Hosted by Jay Goodwin, co-founder of The Rare Barrel in Berkeley, California, The Sour Hour is an in-depth look into the process of making wild ales. With the help of some of the best mixed-fermentation brewers in the world, Jay discusses the techniques required to make world class sour beer. Have a question or comment? Email us at sourhour@thebrewingnetwork.com.
The conversation continues with Almanac Beer Company's Phil Emerson and David Zuskov. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Almanac Beer Company's Phil Emerson and David Zuskov are in-studio on this episode of The Sour Hour! Tune in as the guys discuss wood versus stainless steel fermentation, the wonderful world of foeders, how not to screw up a strawberry addition, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The conversation continues with Kevin Osborne, founder of Cellador Ales in Los Angeles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kevin Osborne, founder of Cellador Ales in Los Angeles, joins Jay and Moscow in-studio! Kevin is making some of the best sour beer on the planet using some intriguing processes - tune in as the guys discuss his unique approach to bottle conditioning, his careful fruit selection process, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The conversation continues with John Rowley of Rowley Farmhouse Ales from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fresh off a smashing of the competition at the Great American Beer Festival, John Rowley of Rowley Farmhouse Ales joins Jay and Moscow in-studio after making the trip out from his brewery's home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Tune in as the guys discuss Gose, smoked sour beer, taste listener homebrew, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The conversation continues with the guys from Wildflower Brewing and Blending in Sydney, Australia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
All the way from Sydney, Australia, the guys from Wildflower Brewing and Blending join Jay and Moscow in-studio on this episode of The Sour Hour. Wildflower balances the tart, funky characteristics of their house culture using bacteria foraged from New South Wales to deliver beers with length, nuance and subtlety. Tune in and get all the inside info! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Brewmaster Jason Perkins of Allagash Brewing Company returns to The Sour Hour! This legendary Maine brewery continues to push the craft beer envelope and create stellar mixed-fermentation beers. Tune in for some hints from Jason and find out how he's doing it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The discussion with Jay's crew from The Rare Barrel continues. This episode contains only beer information, there is not the least bit of horsing around. Trust us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Rare Barrel crew pays another visit to the studio, with some new voices joining the familiar voices of Jay's cronies. Topics include unusual fruits used in mixed-fermentation brewing, barrel size comparisons, wet-hopping, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The mailbag show continues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
You've got questions, The Sour Hour's got answers. Tune in as Jay covers a wide variety of topics in this mailbag show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The conversation continues with Anderson Valley Brewing Company brewmaster and Gose author Fal Allen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In 2011, Anderson Valley Brewing Company brewmaster Fal Allen guested on The BN. He had never heard of Gose. Now, Fal returns to the Network on this episode of The Sour Hour having literally written the book. Tune in as Fal shares some history of this classic style, along with some insights into how the best contemporary examples are being produced. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this special episode of The Sour Hour, Jay and Moscow sit down with the man, the myth, the living legend himself Vinnie Cilurzo at his famed Russian River Brewing Company's new location in Windsor, California for some live pod. And not just anywhere in the brewery, but in the wood-lined Koelschip room. Vinnie had just hours earlier filled the Koelschip with wort in honor of The Brewing Network's first visit and broadcast from the brewery. Be still, our beating hearts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The conversation with de Garde Brewing‘s Trevor Rogers continues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nearly four years after his first appearance, The Sour Hour welcomes de Garde Brewing‘s Trevor Rogers back to the show, and this time he's in-studio! Tune in and hear all about what's gone down at this killer Oregon brewery over the past few years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The conversation with Adam Robbings from Seattle's Reuben's Brews and Chris Hodge from Oregon Fruit Products continues on this episode of The Sour Hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Sour Hour celebrates its 100th episode with a loaded show featuring Adam Robbings from Seattle's Reuben's Brews, Chris Hodge from Oregon Fruit Products, mixed-fermentation wisdom from Jay, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The conversation continues with Andrew Schwartz, the Commissioner of Flavor for Modern Times Beer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Andrew Schwartz, the Commissioner of Flavor for Modern Times Beer, joins Jay and Moscow in the studio on this episode of The Sour Hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The conversation with Joe Mashburn and Matt Eshelman from Night Shift Brewing Company continues on this episode of The Sour Hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
