Travel by the Pint: the Blog

We asked craft brewers we featured in Season 2: “What beer first got you excited about craft beer?” Responses reveal a lot about the brewers, and the heritage of the craft brewing tradition in the United States.

Answers provided by:

Fred Bueltmann, Beervangelist & Partner
New Holland Brewing Company, Holland MI

Chas. Thompson, Brewer
Schmohz Brewing Company, Grand Rapids MO

Brian Lock, President
Santa Fe Brewing Company, Santa Fe NM

Dick Stevens, Elevator Operator
Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus, Columbus OH

Barry E. Johnson, President and Brewer
Saugatuck Brewing Company, Douglas MI

Jeff Drumm, Owner and Brewmaster
Crow Peak Brewing Company, Spearfish SD

Mark Naski, Head Brewer
Amalgamated Brewing Company (The Stable), St. Louis MO

Dan Kopman, Vice President, COO
The Saint Louis Brewery (Schlafly Beer), St. Louis MO

Bryan “Bucky” Buckingham, Head Brewer
23rd Street Brewery, Lawrence KS

John Witte, Brewmaster
Square One Brewery & Distillery, St. Louis MO

Dan Cavin, Head Brewer
Kelly’s Brew Pub, Albuquerque NM

Rod Dothage, Brewer
Prison Brews Microbrewery & Restaurant, Jefferson City MO

Scott Francis, Brewmaster
Barley’s Brewing Company, Columbus OH

Marc Gottfried, Brewmaster; and James Hellmuth, Assistant Brewmaster
Morgan Street Brewery & Restaurant, St. Louis MO

Ty Levis, Head Brewer
Santa Fe Brewing Company, Santa Fe NM

Ted Rice, Director of Brewing Operations
Marble Brewery, Albuquerque NM

Peter Fieweger and Daniel Gibbs, Brewers
Three Rivers Brewing Company, Farmington NM

Bob Fuchs, Partner
Firehouse Brewing Company, Rapid City SD

Brian McEachron, Co-Founder and Marketing Director
Steamworks Brewing Company, Durango CO

We asked craft brewers we featured in Season 2: “Do you know any good beer jokes?” WARNING: This episode contains explicit material that may not be workplace friendly, and is not suitable for young children.

Answers provided by:

Jeff Drumm, Owner and Brewmaster
Crow Peak Brewing Company, Spearfish SD

Marc Gottfried, Brewmaster; and James Hellmuth, Assistant Brewmaster
Morgan Street Brewery & Restaurant, St. Louis MO

Fred Bueltmann, Beervangelist & Partner
New Holland Brewing Company, Holland MI

Brian Lock, President
Santa Fe Brewing Company, Santa Fe NM

John Witte, Brewmaster
Square One Brewery & Distillery, St. Louis MO

Bryan “Bucky” Buckingham, Head Brewer
23rd Street Brewery, Lawrence KS

Dave Engbers, Vice President/Director of Marketing; and Mike Stevens, President
Founders Brewing Company, Grand Rapids MI

Bob Fuchs, Partner
Firehouse Brewing Company, Rapid City SD

Scott Francis, Brewmaster
Barley’s Brewing Company, Columbus OH

Rod Dothage, Brewer
Prison Brews Microbrewery & Restaurant, Jefferson City MO

Dan Kopman, Vice President, COO
The Saint Louis Brewery (Schlafly Beer), St. Louis MO

Dan Cavin, Head Brewer
Kelly’s Brew Pub, Albuquerque NM

Barry E. Johnson, President and Brewer
Saugatuck Brewing Company, Douglas MI

Mark Naski, Head Brewer
Amalgamated Brewing Company (The Stable), St. Louis MO

Peter Fieweger and Daniel Gibbs, Brewers
Three Rivers Brewing Company, Farmington NM

Ted Rice, Director of Brewing Operations
Marble Brewery, Albuquerque NM

Chas. Thompson, Brewer
Schmohz Brewing Company, Grand Rapids MO

Brian McEachron, Co-Founder and Marketing Director
Steamworks Brewing Company, Durango CO

We asked craft brewers we featured in Season 2: “If you were marooned on a desert island, and a crate of beer washes ashore, what do you hope is inside? And it can’t be one of your own.”

