Brewers Banter

Laurie Archibald of Candid Brewing joins the Banter once again to give updates on the brewery, her new position and responsibilities, which include creating a unique culture for both customers and employees, and the good old chug challenge. Recorded on August 31, 2022. ***Sponsorship inquiries and guest requests can be sent to craftbeerwithme@gmail.com.***

Patrick Feltz - head brewer of Waikiki Brewing, located in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii 🇺🇸 - joins Brewers Banter once again... on account that the live recording at the brewery was not at the deserved audio quality. Patrick chats about the brewing equipment custom built for the Lahaina location, food pairings with beer, what's coming up, his favourite memory at the brewery and a bunch more… as well as the chug challenge. ***Sponsorship inquiries and guest requests can be sent to craftbeerwithme@gmail.com.***

Brandon Sampey, GM of Crave in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, joins the Banter to talk about their self-serve 30-tap beer station at the restaurant. Recorded November 10th, 2022 at Crave Baton Rouge. ***Sponsorship inquiries and guest requests can be sent to craftbeerwithme@gmail.com.***

Recorded on location, Kevin & Jeremy of Rally Cap Brewing, along with my little brother Chris, join the Banter to chat about brewing in the BR, hangover food in Louisiana, the sporting vibe of the brewery, surviving Covid, LSU sports, home brewing tips and much more. Recorded live at Rally Cap Brewing on November 9, 2022. ***Sponsorship inquiries and guest requests can be sent to craftbeerwithme@gmail.com.***

Recorded on location (in what turned out to be a room of echoes), Jeremy & Taylor of Tin Roof Brewing, join the Banter to chat about brewing in Baton Rouge, LSU game days, new releases, home brewing tips and much more. Recorded live at Tin Roof Brewing on September 9th, 2022. ***Sponsorship inquiries and guest requests can be sent to craftbeerwithme@gmail.com.***

Brewers Banter is on location to do a scientific test for the development of a beer tasting algorithm with the Khuva team. Recorded at Harvest Clean Eats in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, we join Jeff, Luke & JD to work through a slalom of IPAs while A.I. tries to determine beer preferences. The episode is co-hosted by my good friend, Blair Tobin. This is my first "Fusion Show"... the non-explicit version of the full experiment, which is more beer-centric, is featured here... the crude, comedic, explicit and non-beer-centric part can be heard on "Brewers Banter." Hey, about you leave a rating of the show & share it with some fellows beer freaks & geeks?! ***Sponsorship inquiries and guest requests can be sent to craftbeerwithme@gmail.com.***

Recorded on location from the brewery, Célia & Yann of OBC along with my good friend Phil, join the Banter to chat about Sid Vicious, moving their brewing plans from Europe to Ontario, brewing with testicles (yes, you read that correctly) and much more. Recorded live at Orléans Brewing Company on October 16, 2022. ***Sponsorship inquiries and guest requests can be sent to craftbeerwithme@gmail.com.***

Recorded on location from the brewery, Justin & Marc of Stray Dog, along with my good friend Phil, join the Banter to chat about a bunch of shit, including their "One Hop Wonder" beers, when an old boot complains to boot the Booty, using Spectrum hops, being in the "top 5" and much more. Recorded live at Stray Dog Brewing on October 16, 2022. ***Sponsorship inquiries and guest requests can be sent to craftbeerwithme@gmail.com.***

Home brewer James Marshall of Party Time Brewing (located in Mount Uniacke, Nova Scotia 🇨🇦) joins the Banter to chat about a bunch of shit, including James’ start in home brewing, his future plans, collaborations on deck, advanced mathematics 😉 and his YouTube videos… including the chug challenge, which ended up bringing in a viewers from Dallas, Texas & Ottawa, Ontario to join us. Recorded live via Instagram on June 16, 2022. ***Sponsorship inquiries and guest requests can be sent to craftbeerwithme@gmail.com.***

Patrick Fiori of Calabogie Brewing, located in Kanata (Ottawa), Ontario 🇨🇦 joins the Banter to chat about what “craft beer” means, upcoming releases, why Calabogie strives for solid & consistent over radical & tap-hunting, Clocktower Brewing as Ottawa’s OG of craft beer, the often missed importance of packaging, whirlpool vs. dry-hopping, and a ton more… including the infamous chug challenge. Recorded live on June 8, 2022. ***Sponsorship inquiries and guest requests can be sent to craftbeerwithme@gmail.com.***

Keith Forbes - co-owner, co-operator & head brewer - of Ol’ Biddy’s Brew House, located in Sackville, Nova Scotia 🇨🇦, joins me on the Banter once again for some bevies and chuckles. (Keith gets a wee tipsy at the end!) During the episode, we chat about their Ukrainian brew & fundraiser, the new mainstays, upcoming releases, brewing a “No Coast” IPA versus a West Coast IPA, the ideology of what puts the “craft” in craft beer, the Moody Minute and a whole lot more … including the infamous chug challenge. Recorded live on June 1, 2022. ***Sponsorship inquiries and guest requests can be sent to craftbeerwithme@gmail.com.***

