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Cheers to Beers: the podcast that lasts as long as the pint! I invite friends, industry homies, and beer lovers to share a pint and discuss it. Grab a beer and join!

Jess Keller


    • Aug 17, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 52m AVG DURATION
    • 66 EPISODES


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    Union Strong Rage Corner

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2023 53:26


    Jess and Shawna talk industry changes in Washington and California, show union support and rage about BS.

    FEED DROP! Grit and Grain Episode 52

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2023 48:24


    Jess and Shawna on the Grit and Grain podcast!  Give them a follow, sub, and check out their network for more of their episodes and locally produced podcasts: channel253.com

    Yakima Chief Hops ft. Cat Weist, Tiffany Pitra, and Kelly Lohermeyer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 44:32


    Jess and Shawna interview the ladies of Yakima Chief Hops about the history of Yakima farms, how the Pink Boots hop blend is developed, and hop education. Brought to you by the Pink Boots Society.   Links: https://www.yakimachief.com/pink-boots-blend.html https://www.pinkbootssociety.org/pink-boots-brew/    

    Pink Boots Society ft. Teri Farhendorf and Blanca Quintero

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 41:58


    Jess and Shawna talk to the founder of Pink Boots Society, Teri Farhendorf and President of the committee, Blanca Quintero, about the past and present of Pink Boots. 

    CelllleBraTION Thyme COMEON!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 64:37


    We're Back! Just in time for the end of the year! So you KNOW we're drinking Sierra Nevada Celebration. Join us in discussing the year for Seattle Beer School and the beer industry as a whole.  Come hang out with us in Portland! Dec 16-18th! Tickets to Falalalalager: falalalalager.eventbrite.com Open that Celebration and join us as we talk about how we had Brouwer's Cafe tap a 10 year old keg of Bigfoot, a mini lesson on Stjørdalsøl, and how we think dark malts are making a comeback in the new year.

    Bia Hoi! ft. Mark Dredge

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 65:15


    Jess and Shawna chat with Mark Dredge, author of A Brief History of Lager, about Vietnamese lager and beer culture. Mark collaborated with Lowercase Brewing to brew a Hanoi-inspired, low ABV, rice lager. We do a blind tasting of it, talk German lagers with an English accent, and the French colonization of Vietnam and how that led to lager brewing there.  https://www.beerdredge.com/ @markdredge 

    Kölsch Ale ft. Arno, Früh Brewery

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 45:06


    Part 2 on our series about Kölsch sponsored by the Goethe Pop Up in Seattle. “Kolsch is the only language you can drink”  Jess and Shawna interview Arno of Fruh Brewery in Cologne, Germany and talk beer culture in America vs Germany, the history of Früh, and Kölsch vs Altbier.

    Talking Smack While Sober

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 60:54


    Jess and Shawna try non-alcoholic beers so you don't have to. Plus! A spicy Seattle Gossip Corner, Tales from Behind the Bar, and Jess' signature mocktail.    “Exploring Seattle's Booming Beer Scene” "Past Meets Presence - A Voyage to Seattle's Ballard Brewery District" 

    Kölsch-Style Ale ft. Barry Chan, Lucky Envelope Brewing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 49:33


    Jess and Shawna talk to Barry Chan from Lucky Envelope about his collaboration on a Kölsch style ale with Lowercase Brewing. We talk about the lack of good Kölsch style beers in the US, using dry yeast in brewing, the process of forming a Kölsch style recipe and retro 80s video games. Grab a Kölsch (or Kölsch-style ale) and join us! Cheers   This episode is sponsored by the Goethe Pop Up Seattle https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/sta/gps.html

    Summer Beer Challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 49:17


    Jess and Shawna pick their respective top 3 summer beers and discuss why and how they are ideal for beating the heat. 

    A Note On Things (Misogyny)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 26:43


    Reflecting on the most recent social media blowup on how women are treated in the industry.

    Half Pint 9 - Modelo Time

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 40:58


    F*uck, Marry, Kill, brewery addition, the best Mexican imports, what a Mexican lager even is, and don't be racist on Cinco de Mayo.    Past Meets Presence Articles:  https://bit.ly/33j82Lw https://bit.ly/3xMZ6vP 

    Half Pint 8 - What's in a Collab?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 36:45


    That which we call a beer by any other name would taste as sweet. 

