Beer History Podcast

Great idea ! Sounds really cool.
Maybe also a topic on east-European (Grodziskie, Kvass,...) and North European beer styles (Kveik,...)...?
Keep us updated !

 

Please cover the story of Pliny the younger being cast out of the Pliny home for brewing the first milkshake IPA...I keed... I keed...

What's the name of the show?

 

The above combination could work, but could also be a conflict. What sources do you plan on using?

 

The Porter and IPA ones should be fun.

 

First impression thoughts:
- My general impression is that many of the subjects seem too big/broad to cover in 30 minute fun conversation with facts/research. Consider breaking up some bigger topics like "Lagers" in particular into smaller subjects. (But, I've never done podcast before, so what do I know? I do listen to many though).
- "the porter" episode should mention the porter vs. stout details/misconceptions/debates, which do involve history. (Search these forums for some epic old threads/debates on the subject if you need ideas for discussion points)
- An episode on beer yeasts and yeast strains of specific beer styles maybe? Yeasts are an overlooked subject by many.
- 30 minutes is a good length to aim for podcasts to get into some detail, without being so long that people lose attention or take long pauses.
- But, 10-minute shorts diving into very specific subjects can be really fun too, and I think beer history has many interesting and obscure little topics that would work well for that format (For good examples of the quick 10-minute format check out this history podcast called The Memory Palace, or Planet Money's The Indicator).

 

Episode on "The great debate: Porter vs. Stout (is there difference)?"

Then discuss some of the more popular or highly rated of each style from US craft and the world at large and see what nuances may be different.

 

Be considerate to your listeners: Get a good mic and pay attention to your levels.

It’s really annoying when the levels of the intro and outro are way higher than the talking.

 

A semi-modern history of the term "craft beer" and how the definition has changed over the years sounds pretty fun too, plus all the chances in the world to shit on Boston Beer Co

 

Beee nice Ron. Maybe he'll be using info gleaned from your web site or books?

 

I'm always nice, nowadays.

 

My apologies here Ron but I just gotta say: "bollocks"!

Cheers!

 

I like that book, not sure how Ron feels about it*, but here's a good source for information with solid research: http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/

Just so happens to be patto1ro's own BLOG.

*Here's a segment in his BLOG from 2007.

 

Perhaps everybody has a 'favorite' here but IMO the book that best covers the history of IPA is the book written by Mitch Steele: IPA: Brewing Techniques, Recipes and Evolution of India Pale Ale.

In the Acknowledgements section a number of folks are listed including Martyn Cornell and our own esteemed Ron Pattinson (and a long list of others).

Mitch performed a metric shit ton of research for writing this book.

Cheers!

P.S. There seems to be lots of interest in the origins of the IPA beer style and contemporary IPAs but I would encourage you to become knowledgeable about the US history of brewing IPAs (e.g., American brewed IPAs of the 1800s).

 

Careful now... Mitch Steele is around too, but he mostly keeps to himself.

 

Ah, getting your adrenaline flowing is a good motivator to do some thorough research!

Cheers!

 

Look out Ron @patto1ro, we've got a true fanboy on our hands!

Now, how do we let him know that your curmudgeonly persona is just an internet act?

Seriously Mr. 3D, I'm looking forward to your input and hope BA can be a good source of info for you.