Pub Chat

This episode we're joined by Carlene to drink some brettanomyces beers, talking about our pandemic drinking (and eating) and chat about the HBO show High Maintenance. The post Episode 266: Pandemic Drinking, Fried Chicken and High Maintenance appeared first on Pub Chat.

Rob Stansel from Middle Tap Magazine is our guest this episode, joining us to talk about writing about drinking beer. We’re also drinking some Diabel Boruta by Low Life Barrel House. This episode was recorded on February 11, 2020. Since recording, Middle Tap Magazine has launched and you should definitely check them out. Show Notes […] The post Episode 265: MB Beer and Middle Tap Magazine appeared first on Pub Chat.

This week we’re kicking off our re-release series of our favourite episodes from the Pub Chat back-catalogue (Vintage Pub Chat?) Each re-release will feature a newly recorded intro with the two of us, and the full audio from the original episode. In this episode, originally #183, we’re talking about the documentary “This was the XFL” […] The post Episode 264: XFL! SPORTS! [Vintage Pub Chat] appeared first on Pub Chat.

2019 was a slow year for episodes of Pub Chat, but it definitely wasn’t a slow year for music. We’re joined by our friend Chris Rohling for our annual recap of our favourites from the last year. We’re all separate for this record so we’re all drinking something different: Adrian: Fuck All Baltic Porter by […] The post Episode 263: Top 5 Albums of 2019 with Chris Rohling appeared first on Pub Chat.

The year is almost at a close and we know the question that’s been burning in all of your minds: what on earth is going on with Pub Chat? Well, we’re here to avoid answering that question, drink some beer, and catch up on what we’ve been up to while we’ve been off the podcast […] The post Episode 262: What’s going on in 2019? appeared first on Pub Chat.

We're back in front of the mics with Chris Rohling, and for the first time we're all in different locations, with all different beers. The post Episode 261: Podcasting, Wrestling, and Beer appeared first on Pub Chat.

Pub Chat is on vacation in Montreal with Ryan Closs (Gobo on twitter). We're drinking Porter Baltique from Beauregard Brasserie and chatting about some of our favourite cartoons. The post Episode 260: Cartoons in Montreal with Ryan Closs appeared first on Pub Chat.

On this weeks episode we’re excited to be joined by Morgan Wielgosz – head brewer at Trans Canada Brewing. She’s been running the show at TCB since their opening, and we got to talking about what it takes to make it in the brewing world. The post Episode 259: Morgan from TCB, De Molen Spanning & Sensatie appeared first on Pub Chat.

It's a little late, but we're finally celebrating the 7 years of Pub Chat. We're drinking Peach Smoothie Sour by Revelation Ales in Pallock, MN and talking about what we have to look forward to over the next year. The post Episode 258: 7 Years of Beer and Chat appeared first on Pub Chat.

This episode we're drinking Briney Melon Gose by Anderson Valley . We're chatting about the beer scene with Adrienne from Barn Hammer Brewing. The post Episode 257: Briney Melon and a Brewer appeared first on Pub Chat.

We recorded this episode on January 14th but it’s coming out now (TLDR: busy). We take a broadly optimistic look ahead at 2019 with Brett Enquist. We’re drinking Surtur No. 8 Imperial Stout by Borg, made with sheep poo-smoked malt. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction02:24 – Vaguely pooey aroma03:30 – Shit loads of poo07:00 – […] The post Episode 256: The past, the future, sheep poo, and Brett Enquist appeared first on Pub Chat.

Every year we recap our top 5 albums with Chris Rohling, and 2018 is no different. We drank some Super Smash Brewers from Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks. The post Episode 255: Top 5 Albums of 2018 with Chris Rohling appeared first on Pub Chat.

For the final episode of 2018 we're joined by podcasters Alex and Derek from Straight to Amp Podcast to chat about our favourite concerts. We're drinking a brett saison - Curse of Knowledge by Halcyon Barrel House (Beaus). The post Episode 254: Curse of Knowledge and Straight to Amp appeared first on Pub Chat.

We’re eating fried chicken from five places around Winnipeg. We’d be mad trying to do this alone, so we’re joined by a trio of fried chicken experts: Anthony Carvalho, Clement Betiku and Charlie Fettah. Our beer pairing / grease cleanser is the tasty Lindemanns Oude Gueuze Cuvée René. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction00:30 – How?01:38 – […] The post Episode 253: Hip Hop, Fried Chicken and Sour appeared first on Pub Chat.

On this episode we’re drinking beer-that-comes-in-a-box Fuller’s Vintage Ale (2018). We’re joined by many-time Pub Chat guest (and friend of the podcast) Alyson Shane to discuss the (utter) state of social media in 2018. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 00:45 – Fuller’s Vintage Ale (2018) 08:05 – The aughties? 10:25 – Venting on social media 14:15 […] The post Episode 252: Fuller’s Vintage Ale (2018) and Social Media (2018) appeared first on Pub Chat.

