Quint sends out […] More

In this episode East Drinks West episode, Matt hands off a Double IPA from Castle Church Brewing in Orlando, FL, while Quint gives Matt a brown ale from Carralitos Brewing […] More

What happens when you find a 5 year batch of bottled Mr Beer you forgot about in a cooler in your garage? You fire up the camera and drink it! […] More

In my ongoing quest to dial in an Old Ale style beer, I brewed an altered version of my original recipe. One fermentable changed, but it’s a big change. To […] More

The 29th Annual Sunshine Challenge and come and gone and it was a very surprise weekend for me in many ways. I tell you all about it in this episode! […] More

It’s judging weekend for the Sunshine Challenge, and I have a bottle of each style I submitted to the competition. I’m tasting them at the same time as the judges […] More

I finally have the time to do a full 5 gallon brew day! I’m making a hazy session IPA for an upcoming podcast crossover game show event and I need […] More

Sometimes simpler is better in a beer. It’s also sometimes harder in brewing when theirs not complex or off the wall flavors for flaws to hide behind. That’s the challenge […] More

I’m not a fan of Belgian beers, that’s not a beer secret. But I am determined to dial in a couple of recipes to become a more well-rounded brewer. So […] More

Sometimes the best-laid plans don’t always lead the result you want. Making 10 beer styles before the Sunshine challenge has been fun so far and I’ve learned quite a bit […] More

How many things can go wrong in a single brew day? That answer is in this episode, and it all happens while I’m making a style that I know nothing […] More