The PorchCast
The PorchCast Ep. 117 | What Goes into Planning the Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival
May 14, 2025 | Tristan Chan
In episode 117 of the PorchCast, we had the opportunity to speak with Sophia Crouzet, Marketing Director and Micaela Yeo, the Club & Specialty Brands Manager for Firestone Walker Brewing to take us behind the scenes for an inside look into what it takes to plan one of the most iconic beer festivals in the country in the Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival.
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The PorchCast Ep. 116 | Fiction Beer Co.
April 16, 2025 | Tristan Chan
In episode 116 of the PorchCast, Tristan, Bryant, and Korey spoke with Ted Menendez and Elise Sjostedt, two of the seven new owners of Fiction Beer Co who helped revive the brewery after its announced closure in December.
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The PorchCast Ep. 115 | Bart Watson – President & CEO of the Brewers Association
January 16, 2025 | Tristan Chan
In episode 115 of The PorchCast, the full PorchCast squad reassembled for a special interview with Bart Watson, the newly appointed President & CEO of the Brewers Association (BA).
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The PorchCast Ep. 114 | Brian Terra & Kevin Barnes of Andiamo Brew
December 5, 2024 | Tristan Chan
In episode 114 of The PorchCast, Tristan was joined by Brian Terra & Kevin Barnes, co-founders of Andiamo Brew, a brand new, contract brewing-only brewery (for now), which recently launched in Denver.
We first came across Andiamo during GABF and were blown away by their 3% Italian Pilsner Piccolo, and had the chance to speak to the two cousins behind the mysterious Italian-inspired brewery that just sprang up in our backyard.
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The PorchCast Ep. 113 | Alyssa Hoberer – Full Frame Beer
December 3, 2024 | Tristan Chan
In episode 113 of The PorchCast, Tristan was joined by Alyssa Hoberer, former head brewer of Jagged Mountain Brewing and co-founder of Full Frame Beer.
We spoke about the exciting new developments around Full Frame finally securing a brewery location with the news that they’ll be taking over the former Jagged Mountain building.
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The PorchCast Ep. 112 | Eric Wallace – Left Hand Brewing
August 27, 2024 | Tristan Chan
In episode 112 of The PorchCast, Tristan was joined by Eric Wallace, founder and president of Colorado’s Left Hand Brewing to talk about their recently launched WeFunder campaign, which aims to give beer fans an opportunity to own a share of the pioneer brewery.
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The PorchCast Ep. 110 | Lady Justice Brewing
April 10, 2024 | Tristan Chan
In episode 110 of The PorchCast, the whole gang got back together to chat with Betsy Lay and Alison Wisneski, co-owners of Lady Justice Brewing.
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The PorchCast Ep. 109 | Metro State Brewery Operations Program
November 28, 2023 | Tristan Chan
In episode 109 of The PorchCast, Korey and Tristan were joined by Katherine Strain, Lab Manager and Lecturer for Brewery Operations in the School of Hospitality at Metro State, along with Bernardo Alatorre, Director of the Brewery Operations Program at Metro State to talk about the incredible Brewery Operations Program along with the newly opened Charlie Papazian Brewing Education Lab.
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The PorchCast Ep. 108 | Primitive Beer + Cohesion + GABF Preview
September 21, 2023 | Tristan Chan
Happy kickoff to GABF! Last night, we recorded a very special PorchCast with our friends, Brandon & Lisa Boldt, co-founders of Primitive Beer in Longmont, as well as Eric and … Read More
The PorchCast Ep. 107 | Jill Preston – Left Hand Brewing’s 30th Anniversary
September 15, 2023 | Tristan Chan
In episode 107 of The PorchCast, Tristan and Korey were joined by Jill Preston, Director of Marketing for Left Hand Brewing at Left Hand’s newest location in Denver’s River North Art District right next to Mission Ballroom to recap what a monstrous past two years it’s been for the pioneer Colorado brewery.
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The PorchCast Ep. 106 | Rich Fierro – Atrevida Beer Company
June 26, 2023 | Tristan Chan
In episode 105 of The PorchCast, Tristan and Bryant spoke with Rich Fierro, co-founder of Atrevida Beer Company about the origin story of he and his wife/head brewer, Jessica Fierro launched Atrevida.
