Good Brews

For this week's "Good Brews", host Adam Boyd covers the process of brewing a kettle soured beer, and a little of the science behind using bacteria to make a tart, delicious ale. Plus he covers one of his own award winning kettle-soured recipes, along with a "Brew Tech" segment about edible, biodegradable beer packaging and some "Brew News". More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews[Theme Music: “TRAVEL LIGHT” by Jason Shaw (http://www.audionautix.com) // Style Profile Music: www.bensound.com] Play the episode:  Your browser does not support this audio  

On this week's episode of "Good Brews", host Adam Boyd is joined by return guests Isaac Jensen and Isaac Joslin for an "IPA Roundtable". The three beer geeks select their three favorite IPAs and discuss what makes each beer their favorite, while also discussing the overall style. More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews[Theme Music: “TRAVEL LIGHT” by Jason Shaw (http://www.audionautix.com) // Style Profile Music: www.bensound.com] Play the episode:  Your browser does not support this audio  

On this episode of "Good Brews" host Adam Boyd covers some new and notable beers, Brews News, and takes a look at the Cascade hop variety in a special Hop Edition of the Style Profile Segment. Boyd also discusses a new home-brew gadget that is in development from Sierra Moonshine Homebrew Supply. More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews[Theme Music: “TRAVEL LIGHT” by Jason Shaw (http://www.audionautix.com) // Style Profile Music: www.bensound.com] Play the episode:  Your browser does not support this audio  

Host Adam Boyd travels north to Chewelah, WA to visit Quartzite Brewing Company on this week's episode of "Good Brews". Quartzite owners/brewers Jake Wilson and Patrick Sawyer chat with Boyd about starting up their brewery, the beers they brew, and about the unique challenges and rewards that come with opening the first craft brewery in the small town of Chewelah. More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews[Theme Music: “TRAVEL LIGHT” by Jason Shaw (http://www.audionautix.com) // Style Profile Music: www.bensound.com] Play the episode:  Your browser does not support this audio  

This week on "Good Brews", the team behind the soon-to-be-open Incubator Brewery and The Steel Barrel Taproom returns to discuss the developments that have happened with their project since their last appearance on the show. New to the team is Chef Chad White, who will be bringing his expertise in Mexican cuisine to a ceviche bar, Zona Blanca, which will be housed within The Steel Barrel. Together the group discusses the brewery, food and beer culture, and their current crowd-funding campaign. More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews[Theme Music: “TRAVEL LIGHT” by Jason Shaw (http://www.audionautix.com) // Style Profile Music: www.bensound.com] Play the episode:  Your browser does not support this audio  

Host Adam Boyd does some more "Spring Cleaning" on this week's episode by diving into some other neglected rotating segments, including Brewing Science and and Brew Tech. Boyd takes a scientific and practical look at the process of dry-hopping and what it does to the smell and flavor of beer and also covers a recent story about how technology developed for use on Mars might be able to help carbonate beer on Earth. More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews[Theme Music: “TRAVEL LIGHT” by Jason Shaw (http://www.audionautix.com) // Style Profile Music: www.bensound.com] Play the episode:  Your browser does not support this audio  

On this week's episode of "Good Brews", host Adam Boyd attends the Inland Brewers Unite Homebrew competition: Light in the Dark. With over 20 homebrewers competing, the Light in the Dark event was a competition centered on session beers. Adam interviews several homebrewers at the event about their beer entries and their strategies for tasting and judging the beers in the competition. More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews[Theme Music: “TRAVEL LIGHT” by Jason Shaw (http://www.audionautix.com) // Style Profile Music: www.bensound.com] Play the episode:  Your browser does not support this audio  

For this week on "Good Brews", host Adam Boyd does some "Spring Cleaning" by covering some of the show's rotating segments that have been gathering dust over the last several weeks. Specifically he covers the history of the German Weissbier in the "History of Beer" segment, and then looks closer at the german wheat beer styles in the "Style Profile" segment, along with talking New & Notables, Brews News, and the Beer of the Week. More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews[Theme Music: “TRAVEL LIGHT” by Jason Shaw (http://www.audionautix.com) // Style Profile Music: www.bensound.com] Play the episode:  Your browser does not support this audio  

This week on "Good Brews", host Adam Boyd sits down with Emily Schwartz of River City Brewing and Aimee Brayman of Downdraft Brewing Co. to talk all about the newest edition of the Inland NW Ale Trail map! Plus, the group discusses the Inland Northwest Craft Brewers Guild and the possibility of the guild members wearing capes! More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews[Theme Music: “TRAVEL LIGHT” by Jason Shaw (http://www.audionautix.com) // Style Profile Music: www.bensound.com] Play the episode:  Your browser does not support this audio  

This week on “Good Brews”, host Adam Boyd is joined by two leaders from the Spokane-based Inland Brewers Unite Homebrew Club: Aaron Fernald, (Club President) and TJ Wallin (Club Vice President). The group discusses the hobby of home brewing, the benefits of joining a home-brew club, and a few of the upcoming IBU home-brew events and competitions coming up in the near future. More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews[Theme Music: “TRAVEL LIGHT” by Jason Shaw (http://www.audionautix.com) // Style Profile Music: www.bensound.com] Play the episode:  Your browser does not support this audio  

