Breandán Kearney sits down with some of the most high profile people in the world of Belgian beer to discuss beer styles, brands and the stories behind the breweries and to find out what makes beer culture in Belgium so special.
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Good Beer Matters Podcast explores the craft and culture of beer, and tells the stories of those who are leading the charge. This is a show for beer professionals, experts and enthusiasts who seek to understand beer culture better. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jeremy-storton/support
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EP051 | Belgian Beer World
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No other country has a national beer experience like Belgian Beer World costing €100 million and housed in one of its most iconic buildings. The post EP051 | Belgian Beer World appeared first on Belgian Smaak.Breandán Kearney által
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Claire Bullen meets to the Boons — Frank, Karel, and Jos — to find out how their Mariage Parfait Oude Geuze speaks to the legacy of Lambic. The post EP050 | Mariage Parfait and the Evolution of Lambic appeared first on Belgian Smaak.Breandán Kearney által
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EP049 | Blending Lambic at the Sollenberg Crossroads
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Senne Eylenbosch of Het Boerenerf on saving his father’s farm, discovering his identity, and taking on his family’s storied Lambic heritage. The post EP049 | Blending Lambic at the Sollenberg Crossroads appeared first on Belgian Smaak.Breandán Kearney által
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GBM 144 - Mindfulness and Alcohol Free with Meagen Anderson
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Craft beer was meant to be better, to create an artisanal experience out of flavor, history, and culture. But sometimes, we overindulge and lose sight of what brought us here. My next guest reminds us that, for a great experience, mindful drinking is mandatory, but alcohol is optional. We find great experiences at the intersection of craft and cult…
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I wanted to have a little fun and celebrate the holidays with you. There's also a little announcement in this episode. I wish you all wonderful beer and pairings, a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a fantastic New Year. Cheers. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jeremy-storton/support…
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GBM 142 - On Beer, Pubs, and Mental Health, with Emma Inch
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We can travel nearly anywhere to have a pint with locals. But there’s one place we often find ourselves, a place where no-one else can go. This episode is about the experience we have in our mind, and the state of our mental health within the context of beer. If we’re sick we go to a doctor. If we’re injured, a physical therapist. When we want to p…
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GBM 141 - The Story and the Beer of Belgium, with Breandán Kearney
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Belgium holds one of the richest beer cultures in the world. But, with a history and culture as diverse as theirs, beer is only the beginning. My next guest is a master storyteller who guides us even deeper into the world beyond the beer we already know and love. Because I haven’t yet traveled to Belgium myself, It’s easy for me to make assumptions…
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EP048 | Tingles in the Jungle
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Christophe Bravin and Félix Damien of Brasserie La Jungle talk about Saisons, traditional English styles, and mixed fermentation fruit beers. The post EP048 | Tingles in the Jungle appeared first on Belgian Smaak.Breandán Kearney által
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GBM 140 - Where to Find Good Beer in Italy, with Luca Giaccone
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Italy is best known for their culinary and wine traditions that extend thousands of years, not beer. But that’s the point. Imagine what they can do when they include great beer. My next guest guides us to that inflection point when good beer meets a culture known for its flavor. I’m fortunate to have enjoyed the Italian dining experience. The prepa…
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GBM 139 - The Thing About Beer Travel, with Dr. Ruth Berman
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Long ago a side trip to a pub while traveling was enough. Now, squeezing in a side trip to a museum while Beer Traveling is commonplace. My next guest is one of these people who put Beer Travel on the map, and she wants to share with us just how wonderful it is. Not everyone can easily travel abroad. For some, it’s a bit of a luxury. But, unlike ot…
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GBM 138 - Craft Beer in the Great White North, with Brad Goddard of Big Rock Brewery
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Canada is known for many cool things, especially beer. But, I’ve never been there and I don’t know much about it other than what I see in the movies. So, I asked my next guest to give us a tour of the craft and the culture of beer in Canada. I’m always amazed that despite whatever differences we may perceive between us and other people, we are also…
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GBM 137 - The Craft of El Salvador with Head Brewer Bernardo Francisco Sequiera Delgado
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In a previous episode we explored craft beer in latin America. However, it focused on places that are hot spots for American expatriates and global vacationers. In this episode, my next guest guides us through a taste of Latin American Craft Beer from the perspective of the locals. At the end of a long day or a long week I prefer to unwind with peo…
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EP047 | The Belgian Coast
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We took the Kusttram the length of the Belgian coast to explore its food and drink culture and share with you the places worth exploring. The post EP047 | The Belgian Coast appeared first on Belgian Smaak.Breandán Kearney által
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GBM 136 - The Thing About Norwegian Beer, with Sindre Ingebrigtsen
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I’ve never been to Norway. And honestly, I know very little about it. But I find that a curious mind is the key to exploring new beers, new cultures, and new friends. A beer and a question opened the door to my next guest, who guides us through the beer culture of Norway. Every culture has a beer culture, even the ones who aren’t known for their be…
