The media has been busy with doom and gloom stories about the craft beer industry lately — but how bad can it be? This week, with the help of our best buddy R.J. Adler, we…
It’s pre-Christmas week and we have a doozy! The famous Texas Dave and insanely skilled Ted O’Hanlan hung out this week to give us the scoop on their work at Seattle’s new sweetheart brewery, Here…
Episode 124: Getting Toasty with Winter Warmers
- December 13, 2024
- Tagged as: craft beer, winter warmers
It’s that time of year! This week, The Grit & Grain Podcast pulled a few of our favorite winter beers from this season so far and a few iconic examples from the past that you…
It’s been a wild few weeks in the beer world around the Pacific Northwest: Breweries closing, local beer brands changing hands, and a new family-owned distributor enters the chat with the purchase of a beloved…
Stop #2 of the Grit & Grain roadshow is in the books! Our best buddy and director of events for the Washington Brewers Guild, Shawna Cormier, invited us to record live from the showroom floor…
Episode 120: Do the Brewallup!
- November 8, 2024
- Tagged as: Brewallup, Caskcades, craft beer, Loowit Brewing, Puyallup hops
We’re on location for Episode 120 — hanging out at Brewallup Craft Beer Festival in Puyallup! The crew trekked over to the birthplace of the Pacific Northwest hop industry to sit down with a few…
That’s right! One hundred forty! But it wasn’t us; it was the two most diligent fresh hop hounds in Tacoma: Michael McCourt and Austin Patjens. Our good buddies hung out with us on Episode 119…
The Great American Beer Festival just wrapped up and after nearly a year of speculation on the changes being rumored at the biggest craft beer awards show and festival, we were eager to grab a…
That’s right! Our good friend and social media savant Rachyl Fojtik is back on the mic again! Sometimes better known by her popular online alias, @beersandbedtime, Rachyl has been newly appointed as the social media…
Episode 116: Beer Beef, Part 2
- October 11, 2024
- Tagged as: beer beef, beer industry, craft beer, tap handles
That’s right! We’re back with another beefy episode filled with beer industry pet peeves! Ron explains why he has beef with his entire beer cooler, unmarked samples, sticky cans, and plastic kegs — Bethany slams…