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Episode 192: Firestone Invitational Recap with Melissa Urquhart

The 2026 Firestone Invitational Beerfest was amazing. Matt, Ron, and Phaedra had all planned to meet up for the festival, but Ron had to rain check this one as he had a staff emergency and…Read more

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Episode 191: What’s so Japanese About Rice Lagers?

The World Beer Cup added a “Rice Lager” category for the first time in 2026, and two Northwest breweries promptly earned medals in it — which is pretty amazing. Much like Mexican lager, rice lager,…Read more

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Episode 190: Shouldering the Weight of Limitless Talent with Grains of Wrath

Way back when our episodes were still in the double digits, the stellar brewing talent Mike Hunsaker sat down to tell us about his journey setting up shop in Washington and winning every award in…Read more

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Episode 189: Real Ale with Michael Messenie from Dutchess Ales

Happy Seattle Beer Week! A bunch of amazing brewers and beer folks have converged on Seattle this week to celebrate all things beer. We took advantage and dragged Michael Messenie down for a quick pod…Read more

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Episode 188: May the 4th Be With You: A New Vice

Happy Cinco de Mayo / May the 4th week! Owners and operators of Vice Beer, Michael and Bria Perozzo are in the house! We are flush with Star Wars-themed beers, and we just couldn't wait…Read more

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Episode 187: Berlin, Ron’s Road Trip, and American Beer Economics

Matt's back from Berlin! He was gone so long and missed so much that we figured we might as well just crack a few beers and catch up a bit. Ron's been busy traveling all…Read more

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Episode 186: Dan Cady and Meghan Michels from Holy Mountain Brewing

Matt's still in Germany, and Ron, Bethany, Phaedra, and Doug held down the fort beautifully for this week's super special episode. We are joined this week by one of the strongest brewing duos working the…Read more

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Episode 185: Trails, Tanks, and the Long Game — Wes Finger of Kulshan Brewing

There are brewers who arrive with a résumé, and then there are brewers who arrive with a landscape. Kulshan Brewing Head Brewer Wes Finger brings the latter — a stretch of Bellingham terrain shaping how…Read more

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Episode 184: The Unstoppable Grit of Robyn Schumacher

This week, we are joined by Stoup Brewing co-founder, board president of the Washington Brewers Guild, and all-around industry powerhouse, Robyn Schumacher! After spending her early career teaching high school biology for over a decade,…Read more