New England IPA, Maplewood, Heist, Pig Minds, Billy Gibbons and
more w/guest brewer Blake Aper
Follow Brent and Mike during an exclusive
"get-toknow" with BLAKE APER (Forest City Brewers) to
explore his #homebrew process on the PICOBrew Zymatic system (also used by Denny Conn and
many other home-brew rock stars), as well as other insights
from Blake as we prod his head on just how he creates his
award-winning beers. Along with sidekick Kent Runte, this
episode also features a tasting of some New England IPA-like styles
including Death Grip IPA from our sponsor, Pig Minds Brewing, a tasty NEIPA called Blurred
from Heist Brewing
(Charlotte) and a mouth watering finale with Maplewood Son
of Juice, the oat-soaked hoppy little brother to their infamous
Juicy Pants. Our popular “Real or Fake?” segment tests Mike
and Blake on HOP names (not as easy as you think!), this week's
“Drunk "non" Debate" discusses New England IPAs…and we
take some closure from “what ya been listening
to” with news on Billy Gibbons
(ZZ Top), a Chuck Berry legacy and a peek into Rockford's own
The White Shape and their new EP (check out this video of Space Reaper shot by Aaron Hall or
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About the Podcast
A podcast about home brewing and the people that brew beer. Craft beer and home brew news, music reviews, beer tastings and interviews with some of the top brewers at home, and at breweries throughout the world.