Binny's Blog

It’s that time again…time for the Barrel to Bottle crew and producer Jim to take a break from podcasting. Luckily, we’ve been compiling clips from episodes that ran too long, segments that felt out-of-place and montages galore!

Old Ales and Barleywines are massive beers, so they deserved a massive, double-sized podcast episode. In this two-parter, explore the original "BIG" craft beer styles.

Check out our two part interview with craft beer legend Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head Brewery. While sampling beers and canned cocktails, Sam discusses the history of the brewery and how they eschewed the trends of craft beer.

Are you ready for Summer? It's still spring, but summer beers are already on our shelves and the weather is getting warmer and warmer (for the most part). Summer beers should be crushable, so Roger assembled a line-up of beers that will you get you through the hot summer days without filling you up.

We use the phrase “Flavor Blasted” a lot, usually in jest. But more and more, we are seeing products that are catering to fans of candy and desserts. Basically, almost everything is flavor blasted these days from beer to seltzers to ciders and meads. So many beers, ciders and meads have fruit in them; to the point where a “plain” beverage is the oddity.

Hazy beers are still all the rage right now, but unfiltered beer has been around for centuries. Kellerbiers and Zwickelbiers are two of the original hazy bois and Binny's has collaborated with Pollyanna and Goldfinger to brew both styles.

We’ve assembled our wine, beer and spirits experts for another Q&A episode. No, we aren't out of ideas! We still get questions from listeners all the time, but our episodes always run too long and we can never fit them in. So we're dedicating an entire episode to getting to the bottom of some of your queries.

IPAs can be a bit polarizing. Some people love them, some people hate them. Some people miss the classic bitter IPAs, while some people love searching out the latest hazy IPA with some new, experimental hop combo they’ve never had before. The good news is there’s still plenty of IPA out there for all tastes.

It’s March, which means it’s once again time to talk about all things Irish, the new and the old. Last year we talked about some Irish whiskies and Irish creams and there have been even more innovations in the category. Will Roger be able to find something to replace his beloved Declan’s Irish Cream?

Flagship February is a yearly opportunity to revisit some craft beer classics. These are the beers that keep the lights on for their respective breweries. They often reflect the period of craft beer history during which they were conceived. Some of these are relatively new flagship beers, while others have been going strong for decades.