    Number 6 with Cheese ft. Sean and Corey of N6WC

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 76:42


    Jess and Shawna are joined by Sean and Corey of Number Six with Cheese! To talk about different light beers across the US and share our best Drunchies moments. We're drinking Rainier, PBR, Modelo, and Montucky and Jess is eating Taco Bell. In this 'sode we discuss the Divorced Parents Tuna Bowl ,the history of Malort, auditioning for beer commercials, and the best dessert in fast food.

    Sticky Hands! Hops Galore!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 85:24


    Representation matters! Black people love beer! Drink more west coast IPAs! Jess and Shawna are joined by Chanell Williams aka @hopsgalore to talk representation in the industry, beer influencers, LA vs Seattle, and the box set VHS of Titanic that changed all of our young lives. Get yourself a Block 15 Sticky Hands (or any IIPA) and join us! 

    XOXO Seattle Gossip Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 65:01


    Seattle Gossip Corner but make it the whole episode. There'a all sorts of shenanigans in the beer world right now: co-opting trauma to sell beer, diet beers, and outrageous lawsuits. Grab a beer and join us!

    Super Bad Commericals

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 44:30


    Jess and Shawna rate the super bowl beer commercials, hate on theme park beers, and introduce a new segment, Seattle Gossip Corner.

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    The Cider 'Sode ft. Caitlin Braam, Yonder Cider

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 62:10


    Jess and Shawna talk to Caitlin Braam of Yonder Cider Co about everything cider! We talk what semi-sweet cider actually means, Miller Lite with green olives, and ciderkins.   @yondercider | yondercider.com @fastpennyspirits | fastpennyspirits.com

    Beer Horoscopes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 64:14


    Jess and Shawna review craft beer in 2020 and make predictions for 2021. In this episode talk how the Seattle beer scene dealt with the pandemic, the best beers of 2020, and Ken Grossman in the 80s Check out Beer Kulture: @beerkulture beerkulture.com

    Mild Madness ft. Dave Riddile

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 96:37


    Jess is joined by Dave Riddile (No Anchor, Here Today, Good Beer Hunting) and Shawna joins virtually via text message. We are drinking Machine House Dark Mild.  This episode we are drinking Machine House Dark Mild and talking about starting a new brewery during a pandemic, March Mildness, and don't take a Nissan Leaf to Skagit Valley.  https://wefunder.com/heretoday

    Half Pint 7 - Don't Be a Sellout

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 23:34


    Get ready for a classic Jess and Shawna rant (but make it mini).  In this ep we talk ABinBev being fucking sneaky with their sellout beer agenda, sketchy Beer venture capital groups, and journalism in the social media age. 

    Happy Danksgiving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 47:45


    Drink West Coast IPAs and be Dankful.    The Beer Kitchen: The Art and Science of Cooking and Pairing with Beer by Melissa Cole  The Oxford Companion to Beer 

    Witches be Brewin

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 50:33


    The history of witch imagery, how it's related to women brewing, and spoiler alert, the patriarchy and colonialism ruins the party again. Happy Halloween!

    Anastomosis ft. Michael Dempster

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 87:49


    A Lit, Theatre, Film Major Walk into a Brewery... Jess and Shawna chat with Michael Dempster of Mirage Beer. We talk capturing wild cultures in a traveling coolship, a love for both saison and NEIPA, the infamous labels, how it's radicalized him and what he's working on to be better.

    Bav and Franc ft. Ben Howe of Otherlands

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 50:59


    wtf is the difference between Bav(arian) beer and Franc(onian) beer? Jess and Shawna try to find the answer. Plus! We get the inside scoop on a call in with Ben Howe from Otherlands Beer. 

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    Live! From Pilsnerfest 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 25:32


    A small group of us gathered to Pilsnerfest with masks and at a safe distance. These are their stories. Featuring: Otherlands Kellerbier, a speaker phone catch up with Shawna, and another round of 16 CanDolls. Hail Pilsner. 

    Ayinger Jahrhundert ft. John Marti and Shawna Cormier

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 92:11


    Shawna's joining me on the pod to interview our friend and head brewer at Lowercase Brewing, John Marti. We're drinking Ayinger Jahrhundert Bavarian Pilsner and talking the difference between Franconian and Bavarian styles, bartending as an introvert, how John's basically a Trappist monk, and industry chit chat and hot goss per ushe. Grab a German Pilz and join us! Cheers!