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The PorchCast Ep. 105 | Ren Navarro – Beer Diversity
June 7, 2023 | Tristan Chan
In episode 105 of The PorchCast, Tristan caught up with Ren Navarro, founder of Beer Diversity to discuss her frustrations stemming from this year’s Craft Brewers Conference in Nashville.
During this discussion, we examined the positive steps taken by the Brewers Association toward boosting diversity and inclusion in craft beer, while also exploring the shortcomings that stemmed from hosting the conference in a state that has repeatedly passed anti-inclusive laws.
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The PorchCast Ep 104 | Sam Tierney & Brad Miles: Firestone Walker Innovation Team
April 18, 2023 | Tristan Chan
In episode 104 of The PorchCast, our team had the chance to sit down with Sam Tierney, Propogator Brewery Manager, and Brad Miles, Innovations Manager for Firestone Walker Brewing. This dynamic duo heads up research and development for Firestone Walker and the two been essential in the creation of iconic brands like Mind Haze, Hopnosis, and the recently released Double Hopnosis West Coast Imperial IPA featuring Cryo Hops just to name a few.
We had the opportunity to catch up with Miles and Tierney to find out a bit more about how R&D works at Firestone Walker, how their small-batch collaborations come about, and what other exciting products they’ve been working on as well as so much more.
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The PorchCast Ep 102 | Terence Sullivan – Sierra Nevada Brewing
February 23, 2023 | Tristan Chan
In episode 102 of the PorchCast, we were joined by Terence Sullivan, Produce Manager for Sierra Nevada Brewing to share the story behind their iconic Celebration Fresh Hop IPA. Terence pulled back the curtain behind brewery’s extensive hop selection and hop harvest process needed for produce such large volumes of the widely popular seasonal IPA.
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The PorchCast Ep 101 | Kelly McKnight – New Belgium Brewing
January 23, 2023 | Tristan Chan
In episode 101 of The PorchCast, we were joined by Kelly McKnight, lead R&D brewer for New Belgium Brewing to discuss all things innovation at New Belgium. In addition to hearing about her extensive brewing background, we were captivated by the fact that McKnight was a sponsored skateboarder & skier in a previous life and also studied chemistry at Harvard.
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The PorchCast Ep 100 | Jesse Bussard – Craft Maltsters Guild
December 22, 2022 | Tristan Chan
In episode 100 of the PorchCast, we were joined by Jesse Bussard, Executive Director of the Craft Maltster’s Guild to talk about the explosive craft malt movement happening across the United States.
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The PorchCast Ep 99 | Jake Schinker – Eagle Park Brewing
December 22, 2022 | Tristan Chan
In episode 99 of the PorchCast, we were joined by Jake Schinker of Eagle Park Brewing
& Distilling to chat about the Milwaukee brewery’s explosive growth. In addition to their recent acquisition of MKE Brewing, a pioneer of the Milwaukee craft beer scene, they’ve also expanded their operations into distilling.
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The PorchCast Ep 96 | Eric Ponce – Firestone Walker
December 20, 2022 | Tristan Chan
In episode 96 of the PorchCast we were joined by Firestone Walker Brewing Barrel Program Manager, Eric Ponce. Eric has been a long-time friend of PorchDrinking dating back to his time managing the barrel program at Goose Island.
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The PorchCast Ep 98 | Chris Black & Henry Schwartz – GABF Recap
October 12, 2022 | Tristan Chan
In episode 98 of the PorchCast, we were joined by Chris Black former co-founder of Falling Rock Tap House, and Henry Schwartz, co-founder of MobCraft & Denver’s MobCraft Dee Tacko … Read More
The PorchCast Ep 97 | David Bergen – Joyride Brewing
September 20, 2022 | Tristan Chan
In episode 97 of the PorchCast we were joined by David Bergen, co-founder of Joyride Brewing to preview their upcoming Fresh Hop Festival taking place this weekend. We also took … Read More
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