Bitter Units: A Beer Podcast

On this episode we are joined by Andy Ruhland (@ruhbrewer) of Bad Weather Brewing (@badweatherbrew) in St. Paul, MN. We learn some new vocabulary, Aaron plays the role of JT with a dysfunctional nose, and JT shows up late without the beer. We really crushed this one. Special thanks to our sponsors Revelton Distilling Company and Kyle Lehman of Wintrust Mortgage. www.reveltondistillary.com and www.wintrustmortgage.com/kyle-lehman

Joe Ploof of Hanging Hills is back for the 3rd time. I don't know why he subjects himself to this punishment but we sure appreciate it! We talk about all about what's new with Hanging Hills, some random beer stuff, and find out which cities have the most breweries per capita in the US. Also, if you don't like Tim this is your episode. Our West Coast Correspondent Anyaa sat in for him. Special thanks to our Sponsors Revelton Distilling Company and Kyle Lehman of Wintrust Mortgage. You can find them @ https://www.reveltondistillery.com and https://www.wintrustmortgage.com/kyle-lehman Find us and our swag @ Https://www.bitterunits.com and Https://www.threebeardsmedia.com

Hey were back with Matt Gilliland (@mattysmooth) as he makes a poor decision to become a two-timer on the podcast and he drug his co-worker Cody Reif (@reifstyle). We talk about the formula change on Fat Tire and show off how good we are at our beer tasting segment of the podcast while trying Juice Force. It helps that JT wasn't on this episode and Anyaa Carter subbed in giving real credibility to us. Special Thanks to our sponsors Revelton Distilling Company and Dyle Lehman of Wintrust Mortgage https://www.reveltondistillery.com https://www.wintrustmortgage.com/kyle-lehman Find us @ https://www.bitterunits.com and https://threebeardsmedia.com

Hey everyone! This is the first one in a long time that we've done that does not involved an industry guest. Ryan Nanny (@celebrityhottub) and co-host of the Shutdown Fullcast, the worlds only college football podcast, joins us to talk about almost everything but beer. So if you're only here for beer this isn't your episode. If you're here for shenanigans then you're in the right place. We are also joined by our favorite West Coast Correspondent Anyaa for this episode. Thanks again to our sponsors Revelton Distilling Co and Kyle Lehman of Wintrust Mortgage. https://www.reveltondistillery.com https://www.wintrustmortgage.com/kyle-lehman find us @ https://www.bitterunits.com and https://threebeardsmedia.com/

We are joined on the pod by John Carruthers of Revolution Brewing in Chicago. John is a regular dude. You may have met him, or just a guy with a beard who looks exactly like him. And really, you get the gist either way. You can find him at https://nachosandlager.com and @nachosandlager on Twitter. Please check out our sponsors. We couldn't do this without their support. Revelton Distilling Co. https://www.reveltondistillery.com Wintrust Mortgage's Kyle Lehman https://www.wintrustmortgage.com/kyle-lehman Find us @ https://www.bitterunits.com

John Martin is the founder of Confluence Brewing in Des Moines, Iowa. John left the construction industry to turn his love of brewing into a career. Confluence has been a staple of the Des Moines craft beer industry since 2012. You can find out more at https://confluencebrewing.com/ Please check out our sponsors. We couldn't do this without their support. Revelton Distilling Co. https://www.reveltondistillery.com/ and Wintrust Mortgage's Kyle Lehman https://www.wintrustmortgage.com/kyle-lehman Find us at https://www.bitterunits.com

This is long. I've warned you in advance. We did however raise $1600 for Feeding America with our friends over at United we drink (https://www.unitedwedrink.com). Thank you for all the listens and following along with us this year. New episodes coming soon. Thanks to our sponsors Revelton Distilling Co and Kyle Lehman of Wintrust Mortgage. https://www.reveltondistillery.com https://www.wintrustmortgage.com/kyle-lehman

Tim regaled the guys with a story about a celebrity encounter at a ChiChi's. I mean what else do you need to know? Also we drink Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale for an old classic review. Special thanks to our sponsors. Please visit them at... https://www.reveltondistillery.com and https://www.wintrustmortgage.com/kyle-lehman You can find them on twitter @reveltondc and @gohawks275 respectively.

