Under My Host

Todd Leopold of Leopold Bros., Steve "Bert" Berthel, New Holland's Pub Brewer, and Matt Pond join us to talk about the farmer to producer relationship, which somehow ends in a Distilling 101 course given by the incredibly gracious Todd Leopold. A wonderful show with two of the loveliest folks in distilling and brewing today. Enjoy!

Guests: Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales' Ron Jeffries and Schramm's Mead's Ken Schramm We learn about Schramm's, catch up with Ron, and both of the guys answer questions submitted by listeners. Danner and Matt Pond guest host (Really, super-stealthy Matt was there.). Music: "Basement Party" - Matt Pond PA

Jason Kosmas and Simon Ford - Co-Founders, The 86 co. & Carlos E. Esquivel G. - CEO of PILSA (Fine Rums of Panama) I think we know each other well enough by now. I shouldn't have to apologize for how, uhmmm, "lit up" we are when we record shows with spirits producers, anymore. So, let's not do that... The rum show! As always, we have more fun than we should. We talk about a lot of things, but mainly, The 86 Co.'s 3 year Caña Brava, their latest release, Caña Brava 7 year, and we touch on the sugar cane worker controversy with The 86 Co.'s rum producer, Carlos. Music: "Basement Party" - Matt Pond PA

Colin Spoelman - Co-Founder/Head Distiller, Kings County Distillery; Jonathan Buford - Co-Owner/Silly Creator, Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co.; Mike Benner - TV writer, Bob's Burgers; Matt Pond - Spirits Enthusiast & Musician, Matt Pond PA and The Lowlifes Such a great group! The usual... We talk beer, whiskey, farming, foraging, and lots of laughs. Enjoy! Music: "Basement Party" - Matt Pond PA

Guests: Brad Dahlhofer - Co-Founder/CEO, B. Nektar Meadery and Darek Bell - Owner/Distiller, Corsair Artisan Distillery Music: Matt Pond PA - Basement Parties We cover a lot of territory with Brad and Darek. Whiskey, mead, stolen buddha, industry issues, CRAFT, and "craft" - to name a few.

Guests: Dave Pickerell - Consultant and Master Distiller, WhistlePig, Hillrock Estate Distillery and George Washington's Mount Vernon / Peter Currie - International Sales Manager, Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky / Matt Pond - Musician, Matt Pond PA and The Lowlifes Music: Matt Pond PA - Basement Parties If it's got to do with whisk(e)y, we touched on it on this show - sourcing, bottling, distilling, barrel finishing, age statements, and more!

CRAFT Food Editor - Erin Jimcosky, CRAFT Columnists - Timothy Keith and Jeremy Danner and StilL 630 Owner/Head Distiller - Dave Weglarz Music: Matt Pond PA - Basement Parties The purpose of Episode 90 show was to introduce Under My Host listeners to what we do at CRAFT. The following is what happens when you decide to "keep it casual" with zero structure and lots of alcohol. Whoops! We do talk a bit about CRAFT and some of our columnists, and we catch up with what's been happening with Wegz and StilL 630.

Round Table Guests: ADAM SPIEGEL - Owner and Founder, Sonoma County Distilling Company; SAM CRUZ - Managing Partner/El Guapo, Against the Grain and AARON CAMPOS - Director of Coffee, Dark Matter Coffee Music: Matt Pond PA - Basement Parties This show is a lot of fun. We talk beer, coffee, spirits, and wrestling. We laugh a lot and we drink a lot. And I'll warn all you guys that can't stand to hear me laugh... STOP. Don't bother listening. I cackle from beginning to end. WARNING: Adult Content. Under My Host is for listeners of legal drinking age. Subject matter and language may be offensive to some.

Round Table Guests: J. KENJI LÓPEZ-ALT - Managing Culinary Director of Serious Eats and Author of The Food Lab ANDY NELSON - Head Distiller and Co-Founder of Nelson's Green Brier Distillery DREW FOX - Overlord of 18th Street Brewery JEREMY DANNER - Boulevard Brewing Company Ambassador Brewer and CRAFT Columnist Music: Matt Pond PA - Basement Parties We're a bit awkward, we're a bit rusty, but we're very happy to be back! We're playing it loose this time around. Please be patient as we try to find a groove and a pace that works with our crazy schedules. WARNING: Adult Content. Under My Host is for listeners of legal drinking age. Subject matter and language may be offensive to some.