Answers provided by:

Scott Francis, Brewmaster
Barley’s Brewing Company, Columbus OH

Bob Fuchs, Partner
Firehouse Brewing Company, Rapid City SD

Chas. Thompson, Brewer
Schmohz Brewing Company, Grand Rapids MO

Dan Kopman, Vice President, COO
The Saint Louis Brewery (Schlafly Beer), St. Louis MO

Marc Gottfried, Brewmaster; and James Hellmuth, Assistant Brewmaster
Morgan Street Brewery & Restaurant, St. Louis MO

Dick Stevens, Elevator Operator
Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus, Columbus OH

Bryan “Bucky” Buckingham, Head Brewer
23rd Street Brewery, Lawrence KS

Rod Dothage, Brewer
Prison Brews Microbrewery & Restaurant, Jefferson City MO

Jeff Drumm, Owner and Brewmaster
Crow Peak Brewing Company, Spearfish SD

Dan Cavin, Head Brewer
Kelly’s Brew Pub, Albuquerque NM

John Witte, Brewmaster
Square One Brewery & Distillery, St. Louis MO

Brian Lock, President
Santa Fe Brewing Company, Santa Fe NM

Ted Rice, Director of Brewing Operations
Marble Brewery, Albuquerque NM

Mark Naski, Head Brewer
Amalgamated Brewing Company (The Stable), St. Louis MO

Peter Fieweger and Daniel Gibbs, Brewers
Three Rivers Brewing Company, Farmington NM

Barry E. Johnson, President and Brewer
Saugatuck Brewing Company, Douglas MI

Ty Levis, Head Brewer
Santa Fe Brewing Company, Santa Fe NM

Brian McEachron, Co-Founder and Marketing Director
Steamworks Brewing Company, Durango CO

Fred Bueltmann, Beervangelist & Partner
New Holland Brewing Company, Holland MI

Dave Engbers, Vice President/Director of Marketing; and Mike Stevens, President
Founders Brewing Company, Grand Rapids MI

We asked craft brewers we featured in Season 2: “What is your fondest beer related memory?”

Answers provided by:

Dick Stevens, Elevator Operator
Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus, Columbus OH

Marc Gottfried, Brewmaster; and James Hellmuth, Assistant Brewmaster
Morgan Street Brewery & Restaurant, St. Louis MO

Bryan “Bucky” Buckingham, Head Brewer
23rd Street Brewery, Lawrence KS

Fred Bueltmann, Beervangelist & Partner
New Holland Brewing Company, Holland MI

Jeff Drumm, Owner and Brewmaster
Crow Peak Brewing Company, Spearfish SD

John Witte, Brewmaster
Square One Brewery & Distillery, St. Louis MO

Rod Dothage, Brewer
Prison Brews Microbrewery & Restaurant, Jefferson City MO

Peter Fieweger and Daniel Gibbs, Brewers
Three Rivers Brewing Company, Farmington NM

Barry E. Johnson, President and Brewer
Saugatuck Brewing Company, Douglas MI

Brian McEachron, Co-Founder and Marketing Director
Steamworks Brewing Company, Durango CO

Dan Kopman, Vice President, COO
The Saint Louis Brewery (Schlafly Beer), St. Louis MO

We asked craft brewers we featured in Season 2: What is your favorite beer and food pairing? WARNING: Watching this video may blow your diet!

Answers provided by:

Mark Naski, Head Brewer
Amalgamated Brewing Company (The Stable), St. Louis MO

John Witte, Brewmaster
Square One Brewery & Distillery, St. Louis MO

Chas. Thompson, Brewer
Schmohz Brewing Company, Grand Rapids MO

Dan Kopman, Vice President, COO
The Saint Louis Brewery (Schlafly Beer), St. Louis MO

Barry E. Johnson, President and Brewer
Saugatuck Brewing Company, Douglas MI

Dave Engbers, Vice President/Director of Marketing;
and Mike Stevens, President
Founders Brewing Company, Grand Rapids MI

Rod Dothage, Brewer
Prison Brews Microbrewery & Restaurant, Jefferson City MO

Bryan “Bucky” Buckingham, Head Brewer
23rd Street Brewery, Lawrence KS

Jeff Drumm, Owner and Brewmaster
Crow Peak Brewing Company, Spearfish SD

Dick Stevens, Elevator Operator
Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus, Columbus OH

