Round 72 is finally here, and it's a good one. Brian and Ben from Moniker Brewery in Providence, Rhode Island join me to talk about the brewery's opening early in the pandemic, the neighborhood response, and of course the liquid goods. Make sure you are subscribed to the show or following it to get notifications when new episodes do (finally) come out. The best thing you can do to support the show is to rate and review it, and tell your Sabro-hating friends about it. Thanks for listening. Music credit: “Maccary Bay” by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4010-maccary-b ..read more

Mandi McKay joins me via the interwebs to talk about sustainability, which makes sense because she is the Director of Environmental and Social Impact at Sierra Nevada Brewing's Chico, CA headquarters. Mandi has advice for breweries of any size, and even some recommendations for consumers to participate in the sustainability movement while still enjoying that beer. Subscribe to the beertruth podcast and follow along on Instagram @beertruth.podcast. Go in depth at sierranevada.com/sustainability ..read more

Alex Rabe and Alex Zilke are two of the three founders of Portico Brewing in Somerville, Massachusetts. They both join me for a conversation about beer, community, greenwashing, and architecture - or not architecture, depending on your perspective. Get it, perspective? It's an architectural joke, you probably wouldn't understand. But I don't either. Enjoy the show. Also, subscribe. Learn more about Portico at porticobrewing.com ..read more

Liz and Jared Kiraly, partners in life and beer, join me on a gloomy New England day to talk about the inspiration behind their "American farmhouse"-style brewery. Not a lot of places focus on Belgian-inspired beers these days, but Bone Up is sticking with what got them into brewing in the first place. Also, waffles. Open up that special bottle of Belgian beer you've been holding onto and hit play already. Learn more about Bone Up Brewing at www.boneup.beer and follow them on Instagram to keep up on the latest brewery happenings. #craftbeer #boneupbrewing #everettma #massachusetts #bostonbe ..read more

Liz and Jared Kiraly, partners in life and beer, join me on a gloomy New England day to talk about the inspiration behind their "American farmhouse"-style brewery. Not a lot of places focus on Belgian-inspired beers these days, but Bone Up is sticking with what got them into brewing in the first place. Also, waffles. Open up that special bottle of Belgian beer you've been holding onto and hit play already. Learn more about Bone Up Brewing at www.boneup.beer and follow them on Instagram to keep up on the latest brewery happenings. #craftbeer #boneupbrewing #everettma #massachusetts #bostonbe ..read more

Round 68: Dan Kenary, co-founder and CEO of Mass Bay Brewing Company (Harpoon, Clown Shoes, UFO, Catamount, Long Trail, Arctic Summer, City Roots) talks about what it's like being in beer for over 35 years. He also details transitioning the company into an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, and how the company has expanded along with the Seaport neighborhood and the city of Boston. Grab a pretzel and some beer cheese, or a Seaport Square (or both), a Harpoon IPA, and let's dig into this episode all about the iconic Harpoon Brewery in Boston, Massachusetts. For more about Harpoon Brewery, go to h ..read more

Sarah Real, cofounder of the freshly opened Hot Plate Brewing in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, joins me to talk homebrewing dreams turned into reality. ----- https://www.hotplatebeer.com/ https://www.instagram.com/hotplatebeer/ ----- https://www.instagram.com/beertruth.podcast ----- Music credit: “Maccary Bay” by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4010-maccary-bay License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ..read more

Sean Lawson takes us on a proverbial hike (or snowshoe) in the woods of Vermont. But seriously, we're talking beer here. ----- https://www.lawsonsfinest.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lawsonsfinest/ ----- https://www.instagram.com/beertruth.podcast ----- Music credit: “Maccary Bay” by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4010-maccary-bay License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ..read more

AJ Fry, brewer at Upper Pass Beer, joins me in the sheep shed to talk about beer. And no, that's not a dirty joke. ----- https://www.upperpassbeer.com/ https://www.instagram.com/upperpassbeer/ ----- https://www.instagram.com/beertruth.podcast ----- Music credit: “Maccary Bay” by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4010-maccary-bay License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ..read more

Tim Decker wears many hats in the beer industry: maltster, brewer, blender, social media manager. We touch on all of those in our conversation. Tim is very thoughtful and intentional in his approach, and I think we can all learn something from that. ----- https://www.altbrau.com https://www.instagram.com/altbrau ----- https://www.instagram.com/beertruth.podcast ----- Music credit: “Maccary Bay” by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4010-maccary-bay License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ..read more