Recorded on June 2, this show was a really good time. We hit on a lot of topics but it's mostly brewing, distilling, drinking, barrels and, oddly enough, beards. If salty language offends you, you might want to pass on this one! Round Table Guests are: David Weglarz of StilL 630 Distillery Charlie Nelson of Nelson's Green Brier Distillery Cory King of Side Project Brewing & Perennial Artisan Ales Colin Joliat of CRAFT by Under My Host Music: Radon - Demon Lover

Awkward intro and drunkin' sailor cursing brought to you by.... Leopold Bros. Navy Strength American Gin! We spend almost 2 hours talking to Todd Leopold about his lovely spirits, sustainability, Leopold Bros' distillery expansion, floor malting, music, infections (the good kind!), and much, much more. Guest Hosts: Maggie Campbell & Pete Newsom of Privateer Rum, Erin Jimcosky of CRAFT by Under My Host, Brian Sullivan and Amit Ram of Cape Ann Brewing Music: Radon - Demon Lover

Our guest is Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales cofounder and brewer, Ron Jeffries. Ron touches on how he got his start in brewing, being the first brewery in the US to produce 100% oak-aged beers, where he finds inspiration, blending, cellaring and Boulevardia. Guest hosts are Beejay Oslon of Pipeworks Brewing Company; Patrick Dawson, author of Vintage Beer; brewer, Brian Sullivan and Jeremy Danner of Boulevard Brewing Company. Music: Radon - Demon Lover

We share a couple of Spiteful brews and catch up with Spiteful's brewers and founders, Jason Klein and Brad Shaffer. Guest Host are Colin Joliat of CRAFT by Under My Host, Brian Sullivan, Freddy Swelm of Capones Liquors and Drew Fox of 18th Street Brewery. Music: Radon - Demon Lover

PM Spirits founder, Nicolas Palazzi, joins us to talk about some of the rare, high-end spirits he imports into the US, some spirits business-related topics and a bit of utter nonsense. Guest Hosts: Maggie Campbell of Privateer Rum and Erin Jimcosky of CRAFT by Under My Host (both of whom I failed to introduce at the start of the show.) If you're interested in seeking out the products we discuss during Nicolas' show they are: Goutte de Poire Williams (Williams Pear Brandy) by Distillerie Artisanale Laurent Cazottes, Paul Beau Hors d'Age Cognac Grande Champagne, and Navazos-Palazzi's Spanish Brandy (Old Montilla Single Cask) & Rum (cask strength rum bottles from Oloroso casks) www.pmspirits.com

More conversation than "show".... We were fortunate enough to spend an evening drinking Russian River beers and talking with Russian River cofounder and brewmaster, Vinnie Cilurzo. This is a long one, folks, but once you start talking to Vinnie and drinking his beers, it's hard to stop. So, before you hit play, crack open a Russian River, if you've got one, kick back and enjoy! Guest Hosts: Maggie Campbell of Privateer Rum, Steve Gagner of 14th Star Brewing Company and Erin Jimcosky & Colin Joliat of CRAFT by Under My Host Music: Radon - Demon Lover

This week's guests are Walt and Luke Dickinson of Wicked Weed Brewing. We catch up with the brothers almost a year after their first show to hear about the opening of a second location for a sour tasting room, their new bottling line, their involvement in the beer happenings in Asheville and we talk a bit about the collaborations Wicked Weed is doing with some of the best brewers/breweries around. Guest host is Sam Cruz of Against the Grain Brewery in Louisville, KY. Music: Radon - Demon Lover

A recording of friends sharing some (so many) drinks and talking shop. This one was just for fun. Guests: DAVE PICKERELL (Master Distiller at Hillrock Estates, Mount Vernon and WhistlePig), SAM CRUZ (Against the Grain Brewery), MAGGIE CAMPBELL (Privateer Rum), PATRICK DAWSON (author of Vintage Beer) and ERIN JIMCOSKY (CRAFT by Under My Host) Mostly self-indulgent, but we did manage to talk about Patrick Dawson's new book Vintage Beer, the controversy swirling around Whistle Pig and sourcing, ACDA, Veterans in Craft (ViC), Sam's never-ending quest for rum barrels and CRAFT by Under My Host. Yeah, and I pronounced Diageo... Giageo and Diego. I feel terrible about that. :) Music: Radon - Demon Lover

Monday, March 24, 2014 Dear Listeners, We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Monday night and our livers for your entertainment, but we think you're crazy to make us describe ourselves and another show. You see us as you want to see us... In the simplest terms and the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that each one of us is a ballerina... ...and a distiller... ...and an artist... ...a writer... ...and a loudmouth. Sincerely yours, the Whisk(e)y Club & our guest, founder & producer of Brenne Whisky, Allison Patel Music: Radon - Demon Lover