This week we’re joined by two people who took an impromptu road trip from Minneapolis to visit us – Chris & Kristina. We had them on to talk about their road trip music choices and drink some Hermannator Ice Bock from Vancouver Island Brewing. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:30 – Hermannator 05:30 – There’s […] The post Episode 251: Road Trip Tunes & Hermannator appeared first on Pub Chat.

It's our 250th episode! We're joined by Hailey - brewery & lab person from Half Pints - to talk about beer, science, and drink some funky beer. We're celebrating our 250th episode with a bottle of Sang Rouge by Cascade Brewing (thanks Drex!) The post Episode 250: Lab Life & Sang Rouge by Cascade appeared first on Pub Chat.

This week we’re joined by local performer Danika Frederick to chat about acting and drink some of the surprisingly boozy Dubbel Kriek by Corsendonk. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 00:50 – Corsendonk Dubbel Kriek 06:10 – I Still See You (the movie) 08:45 – How do you get in a movie? 10:55 – Casting 18:00 […] The post Episode 249: Corsendonk Dubbel Kriek & Acting with Danika Frederick appeared first on Pub Chat.

We’re joined by two diehard zombie movie fans – Brett Enquist and Andrew Sookram – to chat about some of our favourites, and Adrian gets a lesson on zombie movie history. We’re doing a 3-year vertical of Thor’s Hammer Barleywine Central City Brewers (2013, 2014 and 2015) courtesy of Brett (cheers) Show Notes 00:00 – […] The post Episode 248: Zombie Movies & Thor’s Hammer 3 Year Vertical appeared first on Pub Chat.

We've talked a lot about our favourite music on this podcast over the years, one genre we've never touched is metal. We brought on friends and metallurgists (sorry, metal-heads?) Dan Klanjcar and Dale Kibbins to discuss the loudest type of music. The post Episode 247: Metal, Surly Bender and Numerous Sub-Genres appeared first on Pub Chat.

We're joined this week by Sandwiches & Selfies to talk about our favourite bread-based meal. We're drinking Fernie's Slingshot Session IPA! The post Episode 246: Sandwiches, Selfies and Slingshot IPA appeared first on Pub Chat.

We're drinking Bandit APA from Lake Wilcox Brewing. We're joined by Dan Simpson, home-brewer and beer-guy to talk about our brewing ambitions and get some tips on how to make the most of our brewing experience. The post Episode 245: Beer Recipes, Homebrewing and American Pale appeared first on Pub Chat.

We’re drinking Ash Extra Special Bitter from Bench Creek Brewing, from Blank, Alberta. We’re joined by ex-Winnipegger, now-Edmontonian, Mark Mruss to chat about his take on the fast-growing Alberta craft beer scene. He’s drinking Analog Brewing Peach Mango Milkshake IPA & Hells Basement Ryes Against the Machine. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:20 – Ash Extra Special […] The post Episode 244: The Alberta Beer Scene with Mark Mruss appeared first on Pub Chat.

This week we're drinking Midnight Oatmeal Stout from Whitewater Brewing with Colin Rémillard of St Leon's Gardens. We're chatting about his passion for local food, the history of St Leon's and the ins-and-outs of the grocery business. The post Episode 243: St Leon’s, Local Food and Midnight Oatmeal Stout appeared first on Pub Chat.

This week we're out in Brandon once again with Grant & Amy. We're sitting by the fire, drinking Beau's Tagwerks Witbier with Quince, and chatting about our latest TV favourites. The post Episode 242: Brandon, Beau’s and bonfire appeared first on Pub Chat.

This week we're drinking Liquid Art Fest IPA from Collective Arts with old-movie and VHS-lover Jazmin Alfaro. After a slightly boozy chat at a local watering hole we realized our shared love of the 1993 Disney movie Homeward Bound, so we brought her on to talk about this, and other nostalgic movies from our childhoods. The post Episode 241: Homeward Bound, VHS & Liquid Art Fest IPA appeared first on Pub Chat.

This week we're drinking the Triphammer Porter from Blindman. We're joined by Chris from Red River Ransom podcast to talk about beer branding, marketing, and packaging. The post Episode 240: Triphammer Porter from Blindman + Beer Advertising appeared first on Pub Chat.

Our guests on this episode are Paul and Brad from Grain to Glass (local home brew shop) - they're joining us to help with our brewing ambitions. We're drinking Tap 6 Unser Aventinus Doppelbock from Schneider Weisse, plus a bunch of home brew courtesy of Paul and Brad! The post Episode 239: Doppelbock and Home-brew with Grain to Glass appeared first on Pub Chat.