This episode we are joined by Brad Miles of Firestone Walker. Tim uses his made up language again, while JT and Aaron get lost in the brewers nerd talk. Brad Miles is the R&D/Innovations Manager @ Firestone Walker (www.firestonebeer.com) and a UNLV graduate. He is also 1/5th of the LA Lakers starting 5, The Pentaverate, and The Olympic Rings. As always the episode is brought to you by 3 Beards Media. Special thanks to our sponsors Revelton Distilling Company @reveltonDC and Kyle Lehman of Wintrust Mortgage @gohawks275 and @winmortgage. https://www.reveltondistillery.com https://www.wintrustmortgage.com/kyle-lehman

Nathan Crane from Chuckanut Beer joins us on the pod to talk about their Mexican Lager and Bohemian Pilsner. I don't want to give away too much here, but we had a lot of fun in this episode drinking beer that tastes and looks like beer. Check them out at https://www.chuckanutbrewery.com As always this episode is brought to you by 3 Beards Media in conjunction with our sponsors. Revelton Distilling Company @reveltondc on social media and https://reveltondistillery.com Kyle Lehman with Wintrust Mortgage @ https://www.wintrustmortgage.com/kyle-lehman and on twitter @gohawks275 We also want to invite you on behalf of The Bruery to their 14th Anniversary celebration on August 13th, 2022! Have you been waiting to take a trip to SoCal because you needed an excuse? You're welcome, as we are giving you one here. https://invitational.thebruery.com/ Check out all they have to offer (it's too much to list!) at the above link and get your tickets now!

The guys are back with Joe Brenner of Strike Brewing in San Jose, California. You might remember that Strike has been on the pod before as it was Joe's favorite brewery before he got into the industry and now he works there. Hear about what it's like to start from zero and end up as operations management. We drink 2 beers with Joe, Strike's Clean Hit Rice Lager and Friday Afternoon Hazy IPA. Please check out Strike at their website www.strikebrewingco.com Be sure to follow our sponsors Revelton Distilling company at @reveltonDc on socials and https://www.reveltondistillery.com and Kyle Lehman with Wintrust Mortgage at https://www.wintrustmortgage.com/kyle-lehman and on twitter @gohawks275 Thanks!

Aaron, Tim, and JT are joined by Ryan Rost of 515 Brewing. Ryan is the owner and founder of 515 Brewing in Clive, Iowa and enjoys "electronic tinkering and the quality control of beer". Though his favorite beer is Mediocré (pale ale) the boys are drinking Bad Bad Leroy Bruin, a flanders brown ale, which is barrel fermented and aged in whiskey and Portugese wine barrels. Follow 515 Brewing @515brewing on Twitter and www.515brewing.com This episode is brought to you by Revelton Distilling Company. Follow them on twitter @reveltondc and at their website www.reveltondistillery.com

Just a test of the system after a hosting site change...

JT, Tim, and Aaron all bring a beer they enjoy to the pod and name their official beers of summer. Get involved with #beersofsummer.

Aaron and Tim welcome guest host Joel Kodner to talk to Joel Winn from New Belgium Brewing. They talk about international travel experiences, brewery work culture, and Iowa experiences. Joel Winn is the western Washington and Oregon area sales manager for New Belgium Brewing in Seattle, WA. He has been with New Belgium for the last 14 years and has worked in the beer and wine industry for over 20 years. When Joel isn't selling beer with his New Belgium team, he's often found enjoying the beautiful outdoors of the Pacific Northwest, eating tacos, listening to classic country music, and/or playing with his cat. Follow us on Twitter: @BitterUnits ( https://twitter.com/BitterUnits ) @TimJohnsonMN ( https://twitter.com/TimJohnsonMN ) @aaronlwall ( https://twitter.com/aaronlwall )

Aaron, JT and Tim are joined by Unmapped Brewing in Minnetonka, MN Head Brewer Derek Allmendinger. A veteran of the Minnesota brewing scene, Derek has worked at some of the largest breweries in Minnesota. The guys talk about guidance counselors, breweries in strip malls, growlers and crowlers and getting over oneself to make the best beer on the market, the hazy IPA. They also drink Derek's No Trace IPA, and a special nepotistic guest joins for the tasting, too.

