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Episode 210: Author and Longtime Advocate of Beer Ben Keene

Here comes a special one! This week we are joined by prolific beer journalist, author, beer sales rep, and former editor of Beer Advocate Magazine, Ben Keene. After spending the beginning of his beer career…Read more

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Episode 209: Who Needs a Ladder When You have Hops? with Tristan McCoy

It’s time for homebrewing world update! There are some rumors going around that a few local homebrew supply shops may be nearing their respective finish lines (unless any listeners with a little investment capital and…Read more

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Episode 208: Fresh Hop Check-In

We are rounding the corner to the fresh hop finale of 2026. Some of the year’s best and most anticipated releases are hitting shelves, and Ron just got back from making his own collab fresh…Read more

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Episode 207: Grit and Grain and Pages and Pints

We’re keeping it Odd for one more week with local beer-fluencer, event organizer, and bartender, Cecelia Grogan! When she’s not serving up your Odd Otter Brewing pints, Cecelia is curating some of the best local…Read more

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Episode 206: Food Prep to Beer Rep with Max Beckstrom

We're keeping it Tacoma this week with a fresh face to the show and one of the newer faces in the local beer industry. Odd Otter Brewing sales rep/general manager/all-around hype machine Max Beckstrom joins…Read more

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Episode 205: Let’s Talk About E9

This week’s episode will be a little different than usual. As many of you may know, this has been a complicated few weeks for our friends at E9 Brewing. Since the reveal of some rather…Read more

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Grit And Grain Episode 204: What Month is Oktoberfest?

Its September! Which means it's time for Oktoberfest, right? We're pretty sure that’s how that works. … Either way, among all the fresh hops and pumpkin ales gracing the doorway to fall, sits the most…Read more

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Grit & Grain Podcast Episode 203: Kyle Larsen Takes the Long Way Home

Kings & Daughters co-founder and brewmaster Kyle Larsen joins Grit & Grain on the eve of his brewery’s fifth-anniversary Tacoma celebration to trace the wonderfully indirect route that eventually became Kings & Daughters. Larsen’s brewing…Read more

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Episode 202: WA Wild Brewshed Alliance Director Chris Chappell

Washington Wild Brewshed Alliance Director Chris Chappell returns to Grit & Grain to explain what happens when the forests, rivers and public lands that make great beer possible suddenly need the beer industry to return…Read more