    How Do You Do, Fellow Homebrewers?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 47:18


    "The noun for disingenuous is fuckin' liars". Jess and Shawna give advice about homebrewing and vent about industry bullshit. AHA videos: https://www.homebrewcon.org/ AHA educator: Amanda Burkemper

    The Art of Beer 3 ft. Casey Callahan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 87:31


    I talk with graphic designer and illustrator Casey Callahan over a NE Lager, a collaboration with Lowercase Brewing and Seattle Beer School ft. Casey's design! We chat about breweries giving credit to artists, how to navigate the beer industry as an artist, and "equal" treatment in the industry. Cheers! @seattlebeerschool @caseyskylar

    Grocery Store Beers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 47:33


    What good beer can you find at the grocery store? Spoiler alert: you have to check the date codes.  Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/7V5hZFTc1ZM

    Drink Good IPAs and DO THE WORK

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 52:12


    Shawna's back on the pod! Recording live from Tucson, AZ We're drinking various IPAs, I got myself a Standard Brewing hazy and Seapine double IPA. Because we just needed a little comfort in taking on some topics. We get into Cicerone-level knowledge versus working at a brewery, do exact styles even exist, more covid drama and we get REAL about "diversity" in the workplace.

    Lagers and Bullsh*t (and lagers and bullsh*t)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 51:20


    My guest today is captain of the ship at Bottleworks, Brandon Wiley! And we're drinking different lagers because we're tired, damnit, and just want to kick it and gossip with friends. Brandon: Stoup German Pils Jess: Machine House x Lowercase London Lager   New news: Cheers to Beers is now apart of the Titancast network! Prost!   This 'sode we talk how small breweries are adapting to the consumption outside of taprooms, emotional labor of the service industry, who's dating who in the lager scene, PNW beer gossip and more!

    The Art of Beer 2 ft. Ryan Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 57:51


    The Art of Beer is an on going series where I drink and chat with artists who work with breweries.  For The Art of Beer 2 I'm joined by Ryan Williams, the artist from Holy Mountain Brewing in Seattle, WA. Ryan Williams: @spiritofgoodliving http://spiritofgoodliving.com/ And we are drinking the Samiclaus Doppelbock and Fort George Cathedral Tree Pilsner. Mysticism in the artistic process, his work with Holy Mountain, the transition as an artist from graphic design to illustration, and I can't resist a little baseball talk. Grab whatever's in your fridge because shelter-in-place people! Cheers!    

    Our Friend Brett ft. Ken Sorensen

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 56:35


    This 'sode I'm joined by head brewer of Standard Brewing, Ken(do) Sorensen and we're talking all about Brett(anomyces)! We are drinking Old Money from Standard and the OG of the OGs, Orval.  We're talking the "cross-section of magic and science", a new hop varietal, "Northgate Goldings", the homogenization of American beer, and more from the wine vs beer debate. Grab some Orval and join us! Cheers! 

    Big Ass Whales

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 61:06


    In this episode Jess and Shawna line up 4 different barrel aged big bois and test out how they've aged, whether or not they're good, and approximate why.   Goose Island: Bourbon County Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout  2015 Fremont Brewing: Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Star Imperial Oatmeal Stout 2017 Reuben's Brews: Three Ryes Men Rye and Bourbon Barrel Aged Rye Wine 2017 Georgetown Brewing: Tombourbon Barrel Aged Brown Ale 2019   Also we call 1-800-GOOSEME, Jess can't remember what waxing is, and Alaska Airlines, if you're listening, and I know you are, sponsor us.   Mentions: The Chemistry of Beer Aging: A Critical Review https://scinapse.io/papers/2016506425 Barrel Aged Stout and Selling Out by Josh Noel

    The Art of Beer 1 ft. Connor McPherson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2019 56:35


    Welcome to a new Cheers to Beers series called The Art of Beer where I’m chatting with artists who work with breweries. This episode I'm joined by Connor McPherson of Aslan Brewing Company who has done their murals at all three locations and the specialty bottle labels.  We get into how his travels have inspired his work, the persistence of an independent artist, and anime club. Grab a doppelbock and join us for the final episode of 2019! 

