
The Brew Is Out There!
Route 66 – America’s Mother Road – turns 100 this year! To celebrate Garage Band Brewing (Plainfield, IL) and Wild Parrot Brewing (Pasadena, CA) teamed up and brewed an American classic beer.
Listeners may already know the recipe!
Links
Garage Band Brewing: https://www.garagebandbrewing.com/
Wild Parrot Brewing: https://www.wildparrotbrewing.com/
Brew Files Episode 2 – The Crushable Cream Ale – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/2017/01/25/brew-files-episode-2-the-crushable-cream-ale/
I Dream of Jennie Cream Ale: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/2017/01/24/i-dream-of-jenny/
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May 29
20 min

Time for part 2 of the Denny and Bob travelogue as they leave Bruges and head to Wallonia for more adventures!
Episode Links:
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
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Mar 20
59 min

Hey where did you go? Here, there and everywhere – particularly Belgium! We’re catching you up with what’s been going on with life and the podcast before we sit down with Bob Sylvester to take the mega awesome epic trip to Belgium! What did they learn that can bust myths and better your brewing?
Episode Links:
La Trappe: https://uk.latrappetrappist.com/
Westmalle: https://www.trappistwestmalle.be/en/
De Ranke: https://www.deranke.be/en/home
Cazeau: https://brasseriedecazeau.be/en/
Van Steenberge: https://www.vansteenberge.com/
Bourgogne de Flandres: https://www.bourgognedesflandres.be/en
Bernardus: https://www.sintbernardus.be/
Thiriez: https://www.brasseriethiriez.com/
Rodenbach: https://be.rodenbach.be/be/en.html
De Dolle: https://www.oerbier.be/en/
De Halve Maan: https://www.halvemaan.be/en
Val Dieu: https://www.abbaye-du-val-dieu.be/en/
Fantome: https://www.fantome.be/
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
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Nov 15, 2025

The Brew Is Out There!
On this week's episode of the Brew Files, we sit down in the pre-GABF mayhem to talk Pro-Am Competitions with Oleg Shpyrko, winner of the 2017 Romancing the Beer Competition, and Shaun Smith of Camarillo's Institution Ale Company about why Pro-Am's are a thing and what it takes to transform a potent homebrew (a 9.3% abv Imperial Stout with Cocoa, Peppers and Vanilla) into a commercial brew.
Links
Festivus Feats of Strength Recipe: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/festivus-feats-strength
T'Oaked's Romancing the Beer Competition: http://romancingthebeer.com/
Institution Ales: http://www.institutionales.com/
This episode is brought to you by:
Brewers Publications
Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles)
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Jun 2, 2025

The hot new brewing grain is actually thousands of years old. Fonio, a staple hardy crop from West Africa is now available for brewing purposes where it can yield interesting results including grain derived tropical fruit flavors. Ashton Lewis walks us through what to expect and how to use it!
Episode Links:
How To Brew Online Relaunches: http://howtobrew.com/
Beervana’s Coronavirus Diaries Revisited: https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2025/3/21/coronavirus-diaries-at-five-gigantic
Fonio BSG Site: https://rahrbsg.com/fonio-50-lb/
Fonio Gold Recipe: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/2025/04/14/fonio-gold/
Nebula Award Nominee “The Witch Trap”: https://www.jenniferhudakwrites.com/no-title/
Grand Designs “The Streets”
World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:02:13 Announcements
00:09:00 The Pub
00:21:01 The Brewery
00:27:30 The Lounge – Ashton Lewis – Fonio
01:05:16 Quick Tip and Something Other
This episode is brought to you by:
Jaded Brewing
Wyeast Labs
YCH Hops
Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science!
In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you’d like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]!
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Apr 14, 2025

The Brew Is Out There!
On this week's episode of the Brew Files, we sit down in the pre-GABF mayhem to talk Pro-Am Competitions with Oleg Shpyrko, winner of the 2017 Romancing the Beer Competition, and Shaun Smith of Camarillo's Institution Ale Company about why Pro-Am's are a thing and what it takes to transform a potent homebrew (a 9.3% abv Imperial Stout with Cocoa, Peppers and Vanilla) into a commercial brew.
Links
Festivus Feats of Strength Recipe: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/festivus-feats-strength
T'Oaked's Romancing the Beer Competition: http://romancingthebeer.com/
Institution Ales: http://www.institutionales.com/
This episode is brought to you by:
Brewers Publications
Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles)
Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it - talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing).
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Apr 1, 2025

