Category Archives: Brewmaster Interviews

The Brewed Palate Presents: Bitter & Esters Homebrew Shop

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Barry W

On October, 23, 2013 I went to Bitter and Esters homebrew shop in Brooklyn, NY for an event entitled Mystery Brew. Once the Mystery ingredient was revealed the Bitter and Esters staff poured some of the other beers that they … Continue reading →

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Allagash Brewing Co.’s Founder Rob Tod @ Blind Tiger Ale House

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Barry W

On Thursday, November 14, 2013 I went to Blind Tiger Ale House for yet another amazing brewery tap takeover event. This time Allagash Brewing Company (Portland, Maine) brought some of their most sought after / limited release beers for all … Continue reading →

The Bruery’s Ben Weiss @ Blind Tiger Ale House

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Barry W

On Sunday, November 10, 2013 I went to my favorite NYC craft beer bar aka Blind Tiger Ale House for an event featuring some of The Bruery’s (Placentia, CA) most sought after beers. While there I focused on trying beers … Continue reading →

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TBP Podcast Episode 005: Wandering Star Craft Brewery

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Barry W

On Thursday January 3, 2012 I met with Alex Hall and Chris Cuzme of Wandering Star Craft Brewery (Pittsfield, MA) at Taproom 307 in New York City. Beyond speaking about their brewery and its beers both Chris and Alex shared … Continue reading →

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NYC’s Newest Craft Brewery: Singlecut Beersmiths

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Barry W

TBP Podcast Episode 004: Extended Cut of my interview with Singlecut Beersmiths’ founder and brewmaster Rich Buceta: On Thursday, December 20th I headed to Astoria, Queens to check out New York City’s newest craft brewery Singlecut Beersmiths . While hanging out … Continue reading →

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TBP Podcast Ep. 003: Greg Avola, co-founder & CTO of Untappd

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Barry W

On 12/13/12 I met up with Untappd‘s co-founder and CTO, Greg Avola to get the inside scoop on the success his social beer app has accrued since its humble beginnings in 2010. In this episode of The Brewed Palate podcast … Continue reading →

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TBP Podcast 002: Dennis Flynn,Tristate Rep. for Stone Brewing Co.

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Barry W

On 12/12/12 I headed downtown to Blind Tiger Ale House for their Stone Vertical Epic series culmination event featuring eight of the series’ eleven vintages. While there I sat down with Dennis Flynn, the tristate area (NY,NJ,CT) Stone representative to … Continue reading →

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TBP Podcast: Founders Brewing Co.’s Mike Stevens

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Barry W

(Mike, the NY area Founders Team, and I) On Wednesday, November 28, 2012 I went to Blind Tiger Ale House for its annual VSK (Very Special Keg) event featuring rare craft beers that the manager and owner have been saving … Continue reading →

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Craft Brewer Interview: Dan Moss formerly of Brooklyn Brewery

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Barry W

(Interview recorded in August 2012) After enjoying the third installment to Brooklyn Brewery’s Worshipful Company of Brewers series also known as The River, I contacted its brewer Dan Moss to chat about the beer and what it was* like to … Continue reading →

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Brewmaster Interview: Chris Wilson of Weyerbacher Brewing Co.

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Barry W

Over the past couple of months I’ve had a number of craft beer related experiences that increased my appreciation of the American craft beer community. One type of experience that stands out and relates to this article is the ease … Continue reading →