With a passion for American beer and an interest in the culture of drinking, John Holl has spent the last several years traveling the country chronicling craft brewers and the imbibers who support them. Fred talks with author and editor John about beer, journalism and all points in between. They got together in Vail, Colorado during the Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines Festival.
Episode 6 - The Details
The Drinks: Breckenridge, Barrel Aged 471 Double IPA, Dragon’s Milk Reserve, Coffee & Chocolate, Zeppelin Bend 10 Year Malt Whiskey,
The Music: Back to the Tracks, Courtesy of Jive at Five, © Tina Brooks
Guest Bios:
John Holl is the editor of All About Beer Magazine, and host of The Beer Briefing on iHeart Radio. He is a regular contributor to Beverage World Magazine, Craftbeer.com and TAPS. He is also the author of several books, including The American Craft Beer Cookbook (Storey Publishing, August 2013), Massachusetts Breweries (Stackpole Books 2012), and Indiana Breweries (Stackpole Books 2011).
A journalist since 1996, John has worked as a reporter for the New York Times, the Newark Star-Ledger and the Indianapolis Star. In 2007 he dedicated his efforts to the full-time pursuit of covering the ever-growing American craft beer scene.
Brad Kamphuis was bred, born and raised on a blueberry farm on the North side of Holland MI. Brad has worked for New Holland since 2011 and is Head Distiller. He graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Ag Business Management 2009, is married with two children and currently living in West Olive MI.
Julia Herz , Craft Beer Program director at the Brewers Association, and co-author of CraftBeer.com Beer & Food Course as well as the forthcoming book Beer Pairing and Chef Adam Dulye, executive chef for the Brewers Association and CraftBeer.com met up with Fred during Big Beers Festival in Vail. They shared their wide perspective and unique stories of discovering food and beer, as well as how they go about sharing their discoveries with the world.
The Drinks: Pilgrim’s Dole Wheatwine, 2014, Zeppelin Bend Malt Whiskey - 10 year, Cold River Gin, Knickerbocker Gin Mule
The Music: Sunnyside, courtesy of and © Megan Dooley 2015
Guest Bios
Julia Herz, Julia is craft beer program director at the Brewers Association and publisher of CraftBeer.com. She is a BJCP beer judge, award-winning homebrewer, Certified Cicerone® and co-author of the CraftBeer.com Beer & Food Course. In her role at the BA she serves as an advocate for and educator about U.S. craft brewers and as a spokesperson for the association.
Chef Adam Dulye (pronounced “doo-lee”) is executive chef for the Brewers Association and CraftBeer.com. Dulye is a Culinary Institute of America graduate who has helmed kitchens with a craft beer focus from the mountains of Colorado to San Francisco, California. Dulye also oversees culinary side of SAVOR®: An American Craft Beer and Food Experience, Paired at the Great American Beer Festival®, and the World Beer Cup® and is co-author of the CraftBeer.com Beer & Food Course.
Chef Dale Beaubien has been working in restaurants on and off since he was sixteen. After studying at Northern Michigan University, he devoted himself to his culinary education by working in some of the most educationally advantageous kitchens. He’s worked alongside several James Beard Award-nominated chefs and spent some time as an adjunct faculty member in the culinary department at Secchia Center for Culinary Studies, to pay some of that knowledge forward. He is fascinated by the traditions, seasonality and purity of food and drink, spending his free time outdoors and vinyl record collecting.