We talk Kolsch, soft baseball fans, and other things in this episode.Corey is the Head BrewMaster Brewer, ramen lover, and Kolsch Pedant of The Gathering Place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.We know the audio is a little rough in places but hang in there we think it's worth it.

You know him, you love him, he's the editor at Brewbound, and he's back for more tomfoolery. Justin Kendall (@justindkendall) joins us expanding the 2-timers club of people looney enought to talk to us twice.We talk about the changes in the industry during the pandemic and a host of other things.Our West Coast Correspondant Anyaa Carter steps in for an absent JT proving once again if she could replace all three of us it would be a better podcast.Visit us at www.bitterunits.com or www.thetailgatesociety.comCheck out our title sponsor Revelton Distilling Company @ www.reveltondistillery.com

The guys are joined by Joe Ploof of Hanging Hills once again. He promised Tim and Aaron less IPAs before the show then we had 5 IPAs sent to us and one Pils.Joe Ploof is the Founder/CEO/Chief Hack of Hanging Hills Brewery in Hartford, CT.

Veronica has worked in the craft beer industry for 16 years after switching paths from biological field work. She landed in Bend, Oregon where she got her foot in the door at Deschutes Brewery. She is currently the Director of Product Development, wher she "sells ideas internally" and then works to bring products (mostly beers) from idea to commercialization. She condiders her owl hoot one of her unique talents.

This week, Tim, JT, and Aaron are joined by Libby and Steve Crider, the owners of 2nd Shift Brewing in St. Louis, Missouri. A lot of beer was drank along with welding talk, cat talk, and oh yeah the beer. They are huge beer twitter community supporters with anything from words of encouragement to special delivery beer packages.

Matt Gilliland is a Craft Brewing veteran with over 27 years under his belt, most notably 24 years at New Belgium Brewing Company, while also dabbling in writing, podcasting, and beer judging. When not reeking of DMS, Matt enjoys gravity sports in the mountains of CO, or just chilling at home of Fort Collins with his wife, kids, and dogs.

Aaron, JT and Tim are back with more beers! Yes, they drank two this time, but there were no Coors Light flights. Sorry, JT. They're joined by Off Color Brewing Co-Founder John Laffler. Laffler is the co-founder of Off Color Brewing, an otter enthusiast and the Zoey Deschanel of being cuter and better at their job than Jeremy Danner.

This week, the boys are joined by Josh Oestreich, co-owner and lead janitor at Wooden Ship Brewing in Minneapolis, MN. They taste a beer that Tim suckered Josh into collab-ing withhim on and learn what goes into opening a brewery.

Aaron, JT and Tim are back! They're drinking beer and discussing the finer points of Missouri. They enjoy the finest and newest offerings from Dubious Claims Brewing Co. out of Excelsior Springs, MO. They're joined by Dubious Claims' Head Brewer Taran Winnie. Taran Winnie is the Head Brewer for Dubious Claims Brewing Co out of Excelsior Springs, MO. A nerd, serial hobbyist, and dark beer fan, he doesn't want to reinvent the wheel, just perfect it.

In this episode the guys just drink beers they like and JT lays out some horrible hot takes. Ketchup anyone???

This is episode does not get as chippy as the tease may seem. Eric Hild is Senior Lead Brewer at Toppling Goliath in Decorah, IA. He joins the boys to talk about their Hopsmack! double IPA, discuss the Iowa brewing scene and make hop puns. Follow Bitter Units on Twitter: @BitterUnits ( https://twitter.com/BitterUnits )

In this episode we talk with Adam Sjogren co-founder of the now defunct Northgate Brewing. We talk about things to do different and what caused their business to not suceed long term.We also drink Oktoberfest from Summit Brewing.

Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they are joined by Kyle Schmidt, a Certified Cicerone® and the VP of Operations and Training for Better Beer Society, an organization that provides training and draft beer services to producers, wholesalers and retailers. They talk about draft beer services, what the hell a Cicerone® is, Tim's technical issues, and sample a Dale's Pale Ale.

