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The NOLADrinks Show – Craft Beer Industry – Oct20Ep2

On this edition of The NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we welcome back our “unpaid beer correspondents,” Matt Horney and Sal Mortillaro. We talk about the state of the craft beer industry and other brew-related topics.

Pictured above from left – Matt Horney of Old Rail Brewing Co., Bryan Dias of The NOLADrinks Show, and Sal Mortillaro of the Beer Judging Certification Program.

We get things going letting you know about this episode and some upcoming shows as well.

Then, we head over to Old Rail Brewing Co. in Old Mandeville for our featured interview. We’re joined, as always when talking “beer,” by our “unpaid beer correspondents.” They are Matt Horney, certified beer judge and Old Rail’s brewmaster, and Sal Mortillaro, grand master beer judge with the Beer Judging Certification Program.

Pictured above – “Peach and Love” mead from the Savannah Bee Company.

Of course, we sample some terrific beers of Matt’s, including a delicious Belgian-style ale, and also an interesting and tasty mead from the Savannah Bee Company. As always, the conversation continues on our podcast-only segment, “Another Shot with NOLADrinks.”

The map below shows the location of Old Rail Brewing Co. You can subscribe to, stream, and download The NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias podcast using the links and player at the top of the post!

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~ Bryan

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NOLADrinks Show – 12-9-19 – The Year in Beer 2019

On this week’s The NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we take a look at the year that was in beers. We’re joined by our regular beer experts Sal Mortillaro and Matt Horney. We talk trends that were (and weren’t), a look at some economics, and take a stab at what to expect in 2020!

Pictured above from left – Matt Horney of Old Rail Brewing Co. and Bryan Dias of The NOLADrinks Show.

NOLADrinks Show – 12-9-19 – The Year in Beer 2019

We start things off letting you know what’s up with this week’s show.

Next, we’re over at Old Rail Brewing Co. in Old Mandeville, just across the lake from New Orleans, for our featured interview.

As always when discussing beer, we’re joined by our “resident” beer experts (unpaid!), Matt Horney and Sal Mortillaro. Both are certified beer judges with the Beer Judging Certification Program. Sal is one of 65 or so Grand Master beer judges on the planet and Matt is the brewmaster at Old Rail.

This time around, we spend most of the chat talking about the year in review as it relates to brews! Since most of the 2019 numbers are not out yet, we take a look at several predicted trends coming into the year and discuss whether they occurred or not.

We look at various styles, discuss developments at this year’s Great American Beer Festival, and more. We also talk about some of the predicted economics and market trends related to certain categories, craft beer, and beer in general.

In our podcast only portion – “Another Shot with NOLADrinks” – we take a shot at some things you might see moving forward in 2020!

Closing things out with our “Parting Shot,” we touch on beer a bit more – both 2019 and some thoughts on 2020.

Pictured at left from left – Matt Horney of Old Rail Brewing Co., Bryan Dias of The NOLADrinks Show, and Sal Mortillaro of the Beer Judging Certification Program.

The map below shows the location of Old Rail Brewing Co. You can subscribe to, stream, and download The NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias podcast using the links and player at the top of the post.

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~ Bryan

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NOLADrinks Show – 9-9-19 – Lager Beer with Matt and Sal

On this edition of The NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we’re having our regular beer chat with Matt Horney and Sal Mortillaro. This time around, we discuss lagers – what are they, how they’re made, and what expressions are out there. We also have some fun getting Matt and Sal’s reaction to a few current beer trends.

Pictured above from left – Bryan Dias of The NOLADrinks Show, Matt Horney of Old Rail Brewing Co., and Sal Mortillaro, grand master beer judge.

NOLADrinks Show – 9-9-19 – Lager Beer with Matt and Sal

As always, we start off letting you know about this week’s show. We also let you know about next week’s show – the second installment of our “NOLA Neighborhoods” series. This time, we’ll feature the Oretha Castle Haley area of New Orleans’ Central City.

Then, we’re off to Old Rail Brewing Co. located in Old Mandeville, across the lake from New Orleans, for our featured interview. As we usually do when we talk brews, we’re joined by our regular beer experts, Matt Horney and Sal Mortillaro. Matt is a certified beer judge and is the brewmaster at Old Rail. Sal is one of about 65 “grand master” beer judges on the planet through the Beer Judging Certification Program.

This time around, we discuss “lagers.” We let you know several things about this sometimes-misunderstood style of beer. We talk about how they’re made and how they differ from other categories. We also discuss various styles within the world of lagers and where you find those produced ranging from the “American light style” to numerous long-standing Old World expressions.

Matt and Sal stick around for “Another Shot with NOLADrinks” where I ask them to reach to a few anecdotal examples of trends from the world of beer these days! We close things out with our “Parting Shot” talking about consumer reviews and some connected thoughts.

Pictured at left from left – Bryan Dias of The NOLADrinks Show, Sal Mortillaro, grand master beer judge, and Matt Horney of Old Rail Brewing Co.

The map below shows the location of Old Rail Brewing Co. (thanks to them for hosting!) You can subscribe to, stream, and download the podcast of The NOLADrinks Show using the links and player at the top of the post.

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NOLADrinks Show – 4-22-19 – Fruit Beers and More Beer with Sal and Matt

On this week’s The NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we’re having our regular beer chat! This time around, Matt Horney and Sal Mortillaro join us to talk about “fruit beers,” the recent Craft Brewers Conference, and a bit on beer judging.

NOLADrinks Show – 4-22-19 – Fruit Beers and More Beer with Sal and Matt

We kick things off with a short segment letting you know about this week’s show. We, then, head over to Old Rail Brewing Co. in Old Mandeville for our featured interview.

We’re joined for our regular beer segment with Old Rail’s brewmaster, Matt Horney, and newly-minted Grand Master beer judge, Sal Mortillaro. Matt let’s us know a bit about his recent trip to the Craft Brewers Conference held in Colorado. Sal also touches on how the testing process for becoming a certified beer judge works with the Beer Judging Certification Program (BJCP.)

Then, we get into the heart of our chat, talking about beers “made with other things” – namely, fruit beers. We talk about the process and the wide-range of styles and approaches out there. We touch on traditional expressions, such as Lambics, as well as contemporary and creative ones out there today.

Various ingredients are discussed as well as approaches to making these types of beers – not only in how flavor can be affected but also things such as mouthfeel. Matt shares and excellent example that he recently produces – “Migration.” It is a fruit-flavored “milkshake” IPA that demonstrates a lot of what we chat about.

Pictured above from left – Sal Mortillaro of the Beer Judging Certification Program, Bryan Dias of The NOLADrinks Show, and Matt Horney of Old Rail Brewing Co.

We close things out on the radio portion of the show talking about an upcoming event Matt and Sal are involved with – the 8th Annual Larry Hartzog Twisted Beer Fest – a brewing competition and benefit for the local Humane Society.

Sal and Matt stick around for our podcast-only portion of the show – “Another Shot with NOLADrinks” – where we get further into the topic. We close out the show with our “Parting Shot” on the battle between the “Hand Grenade” and “Willie’s Cocktail” and all the plastic waste.

The map below shows the location of Old Rail Brewing Co. You can subscribe to, stream, and download The NOLADrinks Show podcast using the links and player at the top of the post.

Cheers, You All!

~ Bryan

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