Podcast appearances and mentions of mike thorpe

It's a long overdue visit to the Lombard taproom, and a chat with Afterthought Brewing's owner/brewer, Mike Thorpe. Mike's passion for the saison style is front and center in the award-winning ales he produces, and The Brit and co-host Ken McMullen, get to taste some of his best examples. If you can't visit Belgian, then head to Afterthought where you can try some of the most simple to most complex saisons this side of the Atlantic! It was a little 'echoey' in the taproom, but hopefully it won't detract too much from the conversation. Santé!

Who says you need a reason to saison? Saison is all the reason you need. On this landmark episode, we again drink five different takes on our favorite style of beer - but we pepper this one with some interviews. You'll hear from Sarah Flora from Flora Brewing on how she ended up releasing a saison with Chicago's Pilot Project, in addition to how the art world brought her to be one of the most popular homebrewers on social media. Then we hear from Sway Brewing and Blending's Matt Sampson on how a side project of a side project ended up releasing exquisite saisons in 16 ounce cans out of Door County, Wisconsin. And Afterthought's Mike Thorpe phones in briefly to talk about his Revolution collab. As a bonus, you get to listen in as Ryan experiences a beer as he never has before: blasted through his nasal cavities at an extreme rate of propulsion. If that's not enough, there's brewery theme parks, heavy bubbles, and a popcorn-based TikTok challenge. It's episode 450 - something had to explode. Interview with Sarah Flora - (00:10:11 - 00:23:35) Interview with Matt Sampson - (00:43:15 - 00:53:37) Interview with Mike Thorpe - (01:13:44 - 01:15:32) Beers Reviewed Flora Brewing/Pilot Project Brewing - Blossom Tonic (Saison w/ tart cherry juice, rosemary, and coriander) Young Blood Beer Company/Fair State Brewing Cooperative - Death, Taxes, and 1-94 Construction (Dry-hopped Belgian-style saison) Sway Brewing + Blending - A Lovely Place to Be (Foeder-fermented mixed-culture spelt saison) Seedz Brewery - Green Bottle Saison (Whole leaf hoppy saison) Revolution Brewing Company/Afterthought Brewing - Foreknowledge (Dry-hopped saison)

It's our job to bring together five local table beers (and deal with Eddie Munster), so we seek to further understand this lighter cousin of saison by talking with Mike Thorpe of Afterthought Brewing about the style and his TableFest™ on September 11th. Also, Ryan finds the perfect work night beer; Craig says the brewery name that makes him squeamish; and we both create the flavor better known as Thunder. The tables are our corn. Mike Thorpe Interview (00:11:27 - 00:23:10) Beers Reviewed Off Color Brewing - Beer For Lightweights Afterthought Brewing Company - Table: Contessa Metropolitan Brewing - Micro-Volt Mikerphone Brewing - On the Table and Dreaming Sundial Brewing & Blending - Table Chardonnay

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Here at Smile and Pod we have been recording daily phone interviews during the lockdown to inspire and encourage our fans, and publishing these on our Facebook page. We've been so blessed with some fantastic and generous guests over the past two weeks, so we thought we'd package them into a highlight episode for our podcast audience to enjoy.A huge thanks these guests who feature on our Highlight Episode One:Urzila Carlson, Jen Young, Richie Hardcore, Mike Thorpe, Philippa Murphy, Kieran McAnulty MP, Sophie Hambleton, Cohen Holloway, Tom Sainsbury, Jack Goodhue, Verity Johnson, Nathan Wallis, Claire Robbie and Grant Nisbett.Check out more daily interviews on our Facebook page! 

