Hear how Maplewood Brewery & Distillery is reinventing adult beverages, from hazy IPAs to THC seltzers to spirits including fernet and gin.
Maplewood Brewery & Distillery’s Adam Cieslak (Co-Founder/Director of Brewing & Distilling) and Roger Cuzelis (Head Brewer) discuss launching Chicago’s first brewery/distillery hybrid, their award-winning Hazy IPAs, and the art of recipe refinement. They discuss why beer awards matter, what strange and unusual ingredients they’ve experimented with, how they introduced Hazy IPAs to the Chicago market, and how they know when a beverage recipe is “done.”
After the beer break, Adam and Roger explain how home distilling differs from homebrewing, how they brew Hazy IPAs that stand out, and what it takes to master haze stability. Adam also breaks down home distilling basics, explains how they use spruce tips in modern gin, and introduces Maplewood’s American single malt whiskey, fernet, and the story behind their rum punch canned cocktails. Plus: THC seltzers, making canned cocktails made with real spirits, and how Maplewood’s distinct packaging reflects their boundary-pushing spirit.
About Maplewood Brewery & Distillery: Maplewood opened with the mission to push liquid boundaries in an unassuming building nestled in Chicago’s historic Logan Square neighborhood. Learn more on their website at https://maplewoodbrew.com/
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Our executive producer and editor is award-winning podcaster Cody Gough. He insists that we tell you that in this episode, you’ll learn about: Hazy IPA, Crushinator Session IPA, Simcoe hops, Idaho 7 hops, El Dorado hops, THC seltzers, canned cocktails, American single malt whiskey, craft gin, spruce tip gin, fernet, beer brewing, beer awards, how to brew hazy IPAs, beer haze stability, recipe tweaking beer, Chicago breweries, Maplewood history, hybrid brewery distillery, session IPA, brewing techniques, hazy beer myths, home distilling, dry hopping, how to tell when beer is done, modern gin ingredients, real spirits canned cocktails, Chicago craft spirits, Maplewood Rum Punch, beer recipe development, Simcoe flavor profile, El Dorado hop profile, Idaho 7 taste notes, experimental brewing, unique beer ingredients, fermentation techniques, beer packaging design, Maplewood Crushinator, Maplewood THC seltzers, medal-winning breweries, and Maplewood Fernet.
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