Brett Enquist is back and we’re finally talking about season our favourite Norwegian TV show: Occupied. We’re drinking Surly’s Pentagram – their wine barrel aged sour. PS. Branded teku-style Pub Chat glasses are now available for $10 each. Send us a message on Twitter, Instagram or pubchatpodcast@gmail.com if you’re interested in purchasing one! Show Notes […] The post Episode 238: Surly Pentagram & Occupied / Brettanomyces & Brett appeared first on Pub Chat.

We're back from our summer break, and we're joined by Adrian's better half, Carlene Kurdziel, to talk about what we've been up to. We're drinking the Pucker Up Cranberry Rosehip Hibiscus Kettle Sour from Garrison Brewing. The post Episode 237: Summer Break Recap & Pucker Up appeared first on Pub Chat.

It’s a short episode this week and we’re rolling guest-free for the final instalment of Cocktail Month 2018 and drinking some Porter from Le Corsaire Microbrasserie in Quebec. The post Episode 236: Cocktail Month 2018 Episode 4 with Ourselves appeared first on Pub Chat.

This week is episode 3 of Cocktail Month, and we’re joined by Forth bartender Helen (check out episodes 1 and 2 if you haven’t listened yet). We’re drinking Driftwood’s Oumuamua Milk Stout, and of course a couple of delicious drinks as well. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:45 – Oumuamua Milk Stout 04:45 – Getting into […] The post Episode 235: Cocktail Month 2018 Episode 3 with Helen from Forth appeared first on Pub Chat.

It’s episode 2 of this years Cocktail Month, check out episode 1 if you haven’t already. This week, we’re joined by Chad Friesen – he and his wife Teri-Lynn own Abiding Citizen Craft Beverage Company. They make a variety of small batch bitters, shrubs and syrups to help anyone put together a delicious cocktail. Chad brought […] The post Episode 234: Cocktail Month 2018 Episode 2 with Chad from Abiding Citizen appeared first on Pub Chat.

Cocktail month is back! For the first episode, we’re joined once again by Sarah Michaelson, a.k.a. Mama Cutsworth. In addition to her DJing career, improv and running a DJ academy, she’s also been  bartending at Forth Bar in the Exchange District. Given our shared love of music, we chose +1 (the First Avenue Beer) by Surly […] The post Episode 233: Cocktail Month 2018 Episode 1 with Mama Cutsworth appeared first on Pub Chat.

This episode came to be after having an actual chat in a pub about the weird food combinations of our childhood. We’re joined by Carlene Kurdziel (technically one-time Pub Chat host) to explore some strange tastes (peanut butter and pickles?), some great tastes (everything bagel cream cheese doughnut plus smoked salmon) and drink some Neapolitan […] The post Episode 232: Weird Food Combinations & Neapolitan Milk Stout appeared first on Pub Chat.

We’re joined by Sam from Witchpolice Podcast to talk about the Winnipeg music scene & our shared love of podcasting. This episode we’re trying some non-alcoholic beers – Grolsch Non Alcoholic and Clausthaler Amber Dry Hopped. If you’re even slightly interested in the Winnipeg music scene, check out the extensive Witchpolice archives – Sam has a […] The post Episode 231: Witchpolice, Winnipeg Music & Non-Alcoholic Beer appeared first on Pub Chat.

We’re joined by Meghan (once a Winnipegger, now in Toronto) to talk about some of the new stuff in the Toronto beer scene. She’s drinking Kaleidoscope Imperial IPA from Halo Brewing  and we’ve got some 12 Minutes to Destiny Raspberry Hibiscus Lager by Flying Monkeys (from Barrie, Ontario). Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:30 – […] The post Episode 230: Toronto Beer in 2018 appeared first on Pub Chat.

This week we’re joined by Chris from the Quality Inn beer store – he’s here to help us drink four years of the Unibroue Grand Reserve 17 (2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015). We’ll be chatting about the ever-increasing variety of beers that are finding their way on to shelves in Manitoba these days. Show Notes 00:00 […] The post Episode 229: Unibroue Grand Reserve 17 Four Year Vertical appeared first on Pub Chat.

This week we’re talking about mental health with Kieran and Justin from Critical Cause. They talk about what lead them to starting this yearly fundraising (game-streaming) event, that contributes to their Winnipeg Foundation fund in support of mental health research and initiatives. We’re drinking the Soothsayer Milkshake IPA from Parallel 49 in Vancouver. The fourth-annual Critical […] The post Episode 228: Mental Health, Gaming & Milkshake IPA appeared first on Pub Chat.

Our friends 3PEAT are back (minus E.GG) – they’ve got lots of exciting stuff coming up. We drank east coast beer with them last time, so we’re doing it again with some Dirty ol’ Town Black IPA from Garrison. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:50 – Black IPA? 02:30 – Dirty ol’ Town Black IPA […] The post Episode 227: 3PEAT 3PEAT 3PEAT appeared first on Pub Chat.