Troy Olynyk (owner & operator) and Dan Ablenas (head brewer) of Labrosse Brewery/Microbrasserie, located in Montreal, Quebec 🇨🇦, joined the Banter to chat about why an Albertan opened a brewery in Montreal, their Lab series of small batch beers, the move from home brewing to professional, three upcoming beer releases, the change of direction from expansion to focussing on tightening a smaller circle, and a bunch more… including the infamous chug challenge. Recorded live on May 25, 2022. ***Sponsorship inquiries and guest requests can be sent to craftbeerwithme@gmail.com.***

Luke MacGregor, co-owner, operator & brewer of Gridiron Brewing, located in Hampton, New Brunswick 🇨🇦, joins the Banter to chat about the big move Gridiron made from the garage to a taproom, their soon-to-be-open BBQ kitchen, upcoming beer releases, using local ingredients, and a bunch more… including the chug challenge. Recorded live on May 18, 2022. ***Sponsorship inquiries and guest requests can be sent to craftbeerwithme@gmail.com.***

The Craft Beer Association of Nova Scotia (CBANS), represented by Blair Tobin (Topside Brewing) and Chris Downey (The Harbour Brewing) 🇨🇦 join me on Brewers Banter to chart about the upcoming Nova Scotia Craft Beer Festival 2022, Sept. 16 & 17: session times, the 40 breweries participating, axe-throwing, live music and more! Visit www.nscraftbeer.ca or @nscraftbrewers to get more info & tickets. Episode recorded live on August 10, 2022, via Instagram live. ***Sponsorship inquiries and guest requests can be sent to craftbeerwithme@gmail.com.***

Eric Jackson of Water ‘n Wine brew shop, located in Truro, Nova Scotia 🇨🇦, joined me on Brewers Banter to chat about how their home brewing store is different from all the others, dry yeast vs liquid, hop whirlpooling, the home brewing community, his “no starter” mantra from dry yeast, and a bunch more… including the chug challenge & recommended hangover food. Pre-recorded on May 10, 2022; aired on Instagram on May 11, 2022. ***Sponsorship inquiries and guest requests can be sent to craftbeerwithme@gmail.com.***

Live and in person with Greg (co-owner / operator), JD (operations manager) and Robert (head brewer) of Kohola Brewing, located in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii 🇺🇸 - on Brewers Banter to chat about being authentic, the logistical challenges of brewing in Hawaii, expanding to Oahu & the other islands, the story behind the name & the brewery location… as well as the difficulty of blaming a fart on a pet when you don’t have a pet. Recorded live on April 29, 2022. ***Sponsorship inquiries and guest requests can be sent to craftbeerwithme@gmail.com.***

Live and in person with Ben Kopf - owner / operator of Mahalo Ale Works, located in Makawao, Maui, Hawaii 🇺🇸 - on Brewers Banter to chat about being awarded Hawaii’s Best New Brewery, why they don’t lager, the planned name changes of their beers, the flux capacitor… as well as the sour that made me pucker. Recorded live, outside (hence the wind) on April 28, 2022. ***Sponsorship inquiries and guest requests can be sent to craftbeerwithme@gmail.com.***

Live and in person with Patrick Feltz - head brewer of Waikiki Brewing, located in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii 🇺🇸 - on Brewers Banter to chat about the brewing equipment custom built for the Lahaina location, a major ton about hops & hopping, food pairings with beer, the aloha spirit… as well as the chug challenge, which drew some video recording spectators. This is PART 1 of a two part episode. Recorded live on April 27, 2022. ***Sponsorship inquiries and guest requests can be sent to craftbeerwithme@gmail.com.***

Live and in person with Patrick Feltz - head brewer of Waikiki Brewing, located in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii 🇺🇸 - on Brewers Banter to chat about the brewing equipment custom built for the Lahaina location, a major ton about hops & hopping, food pairings with beer, the aloha spirit… as well as the chug challenge, which drew some video recording spectators. This is PART 2 of a two part episode. Recorded live on April 27, 2022. ***Sponsorship inquiries and guest requests can be sent to craftbeerwithme@gmail.com.***

Andy Norman - aka @ipaadventures on Instagram - from Manchester, United Kingdom joined me on the Brewers Banter to chat about being a 10 mile a day runner, racer & athlete, yet still a craft beer crusher, the UK beer scene, Manchester’s best breweries, his love for Cloudwater Brew Co., his massive glassware collection, pastry stouts, haze for days, photographing beer & a ton more... as well as an English version of the chug challenge. Recorded live on April 20, 2022. ***Sponsorship inquiries and guest requests can be sent to craftbeerwithme@gmail.com.***