After many recent episodes showcasing West Coast breweries, The Sour Hour shows some love to the East with Everett, Massachusetts ninjas Night Shift Brewing Company. Tune in as Joe Mashburn and Matt Eshelman talk shop, from balancing acidity with bitterness, to fruit additions, to blending and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The conversation continues with Mellow Mink Brewing Company founder and longtime BN homie Dr. Lambic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Lambic makes his triumphant return to The Sour Hour, this time as a professional brewer! Tune is as he discusses the long-awaited opening of Mellow Mink Brewing Company, his new digs in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Sour Hour continues its broadcast live from The Rare Barrel! More brewing wisdom abounds, this time from the likes of San Francisco's Cellarmaker Brewing Company and Alameda's Almanac Beer Company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's a special episode of The Sour Hour as Jay and Moscow broadcast live from The Rare Barrel! The great brewing minds behind Northern California's Sante Adairius Rustic Ales and Russian River Brewing Company join the roundtable to share stories, swap ideas, and drink some terrific beers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The conversation with The Rare Barrel crew continues on this episode of The Sour Hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's another show with The Rare Barrel crew! Tune in as both new and familiar faces from the production staff join Jay and Moscow in-studio for some sour beer Q and A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Sour Hour continues its live broadcast from Fort Collins with an all-star lineup of guests including Mitch Ermatinger, James Howat, Jim Crooks and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Sour Hour broadcasts live from Fort Collins! Tune in as an all-star lineup of guests including Peter Bouckaert, James Howat, Jim Crooks and more join Jay and Moscow for a brewers roundtable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The conversation with the Beachwood Blendery dudes continues on this episode of The Sour Hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of The Sour Hour, Ryan Fields and Harrison McCabe from Beachwood Blendery join Jay and Moscow in-studio. Tune in as the guys describe their undoubtedly geeky quest to recreate the Lambic-style beers of Belgium at their barrel room in Southern California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The conversation with Blake Tyers of Creature Comforts Brewing Company continues on this episode of The Sour Hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blake Tyers of Creature Comforts Brewing Company joins Jay and Moscow on the episode of The Sour Hour. Tune in as Blake drops knowledge on all types of funkifying, from kettle-souring techniques, to long-term aging, to bottle-conditioning and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The conversation continues with J.C. Hill and Andrew Rose from California's Yeast of Eden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of The Sour Hour, J.C. Hill and Andrew Rose from Yeast of Eden join Jay and Moscow in-studio at The Hop Grenade. Tune in as the men behind Monterey's Alvarado Street Brewery discuss the wild and sour side of their program, which is producing some unique and delicious beers out of their Salinas, California barrel room. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The mailbag show continues with more questions and answers on a wide range of funky topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We've got mail! On this episode of The Sour Hour, Jay, Moscow, and newly minted co-host Beevo Moore dip into the mailbag and answer questions on a wide range of funky topics, from fermentation vessel selection to bottle bombs and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The conversation with Bootleg Biology continues on this episode of The Sour Hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bootleg Biology is an open source yeast and wild bug project whose goal is to create the world's most diverse library of microbes for the creation of fermented foods and beverages. How are they accomplishing that goal? Tune in as they join this episode of The Sour Hour and find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The conversation with JC Tetreault of Boston's Trillium Brewing Company continues on this episode of The Sour Hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
JC Tetreault, the man behind Boston's Trillium Brewing Company, joins Jay and Moscow on this episode of The Sour Hour. Trillium is flirting with legendary status, brewing highly sought-after beers and expanding rapidly only a few years after its founding. Tune in and find out why as JC reveals some of his tried and true mixed-fermentation techniques and philosophies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The bad beer show continues on this episode of The Sour Hour as Jay, Moscow, and The Rare Barrel production team taste and dissect more mixed-fermentation failures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's the bad beer show! Bust out your dump bucket for this episode of The Sour Hour as Jay, Moscow, and The Rare Barrel production team attempts to explore the world of mixed fermentations gone wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The kombucha conversation with Duane and Shelby Kroencke, creators and proprietors of Booty Booch, continues on this episode of The Sour Hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This episode of The Sour Hour is all about kombucha! Duane and Shelby Kroencke, creators and proprietors of Booty Booch, join the show to discuss their home garage-based brewing and fermentation program. Tune in and learn all about how to make your own batches of this mildly acidic, lightly effervescent, deliciously caffeinated beverage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The conversation with Breakside Brewery brewmaster Ben Edmunds continues on this episode of The Sour Hour. Homebrewer Roger Gardenhire also joins the show as the crew breaks down his first attempt at a Duchesse De Bourgogne-inspired sour beer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Breakside Brewery brewmaster Ben Edmunds joins Jay and Moscow live from Portland, Oregon on this episode of The Sour Hour! Tune in as the crew covers alternate dimensions, quantum physics, and oh yeah, some sour beer stuff too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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