The Taproom Exclusive

In this week's Fat Head's finale, I chat with Danny Young about Holly Jolly and Pimp My Sleigh. Hear all about these beers plus Danny takes his turn on Between Two Hops! And in the Northeast Ohio Craft Brewery News "Tasting Glass" segment: New Belgium sells to Kirin Holdings, Black Frog is sponsoring a family this holiday season, Lock 27 is expanding and Steel Valley Brew Works will be opening in Boardman, OH. Tune in!

This week I chat with Fat Head's Danny Young about their Goggle Fogger hefeweizen! Plus in the Northeast Ohio Craft Brewery News "Tasting Glass": Black Frog Brewery is sponsoring a family this holiday season and Rick Armon has the latest on state brewing permits! Tune in!

In this special edition episode, I sit down with Merchant Du Vin's John Staunton to talk about his journey in craft beer from Great Lakes Brewing Company, Merchant Du Vin, to Trappist beers and being knighted in Belgium for his contribution to beer!

In this week's Tasting Glass: Black Frog Brewery is sponsoring a family this holiday season, Akron offers free trolley rides between breweries, Royal Docks opens a taproom at Akron-Canton Airport, the Ohio winners from Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beers in Chicago, plus I chat with Fat Head's Brewery's Danny Young about Strange Magic!

In this week's Northeast Ohio Craft Brewery News Tasting Glass: Saucy Brew Works expands, Rhinegeist announces ESOP, and more! Plus I chat with Fat Head's Brewery's Danny Young about their classic Head Hunter IPA!

In this special edition episode, I chat with Luke Purcell (Collison Bend), Jack Kephart (The Brew Kettle), Vaughn Stewart (Bookhouse), Ralph Sgro (Terrestrial), Karl Spiesman (Brick & Barrel) and Ed Thompkins of Heinen's about Cleveland Beer Week and their collaborations. Tune in!

In the Missing Falls finale, Mark and Will talk about their delicious Mango Rehab IPA, plus another edition of Between Two Hops! In the Northeast Ohio Craft Brewery News Tasting Glass: Marc Bona has the details of the Great Lakes Christmas Ale tapping, Rick Armon has the details on March First Brewing's purchase of FigLeaf Brewing, plus the tapping of The Taproom Exclusive Double IPA at Collision Bend! Tune in!

This week, Mark and Will from Missing Falls Brewery in Akron, OH talk about their Terror of the 7 C's imperial IPA. Hear how this behemoth of an IPA came to be, plus in the Northeast Ohio Craft Brewery News Tasting Glass: Market Garden is getting into ciders, I'm tapping a beer with Collision Bend, and a new brewery comes to Lakewood! Tune in!

Mark and Will talk about their German Altbier "CTRL ALT DELTE" plus the malt liquor they make. Plus in the Northeast Ohio Craft Brewery News "Tasting Glass": Marc Bona has a list of 10 must visit breweries, Rick Armon crowns a new King of Ohio, and join me at Collision Bend to try the beer I collaborated on and more!

In the Missing Falls Brewery premiere, I talk with Mark Mark Crnjak and Will Myers about their Langered Irish Red Ale. Hear about the awards this brew has won, as well as the festivals Missing Falls plans to submit to. Plus in the Northeast Ohio Craft Brewery News "Tasting Glass" segment: Founders Brewing Company is acquired by Mahou San Miguel, Marc Bona has the details on Great Lakes Brewing Company's 31st anniversary and Rick Armon has the winners from Cleveland's Oktoberfest! Tune in!

This week Karl and I talk saisons plus Between Two Hops! In the Northeast Ohio Craft Brewery News "Tasting Glass": Julie Short is reporting that Avon Brewing Company plans to reopen ZZ's Big Top in Avon, plus Rick Armon is reporting that Wolf's Ridge Brewing Company is taking over the former Four String brewing facility, and Susan Post has the details on Forbidden Root Brewing Company's new Easton location! Tune in!

This week, Karl Spiesman and I talk Wee Heavies and Scottish Ales. Plus in the Northeast Ohio Craft Brewery News "Tasting Glass": the people behind Small City Taphouse in Sandusky scored a coup when they picked up former Willoughby Brewing Company brewmaster Rick Seibt for their new brewery CLAG, plus McArthur's BrewHouse looks for a new location and more! Tune in!

This week, Brick & Barrel's founder and brewer talks IPAs! Hear about their famed Bitter Chief IPA, why Karl settled on this particular style IPA, and much more! Plus, in the Northeast Ohio Craft Brewery News "Tasting Glass" segment: new brewing permit filings, Platform's sale to AB-inBev, Rick Armon has the scoop on Dayton Brewery Alliance #daytonstrong IPA release and the future plans for Jolly Scholar! Tune in!

In this jam-packed special edition episode, I report live from Brewfest Waterfront District in Lorain, Ohio. I interview Irwin Shires of Craft Beer Journeys, Mark Young of Two Bandits, Mathias Hauck of Avon Brewing Company, Howard Ross, one of the Brewfest organizers, Jeff Shaw, the host for Brewfest, plus hear from people enjoying themselves at Brewfest. This is a wild episode that you don't want to miss!

I sit down with Brick & Barrel founder and brewer Karl Spiesman over their Brewski Kolsch. Hear about how Brick & Barrel came to be, Karl's inspiration for this beer, plus in the Northeast Ohio Craft Brewery News "Tasting Glass" segment: The Barrel Room Canal Fulton opening, Planted Flag & Zaftig crowdfunding campaigns, Missing Mountain gains some new equipment and more! Music this week from Good Weather For An Airstrike!

This week, Chris Kambouris talks about Bascule Brewery & Public House's Hop Waters IPA. Hear the story behind this beer, plus Chris takes his turn at Between Two Hops! (note: this marks our first PG-13 episode, so beware that an expletive is used during this segment) And in the Northeast Ohio Craft Brewery News "Tasting Glass", Brewfest Waterfront District tickets, Metal Monday at Bascule, Rick Armon has the details on Eighty-Three Brewing's opening, and Avon Brewing Company's new Medina Brewing Company location, more!

This week, Chris Kambouris talks about Bascule Brewery & Public House's tasty Big Bottom Berliner Weisse. Learn about what makes a berliner weisse, where the Big Bottom name comes from, and much more! Plus in this week's Northeast Ohio Craft Brewery News "Tasting Glass", Masthead installs new tanks, Beer Women Rock's event at Jukebox for Drink Local. Drink Tap. on July 27th, and Brewfest Waterfront District 6 tickets are on sale now!

This week, Chris Kambouris brewer for Bascule Brewery talks about their popular Coco Mango IPA. Plus, in the Tasting Glass, Bascule's Metal Monday, Beer Women Rock's event at Jukebox, The Foundry Social opening in Medina with our friends at Franklin Brewing Company, Cincinnati makes the Top 25 Cities With The Most Breweries and more! Tune in!

Chris Kambouris, co-founder and brewer for Bascule Brewery and Public House in Lorain, Ohio is my guest this week. We talk about what brought him to Lorain, Bascule's history and the story behind the name as well as their tasty white NEIPA "Call Me Ishm'ALE". I also talk about some upcoming events at Bascule as well as a Columbus Brewing Company tasting at Avon Heinen's in a new segment at the beginning of the show, and music this week is "Wreckage" from The Typical Johnsons!

In the Brew Kettle finale, brewmaster Jack Kephart and VP of Sales & Marketing Justin Kerlin talk about their wildly popular Kitka chocolate coconut milk stout. Afterwards, Jack and Justin take their turn at Between Two Hops! Tune in!