Brewers Banter

Patrick Feltz - head brewer of Waikiki Brewing, located in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii 🇺🇸 - joins Brewers Banter once again... on account that the live recording at the brewery was not at the deserved audio quality. Patrick chats about the brewing equipment custom built for the Lahaina location, food pairings with beer, what's coming up, his favourite memory at the brewery and a bunch more… as well as the chug challenge.

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Brewers Banter is on location to do a scientific test for the development of a beer tasting algorithm with the Khuva team. Recorded at Harvest Clean Eats in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, we join Jeff, Luke & JD to work through a slalom of IPAs while A.I. tries to determine beer preferences. The episode is co-hosted by my good friend, Blair Tobin.

This is my first "Fusion Show"... the non-explicit version of ...

Recorded on location from the brewery, Justin & Marc of Stray Dog, along with my good friend Phil, join the Banter to chat about a bunch of shit, including their "One Hop Wonder" beers, when an old boot complains to boot the Booty, using Spectrum hops, being in the "top 5" and much more. 

Recorded live at Stray Dog Brewing on October 16, 2022.

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Home brewer James Marshall of Party Time Brewing (located in Mount Uniacke, Nova Scotia 🇨🇦) joins the Banter to chat about a bunch of shit, including James’ start in home brewing, his future plans, collaborations on deck, advanced mathematics 😉 and his YouTube videos… including the chug challenge, which ended up bringing in a viewers from Dallas, Texas & Ottawa, Ontario to join us.

Recorded live via Instagram on Jun...

Patrick Fiori of Calabogie Brewing, located in Kanata (Ottawa), Ontario 🇨🇦 joins the Banter to chat about what “craft beer” means, upcoming releases, why Calabogie strives for solid & consistent over radical & tap-hunting, Clocktower Brewing as Ottawa’s OG of craft beer, the often missed importance of packaging, whirlpool vs. dry-hopping, and a ton more… including the infamous chug challenge.

Recorded live on Jun...

Keith Forbes - co-owner, co-operator & head brewer - of Ol’ Biddy’s Brew House, located in Sackville, Nova Scotia 🇨🇦, joins me on the Banter once again for some bevies and chuckles. (Keith gets a wee tipsy at the end!) During the episode, we chat about their Ukrainian brew & fundraiser, the new mainstays, upcoming releases, brewing a “No Coast” IPA versus a West Coast IPA, the ideology of what puts the “craft” in craft be...

Troy Olynyk (owner & operator) and Dan Ablenas (head brewer) of Labrosse Brewery/Microbrasserie, located in Montreal, Quebec 🇨🇦, joined the Banter to chat about why an Albertan opened a brewery in Montreal, their Lab series of small batch beers, the move from home brewing to professional, three upcoming beer releases, the change of direction from expansion to focussing on tightening a smaller circle, and a bunch more… includi...

Luke MacGregor, co-owner, operator & brewer of Gridiron Brewing, located in Hampton, New Brunswick 🇨🇦, joins the Banter to chat about the big move Gridiron made from the garage to a taproom, their soon-to-be-open BBQ kitchen, upcoming beer releases, using local ingredients, and a bunch more… including the chug challenge.

Recorded live on May 18, 2022.

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The Craft Beer Association of Nova Scotia (CBANS), represented by Blair Tobin (Topside Brewing) and Chris Downey (The Harbour Brewing) 🇨🇦 join me on Brewers Banter to chart about the upcoming Nova Scotia Craft Beer Festival 2022, Sept. 16 & 17: session times, the 40 breweries participating, axe-throwing, live music and more!

Visit www.nscraftbeer.ca or @nscraftbrewers to get more info & tickets.

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Eric Jackson of Water ‘n Wine brew shop, located in Truro, Nova Scotia 🇨🇦, joined me on Brewers Banter to chat about how their home brewing store is different from all the others, dry yeast vs liquid, hop whirlpooling, the home brewing community, his “no starter” mantra from dry yeast, and a bunch more… including the chug challenge & recommended hangover food.

Pre-recorded on May 10, 2022; aired on Instagram on May 1...

Live and in person with Greg (co-owner / operator), JD (operations manager) and Robert (head brewer) of Kohola Brewing, located in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii 🇺🇸 - on Brewers Banter to chat about being authentic, the logistical challenges of brewing in Hawaii, expanding to Oahu & the other islands, the story behind the name & the brewery location… as well as the difficulty of blaming a fart on a pet when you don’t have a pet. <...

Live and in person with Ben Kopf - owner / operator of Mahalo Ale Works, located in Makawao, Maui, Hawaii 🇺🇸 - on Brewers Banter to chat about being awarded Hawaii’s Best New Brewery, why they don’t lager, the planned name changes of their beers, the flux capacitor… as well as the sour that made me pucker. 

Recorded live, outside (hence the wind) on April 28, 2022.

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Live and in person with Patrick Feltz - head brewer of Waikiki Brewing, located in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii 🇺🇸 - on Brewers Banter to chat about the brewing equipment custom built for the Lahaina location, a major ton about hops & hopping, food pairings with beer, the aloha spirit… as well as the chug challenge, which drew some video recording spectators.

This is PART 2 of a two part episode.

Recorded live on A...

Live and in person with Patrick Feltz - head brewer of Waikiki Brewing, located in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii 🇺🇸 - on Brewers Banter to chat about the brewing equipment custom built for the Lahaina location, a major ton about hops & hopping, food pairings with beer, the aloha spirit… as well as the chug challenge, which drew some video recording spectators.

This is PART 1 of a two part episode.

Recorded live on A...

Andy Norman - aka @ipaadventures on Instagram - from Manchester, United Kingdom joined me on the Brewers Banter to chat about being a 10 mile a day runner, racer & athlete, yet still a craft beer crusher, the UK beer scene, Manchester’s best breweries, his love for Cloudwater Brew Co., his massive glassware collection, pastry stouts, haze for days, photographing beer & a ton more... as well as an English version of the chug...