    Half Pint 5 - Why Do We Care About the Process?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019 28:06


    Sheet cake stouts, who we were in high school, and fuck the patriarchy aka your aunties get drunk on saisons. PLUS - Letting go of the ego as a brewer and creator and how do you define success? Is it monetary? Is it creativity? Is it internet clout?? Also never plugged my instagram in the intro: @jessjessbeer Follow Stamp Act Coffee: @stampactcoffee

    Super Ultramega Hyperforce feat. Libby Borchert

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 58:56


    We're back at The Masonry drinking Jester King! I'm joined by founder of Drunk Herstory and overall badass beer lady, Libby Borchert. Aaaaand we decided to get a whole magnum of farmhouse delight. In this ep we're talking about pineapple and jalapeno pizza, disrupting the 3 tier system, and encouraging women to be active in their local beer scene.  Grab a beer and drink along! Cheers!

    Spice Girls: The Pumpkin Ale Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 66:15


    Shawna and I drink all the pumpkin beers so you don’t have to. You’re welcome. Plus: the American history of gourds, a lost rural Californian language, and how far can we throw a pumpkin?! The beers we cover: 1. Dogfish Head Punkin’ Ale 2. Elysian Night Owl 3. Dorchester Brewing / Abomination Brewing Hop Roulette 4. Anderson Valley Fall Hornin’ 5. Pfriem Pumpkin Bier Check out @sam_hiemer for more spooky art like the hop label on Hop Roulette Give a listen to Jess on @tunesandtumblers

    Half Pint 4 - Beer with Wine Grapes and Wine without Grapes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2019 27:10


    Welcome to another Half Pint 'sode with Shawna Cormier We're delving into fermented fruit juice, secondary fermentation with fruit, non grape wine, and beer fermented with wine grapes. We're drinking and comparing a blueberry wine from Oyster River Wine Growers and the Viognier from Floodland Brewing and Kobayashi Winery. What tasting notes and pontifications do we come up with? Bust open a weird beer-wine-cider Frankensteinien bottle and find out! For more natural wine info and facts follow @marissaross and @winefolly And for all the fun native yeast and wild beer follow @floodlandbrewing

    Live! From Pilsnerfest 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2019 20:36


    We are live on the scene of Pilsnerfest 2019 where the sun is shining, the pilsners are slamming, and there ain't a single IPA in sight. Follow Shawna and I as we interview some characters (including the CEO) on a groundbreaking new game: "16 CanDolls", shitty SoCal lagers, Pilsner recipes, and our Grandfather Randy Mosher. Grab a pilsner and join in on a speciality live episode. Cheers! 

    Wild Boiz (ft. Beachwood Blendery and Upright Brewing)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 94:39


    This episode is all about wild beers! I'm joined by Jeremy Rodriguez and Matt C. to talk Beachwood Blendery and Upright Brewing. We talk wine and beer crossovers, Lambic vs Methode Traditionnelle, is brett actually wild, and beer aged on crystals and Wu Tang, and the trials and tribulations that is working with wild yeast. As Matt says "The target is never where you want it". Grab a wild saison or sour and join us!   The Unabridged List of Matt's Shoutouts:  Jeff Alworth and his article on Lambic beer: https://bit.ly/2kqXG9I Trevor Roger (deGarde Brewing) Lauren Salazar (New Belgium) Paul Arney (Ale Apothecary) Chad ??? Ryan Fields (of Beachwood Blendery and now Wild Fields and Jeremy's mentor) Brett Trey (sp?) Harrison McCabe (current Barrel Master at Beachwood Blendery) Alex Ganum (Upright Brewing) Adam Paysse (Floodland Brewing)

    Half Pint 3 - Alcohol That Doesn't Taste Like Alcohol ft. Shawna Cormier and Hard Seltzer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2019 34:00


    Half Pints are back! In the newest minisode, I introduce my new occasional co-host, Shawna Cormier. We talk about summer dranks and how there's a trend in both the beer world (and in the beverage industry in general) of how no one wants to drink something that actually tastes like alcohol. We try to understand this phenomenon by cracking open some White Claw and True hard seltzers.  Drink along with us (if you dare). For more about Seattle Beer School follow us on insta @seattlebeerschool and check out seattlebeerschool.com 

    Modern Times PDX

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2019 76:10


    "I'm done when it stops being about bringing people together"   Mike from Modern Times (currently PDX) and I drink a lot of MT beers. Including Black House Nitro Stout, Poly Rhythmo Pilsner, and Shrine of the Forsaken Gods (Jester King collab). Listen to us talk about loving beer for what it does for people and community, going from being a "spy" to a brewer, and that one time Mike almost died from McDonalds.  Side Note: I KNOW I said Floodland(s) not FloodLAND don't @ me!!  Grab a Modern Times beer and drink along with us! Cheers!  

