Aug 20 2010

Episode 2.19: Prison Brews

Season 2, Episode 19

This week we stop in Jefferson City Missouri to chat with Prison Brews brewer Rod Dothage. In addition to their prison theme, Prison Brews boasts the only wood fired pizza oven in Jefferson City, and offers Bocce tournaments (pronounced BOW-chee in this region of the country). Later we take a hard hat tour of the former Missouri State Penitentiary where plans are underway to stabilize and install a museum in at least one of the structures that once comprised “the bloodiest 47 acres in America.”


Links for this episode:

Prison Brews
305 Ash St.

Jefferson City, Missouri 65101

Missouri State Penitentiary Tours
(866) 998-6998 


Special appearance by:
Chas Thomson, brewer at Schmohz Brewery, Grand Rapids Michigan


For more information:

Jefferson City Convention & Visitors Bureau
(866) 998-6998


Aug 2 2010

Episode 2.18: Santa Fe Brewing, part II

Season 2, Episode 18

This week we learn how Santa Fe Brewing Company head brewer Ty Levis and president Brian Lock became involved in the brewing industry head brewer. They have a very cool tap trailer, too. Later we spend a morning hiking Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument.


Links for this episode:

Santa Fe Brewing Company
35 Fire Place
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
Rio Puerco Field Office
435 Montano NE 
Albuquerque, NM 87107 

505.761.8700


For more information:

Santa Fe Convention & Visitors Bureau
201 W. Marcy St.
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
(800) 777-2489


Aug 2 2010

Episode 2.17: Santa Fe Brewing, Part I

Season 2, Episode 17

This week we sit down with Brian Lock, president of Santa Fe Brewing Company. Santa Fe Brewing is New Mexico’s oldest brewery, and they are one of only a handful across the U.S. to bottle condition their beers. Later we swing by Old Santa Fe.


Links for this episode:

Santa Fe Brewing Company
35 Fire Place
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508

Special appearance by:
Jeff Drumm, owner and brewmaster Crow Peak Brewing Company


For more information:

Santa Fe Convention & Visitors Bureau
201 W. Marcy St.
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
(800) 777-2489


Jun 15 2010

Episode 2.16: Schlafly Beer

Season 2, Episode 16

This week we sit down with Schlafly’s Dan Kopman (who had just returned from vacation) to discuss the process and vision behind founding the first brewpub in Missouri since Prohibition. Afterward we take a stroll around the Missouri Botanical Garden.


Links for this episode:

Schlafly Beer
The St. Louis Brewery

Schlafly Tap Room
2100 Locust Street
St. Louis Missouri 63101

Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63141

Missouri Botanical Garden
4344 Shaw Blvd.
St. Louis, Missouri 63110
(314) 577-5100

Special appearance by:
Barry E. Johnson, President and brewer of Saugatuck Brewing Company


For more information:

St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission
701 Convention Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63101
(800) 916-0040


Jun 11 2010

Short’s recipe in BYO magazine

The May/June 2010 issue of Brew Your Own magazine (byo.com) includes a recipe from Joe Short of Short’s Brewing Company in Bellaire, Michigan. You may remember that Travel by the Pint featured Joe in Season 1, Episodes 3 and 4. The recipe is for The Magician Ale, described on the Short’s website as “A lustrous dark red London ale”.


May 26 2010

Episode 2.15: Schmohz Brewery

Season 2, Episode 15

We’re in Grand Rapids this week to chat with brewer Chas. Thompson about Schmohz Brewery, before heading to the beach to fly kites at the Great Lakes Kite Festival in Grand Haven.


Links for this episode:

Schmohz Brewery
2600 Patterson SE
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546

Great Lakes Kite Festival
State Park at Grand Haven, Michigan
Mackinaw Kites & Toys
& MACkite Kiteboarding
106 Washington Street
Grand Haven, Michigan 49417

Special appearance by:
Marc Gottfried, Brewmaster and James Hellmuth Assistant Brewer
Morgan Street Brewery & Restaurant in St. Louis, Missouri.


For more information:

Grand Haven/Spring Lake Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
1 South Harbor, Grand Haven, Michigan  49417 

(616) 842-4499 

Grand Rapids/Kent County Convention & Visitors Bureau
171 Monroe Ave NW, Suite 700
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(800) 678-9859

Pure Michigan


May 20 2010

Episode 2.14: Kelly’s Brew Pub, part II

Season 2, Episode 14

We return to Kelly’s to learn about the brew your own program, which eventually snowballed into the brew pub business. Later we take one of the world’s longest trams to the top of Sandia Peak.


Links for this episode:

Kelly’s Brew Pub
3222 Central Ave SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106

Sandia Peak Ski and Tramway
10 Tramway Loop NE
Albuquerque, NM 87122-2017

Special appearance by:
Mark Naski, head brewer Amalgamated Brewing (The Stable), St. Louis, Missouri and Dan Kopman, Vice President, COO, The Saint Louis Brewery (Schlafly Beer), St. Louis, Missouri


For more information:

Albuquerque Convention & Visitors Bureau
20 First Plaza NW Suite 601
Albuquerque, New Mexico
87102
(800) 284-2282


May 6 2010

Episode 2.13: Kelly’s Brew Pub, part I

Season 2, Episode 13

This week we speak with Dan Cavin, brewmaster at Kelly’s Brew Pub. Kelly’s keeps an astounding 20 beers on tap at all times. Afterward, we learn a bit about the history of the surrounding neighborhood, which has been a part in the heritage of Route 66 since 1937.


Links for this episode:

Kelly’s Brew Pub
3222 Central Ave SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106

Nob Hill-Highland District

Special appearance by:
Steve Buszka, Jennifer Clark-Buszka and Seth Rivard, of the Muskegon Brewing & Distilling Company, currently under construction in Muskegon, Michigan.


For more information:

Albuquerque Convention & Visitors Bureau
20 First Plaza NW Suite 601
Albuquerque, New Mexico
87102
(800) 284-2282


May 3 2010

Episode 2.12: New Holland

Season 2, Episode 12

Fred Bueltmann, Beervangelist & Partner of New Holland Brewing Company describes their beer menu and philosophy, as well as pub food and their burgeoning distillery. Afterward, we explore the town’s Dutch heritage, and chat with Alisa Crawford, the only American professional Dutch miller.


Links for this episode:

New Holland Brewing Company
66 E. 8th Street
Holland, Michigan 49423

Windmill Island
1 Lincoln Avenue
Holland, Michigan 49423

Veldheer Tulip Gardens;
Deklomp Wooden Shoe and Delft Factory

12755 Quincy St.
Holland, Michigan 49424

Tulip Time Festival
May 1-8, 2010

Special appearance by:
Ted Rice, Director of Brewing Operations for Marble Brewery in Albuquerque, New Mexico


For more information:

Holland Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
76 East 8th Street
Holland, MI 49423
(800) 506-1299


Apr 10 2010

Episode 2.11: Square One

Season 2, Episode 11

Square One Brew master John Witte chats about the history of Square One; their beer, spirits and food menu; and his unorthodox career path into professional brewing. Later we discover the secrets of City Museum.


Links for this episode:

Square One Brewery Distillery and Distillery
1727 Park Avenue
St Louis, MO 63104

City Museum
701 North 15th Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63103     
(314) 231 – CITY

Special appearance by:
Barry E. Johnson, President and brewer of Saugatuck Brewing Company


For more information:

St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission
701 Convention Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63101
(800) 916-0040