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GBM 135 - Culture, Civilization, and Getting Drunk, with Professor Ted Slingerland
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Why do we humans crave alcohol so much? Is it the flavor, the effect, or both? What purpose could this possibly serve for our evolution and our culture? My next guest is a professor and author who has answered all these questions. So, grab a beer, and let’s get to class. I tell people that beer is something no-one needs, but everyone wants. Would y…
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GBM 134 - Flavour Logic and the Australian Beer Experience with Briony Liebich
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Why does beer flavor matter so much? I mean, as long as it tastes good, what else is important? Can we actually get a sense of place through flavor? My next guest seems to think so and is here to share this, and Australian culture through the flavor of beer. In his book “Tasting Beer”, Randy Mosher tells us, “Like any aspect of a consciously lived …
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GBM 133 - The Tradition of Scottish Craft Beer, with Catherine Maxwell Stuart of Traquair House
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Do you ever wonder what beer 100 years ago tasted like? What if you lived in an old Scottish castle and discovered a long-lost brewery on the premise? As far-fetched as this sounds, my next guest is here to share this experience and the blast from the past she produces for the rest of us. New beer is exciting. And, I’m a big proponent of constant i…
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GBM 132 - Fermentation, Craft Beer and France, with Hugo Picard
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The imaginary wine line separates beer regions from wine regions, and it goes right through the middle of France. Yet somehow we think of the French as wine lovers who sometimes drink beer. My next guest is here to set the record straight and share the French beer culture with the rest of the world. French Cuisine is world-renowned and sets the sta…
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GBM 131 - Beer Culture in Southeast Asia, with Chris Roberts of Heart of Darkness Brewery
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For years, I’ve heard about South East Asia as a place where one could live well for dollars a day, where the life people dream of is actually tangible. What began as an interrupted conversation about diving and life as an expatriate, took a turn into the heart of darkness to find craft beer in Southeast Asia. What do you think about when it comes …
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GBM 130 - A Taste of Brazil, with Beer Sommelier, Priscilla Colares
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Brazil is one of the largest countries in the world with cultural and environmental diversity to match. So why don’t we talk more about Brazilian Beer? My next guest is a Beer educator and she wants to change the way we think about Brazil within the world of beer. We can see Brazil’s influence on the world through movies, music, sports and more. It…
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EP046 | Belgian Beer Festivals
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We talk Belgian beer festivals with Stéfan Cauwenbergs (Billie's), Bart Vanneste (Bruges), and Jan Machiel van Bragt (Kerstbierfestival). The post EP046 | Belgian Beer Festivals appeared first on Belgian Smaak.Breandán Kearney által
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GBM 129 - The Value of Higher Beer Education, with Advanced Cicerone’s and Beer Scholar Team, Chris Cohen and Scott Fielder
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We recently finished off graduation season, and speakers at these ceremonies often talk about education as the doorway to better opportunities and experiences. Is this also true in beer? Does a higher beer education deliver on the promise of opportunity and experience? My next guests and I discuss this question and how we’re trying to answer it. If…
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GBM 128 - A New Experience With The Oldest Brewery, with Matthias Ebner of Weihenstephan
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To get the full Bavarian Beer experience, I find it helpful to go back a thousand years. Without a time machine, we’ll have to visit a brewery nearly as old. My next guest tells us the story of the incredible beer ecosystem that exists just north of Munich in the world’s oldest brewery. I think it’s fair to say that any brewery with a school and a …
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EP045 | The Lambic Roundtable
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The Lambic Roundtable was a panel discussion during the Toer de Geuze 2022, tailor-made for broadcasting in beer bars all over the world. The post EP045 | The Lambic Roundtable appeared first on Belgian Smaak.Breandán Kearney által
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GBM 127 - Crafting the Dutch Beer Culture, with Michiel Anema of All Kinds of Beers
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Once upon a time, American brewers traveled to Europe, rediscovered beer, and became inspired. They came home and started the craft beer revolution, disrupting the homogenous macro brew industry. Approximately 30 years later they returned the favor. My next guest tells his story of infusing American Craft into the Dutch beer culture. It never cease…
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GBM 126 - Crafting the “Pura Vida” Beer Experience, with Matthew Greenberg of Cerveceros Del Mar
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It’s a dream, to spend the day doing the activities you love with the people you love. Then, cap it all off with a great conversation, a meal, and a very good beer. My next guest tells the story of his pursuit of this dream and creating this experience for his guests. The joy of the Pura Vida, or the good life, is sometimes just out of reach. In ou…
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EP044 | Jerry Franck, Director of Lambic Documentary, “Bottle Conditioned”
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We sat down with Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Jerry Franck to find out about his Lambic documentary "Bottle Conditioned". The post EP044 | Jerry Franck, Director of Lambic Documentary, “Bottle Conditioned” appeared first on Belgian Smaak.Breandán Kearney által