Southern California Homebrewers Festival is right around the corner and Drew sits down with Andy Carter to discuss the Fest and this year’s Bragging Rights Only Competition. In the brewery, Drew gets a bit abstract with a class about Abstrax hop extracts.
Episode Links:
Ask The AHA Board Anything! – March 18th – 5PM PT – https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/zymurgy-live/town-hall-what-an-independent-aha-means-for-you/
Abstrax Hops – https://abstraxhops.com/
California Homebrewers Association – https://www.calhomebrewers.org/
Volunteer for the Fest – https://www.calhomebrewers.org/volunteer/
World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:02:14 Announcements
00:05:36 The Pub
00:23:46 The Brewery
00:40:17 The Lounge – Andy Carter – “What’s Local Mean?”
01:10:21 Quick Tip and Something Other
This episode is brought to you by:
Jaded Brewing
Wyeast Labs
YCH Hops
Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science!
In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you’d like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]!
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Mar 17, 2025

The Brew Is Out There!
On this week's episode of the Brew Files, we sit down in the pre-GABF mayhem to talk Pro-Am Competitions with Oleg Shpyrko, winner of the 2017 Romancing the Beer Competition, and Shaun Smith of Camarillo's Institution Ale Company about why Pro-Am's are a thing and what it takes to transform a potent homebrew (a 9.3% abv Imperial Stout with Cocoa, Peppers and Vanilla) into a commercial brew.
Links
Festivus Feats of Strength Recipe: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/festivus-feats-strength
T'Oaked's Romancing the Beer Competition: http://romancingthebeer.com/
Institution Ales: http://www.institutionales.com/
This episode is brought to you by:
Brewers Publications
Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles)
Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it - talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing).
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Feb 15, 2025

Drew sits down in this episode with Brett Knapp of Common Space Brewery to talk their fundraising project – “We LA”. We’ve included a homebrew recipe for you to use. Denny and Drew also talk through the recent AHA Independence news. What do you want to happen with the AHA? Let us know!
Episode Links:
Escarpment Labs Yeast Costs: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2642184862736164/permalink/4006885109599459/
Joey Redner (Cigar City) donates to USF for Brewing education: https://giving.usf.edu/impact/joey-and-jennifer-redner-give-22m-support-campus-stadium-brewing-arts-program
Common Space: https://www.commonspace.la/
We Love LA Beer Project: https://www.welovelabeer.com/
The Homebrew Recipe: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/2025/02/14/we-%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f-la-homebrew-version/
United Way Wildfire Response Fund: https://unitedwayla.org/wildfire-response-resources/
World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:02:31 Announcements & Feedback
00:06:56 The Pub
00:38:04 The Brewery
00:43:25 The Lounge – Brett Knapp – We Love LA
01:07:37 Quick Tip and Something Other
This episode is brought to you by:
Jaded Brewing
Wyeast Labs
YCH Hops
Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science!
In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you’d like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]!
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Feb 14, 2025

The Brew Is Out There!
On this week's episode of the Brew Files, we sit down in the pre-GABF mayhem to talk Pro-Am Competitions with Oleg Shpyrko, winner of the 2017 Romancing the Beer Competition, and Shaun Smith of Camarillo's Institution Ale Company about why Pro-Am's are a thing and what it takes to transform a potent homebrew (a 9.3% abv Imperial Stout with Cocoa, Peppers and Vanilla) into a commercial brew.
Links
Festivus Feats of Strength Recipe: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/festivus-feats-strength
T'Oaked's Romancing the Beer Competition: http://romancingthebeer.com/
Institution Ales: http://www.institutionales.com/
This episode is brought to you by:
Brewers Publications
Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles)
Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it - talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing).
Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d...
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Feb 8, 2025
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