Our guest this week is Sarah Tone, she was the Communications Coordinator for the 2017 Canada Summer Games when they were in Winnipeg last year. We’re talking about large SPORTS events and drinking the Kellerbier from Mahrs Brau. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:30 – No sausage 02:00 – Mahrs Brau Kellerbier 07:40 – Horse-drawn beer […] The post Episode 226: Mahrs Brau Kellerbier, Olympics, SPORTS and Canada Summer Games appeared first on Pub Chat.

Today’s episode we’re joined by “Luke Jacob Thiessen” to chat about an interesting selection of beers from around the world. Our thanks to Katrina & Carlene from A Passion Podcast and Alyson Shane (from the internet) for their help with this one. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:35 – Mexican beer? “You get them in […] The post Episode 225: International Beer Edition / The Return of the Sexy Intern appeared first on Pub Chat.

This week we’re chatting to Michigan-er, dog-owner, beer enthusiast and previous guest-of-pub-chat Ameya Pilgaonkar. We’re chatting about the coming indoor farming revolution and Michigan beer (among other things). Show notes 00:00 – Introduction 02:00 – Halcyon Barrel House Shifting Sands Peach 05:30 – The plague of minimalist beer labels 10:00 – Beer distribution 16:00 – GABF […] The post Episode 224: Halcyon Barrel House Shifting Sands Peach + Michigan + Farming appeared first on Pub Chat.

This week we’re joined by Mike from Pacific Beer Chat to talk about the beer scene over on the west coast. We’re drinking High 5 Hazy IPA by Yellow Dog Brewing, while Mike is enjoying some Burly Wine from Half Pints. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 02:50 – Trains! 03:00 – Brewers Row 06:45 – The […] The post Episode 223: Beers of BC & High 5 Hazy by Yellow Dog Brewing appeared first on Pub Chat.

A few weeks ago we went down to Stone Angel to help out with brewing a batch of Nocturne English Mild. There’s plenty of down-time in the brewing process so we recorded an episode with head brewer Paul McMullan and fellow beer drinker Cole Neustaedter. Given the location, we’re drinking Stone Angel’s first ever beer, their “Kolsch-ist Blond […] The post Episode 222: Stone Angel Brew Day appeared first on Pub Chat.

This week we’re sampling cereal with serious cereal sampler Kieran Moolchan. We’ve got five favourite cereals on deck, plus Furious Black from Surly Brewing. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:20 – Cereal? 02:40 – The Dirty Thirties 03:50 – Furious Black 05:20 – Cereal history / Sexually repressive cereal? 10:05 – Advertising & cereal 11:40 […] The post Episode 221: Cereals, Kieran Moolchan & Furious Black appeared first on Pub Chat.

This week we’re celebrating 6 years of Pub Chat. It’s just the two of us for the most relaxed episode of the year. We’re drinking the stupendous Noa Pecan Mud by Omnipollo. Show Notes 00:00 – Intro 01:30 – Noa Pecan Mud by Omnipollo 08:30 – A Year in Pub Chat 11:00 – A Year […] The post Episode 220: 6 Years of Pub Chat appeared first on Pub Chat.

Our guest this episode is local textile artist Katrina Craig. We’re drinking Bristol ESB from Microbrasserie Le Corsaire. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:00 – Bristol ESB 08:50 – Textile art (a weird niche) 15:30 – Tablet weaving 18:10 – “What can you put on a body?” 20:40 – Heartbreak objects 24:50 – Crit 29:00 – […] The post Episode 219: Textile Art & ESB with Katrina Craig appeared first on Pub Chat.

This week we’re talking to Chain for Change Winnipeg Director – Karly Tardiff – about some crazy Guinness World Records. Our beer is Bench Creek Brewing Veruca Salted Brownie Oatmeal Stout (phew.) Congrats to Chain for Change on surpassing their fundraising goals! Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:00 – Bench Creek Brewing Veruca Salted Brownie Oatmeal Stout […] The post Episode 218: Guinness World Records / Chain For Change Winnipeg appeared first on Pub Chat.

We’re back with Aaron Onio from the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC) – this time we’re (finally) talking about trains! The beer of the day is Tom Green Cherry Milk Stout by Beaus. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:05 – Tom Green Cherry Milk Stout 06:00 – Beer subscription packages? 10:10 – The love of […] The post Episode 217: Trains, Tom Green Milk Stout and Trains appeared first on Pub Chat.

This week we’re embarking on an episode that has been years in the planning – an Orval 7 Year vertical. Colin has been diligently sourcing and cellaring bottles of Orval for the last few years, and we now have enough to try 7 years worth, all together. To help us navigate these tasty waters is long time […] The post Episode 216: Orval 7 Year Vertical with Steve Thibault appeared first on Pub Chat.