Our guest this week is, Privateer Rum's head distiller, Maggie Campbell. In addition to tasting and talking about the beautiful rums that Maggie is crafting at Privateer, we hear about: Maggie's background in the beverage industry, her friends & mentors and the importance of transparency in 'craft' distilling. Guest hosts are Elizabeth Powell and Kyle Dill. Music: Radon - Demon Lover

Allagash brewmaster, Jason Perkins, talks about his background in brewing, Allagash's extensive line of Belgian inspired ales, collaborations and Brettanomyces Michaels. Guest Hosts are Steve Gagner of 14th Star Brewing Company and Dave Weglarz of StilL 630.

The Lost Abbey/Port Brewing Company cofounder & Director of Brewery Operations, Tomme Arthur, (and special guest, Baby Arthur) talks about The Lost Abbey beers, barrel aging, cellaring, and brewing as a 'work in progress'. Guest hosts are Drew Fox of 18th Street Brewing Company and Sam Cruz of Against the Grain Brewery. Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Our guests are Piney River Brewing Company founders, Joleen and Brian Durham. We hear about this off the beaten path brewery (a hidden gem in Bucyrus, MO), learn a bit about the Durhams, share a lot of laughs and taste Piney River's delicious beer. Guest Hosts: David Grega of Carlotta Cellars, Jeremy Danner of Boulevard Brewing Company and Steve Gagner of 14th Star Brewing Company. Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

14th Star Brewing Company owner, Veterans in Craft (ViC) cofounder and long-running guest host, Steve Gagner - along with his brewer, Dan Sartwell - joins us to talk about 14th Star Brewing Company. Listeners get to learn a bit about Steve and Dan, hear the story behind 14th Star Brewing Company, and we finally get to taste 14th Star's beer (ok, so we got a teeny, tiny sneak preview a few weeks before.)! Purple Hearts Reunited founder, Zac Fike, and 18th Street Brewery Company's Drew Fox guest host. Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Tom Whisenand, cofounder of Indeed Brewing Company, is our guest this week. We had a lot of fun recording this show! We drink, talk and laugh our way through most of the Indeed lineup. If you want to turn this episode into a game, we'd suggest you go with "Hot Box". Guest host is 14th Star Brewing Company's Steve Gagner. Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

We were very fortunate to have Osocalis Distillery founder and distiller, Dan Farber, join Under My Host for the evening to share his brandy knowledge and spirits. Guest Hosts: John Little of Smooth Amber Spirits, Dave Weglarz of STilL630, Wes Mickel of Argus Cidery, and Erin Jimcosky of CRAFT by Under My Host. Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Austin's Treaty Oak Distillery Company founder and master distiller, Daniel Barnes, and Daniel's henchman, Curtis Cheney, talk about Texas, spirits, barrel aging, weed, hookers, and clowns. Guest hosts are Kyle Dill and Colin Joliat. Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Grant Pauly, brewmaster and founder, of 3 Sheeps Brewing Co. in Sheboygan, Wisconsin is our guest. We hear about Grant's family history in brewing, life before 3 Sheeps, the 3 Sheeps beer lineup, and then puns begin to fly and the train goes off the rails.... Guest hosts: Gary Valentine, Colin Joliat and Steve Gagner Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Chip Tate of Balcones Distilling in Waco, Texas talks about how he ended up in Waco, no age statements on whisk(e)y, the importance of blending, his "Water Shtick”, and lots more. Our guest hosts are Charles Joly, Dave Weglarz and Colin Joliat. Due to the deftness of my talented producers, you can’t fully understand why we (namely, Colin and I) are laughing uncontrollably... Thank you, producers! Also, ignore the mushmouth behind the mic - Islay is not pronounce Eas-Lah; it’s pronounced Eye-Lah Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Sierra Nevada Brewing Company's, Brewmaster, Steve Dresler and, Product Manager, Terence Sullivan are our guests. Craft beer before there was a craft beer category, hop selection, working with monks, broadening their brewing styles, collaborations, setting up shop in North Carolina... If it has to do with craft beer, it was probably covered in our time with these dynamic craft beer brewing veterans. Guest Hosts are: Sam Cruz and Drew Fox Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Bear Republic Brewing Co.'s history, their brewing philosophy, working with experimental hops (those delicious dwarves), and Bear Republic's sour program are just a few of the topics we touch on with Brewmaster/COO Rich Norgrove; Brewer at Large, Roger Herpst; and Beer Ambassador, Dan Hanes. Guest hosts are Jerry Nelson, Steve Gagner and Matt Williamson. Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Eli Kolodny, Brewer and Head of Quality Assurance/Quality Control at Odell, is our guest. We "sip" our way through some of Odell's offerings, while we hear/talk about: Eli's role as head of Quality Control/Quality assurance; Odell's pilot system playground, the brewery's commitment to sustainability; poor, misunderstood, Brettanomyces; special releases and collaborations. Guest hosts are Jeremy Danner and Steve Gagner. Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Austin's Argus Cidery winemaker (yes, winemaker) and cofounder, Wes Mickel, talks about his decision to set up shop in Texas, sourcing local apples and cider production. Guest Hosts: Tom Kolicko and Gary Valentine Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Guest hosts Curtis Cheney and Gary Valentine join us to talk to Ommegang Brewmaster, Phil Leinhart. We learn a bit about, Duvel, Ommegang's parent company; cover some of the Ommegang lineup and hear how the Game of Thrones series came about. We also talk: yeast (Brett), food pairing, and cellaring beer. Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Mikkeller founder, Mikkel Borg Bjergsø, stops on one continent long enough for us to catch up with him and hear about all of the projects he's been juggling around the globe. Guest hosts are Sam Cruz and Drew Fox. Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