    Jester King Fantome del Rey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2019 61:32


    Cheers to Beers is back babbyyy! And we're jumping back in with a good ol' fashioned hang sesh.    Join me and my industry (but more importantly close and beautiful) friends Samira and Matt as we drink Jester Kind Fantome del Rey + Rainier chambongs at the Masonry Fremont. Disclaimer: I say the wrong name of the beer in the intro! My Bad! It's del Rey not del Mar. No matter how I said it it's still a bomb-ass beer.    Listen to us struggle to pick a beer, get deep into what it means to work for a craft brewery, experiencing sexism as a bartender, and get some solid advice on how to do your nighttime drunchies.    Grab a Jester King (or whatever beer you got) and join us! Cheers! 

    Mother Earth BooKoo IPA

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2018 68:21


    Waddup beer nerds we're back with a full length 'sode for ya! This episode was recorded in San Diego with my two closest friends from college (UCSB go gauchos), Bianca and Amanda. We are drinking the BooKoo IPA from Mother Earth in Vista, CA. Although this episode is less beer-centric and more telling crazy stories from college (please don't judge me for all the vodka I drank), it feels like a sleepover and who doesn't love reminiscing with their friends? Take off your bra, put on yoga pants, and join me and my girls as we share a beer and embarrassing stories.  In this episode we talk Amanda's bachelorette party, nightmare roommate situations, and we have an existential crisis over about the evolution of social media. Grab a beer and join us! Cheers! 

    Half Pint 2 - Underbergs and Weed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2018 20:45


    A brand new minisode comin' at you in 2018! Join your host, Jess Keller, and friend of the podcast Coel as we talk the relationship between weed and beer culture and the phenomenon that is Underbergs. Grab the last half of your beer or J and join us!

    Stoup Citra IPA

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2017 50:10


    This week I am joined by fellow beer podcaster, Evan Pedrola (Beer and/or Movie) to chat over Stoup Brewing's Citra IPA. In this Seattle-centric episode we talk about PNW IPAs, zombie war hammers, and the way this city has changed over the years. Grab an IPA and join us! Cheers!

    Half Pint 1 - Pumpkins, And Hazies, and Fresh Hops, Oh My!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2017 13:15


    Waddup Beer Fam! It's been a hot sec but Cheers to Beers is back, baby! Now introducing mini episodes called Half Pints, I'll be releasing these between full episodes as I get back into the podcasting game. The Half Pints episodes will be me and friend of the podcast, Coel, bantering on my balcony (while drinking of course). Topics will range from seasonal beers, to venting about work, to anything interesting going on in the beer world. This episode was recorded on Friday the 13th and we get into seasonal and trendy styles of this Fall. Grab a schooner and join us! Cheers! 

    TRAPPIST-1 & Westmalle Tripel

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2017 50:44


    It's a space themed episode with actual scientists! Remember when NASA released the news on a star called TRAPPIST-1 that has seven exoplanets orbiting it with some being potentially Earth-like? Yeah, I talk all about that with astronomers Jake and Dave. And what a better beer to have when talking about space, stars, and potential extraterrestrial life than a Trappist ale. We're drinking the Westmalle Tripel in honor of the Belgian scientists who found this star. Strap in for some insight on these planets, the potential for alien beer, and everything you need to know about TRAPPIST-1! Grab a beer and join us!   

    The Lite Beer Challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2017 52:08


    We're changing things up in this new episode of Cheers to Beers! This 'sode I'm joined by astronomy nerds Jake Lustig-Yaeger and Dave Fleming as we take on the Lite Beer Challenge! We work through the tasting notes of 5 lite beers followed by a blind taste test. Grab 5 lite beers and join us! 

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