In this first official episode of Matt Likes Beer, Matt dives headfirst into one of the most beloved seasonal beers in the craft world: Sierra Nevada Celebration Fresh Hop IPA....
In the episode, Matt starts preparing for the 2025 Craft Ber Festival season AND an upcoming limited series for Big Monster Brewing. This episode’s beer features a single hop varietal...
Welcome to Matt Likes Beer, the show about beer, storytelling, and a little critique. Each week, I dive deep into a single beer, exploring its style, ingredients, and the brewery...
A year in the making, it’s the next mead in the Universal Monsters inspired mead project – Dracula! For this mead I am making my first pyment style mead with...
After several years of my hot pepper beer “Murder Hornet” making an impression off the Central Florida beer festival scene it’s time to create a successor. In this episode, I...
In this full brew day episode, Matt brews a California Common for the first time again…or not. We’re if it’s the first time but it’s definitely a California Common…we think....
It’s another Quick Take episode from Big Monster Brewing, and this time Matt is starting work on a new recipe for a Red I.P.A. Along the way, he stumbles on...
It’s a new “quick take” episode for Big Monster Brewing, and this time Matt talks about, and tastes, his American Wheat beer brewed from the Hamlin Craft Beer Festival.
Murder Hornet has quickly become my most popular beer at festivals all over Florida. Technically, this beer has never been the same twice. Up until now, the beer has been...
The Florida Homebrew Competition Circuit has begun! Matt travels to Miami to find out the results and witness the start of the season. This completion and road trip will full...