We finally try a hard seltzer. It doesn't go well. There ain't no laws in this episode.

Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they are joined by Patrick Kirk and Nate Grover from Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar. The dynamic duo comprises the VP & Director of Beverage at Applebee's International. These are the brains behind $1 drinks across the United States, folks! The group talk about that promotion at Applebee's, what it was like to learn the ins and outs of beer with Tim Johnson, their desert island beer lists, and other beer and bar things at Applebee's and beyond. They also taste test Lagunitas Little Sumpin' Sumpin'.

With Aaron absent from the episode Tim and JT stumble through the episode, rudderless, like a broken down pirate ship. Thanks to Mike there is still some good conversation though. Brewmaster Mike is a 20+ year veteran of the craft beer scene. 15 of those years working in various breweries. An enthusiast of beer, wine, and spirits, he continues to learn and experiment to further his understanding in those arenas. Currently helping to run the Winchester Public House and Eatery in West Des Moines, IA

Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they are joined by Neal Stewart. Neal is the VP of Sales and Marketing at Deschutes Brewery and has an extensive history in the beer industry working with breweries like Pabst to Dogfish Head. He also went to West Virginia for grad school, which raises a few debates surrouding Morgantown and Ames. In addition to very entertaining banter between the four of them, they sample Deschutes' Black Butte Porter, and Neal breaks some news about what's in the works over at Deschutes.

On this episode we have Ariel Keeton from Badger Hill Brewing and he brough one of Tim's desert island beers. Sun Pillar from Bad Weather Brewing. It's probably for the best that Tim got something he loves in this episode because he took an abolute beating otherwise.Ariel is a brewer @ Badger Hill Brewing in Shakopee, MN. She named all of the tank after Futurama characters the minute Tim left.

Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they introduce their producer, David Graf, to tell the audience a little bit more about himself. They also play beer balderdash hosted by Mr. Tim Johnson and conduct a taste test with JT's favorite beer, Oreo Speedwagon.

On this episode we are going back to our roots! It is just the guys tasting two beers from Strike Brewing Co. in San Jose, CA. This is friend of the show @bayareabrenner favorite brewery and he hooked us up. Pop Fly a patersbier and Colossus of Clout a red ale fill our bellies.

Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they are joined by The Tailgate Society's Nicole Gustafson. Nicole loves visiting the craft breweries across the Midwest and contributes sports, pop culture, and pretty much anything to The Tailgate Society. The group discuss those activities, her desert island beer list, what Chicago Cubs she would want to have a beer with, and sample Elysian Contact Haze.

Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they are joined by Michael Koppelman from Badger Hill Brewing ( https://twitter.com/BadgerHillBeer?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor ). Koppelman has done pretty much a little bit of everything that you have dreamed about doing from being a sound engineer for Prince to now running his own brewery. The group discusses all of Koppelman's ventures, a little bit of useless information, and samples some Stone IPAs.

Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they are joined by Justin Kendall from Brewbound ( https://www.brewbound.com/ ). Kendall provides daily coverage of the beer industry on Brewbound.com, conducts live-streamed interviews during Brewbound's events and co-produces the Brewbound podcast. The group discusses the beer business, seltzers, their Iowa State routes, and wrestling while taste testing New Belgium's Fat Tire.

Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they are also joined by The Tailgate Society's Ted Flint. They discuss overrated superhero movies and where they wish they were instead of inside their homes. For the beer, they're drinking Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, but Ted's probably drinking more than just that. Cheers!

Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In this episode, they discuss how they're staying stocked up on beer while remaining quarantined. Tim leads Aaron and JT through their first "proper" beer taste test with the fastest-growing European import, Peroni. To end the episode, they discuss how and why you should make an effort to support your local and small breweries. Cheers!

Aaron Wall, a beer dummy, JT Nutt, a beer novice, and Tim Johnson, a beer expert, discuss beer. In the inaugural episode, they break down what beers they’re doing their best to keep stocked in quarantine, how quarantine is affecting the beer business, and explore how the term “crowler” was developed. Cheers!