This week host Adam Boyd re-caps the 2016 Pacific Northwest Homebrewers Conference with interviews with Alex Brehm from the Oregon Brew Crew Homebrew Club; Jack Harris, co-founder of Fort George Brewery; Gary Glass, the Director of the American Homebrewers Association; and Annie Johnson, national award-winning homebrewer and Brewmaster at PicoBrew. In other words, it's a beer all-star line up on this week's episode. More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews[Theme Music: “TRAVEL LIGHT” by Jason Shaw (http://www.audionautix.com) // Style Profile Music: www.bensound.com] Play the episode:  Your browser does not support this audio  

On this episode of "Good Brews", host Adam Boyd broadcasts live from the KYRS studio during the station's annual On-Air Spring Fund Drive. Joining Boyd in the studio is Iron Goat Brewing Trivia Host Isaac Jensen, Co-Owner of The Malted Mutt Dog Treat Company Peter Franz, and Past-Owner of Brews on Washington and Trivia Master Brett Anderson. The group plays a round of challenging beer related trivia while raising money for KYRS. More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews[Theme Music: “TRAVEL LIGHT” by Jason Shaw (http://www.audionautix.com) // Style Profile Music: www.bensound.com] Play the episode:  Your browser does not support this audio  

The team from Slate Creek Brewing Company out of Coeur d'Alene, ID joins host Adam Boyd on this week's episode of "Good Brews". Founders Jason and Ryan Wing sit down for an interview along with their head brewer Matt Spann. They chat all about how the Slate Creek brewery started along with how it has grown in the three years it has been open. And of course, Slate Creek's beers are also covered. More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews[Theme Music: “TRAVEL LIGHT” by Jason Shaw (http://www.audionautix.com) // Style Profile Music: www.bensound.com] Play the episode:  Your browser does not support this audio  

For this week's episode of "Good Brews", host Adam Boyd jumps into a few of the show's rotating segments. The history of the Pale Ale style is explored in "The History of Beer Segment" and a closer look is taken with the American Pale Ale in "Style Profile". And in the "Brew Tech" segment, a new innovation from the University of Pennsylvania that could speed up beer fermentation is discussed. More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews[Theme Music: “TRAVEL LIGHT” by Jason Shaw (http://www.audionautix.com) // Style Profile Music: www.bensound.com] Play the episode:  Your browser does not support this audio  

This week on "Good Brews" host Adam Boyd chats with Jill Marilley, the chair of the Pacific Northwest Homebrewers Conference. Jill and Adam discuss the PNWHC and all the events and educational beer seminars that will be offered at the event, as well as talking about all of the professional breweries involved in the home-brew conference. For information about the PNW Homebrewers Conference, check out www.pnwhc.com. More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews[Theme Music: “TRAVEL LIGHT” by Jason Shaw (http://www.audionautix.com) // Style Profile Music: www.bensound.com] Play the episode:  Your browser does not support this audio  

On this week's show, host Adam Boyd talks with Owner Tom Handy and Sales Representative Kyle Yeigh from Paradise Creek Brewery. The group chats about the Paradise Creek Brewery, their beer, and also a little about their past collaboration with Iron Goat Brewing Co.: "The Tower of Sour". More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews[Theme Music: “TRAVEL LIGHT” by Jason Shaw (http://www.audionautix.com) // Style Profile Music: www.bensound.com] Play the episode:  Your browser does not support this audio  

For this week's episode of "Good Brews", host Adam Boyd sits down with Ben Simons of Nectar Wine & Beer located in Kendall Yards in Spokane, WA. Ben manages the beer side of things at Nectar and so Adam and Ben chat about Nectar and the aspects of the job managing a taproom and selecting the beers he serves. More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews[Theme Music: “TRAVEL LIGHT” by Jason Shaw (http://www.audionautix.com) // Style Profile Music: www.bensound.com] Play the episode:  Your browser does not support this audio  

On this week's episode of "Good Brews", the cast and crew of Transolar Galactica, the Spokane-based sci-fi comedy web series, join host Adam Boyd in the studio. Adam Harum, Clancy Bundy, and Isaac Joslin talk with Adam Boyd about their most recent film projects about breweries, the "Year of the Goat" beer series from Iron Goat Brewing, and the group shares a few beers and discusses them as a group in the studio. More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews[Theme Music: “TRAVEL LIGHT” by Jason Shaw (http://www.audionautix.com) // Style Profile Music: www.bensound.com] Play the episode:  Your browser does not support this audio  

For "Good Brews" this week, host Adam Boyd covers numerous beer topics in the rotating segments Style Profile, Brewing Science and Brew Tech. From malty German lagers to a glass specifically designed for Saisons, it's all covered in this week's episode of "Good Brews". More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews[Theme Music: “TRAVEL LIGHT” by Jason Shaw (http://www.audionautix.com) // Style Profile Music: www.bensound.com] Play the episode:  Your browser does not support this audio  

On this week's episode of "Good Brews", host Adam Boyd is joined by the brewing team from the Steam Plant Brewing Co.: Head Brewer Ben Quick and Assistant Brewer Kevin Green. They discuss the history of Steam Plant Brewing Co. and the building it resides in, the beer brewed within the brewery, and the craft beer scene in the Spokane area. More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews[Theme Music: “TRAVEL LIGHT” by Jason Shaw (http://www.audionautix.com) // Style Profile Music: www.bensound.com] Play the episode:  Your browser does not support this audio