San Diego's Societe Brewing Company founders, Travis Smith and Doug Constantiner - along with their right-hand man, Mike Sardina - are our guests. We hear a bit about what the guys did before craft brewing; where they cut their teeth as production brewers (The Bruery and Russian River); their brewing philosophy; taste some of their current offerings and hear about their sour program. Our guest host is Erin Jimcosky. Music: Summer Fiction - Christmas Eve for Two https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/christmas-eve-for-two-single/id482763045

New Belgium Brewing's Assistant Brewmaster, Grady Hull, and Media Relations Director, Bryan Simpson, join us to talk about Grady's history in brewing; New Belgium Brewing's beers; and all of the seriously cool shit New Belgium does to minimize its impact on the environment, make New Belgium a place we'd all like to work at, and to improve the world & craft. Our guest hosts are: Curtis Chaney and Matt Williamson. Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Bully Boy Distillers cofounder, Will Willis, is our guest. We touch on the the Willis' family history and their family farm; how Will and his brother, Dave, stumbled onto distilling at a very young age; and we taste and talk our way through most of the Bully Boy lineup. Our guest hosts are: Curtis Chaney, Nick Crutchfield and Ben "Who is that? Is that Ben?" Louquet. Music: Juice - Keep It Moving

Guests this week are: New Holland co-owner, Beerevangalist and author of "Beerevangalist's Guide to the Galaxy", Fred Buetlmann; Dayton Coffey, New Holland Operations Manager, and Joel "NH Sales Guy" Armato. We talk about New Holland, their beers, food & beer pairings, NH Pub's pristine lavatories (clean enough to eat in!...not that you need to - there is a pub) and Pig Week! Our guest host is 18th Street Brewery's Drew Fox. Music: Juice - Keep It Moving

Nelson brothers, Charlie and Andy, talk about their family's pre-Prohibition history in alcohol production, the path they chose to get into spirits, and what we can expect from Nelson's Green Brier in the future. Our guest host is Jeremiah Jason Blake. Music: Juice - Keep It Moving

One Eyed Spirits Co-Founder, Olli Hietalahti, and PILSA Executive Director, Carlos Esquivel, join us to talk about Ron de Jeremy Rum. Our guest host is Nick Crutchfield.

Our guests are: Dave Pickerell, master distiller for Hillrock Estates, WhistlePig, Mount Vernon and Widow Jane; David Grega (O'Grega), winemaker and co-founder of Carlotta Cellars; Steve Gagner, Army Officer and brewer/founder of 14th Star Brewing company and Mutineer Magazine's Editor-in-Chief, Brian Kropf (Sniper)! Our guest have 2 things in common: they're all working in the beverage industry and they have all bravely served, serving in Steve Gagner's case, in the United States Military. This is the first of many shows I'll be doing for the project we are now calling Veterans in Craft (ViC)! Music: Juice - Keep It Moving

Our special guest is cocktail historian, Esquire columnist, and JBA-winning author, David Wondrich (pronounced: WondRICH, not WondRICK.... as per usual, ignore the way I pronounce Wondrich through Dave's entire show). Our guest hosts are: Greg Best, Rick Dobbs, Jeremiah Jason Blake and Dan Dunn! Music: Juice - Keep It Moving