Dan Cavin, Head Brewer
Kelly’s Brew Pub, Albuquerque NM

Bob Fuchs, Partner
Firehouse Brewing Company, Rapid City SD

Marc Gottfried, Brewmaster;
and James Hellmuth, Assistant Brewmaster
Morgan Street Brewery & Restaurant, St. Louis MO

Fred Bueltmann, Beervangelist & Partner
New Holland Brewing Company, Holland MI

Scott Francis, Brewmaster
Barley’s Brewing Company, Columbus OH

Season 2, Episode 26

We wrap up our Season 2 with a visit to 23rd Street Brewery in Lawrence, Kansas. Later we launch the holiday season with an Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade.

23rd Street Brewery
3512 Clinton Parkway
Lawrence KS 66047

Lawrence Old Fashioned Christmas Parade

With cameo appearances by members of the:
Madison Homebrewers and Tasters Guild and Lawrence Brewers Guild

Lawrence KS Convention & Visitors Bureau
PO Box 526
Lawrence, KS 66044
(785) 865-4499

Season 2, Episode 25

On this episode of Travel by the Pint, we sit down with Dick Stevens, owner and self-proclaimed “elevator operator” of Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus in downtown Columbus Ohio. Later we hike a section of Old Man’s Cave Trail in Hocking Hills State Park.

Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus
161 N. High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215

Hocking Hills State Park
19852 State Route 664 S
Logan, Ohio 43138
http://www.hockinghills.com/

Experience Columbus
277 W. Nationwide Blvd., Ste. 125
Columbus, OH 43215
866-EXP-COLS

Season 2, Episode 24

This week we’re in Columbus, Ohio, to chat with Scott Francis, brewmaster at Barley’s Brewing Company and Barley’s Smokehouse. Scott started brewing back in the days of Prohibition-style Beer and has witnessed the craft beer resurgence led by the availability of improved ingredients. Later we take a stroll around German Village, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Barley’s Brewing Company
Ale House No. 1
467 North High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215

Barley’s Smokehouse & Brewpub

Ale House No. 2

1130 Dublin Road
Columbus, Ohio 43215

Historic German Village
588 South Third Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215

(614) 221-8888

The Book Loft
631 South Third St. 

Columbus, Ohio 43206

Caterina Ltd.
571 South Third St.
Columbus, Ohio 43215

Experience Columbus
277 W. Nationwide Blvd., Ste. 125
Columbus, OH 43215
866-EXP-COLS

Season 2, Episode 22

This week we sit down with Jeff Drumm, owner and brewmaster of Crow Peak Brewing Company in Spearfish, South Dakota. Later we look at a few of the region’s many natural attractions.

Crow Peak Brewing Company
125 West Highway 14
Spearfish, South Dakota
57783

The Mammoth Site
1800 US 18 Bypass
Hot Springs, South Dakota
57747
(605) 745-6017

Custer State Park
13329 US Hwy 16A
Custer, South Dakota
57730
(605) 255-4464

Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary
PO Box 998
Hot Springs, South Dakota
57747
(800) 252-6652

Needles Highway
Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway
Black Hills National Forest

Wind Cave National Park
26611 US Highway 385
Hot Springs, South Dakota
57747-6027
(605) 745-4600

Hot Springs Area Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 342
Hot Springs, South Dakota
57747
(605) 743-4140

Season 2, Episode 21

This week we return to St. Louis to sit down with Mark Naski, head brewer for Amalgamated Brewing, which brews and distills for The Stable restaurant and bar. Naski takes a very traditional European approach to brewing, sticking to classic methods and ingredients. Next we head to the Lemp Mansion, former home of the Lemp brewing family, before shopping for antiques along Cherokee Row.

The Stable Brew House, Distillery, Eatzzeria
1821 Cherokee Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63118

Lemp Mansion Restaurant & Inn
3322 DeMenil Place
St. Louis, Missouri 63118

Cherokee Antique Row

Special appearance by:
Steve Buszka, Jennifer Clark-Buszka and Seth Rivard, of the Muskegon Brewing & Distilling Company, currently under construction in Muskegon, Michigan.

St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission
701 Convention Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63101
(800) 916-0040