Brewing a 2.5 barrel amber ale and talking about how it all came together. We also discuss our background and growth as homebrewers. As we say, it takes a lot of good beer to make great beer. Cheers!Av A Nice Place To Brew

A discussion about the Pabst Blue Ribbon "award" from the beer "competition" at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Also tonight we got to sample a new commercial beer produced by Pauly. Cheers everyone, enjoy.Av A Nice Place To Brew

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Breweries Reviewed:-Service Brewing: Savannah, GA-Hardywood Park Craft Brewery - Richmond, VA-Against The Grain Brewery and Smokehouse - Louisville, KY-Far Gohn Brewing Company - Culpeper, VA-The Friendly Fermentor Harrisonburg, VA-Alulu Brewery and Pub - Chicago, ILAv A Nice Place To Brew

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A mix of brewday stories, and ends with a trivia question about metal bands and craft beer.Follow us on Instagram @aniceplacetobrew and on Facebook @niceplacetobrew. Cheers.Av A Nice Place To Brew

A discussion about things the 2 hosts want to experiment with in homebrewing.Breweries discussed:Grainsmith Brewing - Location UnknownAv A Nice Place To Brew

A discussion about the best parts of homebrewingBreweries mentioned:Mad Hatchet Brewing Company - Shorewood, ILHop Butcher For the World - Darien, ILAv A Nice Place To Brew

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Breweries Discussed:-Right Brain Brewers - Traverse City, MO-Will County Brewing Company - Shorewood, IL-Hubbard Cave - Niles, ILRecipe Wizard: American Pale AleBJCP Category 18BTips from the Semi-Pro's: Record KeepingAv A Nice Place To Brew

Other Brews Reviewed:-Revolution Brewing – Chicago, IL-Pollyanna Brewing Company – Lemont, IL-Smartmouth Brewing Company – Norfolk, VARecipe Wizard: German Pils - BJCP Category 5DTips from the Semi-Pros: Fermentation Vessels-Discussion of the Catalyst Fermentation SystemAv A Nice Place To Brew

Other Brews Reviewed:-Maplewood Brewing Company - Chicago, IL-Oskar Blues Brewery - Longmont, CO-New Belgium Brewing Company - Fort Collins, CO-New Holland Brewing Company - Holland, MIRecipe Wizard: American Barleywine - Category 22CTips from the Semi-Pros: Cleaning and SanitationAv A Nice Place To Brew

A discussion on Brut IPA while drinking Hopsecco, a Brut IPA made by Hailstorm Brewing Co.Breweries Discussed:-Hailstorm Brewing Co - Tinley Park, IL-Great Raft Brewing - Shreveport, LA-Monday Night Brewing - Atlanta, GA-Founders Brewing - Grand Rapids, MI-3 Floyds Brewing - Munster, INAv A Nice Place To Brew

Other Brews Reviewed:-Bourbon County - Goose Island Beer Company-Ginger Bread Stout - Hardywood Park Craft Brewery-Golden Pilsner - Yuengling Brewery-John Henry's Hammer -Highmark BreweryRecipe Wizard - Imperial StoutBJCP Category 20CTips From the Semi-Pros - How to make a Yeast StarterAv A Nice Place To Brew

Other Brews Reviewed:-Skeleton Key Brewing-Pollyanna Brewing Company-Killarney Brewing Company (Ireland)Recipe Wizard-Marzen : BJCP Category 6ATips from the Semi-Pros:-Making an Equipment Profile in BeerSmithAv A Nice Place To Brew

Jason and special guest Rich give an intro to winemaking, and also talk about a recent trip to Mitchell Vineyards in Wisconsin to pick grapes for 2 wine batches.Av A Nice Place To Brew

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Other Brews Reviewed:-New Holland Brewing-Metal Monkey Brewing-Saugatuck Brewing -Fullstream Brewery-Bells BreweryRecipe Wizard: A discussion about Kolsch beersTips from the Semi-Pros: a discussion about beer competitions, judging, and the BJCP certification processAv A Nice Place To Brew

Visiting the studio during a recent business trip, A Nice Place to Brew co-founder George sits down for a conversation about recent projects and Virginia breweriesAv A Nice Place To Brew

We talk with Metal Monkey Brewing as their 2 Year Anniversary event approaches. Event details are shown here:Metal Monkey Brewing 2nd Year AnniversarySaturday, January 27th 12pm-11pm515 Anderson Drive, Suite #900Romeoville, IL 60446Facebook @metalmonkeybrewingInstagram and Twitter @metalmonkeybrewAv A Nice Place To Brew

Segment #1: Other Brews Reviewed-Casper by James Page Brewing-Soundgrowler - Tinley Park, IL-Backwood Bastard by Founders Brewing Co-Black Butte 26th Birthday Reserve by Deschutes Brewing CoSegment #2: Recipe WizardStyle: English PorterBJCP category 13CSegment #3: Tips from the Semi-Pros-Brewing Safety in the Winter-Temperature Control in the Winte…

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3 recipes and brewdays discussed:-Pumpkin Pie flavored amber ale-Smoked Porter-Vanilla flavored imperial sweet stoutAv A Nice Place To Brew

We explore 5 different breweries in Richmond, VA-7 Hills Brewery and Restaurant-Triple Crossing Brewery-Three Notch'd Brewery-The Veil Brewery-Hardywood BreweryAv A Nice Place To Brew

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Details of our recent project making a Pomegranate flavored Hefeweizen ale. Plus a lesson on yeast and special discussion about the availability of dark beers in Other Brews Reviewed.....Cheers!Av A Nice Place To Brew

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Brew Up Some Memories - A family friendly event dedicated to raising awareness of Alzheimer's disease and advocating for a cure. Come join us on June 25th for a day of homebrew demonstrations, great craft beer from Metal Monkey Brewing, raffles, and much more. Also, food available throughout the day from Alfredo's Taqueria.June 25th, 2016Metal Monk…

In a special edition of our first segment, we taste for the first time 2 of our beers brewed one year earlier and describe what elements appear to have changed.We also talk about our recent 2 brews, which are a Scotch Ale and a Sweet Stout.The episode concludes with an in depth conversation about hops: what forms they take and what function they se…

In this Episode, after Other Brews Reviewed, we go into long form discussion about the beginnings of our homebrewing hobby, and some things to expect during one's first brew days.Av A Nice Place To Brew

In this post-Thanksgiving episode, we talk about our experiment in using our home-brewed brown ale as a turkey brine. The recipe comes from the November 2015 issue of BYO Magazine.https://byo.com/stories/issue/item/3300-brine-a-turkey-with-homebrewAv A Nice Place To Brew

In this studio episode, we talk about 2 recently brewed beers: a smoked porter and a brown ale. In segment 3, we discuss books and other avenues to gain more knowledge on homebrewing.Av A Nice Place To Brew

In this episode, we visit Pollyanna Brewing Company in Lemont, IL and talk with Ed Malnar, their co-founder and VP of Operations.Av A Nice Place To Brew

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