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GBM 125 - Crafting Beer Culture in the Middle East, with Chad McGehee of Side Hustle Brews
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The middle of a desert may be the last place you’d find a brewery, but it's the best place to find a drink. Except, in this desert, there is a vast mix of cultures, affluence, and a complicated relationship with alcohol. My next guest has navigated through the challenges to create a brewery with a taste of the Middle East. If beer is a representati…
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GBM 124 - A Nation, a Brewery and a Lawsuit, with Nicky Yardley of Budvar/ Czechvar
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There’s an old quote that goes something like, “Tell me what you eat and drink, and I’ll tell you who you are.” This truly could be applied to any culture, but I think it especially applies to a culture so deeply rooted in their beer that the entire nation owns a brewery. My next guest tells an extra special story because it’s about a nation, their…
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GBM - 123 Preserving The Real Ale Experience with Deven and Avara Roberts of Porter Brewing
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Sure, I’d love to take a trip to Britain, find a pub and settle into an old wooden chair with a pint of real ale in my hand. But if you end up on the American West coast, specifically in Central Oregon, that same UK experience is waiting for you. My next guests are keeping up with traditional ale, and are here to remind us why it matters. I underst…
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GBM - 122 Defining a Beer Destination with Karen and Kent Killough of Vista Brewing
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Many of us are fortunate to have to choose between a number of breweries near our home. And, beer travel has not only become a thing, but planning destinations around access to beer is a normal criterion. But, with good beer becoming so ubiquitous, how do we find those out of the way and worth-staying-for-awhile experiences that stand out above the…
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EP043 | Roundtable Discussion — Everything Oud Bruin, Flanders Red, and Flemish Sours
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We sat down with Marc Coesens of Liefmans, Rudi Ghequire of Rodenbach, and Alex Lippens of 't Verzet to discuss Oud Bruin and Flemish Red. The post EP043 | Roundtable Discussion — Everything Oud Bruin, Flanders Red, and Flemish Sours appeared first on Belgian Smaak.Breandán Kearney által
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GBM 121 - The Athlete And The Beer, With John Walker of Athletic Brewing
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I’m going to level with you. I originally didn’t want to get into beer as a profession. I was an athlete and associated the beer business with excess and a growing belly. Not only was I wrong, but my next guest proves that athleticism and beer can go hand in hand. Between alcohol and abstinence lay nothing more than a foul-tasting stigma. At least,…
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GBM 120 - Spreading Good Vibes, with Scott Hansen of Island Brands
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I wish you and I could have been there, sailing the Straits of Florida toward Cuba, when the idea came to my next guest. An idea that serves a niche, solves a problem, and promotes better living. My next guest tells the origin story of the raddest fast-growing lifestyle beer brand today. Beer is like a tool. And there’s the right tool for every job…
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GBM 119 - For The People And The Beer of Ukraine with Certified Cicerone® and author, Lana Svitankova
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With the Good Beer Matters Podcast, I intended to keep the stories about beer and not about the news. Sometimes these two intersect. Sometimes there are news stories that are far bigger than beer. This time, however, it’s through the heartache of war, that we find the story of a people and their beer. For this episode, I need to step out of my usua…
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GBM 118 - The Beer Experience in India with Advanced Cicerone®, Anudeep Mutyala
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When we think about beer and beer culture, our thoughts naturally drift toward the classics and the current global beer hot spots. But, as we look to the future, this is all going to change. My next guest is one of these change-makers, and the first Advanced Cicerone in India. As we travel the world, or at least watch travel shows from our couch, w…
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EP042 | Rejecting Boundaries (The Story of Brouwerij De Dochter van de Korenaar)
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The story of Baarle, Ronald Mengerink, and De Dochter van de Korenaar is one of defying categorisation and rejecting boundaries set for you. The post EP042 | Rejecting Boundaries (The Story of Brouwerij De Dochter van de Korenaar) appeared first on Belgian Smaak.Breandán Kearney által
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GBM 117 - A View Of The World… Of Beer, with Emma McClarkin of the Worldwide Brewing Alliance
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My next guest is a member of the Order of the British Empire and chair of the Worldwide Brewing Alliance. So, she’s sort of the queen of the beer world. And she’s here to kick off Good Beer Matters’ worldwide tour and share some perspective from the top of the Beer Empire. Show Links Worldwide Brewing Alliance British Beer & Pub Association Subscri…
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GBM 116 - Drinking Beer And Doing Good, with Ex Novo Brewing Founder, Joel Gregory
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This weekend most of us will enjoy a beer, maybe some good food, and relax into a conversation. But we can do better than that. We can drink beer and do some good. My next guest is here to show us how, as we continue with the Good Beer Matters, Beer with Benefits Series. Show Links About Ex Novo Brewing OR Public House Creature Comforts Brewery The…
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EP041 | What’s in a Name? (The Story of OMER Traditional Blond)
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How does OMER Traditional Blond from Brouwerij Omer Vander Ghinste communicate the story of generational transition in Belgian family brewing? The post EP041 | What’s in a Name? (The Story of OMER Traditional Blond) appeared first on Belgian Smaak.Breandán Kearney által
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