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Jul 2026
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Every beer begins with a brewer, here is their story. Recorded Live Every Other Friday at 8:30pm ET on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and Kick. Join your hosts Dan Cook, Wendy Taylor, Rob Wilson, and Ken Konarzewski Jr. as they update you on news, events, and bring you interviews with some of the best brewers in the world.
Wendy and Rob are joined by Alex of Cabin North Brewing, a new brewery in the heart of Detroit's New Center - Northwest Goldberg. Alex has brought his love of hazy beers and mixed in Detroit's love of more traditional beers to offer visitors a varied lineup.https://www.cabinnorthbrewing.com/
Wendy and Rob talk to Jeremy Banas about Lone Star Beer since he wrote the book on it! Did you know this is the second business named Lone Star Brewing? You can find out all about it in Lone Star Beer: A History of Two Iconic San Antonio Breweries. Jeremy's books can be found at his website: https://jeremy-banas-ae3g.squarespace.com/books and your favorite local bookstore.We also talk to Jeremy about San Antonio, Texas beer and the cities, and Tivoli brewing from Colorado.Better on Draft 391 | Lone Star Beer By Jeremy Banas
Wendy and Rob return from their adventures! They recount the beer and non-beer parts of their travels and other things.The wonderful brewery in Aukland whose name Rob couldn't remember just then is Galbraith Alehouse - stop 1 of the beer mile.The birding app is Merlin: https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/The Atwater article: https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/atwater-brewery-reacquired-detroit-entrepreneur-after-sale-molson-coorsThe Hoppin' Frog article: https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/business/briefs/2026/07/10/akron-hoppin-frog-brewery-changes-management-new-owners-fred-karm-zachary-bastin/90877343007/
Rob visit Books & Brews to talk to people about the Schlafly Tap Takeover (and learns how to work his portable microphone). Books & Brews was featured in Episode 370 when we had Nick on.Schlafly was featured in Episode 382 when we had Jared on.Rob later learned that aside from living in the same neighborhood as Bobby and Whitney, they go to another Naptown Trivia event on Wednesdays where they are on a team The Bored Gamers used to compete against at Mind Over Mash! Hello, Low Expectations!
Information for this taster episode came from the 2013 Splendid Table article by Greg Engert: https://www.splendidtable.org/story/2013/03/21/the-7-flavor-categories-of-beer-what-they-are-how-to-pair-them Rob talks about the 7 broad styles of beer Greg chose at that time (2013 was a long time ago; before hazies and pastry stouts and the rise of the uber-fruited beer). These categories and similar categorization can help you to hone in on the beers you like. Enjoy your beer but we know it's better on draft!
While in Denver recently Rob visited Renegade Brewing and pretty much forgot to leave. Wendy and Rob talk to Chris of Renegade about the awesome things going on there. The great beer, community, and fun times that can be had in this lively and exciting place.https://www.renegadebrewing.com/ We also talk a fair bit about the Ales for ALS project and Renegade's participation this year. You can learn more about this cause and find a party near you: https://fundraise.als.net/renegade
In this not-episode Rob explains why this is not an episode!Upcoming events:- May 22 - Chris Lane from Renegade in Denver- May 29 - Rob is at Books & Brews Brownsburg at a Schlafly Tap Takeover- June will be prerecorded things due to vacations- July 18 is the Indiana Brewer's Guild Summerfest at Victory Field- August 20th is the Michigan Homebrew Festival that we heard about in episode 388
Wendy and Rob talk to Greig of Brewaucracy with Bill and Michelle of the Detroit area about beer judging. We get some of our burning questions answered about how to get started and see a bit behind the curtain of what a beer judging session looks like at a competition. If this show piques your interest in getting involved in beer judging or sheds some light on what a style is and why it's important, let us know!Some organizations and events discussed on the show:BJCPBrewer's Association (BA)Cider AssociationMead Makers AssociationMichigan Homebrewers Festival
Kristen Radaich joins Wendy and Rob to talk about her recent book, Beer Hiking Minnesota, Wisconsin & the Upper Peninsula. We talk about hiking with dogs, finding breweries near trails, finding trails near breweries, beer flights, and so much more.
Wendy and Rob get caught up on various pieces of beer news. Some new laws, TTB stuff, mergers, grocery store beer, harbingers of spring, celebrities doing celebrity things, and some cool new technology useful to the beer industry.March Draftness is coming to May. If you are a brewery in Michigan who wants to be involved, email us!
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