Braving the Journey with Zach Mathers is a podcast focused on journeys through life’s difficult situations. It is a place to bring hope to others so that we begin to realize we are not alone in the struggles we are facing. There is a way to be in community through the difficult situations that life brings. Mike Thorpe, a combat veteran, shares his story of learning to readjust to life after combat. He shares some of his beliefs on what our false ego is and our true identity, how to live at peace with yourself and others. Mike talks about the value of community and how to move out of isolation and into deeper relationships with others. Mike says, “I don’t need answers in order to connect, but you need to connect in order to get answers." Mike helps bring hope to others that may find themselves struggling with post traumatic stress disorder. If you like Braving the Journey join in supporting more stories like this at PatronSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bravingthejourney/membership)

Weekly talk show with your host Annika Knoppel and guests from the local Anza community. Mark 'Salty' and Mike Thorpe talk about their experiences of the Ride of a Lifetime with Manzanita Ranch, Anza.

Now that bottles of Afterthought beers are starting to leave Lombard to reach more drinkers in the Chicagoland area, we celebrate by popping five elegant saisons from Mike Thorpe’s small-yet-acclaimed brewery. Using mostly Midwestern ingredients, Afterthought’s saisons are about as diverse as they come, while being mistakable for some of the bigger-name farmhouse-made beers from around the country or world. Amidst our appreciation of these top-tier beers, we somehow find time to debate about horse diapers, determine the right application for gummy worms in beer, take our parts in the Chili’s theme song, and - gulp - go into the Mosherverse. Zangy! Beers Reviewed Saison Illinois (Saison w/ all Illinois ingredients) Raspberry (Ale refermented w/ raspberries) Black Currant (Saison fermented in oak w/ black currants) Saison Amer: Galaxy (Hoppy saison fermented in a Sauvignon Blanc barrel) Bière De Pieces #7 (Blend of Saison Meer: Buckwheat, Faible: Passion Fruit, and barrel-aged Faible with paw paw)

Few styles are as satisfying as a perfectly executed saison. It’s no wonder that the devotees of this heterogeneous style are as passionate as they are, passing on the latest fad IPA to reach for some stubby green bottle with the hard-to-pronounce Belgian name. This show is dedicated to saisons of much variation, and we’re joined by saison lover and brewer Mike Thorpe of Afterthought Brewing in Lombard. Though Mike’s mixed culture and oak-aged saisons are being made in extremely limited volume, the beer is already approaching expert levels of refinement. For this show, we drink seven distinct saisons or farmhouse ales from all over to experience the variations in the style while Mike gets technical about the process. There’s a lot about Afterthought, but we also just luxuriate in the wonders of saison and what makes it different than just about any style. Also, there’s a huge development in the Craig Eating Celery Saga that you won’t want to miss. And if you truly love saisons, check out our Illinois Craft Beer Week event, Saisonathon, at Pub Royale on Monday, May 21st. More details here: bit.ly/Saisonathon2018 Beers Tasted Brasserie de la Senne - Taras Boulba Blackberry Farm Brewery - Classic Saison Jester King Brewery - Le Petit Prince Afterthought Brewing Company - Saison Meer: Lilac Brasserie Fantôme - Fantôme (Saison) Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales - L’épouvantail Noir Brouwerij De Ranke - XX-Bitter

Summer Craig is back and ready to fire up the boat and mix up some cocktails! Actually, it’s Ryan’s stupid idea to put a bunch of fruit in these five suburban-brewed beers that were all very good before we screwed with them. We review and rank these diverse offerings, and we also get to know Afterthought Brewing well before they are an actual working brewery: brewer/owner Mike Thorpe endures a brief interview with Craig to tell us what we can expect out of Lombard from Afterthought in the (hopefully) near future. We also muddle it up with the worst Zelda joke, a shocking theory about blood oranges, and other whatnots. Summer Craig, I still believe in you! Beers Reviewed Hailstorm & Imperial Oak - LMFAgOse (gose w/ watermelon, blueberry, and salt) Afterthought Brewing - Saison with citrus zest (mixed culture saison aged in oak) Noon Whistle - Cozmo Orange (pale ale with oranges) Middle Brow Beer Co. - Show Me Love (blonde farmhouse aged in wine barrels w/ raspberries) Buckledown & Haymarket - BA Awkward Exchange (dark Belgian ale with blackberry juice aged in bourbon barrels)

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