Our guests: Pawtucket, Rhode Island's Foolproof Brewing Company founder, Nick Garrison, and brewmaster, Damase Olsson. Our first craft producer from RI!... We talk a little about the craft beer scene in Rhode Island, the brewery and Foolproof's lineup. Music: Juice - Keep It Moving

Our guest is Villicana Winery winemaker and RE:FIND Spirits distiller Alex Villicana. Alex joins us to talk about RE:FIND Spirits - top-shelf spirits distilled from Villicana Winery's saignée and saignée from other craft wineries in Paso Robles! Dave Stolte, illustrator and author of Home Bar Basics and Not-So-Basics, is our guest host. Hands down, I am the worst at pronounciation... CYNAR is CHEE-Nar not KEY-Nar Music: Juice - Keep It Moving

Drew Fox, Dave Weglarz and Jared Rouben bring us up to speed on what's happening at 18th Street Brewing Company, StilL 630 Distillery, and Moody Tongue Brewing Company, respectively. We talk culinary brewing, seasonal beers, pairing food with beer & spirits, and much more.... A good time was had by all! Music: Juice - Keep It Moving

Our guests are Jen and John Kimmich of The Alchemist in Waterbury, Vermont. NOTE: you're a d-bag if you don't recycle, call John Kimmich up asking for his recipe for Heady Topper and/or call Cori out for every incorrect thing she said during this show. Rough start on this one.... Corrections: Producer Tyler, not Producer Matt. The Alchemist is located in Waterbury, not Hardwick. Waterbury, Vermont is 2.5-3 HOURS outside of Boston, not 3 minutes! :::FACEPALM::: I've been a bit discombobulated since Matt's exit (compounded by some really cool UMH-related stuff that I can't share just yet), but I am pretty sure I've found my groove with my new guys now... Uh, I hope! More importantly, the Kimmichs are completely lovely and their Heady Topper is as good as everyone says it is! C. Music: Juice - Keep It Moving

Caledonia Spirits founder and beekeeper,Todd Hardie & Caledonia Spirits distiller, Ryan Christiansen, are our guests. We hear how Todd's bees were affected by colony collapse and how Caledonia Spirits is strengthening their colonies (naturally) with Russian bees; we learn a bit about the raw, fermented, honey Caledonia uses to make their vodka and gins and what spirits Caledonia plans on releasing in the future. Our guest host is author of Apothecary Cocktails: Restorative Drink from Yesterday and Today, Warren Bobrow. Music: Juice - Keep It Moving

Our guests are Sorel Liqueur founder, Jackie Summers, and Bill York, founder of Bitter End Bitters. We get a brief history on the guys, learn a bit about their companies, and find out how to successfully incorporate their products into cocktails or how to enjoy them alone - in Sorel's case. I'm not sure we fully understand how to work with bitters yet, but, after this show, we're less clueless than we were before. Our guest host is Warren Bobrow. Music: Juice - Keep it Moving

Against the Grain co-founders, Jerry Gnagy and Sam Cruz, keep us in stitches this entire show. Between tears of laughter we drink AtG offerings, talk about past, present & future brews and what you should never expect from Against the Grain in the future. Our guest host is director, writer and producer of the craft beer documentary Crafting A Nation, Tom Kolicko. Music: Juice - Keep It Moving

While we taste and talk about some of Half Acre's canned offerings, Gabriel Magliaro (founder of Half Acre Beer Company) tells us about Half Acre's start, their recent brewery expansion - including a beautiful new taproom and, of course, our favorite, collaborations. Our guest hosts include: Drew Fox of 18th Street Brewery and Justin Maynard of the Illinois Craft Brewer's Guild. Note: after several beers into waiting for our super-duper, unfashionable late, guest host, we began recording. This may explain the awkward beginning.... (Sorry, Justin, had to get that last one in!) Music: Juice - Keep It Moving

Sitting in with us is rockstar bartender and Crafthouse co-founder, Charles Joly. We drink :), get to know Charles, learn about Crafthouse Cocktails and hear what we can expect from Crafthouse in the future. Our guest host is Rare Tea Cellar founder, Rare Botanical Bitters Co. co-founder, and "Truffle Fairy", Rod Markus. NOTE: A lot of spanking took place during the recording of this episode. No one was hurt... truth be told, we enjoyed it. Music: Juice - Keep It Moving